Journal Assignments

Student’s Name:

Institution Affiliated:

Date:

Question1: My Personal Nursing Philosophy

Nursing is more than just curing a physical condition; it’s about delivering great care tailored to the unique requirements of each patient. My nursing philosophy is based on a combination of evidence-based medicine and a commitment to providing care for the whole person, including the patient’s physical, mental, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and social needs. In addition, excellent interpersonal interactions with other healthcare professionals are critical to ensuring that patients get the best possible treatment. In addition, I believe that the nurse-patient connection is critical in health promotion, since it may help patients avoid disease and improve their overall health.

Altruism and respect for patients’ rights are also important aspects of nursing, as is being a patient advocate throughout the care process itself. Thus, each patient is a distinct human being with distinct worldviews who needs to have his or her preferences and beliefs respected while also being informed of all of the alternatives open to them as well as any possible ramifications of their decisions. Moreover, I believe that to properly show worry about the care offered, it is critical to have an altruistic point of view.

Other nursing philosophies that I believe in include respect for human dignity, honesty, and equality, which are also the guiding standards of the profession as a whole. Practice human dignity so that prejudice and assumptions may be replaced with support and respect for the individuality of each patient’s condition. Patients, family members, or any healthcare professional should be handled with honesty and ethics to encourage personal responsibility and confidence. Prioritizing patients’ rights, as well as sensitivity to various cultural and religious viewpoints and beliefs, is critical to the fundamental foundation of nursing practice and education.

Question 2: Critical Thinking

It is the understanding and using information acquired from or developed by means other than direct experience or formal education that is an important part of critical thinking because it helps us make more informed decisions about what we believe and how we act in the world. It is important to remember that critical thinking is an ongoing process that includes the identification and analysis of an issue, the gathering of evidence, the evaluation of the relevant information, and the creation of an overall judgment. It is essential to be critical to think critically and creatively beyond a particular argument and critically assess the evidence. Having the ability to think critically when the situation calls for it distinguishes a critical thinker from the rest of us.

Question3: Critical Thinking and Nursing

When we use critical thinking, we are engaging in the mental process of actively processing and synthesizing information we have gleaned through our experiences, knowledge, reflection, and communication to come to a conclusion or make a recommendation. Nurses use critical thinking and creativity in the decision-making process to improve the outcomes for their patients. Providing safe, effective, and competent nursing care, is a crucial step.

As a result, nurses must adopt positions that promote and support critical thinking and reasoning to make sound judgments about both old and new knowledge, as well as daily treatment choices and the efficient use of scarce resources. Nurses must be able to think and act in circumstances when there are no obvious solutions or defined protocols, and where conflicting forces make decision-making more complicated.

Even though nurses have a broad variety of multidimensional knowledge to cope with the different situations they encounter on the job, they must utilize critical thinking to obtain and comprehend facts to make major decisions in a continuously changing environment. Critical thinking and creativity may be used by nurses in instances when more traditional tactics have failed. As a result of their ingenuity, nurses can quickly generate new ideas, become flexible and adaptable, discover creative solutions to problems, operate independently under pressure and demonstrate creativity even in the face of pressure.

Question 4: Errors in Grammar

“Dear Milkman, I’ve just had a baby. Please leave another one. “

“Dear Milkman, please leave an extra pint of paralyzed milk.”

“Dear Milkman, please don’t leave any more milk. All they do is drink it. ”

“Dear Milkman, sorry for not having paid your bills before. My wife had a baby, and I have been carrying it in my pocket for weeks.”

“Dear Milkman, sorry for yesterday’s note. I didn’t mean one egg and a dozen pints, but the other way ‘round.”

“Dear Milkman, my daughter says she wants a milkshake, can you have it before you deliver, or do I have to shake the bottle?”

“Dear Milkman, the baby needs milk. Father is unable to supply milk.”

“Dear Milkman, from now on, please leave two pints, and one pint on the in-between, except Wednesday and Saturday since I do not need milk.”

“Dear Milkman, please put the milk in my fridge through my back door since it is open. Get the money out of a cup in the drawer, and place the change on the kitchen table. We went to play Bingo tonight.”

“Dear Milkman, please leave no milk today. I mean tomorrow when I say today since it is yesterday’s note.”

“Dear Milkman, please do not leave for me and No. 14 milk. No. 14 is dead until further notice.

Question 5: Scenario

Terry and Sam are working. Terry is working on the first floor whereas it is not mentioned where Sam is working at.

It can be estimated that it is a few hours past midnight during a night shift.

Terry would like to be called if Doctor Newsome comes in so that she could know and leave immediately since she was exhausted.

Dr. Newsome can be physically described as tall with a well-built body. Terry on the other hand can be said to be of medium body size whereas we can say that Sam is short with small body size.

Question 6:

Sclera

Pencil

Should

Tennis

Agenda

Trophy

Dismay

Cheese

Museum

Galaxy

Question 7:

Mrs. Colloway would be the priority with her unstable angina. It is crucial to attend to her first since any delays might lead to a heart attack.

Ms. Bronson with active GI bleeding and a nasogastric tube would be second. This is because gastrointestinal bleeding can cause serious damage to inner tissues if not treated quickly.

89-year-old Carl with hip fracture repair who is requesting pain medication would be third on my priority list because he can await treatment while on painkillers.

Fourth on my priority list would be Mr. Jones since he still requires rest and waiting for a bit would not cause harm.

The fifth will be 74 year old Jacob who is waiting for hospice. A little wait would not affect him more.

Jennifer, a fresh post-op from hysterectomy would be last since she requires a lot of rest and she should not move from place to place. Therefore, she will be the last to be attended to.

Question 8:

My recommendation would be that Beth’s requests be honored. Health care settings tend to concentrate on circumstances where choices need to be made concerning health care interventions, as we have already seen. For patients like Beth, the notion of autonomy is most strongly associated with the idea that individuals should be allowed or given permission to make their own health care decisions. It is also crucial to realize that what is wonderful for one patient may not be so fantastic for another, which is why beneficence is essential in this situation.