The document provides an introduction to the field of nursing. It discusses the definition and history of modern nursing, highlighting pioneers like Florence Nightingale. It also outlines nursing concepts, theories, roles, education levels in India, and qualities of professional nurses. Nursing is established as a profession that focuses on promoting health and quality of life through specialized education, an evidence-based practice, and adherence to ethical standards.
The document outlines the Code of Ethics for Nurses in India. It discusses several key principles:
1) Nurses must respect the uniqueness of each individual and provide culturally sensitive, dignified care without discrimination.
2) Nurses should respect patients' rights to make informed choices and decisions about their own care.
3) Nurses are obligated to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality while only sharing information judiciously.
4) Nurses must maintain competence through continuing education to ensure quality nursing care for all patients.
The document provides a history of nursing education in India. It discusses how the Portuguese, French and British first established modern medical services and nursing training centers in India in the 17th century. [It then outlines some of the key developments in nursing education over time, including] Florence Nightingale establishing professional nursing standards in 1865. The first nursing school was opened in Madras in 1871. Various committees in the 1940s-1990s made recommendations to improve and standardize nursing education across India. This led to the development of several nursing programs like ANM, GNM, BSc, MSc, and establishment of regulatory bodies like the Indian Nursing Council and Trained Nurses Association of India.
Professional nursing concepts and practice fonJomilyJoyson1
The document discusses several key aspects of professional nursing concepts and practices:
- Nursing aims to promote health and well-being by caring for individuals, families, and communities. It focuses on care of the physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects of a person.
- Professional nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care across all ages and settings. It includes health promotion, illness prevention, and care of those who are ill, disabled, or dying.
- Several models of nursing are described, including the health-illness continuum model, health belief model, health promotion model, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and holistic health model. These provide theoretical frameworks for understanding health and delivering nursing care.
BSC NURSING I YEAR. Nursing foundations. unit 1 introductionMary Lalitha Kala C
The document discusses various concepts related to health, wellness, illness, and the body's defenses against pathogens. It defines health according to the WHO as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. Wellness refers to overall well-being and is determined by multiple dimensions including physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and environmental factors. Illness is defined as a disease or period of sickness, and the sick role refers to the rights and obligations that come with being ill. The body protects itself through innate immunity mechanisms like skin and mucous barriers as well as acquired immunity developed after exposure to pathogens through vaccination or previous infections.
This document provides an overview of the nursing profession. It defines nursing as caring for individuals' health needs through a caring relationship. Nursing requires a bachelor's degree and license. It is considered both an art and a science focused on health promotion. As a profession, nursing is based on scientific knowledge, has educational standards, and follows a code of ethics. Nurses work in various medical settings and have an expanding scope of practice focused on patient care.
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on caring for individuals, families, and communities throughout life from birth to death. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing school in the world in 1860 and laid the foundation for professional nursing. There are various nursing degree programs from general nursing to PhDs. Nursing offers a rewarding career with opportunities to directly help people's health, learn constantly, and work in diverse settings and specialties. Nurses can work in hospitals, clinics, homes, and many other environments and have flexibility to change settings or advance their career.
The document outlines the Code of Ethics for Nurses in India. It discusses several key principles:
1) Nurses must respect the uniqueness of each individual and provide culturally sensitive, dignified care without discrimination.
2) Nurses should respect patients' rights to make informed choices and decisions about their own care.
3) Nurses are obligated to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality while only sharing information judiciously.
4) Nurses must maintain competence through continuing education to ensure quality nursing care for all patients.
The document provides a history of nursing education in India. It discusses how the Portuguese, French and British first established modern medical services and nursing training centers in India in the 17th century. [It then outlines some of the key developments in nursing education over time, including] Florence Nightingale establishing professional nursing standards in 1865. The first nursing school was opened in Madras in 1871. Various committees in the 1940s-1990s made recommendations to improve and standardize nursing education across India. This led to the development of several nursing programs like ANM, GNM, BSc, MSc, and establishment of regulatory bodies like the Indian Nursing Council and Trained Nurses Association of India.
Professional nursing concepts and practice fonJomilyJoyson1
The document discusses several key aspects of professional nursing concepts and practices:
- Nursing aims to promote health and well-being by caring for individuals, families, and communities. It focuses on care of the physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects of a person.
- Professional nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care across all ages and settings. It includes health promotion, illness prevention, and care of those who are ill, disabled, or dying.
- Several models of nursing are described, including the health-illness continuum model, health belief model, health promotion model, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and holistic health model. These provide theoretical frameworks for understanding health and delivering nursing care.
BSC NURSING I YEAR. Nursing foundations. unit 1 introductionMary Lalitha Kala C
The document discusses various concepts related to health, wellness, illness, and the body's defenses against pathogens. It defines health according to the WHO as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. Wellness refers to overall well-being and is determined by multiple dimensions including physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and environmental factors. Illness is defined as a disease or period of sickness, and the sick role refers to the rights and obligations that come with being ill. The body protects itself through innate immunity mechanisms like skin and mucous barriers as well as acquired immunity developed after exposure to pathogens through vaccination or previous infections.
This document provides an overview of the nursing profession. It defines nursing as caring for individuals' health needs through a caring relationship. Nursing requires a bachelor's degree and license. It is considered both an art and a science focused on health promotion. As a profession, nursing is based on scientific knowledge, has educational standards, and follows a code of ethics. Nurses work in various medical settings and have an expanding scope of practice focused on patient care.
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on caring for individuals, families, and communities throughout life from birth to death. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing school in the world in 1860 and laid the foundation for professional nursing. There are various nursing degree programs from general nursing to PhDs. Nursing offers a rewarding career with opportunities to directly help people's health, learn constantly, and work in diverse settings and specialties. Nurses can work in hospitals, clinics, homes, and many other environments and have flexibility to change settings or advance their career.
Types of Health care agencies ,Nursing FoudationAnusha Kommini
Anusha is an assistant professor of child health nursing who has experience working in various healthcare settings including outpatient clinics, nursing homes, birth centers, diabetic centers, rehabilitation centers, dental clinics, and community health centers.
This document outlines the admission procedure for patients entering a hospital or ward. It defines admission as allowing a patient to stay for observation, investigation, treatment, and care. There are two main types of admission: emergency admission for acute conditions requiring immediate treatment; and routine admission for investigation, diagnosis, and medical or surgical treatment. The document describes the steps of the admission procedure, which include meeting the patient, verifying their information, assisting them to the treatment area, performing examinations, coordinating with physicians, giving treatment/instructions, and orienting the patient. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of nurses in the admission process.
This document summarizes the evolution of nursing from ancient times to the present. It discusses how nursing began with women providing care at home based on humanitarian principles with no formal training. Nursing became more organized over time, with many orders developing in the Medieval period to care for the sick and poor. Modern nursing was greatly advanced by Florence Nightingale in the 1800s through establishing nursing training standards. Nursing continued to professionalize globally in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The document outlines the development of nursing education and regulation in India over time, noting it has progressed significantly but more improvements are still needed.
This document discusses the development of nursing education in India from its beginnings in the late 19th century to modern university programs. It describes how nursing education started with 6-month midwifery training programs and evolved to include general nursing education. It then summarizes the introduction and growth of auxiliary nurse midwife programs, basic BSc nursing degrees, post-basic nursing programs, MSc nursing programs, MPhil programs, and PhD programs in nursing education across India starting in the 1940s.
This document outlines an introduction to sociology unit for nursing students. It defines key sociological terms and concepts. It explains the importance of sociology for nursing, such as understanding patients' cultural beliefs and practices that influence health. The objectives are for students to understand sociology, how it relates to nursing, and how to interact with patients and the healthcare team.
The document discusses the educational preparation required to become a nurse. It outlines the various nursing programs available in India, including ANM, GNM, B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D programs. It also discusses the need for continuing nursing education to keep nurses up to date in their field. Finally, it provides an overview of some of the career opportunities available to nurses in India, such as working in hospital nursing services, schools of nursing, and colleges.
Nurses play many important roles in providing health care services. They act as caregivers by helping clients regain their health through the healing process and addressing holistic needs. Nurses are also ethical decision makers who use critical thinking skills and collaborate with clients, families, and other health professionals. Additionally, nurses serve as advocates, protecting clients' rights and safety. They coordinate care as managers and help with rehabilitation as clients work to return to maximal functioning after health events.
Nursing is a professional service devoted to promoting health care and social welfare. It requires special knowledge and skills gained through formal training, as well as adherence to moral and ethical principles. As a profession, nursing is dedicated to improving physical and psychological well-being through care based on theoretical knowledge and research.
This document provides information on caring for dying patients. It discusses assessing patient needs, communicating with patients and families, and meeting physiological, psychological and spiritual needs. It outlines the stages of dying according to Dr. Kubler-Ross and stages of grief. It describes signs that a patient is approaching death and signs of clinical death. It discusses caring for the patient's body after death, including cleaning and preparing the body for the family. The overall message is the importance of providing dignified, compassionate care and supporting patients and families during the dying process.
CODES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR NURSES.pptxanjalatchi
Kindness, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, emotional stability, empathy, and compassion are components that make you human on a personal level and serve you well as a nurse. You exhibit strong communication skills. You communicate well with patients and colleagues — sometimes at their worst life moments.
A nurse fulfills many roles including caregiver, clinical decision maker, advocate, case manager, rehabilitator, comforter, communicator, teacher, and leader. As a caregiver, the nurse helps clients regain their health through the healing process and preserves their dignity. As a clinical decision maker, the nurse uses critical thinking and collaborates with the healthcare team and clients. The nurse protects clients, asks about allergies, and ensures their legal and human rights are upheld.
The document discusses various health care agencies in India. It outlines the functions of health care agencies as promoting health, preventing illness, and providing curative services, with the aim of reducing mortality and morbidity rates. It then describes different types of health care agencies, including hospital agencies (both private and government), primary health centers, community health centers, rural hospitals, and more. It also discusses day care centers, health insurance schemes like ESI and CGHS, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, and more.
Introduction: Clinical sociology merges sociological principles with applied practice to enhance individual and collective well-being. It leverages sociological insights to diagnose, intervene, and improve social issues, emphasizing the practical application of sociological knowledge in therapeutic contexts.
Definition: Clinical sociology applies sociological theories and methods to analyze and address social issues impacting individuals and communities. It focuses on practical interventions, collaborating with various stakeholders to foster positive social change, resilience, and empowerment. In essence, it bridges the gap between academic sociology and real-world challenges, aiming to improve social functioning and well-being.
The patient unit is defined as the area, environmental factors, furniture, and equipment needed to provide patient care in a comfortable, clean, and safe space. There are different types of patient units including pediatric units, geriatric units, and units with special features to meet the specific needs of different patient populations. Common items in patient units are cleaning rooms, furniture like beds and chairs, and materials used are easily cleanable surfaces and personal hygiene supplies.
This document discusses nursing as a profession. It defines nursing according to various experts throughout history, showing how the definition has evolved. Nursing aims to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping. Nurses take on various roles such as caregiver, communicator, and leader. They work within an organizational structure and perform independent, dependent, and interdependent functions. A professional nurse is licensed and accountable. Qualities of a good nurse include being caring, competent, and maintaining current professional knowledge.
The document discusses the code of ethics for nursing. It begins by defining what a code of ethics is and how it provides standards of behavior for a profession. It then discusses the specific nursing code of ethics, its purposes, and the evolution of the International Council of Nurses' code of ethics. The code has four main elements: nurses and people, nurses and practice, nurses and the profession, and nurses and co-workers. It outlines nurses' responsibilities and basic ethical principles like respect for persons, accountability, and confidentiality that nurses should uphold.
Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), there are 4 million registered nurses in the U.S., and the need for nurses is growing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of registered nurses will grow 12% from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all professions.*
This document provides a history of nursing in India from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It describes how in ancient India women gathered herbs and plants to heal the sick, and how Sushruta was known as the father of surgery. During the Middle Ages, charitable institutions provided care for the sick and poor. Florence Nightingale is credited with establishing the first nursing philosophy based on health and restoration. Nursing expanded and became more organized throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in India.
Nursing education is the professional education for the preparation of nurses to enable them to render professional nursing care to people of all ages, in all phases of health and illness, in a variety of settings.
The document provides a lesson plan compilation for the General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) first year course covering topics in Community Health Nursing and Environmental Hygiene. It includes lesson plans, content outlines, and references for 75 topics divided across 9 units in Community Health Nursing and 2 units in Environmental Hygiene.
This document provides an overview of Faye Glenn Abdellah's 21 Nursing Problems theory and Jean Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Abdellah developed 21 common nursing problems categorized into physical, sociological, and emotional needs. Her theory focused on identifying patient needs. Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring emphasizes the humanistic aspects of nursing and establishing a caring relationship with patients through 10 carative factors. Both theories aim to provide frameworks for nursing care and identify patient needs, though they differ in their specific approaches.
This document summarizes several nursing theories:
1) Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory which focuses on manipulating the patient's environment to optimize recovery.
2) Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Theory which defines nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process between nurse and patient.
3) Virginia Henderson's Definition of Nursing which identifies 14 basic human needs.
4) Madeleine Leininger's Transcultural Care Theory which emphasizes providing culturally congruent nursing care.
5) Imogene King's Goal Attainment Theory which views nursing as a process of interaction between nurse and patient to share information and set goals.
Types of Health care agencies ,Nursing FoudationAnusha Kommini
Anusha is an assistant professor of child health nursing who has experience working in various healthcare settings including outpatient clinics, nursing homes, birth centers, diabetic centers, rehabilitation centers, dental clinics, and community health centers.
This document outlines the admission procedure for patients entering a hospital or ward. It defines admission as allowing a patient to stay for observation, investigation, treatment, and care. There are two main types of admission: emergency admission for acute conditions requiring immediate treatment; and routine admission for investigation, diagnosis, and medical or surgical treatment. The document describes the steps of the admission procedure, which include meeting the patient, verifying their information, assisting them to the treatment area, performing examinations, coordinating with physicians, giving treatment/instructions, and orienting the patient. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of nurses in the admission process.
This document summarizes the evolution of nursing from ancient times to the present. It discusses how nursing began with women providing care at home based on humanitarian principles with no formal training. Nursing became more organized over time, with many orders developing in the Medieval period to care for the sick and poor. Modern nursing was greatly advanced by Florence Nightingale in the 1800s through establishing nursing training standards. Nursing continued to professionalize globally in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The document outlines the development of nursing education and regulation in India over time, noting it has progressed significantly but more improvements are still needed.
This document discusses the development of nursing education in India from its beginnings in the late 19th century to modern university programs. It describes how nursing education started with 6-month midwifery training programs and evolved to include general nursing education. It then summarizes the introduction and growth of auxiliary nurse midwife programs, basic BSc nursing degrees, post-basic nursing programs, MSc nursing programs, MPhil programs, and PhD programs in nursing education across India starting in the 1940s.
This document outlines an introduction to sociology unit for nursing students. It defines key sociological terms and concepts. It explains the importance of sociology for nursing, such as understanding patients' cultural beliefs and practices that influence health. The objectives are for students to understand sociology, how it relates to nursing, and how to interact with patients and the healthcare team.
The document discusses the educational preparation required to become a nurse. It outlines the various nursing programs available in India, including ANM, GNM, B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D programs. It also discusses the need for continuing nursing education to keep nurses up to date in their field. Finally, it provides an overview of some of the career opportunities available to nurses in India, such as working in hospital nursing services, schools of nursing, and colleges.
Nurses play many important roles in providing health care services. They act as caregivers by helping clients regain their health through the healing process and addressing holistic needs. Nurses are also ethical decision makers who use critical thinking skills and collaborate with clients, families, and other health professionals. Additionally, nurses serve as advocates, protecting clients' rights and safety. They coordinate care as managers and help with rehabilitation as clients work to return to maximal functioning after health events.
Nursing is a professional service devoted to promoting health care and social welfare. It requires special knowledge and skills gained through formal training, as well as adherence to moral and ethical principles. As a profession, nursing is dedicated to improving physical and psychological well-being through care based on theoretical knowledge and research.
This document provides information on caring for dying patients. It discusses assessing patient needs, communicating with patients and families, and meeting physiological, psychological and spiritual needs. It outlines the stages of dying according to Dr. Kubler-Ross and stages of grief. It describes signs that a patient is approaching death and signs of clinical death. It discusses caring for the patient's body after death, including cleaning and preparing the body for the family. The overall message is the importance of providing dignified, compassionate care and supporting patients and families during the dying process.
CODES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR NURSES.pptxanjalatchi
Kindness, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, emotional stability, empathy, and compassion are components that make you human on a personal level and serve you well as a nurse. You exhibit strong communication skills. You communicate well with patients and colleagues — sometimes at their worst life moments.
A nurse fulfills many roles including caregiver, clinical decision maker, advocate, case manager, rehabilitator, comforter, communicator, teacher, and leader. As a caregiver, the nurse helps clients regain their health through the healing process and preserves their dignity. As a clinical decision maker, the nurse uses critical thinking and collaborates with the healthcare team and clients. The nurse protects clients, asks about allergies, and ensures their legal and human rights are upheld.
The document discusses various health care agencies in India. It outlines the functions of health care agencies as promoting health, preventing illness, and providing curative services, with the aim of reducing mortality and morbidity rates. It then describes different types of health care agencies, including hospital agencies (both private and government), primary health centers, community health centers, rural hospitals, and more. It also discusses day care centers, health insurance schemes like ESI and CGHS, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, and more.
Introduction: Clinical sociology merges sociological principles with applied practice to enhance individual and collective well-being. It leverages sociological insights to diagnose, intervene, and improve social issues, emphasizing the practical application of sociological knowledge in therapeutic contexts.
Definition: Clinical sociology applies sociological theories and methods to analyze and address social issues impacting individuals and communities. It focuses on practical interventions, collaborating with various stakeholders to foster positive social change, resilience, and empowerment. In essence, it bridges the gap between academic sociology and real-world challenges, aiming to improve social functioning and well-being.
The patient unit is defined as the area, environmental factors, furniture, and equipment needed to provide patient care in a comfortable, clean, and safe space. There are different types of patient units including pediatric units, geriatric units, and units with special features to meet the specific needs of different patient populations. Common items in patient units are cleaning rooms, furniture like beds and chairs, and materials used are easily cleanable surfaces and personal hygiene supplies.
This document discusses nursing as a profession. It defines nursing according to various experts throughout history, showing how the definition has evolved. Nursing aims to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping. Nurses take on various roles such as caregiver, communicator, and leader. They work within an organizational structure and perform independent, dependent, and interdependent functions. A professional nurse is licensed and accountable. Qualities of a good nurse include being caring, competent, and maintaining current professional knowledge.
The document discusses the code of ethics for nursing. It begins by defining what a code of ethics is and how it provides standards of behavior for a profession. It then discusses the specific nursing code of ethics, its purposes, and the evolution of the International Council of Nurses' code of ethics. The code has four main elements: nurses and people, nurses and practice, nurses and the profession, and nurses and co-workers. It outlines nurses' responsibilities and basic ethical principles like respect for persons, accountability, and confidentiality that nurses should uphold.
Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), there are 4 million registered nurses in the U.S., and the need for nurses is growing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of registered nurses will grow 12% from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all professions.*
This document provides a history of nursing in India from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It describes how in ancient India women gathered herbs and plants to heal the sick, and how Sushruta was known as the father of surgery. During the Middle Ages, charitable institutions provided care for the sick and poor. Florence Nightingale is credited with establishing the first nursing philosophy based on health and restoration. Nursing expanded and became more organized throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in India.
Nursing education is the professional education for the preparation of nurses to enable them to render professional nursing care to people of all ages, in all phases of health and illness, in a variety of settings.
The document provides a lesson plan compilation for the General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) first year course covering topics in Community Health Nursing and Environmental Hygiene. It includes lesson plans, content outlines, and references for 75 topics divided across 9 units in Community Health Nursing and 2 units in Environmental Hygiene.
This document provides an overview of Faye Glenn Abdellah's 21 Nursing Problems theory and Jean Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Abdellah developed 21 common nursing problems categorized into physical, sociological, and emotional needs. Her theory focused on identifying patient needs. Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring emphasizes the humanistic aspects of nursing and establishing a caring relationship with patients through 10 carative factors. Both theories aim to provide frameworks for nursing care and identify patient needs, though they differ in their specific approaches.
This document summarizes several nursing theories:
1) Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory which focuses on manipulating the patient's environment to optimize recovery.
2) Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Theory which defines nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process between nurse and patient.
3) Virginia Henderson's Definition of Nursing which identifies 14 basic human needs.
4) Madeleine Leininger's Transcultural Care Theory which emphasizes providing culturally congruent nursing care.
5) Imogene King's Goal Attainment Theory which views nursing as a process of interaction between nurse and patient to share information and set goals.
The document discusses Virginia Henderson and her contributions to nursing theory. It provides details about her life and career, including that she was born in 1897 in Missouri, graduated from nursing programs in the 1920s, earned her bachelor's degree in 1934, and taught at various universities until her death in 1996 at age 98. It outlines her 14 basic human needs and definition of nursing. It also discusses how her concepts of focusing on the fundamental needs of patients and their independence have been widely influential in nursing practice, education, and research.
The document summarizes several influential nursing theorists and their theories. It discusses Virginia Henderson's definition of nursing as assisting individuals to perform activities contributing to health. It then overviews four major concepts in nursing theories - person, environment, health, and nursing. The rest of the document summarizes theories developed by Betty Neuman, Dorothea Orem, Dorothy Johnson, Ernestine Wiedenbach, Faye Glenn Abdellah, Florence Nightingale, Evelyn Tomlin, Helen Erickson, Mary Ann Swain, Hildegard Peplau, Ida Jean Orlando, and Imogene King - outlining their definitions of nursing and key concepts or phases in their theories.
Powerppoint presentation on nursing trends.pptxSimran Kaur
The document discusses the framework and theoretical foundations of nursing practice. It summarizes key theories developed by Florence Nightingale, Hildegard Peplau, Faye Abdellah, and others. The document also outlines the roles of nurses as care givers, communicators, teachers, and in other roles. It describes the scope of nursing practice in clinical, educational, and management areas. Finally, it discusses current trends in nursing including evidence-based practice, community-based care, technological advances, and the influence of health care settings and consumerism.
Dorothea Orem developed her Theory of Self Care, which has three main concepts: self-care, self-care deficit, and nursing systems. Self-care refers to one's ability to perform activities to maintain health. Self-care deficit occurs when one is unable to meet self-care needs due to limitations. Nursing systems are the nurse's actions to help meet a person's self-care demands based on their level of self-care ability or deficit. Orem's theory is applied in nursing practice through the nursing process, with self-care informing assessment/evaluation, self-care deficit guiding diagnosis, and nursing systems relating to interventions.
Dorothea Orem developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory which has three parts: the theory of self-care, self-care deficit, and nursing systems. The theory proposes that individuals need to perform self-care activities to maintain health but may experience deficits requiring nursing care. Orem identified five basic conditioning factors and universal self-care requisites. She described three types of nursing systems used to meet patients' therapeutic self-care demands when deficits are present. Orem's theory provides a framework for nursing practice and remains influential today.
This document discusses key concepts in nursing models and theories. It begins by defining nursing models and theories, noting that models use symbolic representations to describe nursing phenomena, while theories provide structured views of nursing concepts. Several influential nursing theorists are then summarized, including Nightingale's environmental theory, Henderson's definition of nursing as assisting with 14 fundamental needs, Orem's self-care deficit theory, and Watson's theory of human caring. Common concepts in nursing like holism, the nurse's role, and recipients of care are also outlined. Finally, the four major concepts in nursing models are identified as person, environment, health, and nursing.
This document summarizes several nursing theories:
- Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory which focuses on manipulating the patient's environment to aid recovery through factors like fresh air and sanitation.
- Hildegard Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Theory which defines four phases of the nurse-patient relationship and views nursing as an interpersonal and educative process.
- Virginia Henderson's Definition of Nursing which identifies 14 basic human needs that nursing aims to help patients meet.
- Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory which centers on assisting patients in performing self-care through concepts like self-care, self-care deficits, and nursing systems.
This document discusses 20 different nursing theories and 3 moral theories. It provides an overview of each theory, including the theorist and key concepts. Some of the major nursing theories covered include Florence Nightingale's focus on the patient's environment, Faye Abdellah's 21 nursing problems, Virginia Henderson's 14 basic human needs, and Betty Neuman's health care systems model. The moral theories briefly discussed include Freud's superego, Erickson's virtues, and Kohlberg's stages of moral development.
This document discusses the history and development of nursing as a profession. It begins by defining key terms like professionalism and exploring the characteristics of a profession and a professional nurse. It then provides an overview of the historical background of nursing from its early folk roots to the emergence of modern nursing led by Florence Nightingale. The document also discusses the history of nursing in Kenya, from the arrival of missionaries to the establishment of nursing councils and programs. It concludes by outlining some of the areas nurses can specialize in today.
1. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. Her Environmental Theory from 1860 states that a patient's environment, including factors like fresh air, clean water, and light, impacts their ability to recover.
2. Dorothea Orem's Nursing Theory from the 1950s involves self-care, identifying self-care deficits, and nursing systems. It suggests that allowing patients autonomy over their self-care practices improves recovery.
3. Nursing theories provide frameworks to guide nursing practice, develop knowledge, and explain the nurse's role. Common concepts include the person, health, environment, and nursing. Theories help nurses understand why they are performing certain actions.
The document provides an overview of the history and development of nursing as a profession. It discusses Florence Nightingale's pioneering work in nursing in the 1800s and the establishment of formal nursing education. It also outlines the various roles and settings in which nurses practice today, including differences between practical/vocational nursing and registered nursing. Finally, it briefly describes the current healthcare system and managed care environment in which nurses work.
This document provides an overview of the nurse's role in the healthcare system. It begins with definitions of key terms like nursing, nurse, and nursing practice. It then describes the philosophy of nursing as promoting patient worth, dignity and independence. The main roles of nurses are outlined as caregiver, change agent, patient advocate, manager, educator and counselor. The organization of hospitals and community health services is reviewed, including the functions of different levels of facilities from district to central hospitals. Community health services involve health centers, health posts, and volunteer workers.
This document provides an overview of the nurse's role in the healthcare system. It defines key terms like nursing, nurse, and nursing practice. It describes the philosophy of nursing as respecting patient dignity and treating each person as an individual. The nurse's roles include caregiving, advocacy, education, research, and management. Healthcare is organized at national, hospital, and community levels. Hospitals are organized into levels that provide different services. Community health involves health centers, posts, and organizations that work together to promote health. The nurse collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes doctors, pharmacists, and others to provide comprehensive patient care.
Nursing has evolved over centuries from women assisting male physicians in ancient Egypt and Greece to becoming a modern profession. Key developments include Christianity establishing nursing's role in charity, Florence Nightingale revolutionizing nursing practice and establishing the first nursing school in the 1800s, and the 20th century seeing nursing become established as a science-based profession through standardized education and regulatory bodies.
The document summarizes several interactional nursing theories including those proposed by Peplau, King, Johnson, Orlando, Travelbee, and Paterson and Zderad. It provides background information on the theorists, describes the philosophical underpinnings and major concepts of their theories. For King's theory specifically, it outlines her conceptual system and theory of goal attainment and transaction process, noting that it is based on von Bertalanffy's general systems model and describes the dynamic relationship between nurse and patient to help attain life goals. The document aims to describe these influential interactional nursing theories.
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Nursing is both an art and a science that uses knowledge and skills to promote wellness and provide care for people in health and illness. Historically, nursing roles developed from mothers caring for family to more formal roles in religious orders and hospitals. Florence Nightingale established nursing as a respected profession through establishing standards of care and the first nursing school. Modern nursing focuses on health promotion, illness prevention, and caring for individuals, families, and communities across all settings through various roles including caregiver, communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, and researcher.
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
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Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
www.agostodourado.com
2. INTRODUCTION TO NURSING
Modern nursing is defined as a science and
an art that focuses on promoting quality of
life.
Nursing has existed in various forms in every
culture and it has changed greatly overtime
from the oldest sense of “a woman employed
to take care of a child” to the broadest sense
in modern nursing as “a professional
promoting quality of life”.
3. PIONEERS OF NURSING PROFESSION
1. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
2. VIRGINIA HENDERSON
3. CLARA BARTON
4. LILLIAN WALD
5. LAVINIA. L. DOCK
6. MARGARET SANGER
4. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Florence nightingale was
born on 12 th May 1820
in Italy.
She is considered as
‘FOUNDER OF
MODERN NURSING’
She visited Kaiserwerth
in 1847 and received 3
months training in
nursing
5. Her achievements in improving the standards of care
for war casualties in ‘Crimea’ earned her the title
‘LADY WITH LAMP’
She established Nightingale Training School at St
Thomas Hospital, London in 1860.
She is recognised as nursing’s first scientist-theorist
for her work ‘NOTES ON NURSING- WHAT IT IS
AND WHAT IT IS NOT’ in 1860.
She died in London on 13th August 1910.
Since 1965, ‘Internatinal Nurses Day’ has been
celebrated on her birth day each year.
6. CRIMEAN WAR
Florence nightingale's most famous contributions
came during crimean war in 1853.
The crimean war broke out in between Russia and
England and its allies.
By 1854 approximately 18 thousand soldiers had
been admitted to military hospitals.
Poor care of wounded soldiers was being delivered
by over worked medical staff.
hygiene was being neglected and mass infections
were common and many of the fatal.
7. CRIMEAN WAR- cntd..
Nightingale received a letter from secretary of war
asking her to organise a corpse of nurses to attend
the sick soldiers in Crimea.
By focusing on basic environmental factors like air
water light drainage and cleanliness she reduced the
death rate from 42 % to 2%.
Her activities and experiences in the crimean war
served the foundations of modern nursing.
8. Virginia Henderson (1897 - 1996)
Famous for her definition of
Nursing.
Developed in nursing need
theory
Listed 14 fundamental needs
of individuals.
9. Clara Barton
Organising nursing services
in American civil war
Played a role in
establishing American Red
cross
10. Lillian Wald
Founder of public health
Nursing
Offered trained nursing
services to poor in the New
York slums
11. Lavinia L Dock
Campaigned for legislation
to allow nurses rather than
physicians to control their
profession
12. Margaret sanger
Founder of planned
parenthood
Imprisoned for opening
the first birth control
information clinic in
America.
13. Nursing Concept
Concept is defined as labels given to ideas objects
and events, a summary of thoughts or a way to
categorize thoughts or ideas.
Eg: comfort, pain
14. Four Central concepts of Nursing are
1. Person or client: the recipient of nursing care
(includes individuals families groups and
communities)
2. Environment: the internal and external
surroundings that affect the client.
3. Health: the degree of wellness of well being that
the client experiences.
4. Nursing: the attributes characteristics and
actions of the nurse providing care on behalf of or in
conjunction with the client.
15. Nursing theory
Nursing theory is a creative and rigorous structuring
of ideas that project a tentative purposeful and
systematic view of phenomena
1. Environmental theory
2. Nursing need theory
3. Self care theory
4. Neuman's System model
5. Roy's Adaptation model
16. 1. Environmental theory
Florence nightingale
She linked health with 5 environmental factors
1. Pure or fresh air
2. Pure water
3. Efficient drainage
4. Cleanliness
5. Light, especially direct sunlight
17. 2. Nursing need theory
Virginia henderson
Viewed nurse's role as helping the client from
dependence to independence
18. 3. Self care theory
Dorothea Orem
Includes three related concepts:
1. Selfcare
2. Self care deficit
3. Nursing systems
Nursing systems of three types:
Wholly compensatory system
Partially compensatory system
Supportive educative system
19. 4. Neuman's System model
Betty Neuman
The client is viewed as an open system and nursing
interventions focus on retaining or maintaining
system stability.
20. 5. Roy's Adaptation model
Sister Callista Roy
Views the client as a bio psychosocial adaptive
system that employees a feedback cycle of input (
stimuli), through put ( control process) and output
behavior or adaptive responses.
21. Meaning of Nursing
The word nurse originated from the Latin word
'nutrire' which means ‘to nourish’, ‘to protect’, ‘to
educate’, ‘to support’ and ‘to supply’.
Dictionary meaning of nursing is to feed a baby. As a
profession nursing means practice of providing care
for sick and infirm.
Three components of Nursing- head, heart and
hand- are referred to as science spirit and skill of
Nursing
22. Definitions of Nursing
1. The art of utilizing the environment of a patient to
assist him in his recovery.
Florence nightingale (1860)
23. 2. The unique function of a nurse is to assist the
individual, sick or well in the performance of those
activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to
peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he
had the necessary strength, will or knowledge and to
do this in such a way that to help him gain
independence as rapidly as possible.
Virginia henderson (1960)
24. 3. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human
responses to actual or potential health problems.
ANA (1980)
25. Scope of Nursing
Nurses provide care for three types of clients-
individual, families and communities.
Nursing practice involve the following areas.
1. To promote and maintain health and wellness
2. To prevent illness.
3. To restore health and function
4. To alleviate suffering
5. To facilitate independence
6. Care of dying
26. Roles and functions of nurse
Nurses assume a number of roles when they provide
care and often carry out these roles concurrently
1. Care giver
2. Communicator
3. Teacher
4. Client advocate
5. Counselor
6. Change agent
7. Leader
8. Manager
9. Case manager
10. Research consumer
11. Expanded career roles
27. 1. CAREGIVER
Includes activities that assist the client physically
and psychologically while preserving client's dignity.
It may involve
full care of completely dependent client.
partial care of partially dependent client and
supportive educative care to assist clients in attaining their
highest possible level of health and wellness.
28. 2. COMMUNICATOR
Nurse must be able to communicate clearly and
accurately.
Nurses communicate with client, support person,
other health professionals and people in the
community.
Nurses identify clients problem and then
communicate this verbally or in writing to the other
members of the health team.
29. 3. TEACHER
As a teacher the nurse helps clients to learn about
the health and health care procedures they need to
perform to restore or to maintain health.
Nurse also teach unlicensed assistants to whom they
delegate care and share their expertise with other
nurses and health professionals.
30. 4. CLIENT ADVOCATE
A client advocate acts to protect the client.
Nurse represent the client's needs and wishes to
other health professionals and assist clients to
exercise their rights.
31. 5. COUNSELOR
Counseling is the process of helping a client to
recognize and cope with stressful psychological or
social problems to develop improved interpersonal
relationships and to promote personal growth.
It involves providing emotional intellectual and
psychological support.
32. 6. CHANGE AGENT
The nurse act as a change agent when assisting
clients to make modifications in their knowledge and
behavior.
Nurses often act to make changes in a system such as
a clinical area if it is not helping a client return to
health.
33. 7. LEADER
A leader influences others to work together to
accomplish a specific goal.
Effective leadership is a learnt process.
34. 8. MANAGER
The nurse manages the nursing care of individuals,
families and communities.
The nurse manager also delegates nursing activities
to ancillary workers and other nurses and supervises
and evaluates their performances.
Managing requires knowledge about organizational
structure, authority and accountability, leadership,
change theory, advocacy, delegation and supervision
and evaluation.
35. 9. CASE MANAGER
Nurse case managers work with the multidisciplinary
healthcare team to measure the effectiveness of the
case management plan and to monitor outcomes.
Case managers help to ensure that care is oriented to
the client while controlling costs.
36. 10. RESEARCH CONSUMER
Nurses often use research to improve client care
through evidence based practice.
37. 11. Expanded career roles
This roles allow greater independence and
autonomy.
38. a) nurse practitioner
b) clinical nurse specialist
c) nurse anesthetist
d) nurse midwife
e) nurse researcher
f) nurse administrator
g) nurse educator
h) nurse entrepreneur
Expanded career roles
39. NURSE PRACTITIONER
A nurse who has an advanced education and is a
graduate of a nurse practitioner program.
Usually deal with non emergency acute or chronic
illness and provide primary care.
40. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
A nurse who has an advanced degree or expertise
and is considered to be an expert in the specialized
area of practice.
41. NURSE ANESTHETIST
A nurse who has completed advanced education in
accredited program in anesthesiology.
They carry out pre-operative assessments and
administer general anesthetics for surgery under
supervision of a physician.
42. NURSE MIDWIFE
An RN who has completed a program in midwifery
and is certified.
The nurse gives prenatal and postnatal care and
managers deliveries in normal pregnancy.
43. NURSE RESEARCHER
Nurse researchers investigate nursing problems to
improve nursing care and to refine and expand
nursing knowledge.
44. NURSE ADMINISTRATOR
Manages client care including delivery of nursing
service.
The functions of nurse administrators include
budgeting, staffing and planning programs.
45. NURSE EDUCATOR
They are employed in nursing programs at
educational institutions and are responsible for
classroom and clinical teaching.
46. NURSE ENTREPRENEUR
A nurse who usually has an advanced degree and
manages a health related business.
47. HISTORY OF NURSING IN INDIA
Military nursing was the earliest type of Nursing.
In 1664 East India company started a hospital for
soldiers at fort Saint George Madras.
In 1797 a lying in hospital for the poor of Madras was
built.
In 1854 government sanctioned a training school for
midwives in Madras.
48. HISTORY OF NURSING IN INDIA- Contd..
In 1865 as an effect of 'suggestions on a system of
nursing for hospitals in India' by Florence nightingale
reforms in military hospital lead to reform the civilian
hospitals.
Graduates were sent out from the Nightingale School of
Nursing at Saint Thomas hospital England to start
similar schools in our country.
In 1867 Saint Stephen's hospital at Delhi was the first one
to begin a training for Indians as nurses.
49. HISTORY OF NURSING IN INDIA- Contd..
In 1871 the first school of nursing was started in
government general hospital Madras.
In 1891 Bai kashibai Ganpat what's the first Indian nurse
to come for training.
In 1908 trained nurses association of India (TNAI) was
formed.
In 1918 training schools were started for health visitors
and dais at Delhi and Karachi.
In 1926 first nurses registration act passed in Madras
In 1942 ANM program started
50. HISTORY OF NURSING IN INDIA- Contd..
In 1943 school of nursing at RAK College New Delhi
started.
In 1946 4 year BSc nursing program started in R A K
college and CMC Vellore.
In 1947 INC act passed.
In 1959 to 1960 MSc nursing started in RAK College of
Nursing
In 1963 post basic programs started in various
institutions.
In 1972 basic degree program started in Kerala.
In 1987 MSc nursing started in Kerala
51. LEVELS OF NURSING EDUCATION IN INDIA
Now there are seven levels of nursing education in India.
They are
1. Auxillary nursing and midwifery (ANM) - 2 years
2. General nursing and midwifery (GNM) - 3 years
3. Basic bachelor of Nursing (BSc Nursing) - 4 years
4. Post basic bachelor of Nursing (PB-BSc Nursing) - 2
years
5. Masters in nursing (MSc Nursing) - 2 years
6. Masters of philosophy in nursing (MPhil) - 1 year
7. Doctorate in philosophy in nursing (PhD) - minimum 2
years.
52. Nursing as a profession
Profession has been defined as an occupation that
requires extensive education special knowledge skill
and preparation.
53. Nursing as a profession
A profession is distinguished from other kinds of
occupation by
1. Specialised education
2. Body of knowledge
3. Service orientation
4. Ongoing research
5. Code of ethics
6. Autonomy and
7. Professional organisation
Nursing is recognised as a profession now.
54. Qualities of a professional nurse
1. Caring. Caring is one of the essential quality of a
nurse.
Nurses having this quality will have a significant
impact on their success in nursing field.
55. 2. Empathy.
Being able to understand another individuals needs
and feelings. ie, putting yourself in that situation.
Sympathy. Emotional involvement with other
people.
56. 3. Communication skills.
Without the ability to interpret and convey
communications correctly, medical errors are not
likely to occur, patients often feel neglected or
misinformed.
So, strong communication skills are critical
characteristic of a nurse.
57. 4. Commitment to patients.
Giving importance to keeping patients safe,
delivering the highest quality of care more than any
other things.
58. 5. Health.
Physical and mental health of a nurse is pivotal in
delivering quality care.
59. 6. Time management.
Caring multiple patients in stressful care settings
requires ability for effective time management.
Punctuality serves as the first step of time
management.
60. 7. Leadership.
Nursing is a teamwork and leadership quality helps
to go smoothly with health care team.
61. 8. Problem solving skills.
As nurses generally have the most one-on-one time
with patients and often responsible for decision
making related to their care, problem solving skills
are essential.
62. Other qualities are...
9. Courtesy - Polite and respectful
10. Patience
11. Impartial
12. Cooperative
13. Poise - should be able to control emotions
14. Self discipline
15. Honesty
16. Courage
17. Attention to details
18. Sense of humor
19. Willingness to learn
20. Critical thinking
63. Ethics in nursing
Ethics is expected standards of moral behaviour of a
particular group.
It is a systematic enquiry into principles of right and
wrong conduct.
64. Ethical principles
Autonomy: Right to make one's own decisions
Nonmaleficence: Duty to do no harm
Beneficence: Doing good
Justice: Referred to as fairness
65. Ethical principles- Contd…
Fidelity :To be faithful to agreements and promises
Veracity:Telling the truth
Accountability: Answerable to oneself and others
for one's own actions
66. Code of ethics
A code of ethics is a formal statement of groups of
ideals and values.
It is a set of ethical principles that
Are shared by members of the group
Reflect their moral judgment over time
Serve as a standard of their professional actions
67. Purposes of nursing code of ethics
1. It informs the public about the minimum standards of the
profession
2. It provides a sign of the profession's commitment to the
public, it serves
3. It prevents the nurses from practicing if their conduct is
poor
4. It provides general guidelines for professional behaviour
5. It protects the news who is falsely accused of doing
something wrong
6. It guides the profession in self regulation
7. It reminds nurses of the special responsibilities they are CM
when caring for the sick
8. It can be taken as a guide when legal actions must be taken
in a lawsuit
68. Code of ethics by ICN (International Council of
Nurses)
PREAMBLE
Nurses have four fundamental responsibilities: to
promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health
and to alleviate suffering.
The need for nursing is universal. Inherent in
nursing is respect for human rights including the
right to life to dignity and to be treated with respect.
69. PREAMBLE- contd…
Nursing care is unrestricted by considerations of age
colour creed culture disability or illness gender
nationality politics race of social status.
New render health services to the individuals family
and the community and co-ordinate their services
with those of related groups.
70. Elements of the code
The ICN code of ethics for nurses has four principal
elements that outline the standards of ethical
conduct
1. Nurses and people
2. Nurses and practice
3. Nurses and the profession
4. Nurses and co workers
71. 1. Nurses and people
The nurse's primary personal responsibility is to
people requiring nursing care.
In providing care the nurse promotes an
environment in which the human rights values
customs and spiritual beliefs of the individual family
and community are respected
The nurses ensure that the individual receives
sufficient information on which to base consent for
care and related treatment.
The nurse holds in confidence personal information
and uses judgement in sharing this information.
72. 2. Nurses and practice
The nurse carries personal responsibility and accountability
for nursing practice and for maintaining competence by
continual learning
The nurse maintains a standard of personal health such that
the ability to provide care is not compromised
The nurse uses judgement regarding individual competence
when accepting and delegating responsibility.
The nurse at all times maintains standards of personal
conduct which reflect well on the profession and enhance its
image and public confidence
The nurse in providing care ensures that use of technology
and scientific advances are compatible with the safety dignity
and rights of people.
73. 3. Nurses and the profession
The nurse assumes the major role in determining and
implementing acceptable standards of clinical nursing
practice management research and education.
The nurse is active in developing a core of research based
professional knowledge that supports evidence based
practice
The nurse acting through professional organisation
participates in creating a positive practice environment
and maintaining safe equitable social and economic
working conditions in Nursing
The nurse is active in developing and sustaining a code of
professional values
74. 4. Nurses and co workers
The nurse sustains a collaborative and respectful
relationship with coworkers in nursing and other
fields.
The nurse take appropriate action to safeguard
individuals families and communities when their
health is endangered by co-worker or any other
person.
The nurse take appropriate action to support and
guide co-workers to advance ethical conduct.