Nursing Education
Does nursing have a unique body of knowledge or is it the application of various other fields of knowledge in a practice setting?
Nursing does have a unique body of knowledge as Moyer and Whittmann-Price (2008) state "it is nursing's unique knowledge base that warrants a unique service or practice called professional nursing" (6). This means that like the other help-specific sciences nursing was founded on the basis of research that is unique to the methods needed for the practice of that occupation and no other. This definition of this practice is bounded within that research
What are the expectations and patient considerations of evidence-based practice in nursing?
First of all, evidence-based practice assumes that the exercise of the field is predicated on what research has determined will best aid patients. Expectation, viewed from an ethical perspective, is that nurses will provide care that is not anecdotal but has been observed to contain the best available means of easing that particular ailment. The consideration in the gathering research is only for the patient. Again, according to Moyer and Whittmann-Price (2008) research is used for "diagnosing, treating and organizing" the care that is given to each patient for a particular problem. Evidence-based care may require that nursing protocols change if a patient exhibits new issues and it is the nurse's knowledge that allows this to be completed.
3. Reflect on your own practice. Provide examples of how you engaged in caring and supportive relationships. Explain how you may be able to model these behaviors for students in a clinical setting.
Caring for a patient takes on many different facets. Of course, it starts with how a nurse speaks and reacts to a patient, but it also has to do with how thorough the nurse is, the attention paid to body language, and the information that is relayed regarding the patient. Personally, I conducting intake with a patient seems very critical. Allowing the patient the time to discuss themselves can be very valuable. Unfortunately, the time allotted for this activity may be short, but it is imperative that it be conducted thoroughly and with patience.
4. What was the purpose of NANDA in relation to nursing knowledge development?
Prior to the formation of NANDA in 1973, there was no coordinated group concerned with cataloging acquired nursing knowledge (NANDA, 2012). Of course, there were already theorists who had been working for years to determine best practices, but they were often working alone and the information that they provided was not widely looked on as science. The founding of NANDA lent credibility to the breadth of knowledge and provided a depository for it. NANDA also offered a platform for nursing theorists and researchers to push the field of nursing forward.
Module 2
According to the AACN there are multiple problems restraining the retention of nursing faculty so there have to be multiple solutions. Some of these, from the AACN (2005) document on nursing faulty shortages are to:
"Consolidate core curriculum; accept courses from other disciplines; utilize expert non-nurse faculty; utilize qualified non-nurse faculty to hold administrative positions; utilize the expertise of junior faculty by partnering them with senior, fully qualified faculty; seek opportunities to sponsor educational sessions that inform nurses outside the academic setting about an academic career; remove impediments to graduate study for working nurses; and, attract more second- degree students to the nursing profession."
These solutions cover just a portion of the need and there is much more to the proposal.
The keys to ensuring that a student is ready to learn can be found in the acronym PEEK. This stands for readiness to learn in the realms of the physical, emotional, experiential, and knowledge areas (Bastable, 2008, 106). These can either enhance or hinder learning depending on how they are perceived by the student. For example, a room could be too cold (physical), the task could be considered too difficult (both emotional and knowledge), and it could also be culturally specific (experiential), which could all cause a hindrance to learning. If these were turned around they could be considered as enhancing the learning environment. Another example can be found in the motivation of the student in the emotional realm. The connection the student feels to the teacher, the engagement in the topic, and prior learning experiences can all benefit the motivation of the student.
Several different instruments are used to measure learning styles so that the individual and the instructor understand how best the student learns. The Dunn and Dunn is considered with "patterns through which learning occurs" (Bastable,...
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