Final

Welcome to our final blogging session.  The semester has gone so quickly.  We have reviewing a lot of valuable information that you will be utilize in your future nursing career.  We reviewed the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing, and evaluation. You have had the opportunity to utilize the nursing process throughout your clinical experience.  We also reviewed information on Dorothea Orem, and influential person in the nursing profession.  Her self care theories are utilized to this day in the health care system.  As you prepare for your final examination please keep the information fresh in your minds.  I hope the use of technology throughout the semester will allow for you to process the information and utilize it in the testing area.  I have enjoyed our tome together.  I want to thank you all for your participation in the course.  You have all done a very good job throughout the semester.  Good luck on the final and the rest of your educational career as you prepare to enter the wonderful profession on nursing.  Please contact my with any question or concerns that you may have.  Best of Luck!

History of Dorothea Orem

google.com

Born in Maryland in 1914

Orem completed her Diploma program in in the 1930's from Providence Hospital School of Nursing, Washington, DC.  She later went on to receive her BSN and MSN from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. She also completed several different Doctorate degrees over the course of her educational career.  In 1958 she was a consultant to the Office of Education, this is where she began to work on her Self Care Theory.  According to the University of the Philippines "While most of us would recognize the Self-Care Deficit Theory as Orem’s sole contribution to the development of nursing, she is in fact the author of three, namely: the Self-Care Theory, the Theory of Self-Care Deficit and the Theory of Nursing Systems. All three theories are related to one another."  These theories encompass that fact that the patient knowledge and capability to maintain health while being taken care of by others.  When illness occurs the patients seek to find help from nurses to care for and heal them.  Check out some of the following links about Orem.  Tell me what you think!



Dorothea Orem

Orem's Self Care Theory

Self Care

University of the Philipines. Dorothea Orem: Self care deficit theory. Retrieved September 13, 2010 from http://nursingtheories.blogspot.com/2010/07/dorothea-orems-self-care-deficit-theory.html

Orem and the Nurisng Process

Hello Again Class,

You have all been doing a great job posting and blogging.  I have really enjoyed our time together.  Our blogging session is coming close to the end.  Today I have decided to share a PowerPoint presentation on Dorthea Orem and the Nursing Process.  Dorthea Orem is a very important individual in the nursing profession.  She developed Orem's Self Care Deficit Theory and changed the way the public viewed the nursing profession.  Please view the following video and lets discuss your thoughts on the subject. 

YouTube.com

                                                  http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/




Hello Again Class,

As I was reviewing our session I realized that one of the blogs did not post.  I posted a blog on Planning in the nursing process but it never saved or posted.  I am not sure what happened there but today we will blog about planning in the nursing process.  Since the nursing process is a continuation of a care plan for the patient it is ok if some of the processes are out of order.  The evaluation process occurs during every step on the process and nurses are constantly having to change the process based on the patients outcomes. 

Planning is another important process in the nursing process that must be taught to students. Planning uses hypothesizing, generalizations, and inferences found in the assessment and diagnosis process. Student must be educated on the assessment and diagnosis process before developing the planning process. According to Chabeli (2007) “In this phase the nurse takes professional responsibility to work with the patient, significant others or use other credible sources to develop individualized plans to prevent, eliminate or reduce the health problems through goals and nursing orders,” (p. 81).
The planning process relies on the development of the assessment and diagnosis. It is important for educators to educate on the planning process in order to develop proper interventions for the patients. When planning interventions students should be able to eliminate health concerns based on the individuals need. Interventions should be researched based and be realistic for the student and patient to participate in. In planning the interventions students must be able to measure their results and evaluate what changes if any need to be made in the nursing care plan.

Chabeli, M. (2007). Facilitating critical thinking within the nursing process framework: a literature review. Health SA Gesondheid. Retrieved September 7, 2010 from http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&hid=7&sid=ac87511b-ba5e-41cf-8714-0b06f5560f3b%40sessionmgr4

Thank you for your all the hard work you have put into this class.  We are almost done so keep it up!!

The Nursing Process

Nursing evaluation is the final step in the nursing process. It is important for nurse to evaluate the implementation and interventions completed in the nursing process. During this step the nurse measure the patient, pain level, post medication administration, and other assessment tools to determine if there is a need for change in the care plan. The American Nurses Association provides a wonderful website on the nursing process. Please review the following the website. The American Nurses Association, is a great organization that you should consider joining as a new nurse. It provides many valuable resources for new nurses as well as experienced nurses. The website also provides links and information on continuing education. The nursing process is very important for nurses to understand. The assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation are major parts of the nursing profession. It is important that you become aware of this process and utilize it in your clinical experiences. I look forward to continuing our blogging sessions. Please contact me with any further question or concerns.


The American Nurses Association

The Nursing Process

google.com

Nursing Interventions

Today we are going to talk about Nursing Interventions. After you complete your assessment and develop a nursing diagnosis it is time to intervene in your patients care. Nursing interventions play an important role in the nursing process that allow for nurses to care for and treat their patients. According to Merriam-Webster (2010) the definition of intervene is “to come in or between way of hindrance or modification.”
Nursing interventions are very important for nursing students to become aware of.

Students must be taught these skills in their clinical setting with help from their clinical faculty. According to Baxter & Boblin (2008) “clinical decision making is a skill learned most often in the clinical setting,” (p. 345). It is important for you as students to take an active role in your clinical setting. Your clinical faculty is there as a resource for you to use to help make intervention for your patients.

I have shared the following article with your clinical instructors and would like to share it with you. This is a study on how nursing interventions must be taught by the clinical faculty. However, it is important that you take responsibility for your education and try to gain as much valuable information while in your clinical setting. Please let me know what you think and let’s have an active discussion this week!

Baxter, P. & Boblin, S. (2008). Decision making by baccalaureate nursing students in the clinical setting. Journal of Nursing Education. Retrieved September 2, 2010 from http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&hid=9&sid=4af7f31c-ceab-4afa-b7aa-71e2dc263ae7%40sessionmgr4

Intervene. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved September 2, 2010 from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intervention

RN Head to Toe Assessment

Hello,

I can not believe that summer is almost over. In the last few sessions we have discussed assessment and nursing diagnosis. During the last blog you were asked to create your own assessment sheet for a head to toe assessment. I enjoyed looking through your papers. You all did a very good job. Before we move onto nursing intervention ans evaluation, I thought is was important to show you a video of a head to toe assessment. Please check it out and let me know what you think!

Assessment Tools

Hello Again,

How are you all doing? I hope all is going well throughout the semester. Please feel free to contact me with any question or concerns you may have. Last week we began talking about nursing assessment and diagnosis. This week we will continue on this path. Nursing assessment is an important skill in the nursing process that paves the way for the patient plan of care. The nursing assessment provides the basis for the nursing diagnosis. This week I have found a few websites that I would like you to review and comment on. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on these web sites.

Student Resources: Narrative Head-to-Toe Assessment
http://allnurses.com/nursing-blogs/student-resources-narrative-427052.html

Nursing assessment, care planning, and education are crucial components to improving patient care
http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/ce_detail/74701.cfm

Basic Physical Assessment
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3239837/Blank-Basic-Nursing-Physical-Assessment


Please feel free to review as many sites as you can about the nursing assessment process. You will be collaborating your own assessment sheet to be used in the clinical setting and sharing it with the class. I look forward to seeing your ideas on this subject.

Nursing Diagnosis

Welcome to our second blogging session.  Today we will be reviewing the importance of nursing diagnosis in the nursing profession.  Accoridng to Yont, Khorshid, & Eser (2009) "Nursing diagnoses ensure that nurses use a professional language in the determination of standards for information sharing, organizing information, decision making, nursing practice, and designating appropriate patient outcomes," (p. 163).  Nursing diagnosis play an important role in the nursing process.  In the last post we discussed the assessment aspect of the nursing process.  This week will be looking at the diagnosis process.  Nursing diagnosis play a major role in the nursing process when deciding on a plan of care for the patient.  Please read the following article and post your thoughts and ideas on the blog.  It is important for students to become aware of the nursing diagnosis and apply them to their clinical experience.  Nursing diagnosis can be used to prioritize nursing care plans based on pain, infections, nutritional imbalance, and other health care deficits that are seen in their patients.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have!

Instructor Ashley

Yont, G.,  Khorshid, L. & Eser, I. (2009).  Examination of nursing diagnosis used by nursing students and their opinions about nursing diagnosis.  International Journal of Nursing Terminilogies and Classifications. Retrieved August 24, 2010 from http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=12&sid=ad246d6e-a029-4538-b2bd-9d05ad24a3c8%40sessionmgr10

Foundation of Nursing and Health Promotion

Welcome!
My name is Ashley and I will be your instructor over the next 15 weeks.  Throughout the semester we will be exploring the nursing process, theory and history.  I look forward to working with you throughout the semester. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Description
Nursing 301 is a three credit hour course that will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 45 minutes.  Nursing 302 is a one credit hour co-requisite that will meet either Tuesday or Thursday for 1 hour for lab studies on assessment and evaluation.

Course Objectives
Nursing 301 is an introductory to the profession of nursing.  By the end of the semester student will verbalize the understanding of the foundation of nursing and skills required for the nursing profession.  Students will also have an understanding of the nursing process and history of the nursing profession.  Students will gain the knowledge of nursing theories that became the foundation of the nursing profession. Students will be introduced to nursing assessment, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Assignment 
The assessment process is a very important part of the nursing process.  According to  Broom (2007) "Assessment is a fundamental nursing skill that underpins decisions about interventions and priorities in care delivery," (p. 22).  Please read and review the article Exploring the assessment process by Mark Broom.  During this week we will look and examine the assessment process in relation to the nursing process.  Assessment skills help aid in determining a care plan for the patient as well as the family involved.  The assessment process plays a major role in the development of the nursing process.  Students must become familiar with their assessment skills to develop their skills in the nursing process.  Please post your comments and concerns that need to be evaluated. 

Broom, M. (2007). Exploring the assessment process. Paediatric Nursing,(19).Retrieved August 21, 2001 from http://web.ebscohost.com.kaplan.uah.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=12&sid=24a17816-96b1-49f5-893a-c6faaf21b81e%40sessionmgr11 
 Final Thought
Throughout the semester I will post information on material being covered throughout the week.  It is the students responsibility to respond to the post in a timely manner.  I hope you enjoy your time in this class and take advantage of every learning opportunity possible.  We will be utilizing this page to communicate on material covered.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions!