Virginia Henderson The Nature of Nursing Health care

Virginia Henderson The Nature of Nursing (護理的本質)

Health care should be an available human right to all peoples of the world

Different definitions of nursing n Treating nurse as a noun n Giving suckling an infant n Caring for the sick n Being a nursemaid n Meaning of “to nurse”, “nursing”, and “nursed”, the verb, follow the meaning assigned the noun. n Caring for “tenderly” and “cherishing” n The turns “nurse” and “nursing” have many meanings and conjure up different pictures in people’s minds, even the minds of nurses themselves.

Different functions of nurses n Nursing is a profession (ICN). n The ratio of nurses to doctors and to other health providers affects what nurses do and therefore the concept they and the public have of their roles. n The public image is influenced by the fact that most nurses are women, the majority are not well-educated, are not from the most privileged social class and are not well-paid (e. g. , domestic service). n Each person doing the rating of the status of the nurse is influenced by whether he or she has had a good or bad experience with nursing.

Legal barriers n It is hard to get rid of the concept of nursing as dependent upon medicine (instead of working with them collaboratively). n Nurses are the category of worker available on a 24 -hour, 7 -days-a-week basis. n If there is a university concept of nursing it embodies the characteristics of a service that is intimate, constant, and comforting.

What are some of the more significant definitions of nursing? n Nursing activity 1. Nursing is a process through which care is provided to individuals, families, or community groups primarily around circumstances and situations that arise from health-related problem. Medical practice, on the other hand, is primarily cause- and cure-oriented. 2. Nurses are independent, professional practitioners whose field of work is health care.

Briefly, the definitions of nursing n The nurse variously as helping nature cure the patient, helping the physician cure the patient, acting as a professional mother, giving psychological support, meeting a persons health needs, nourishing and giving physical care, attaining, retaining and regaining health, helping the patient pursue behavioral integrity and caring for the and rehabilitating the sick.

Nurses unique function Basic Principles of Nursing Care p Nurses must know to assess the client's or patient’s need for help with the following daily functions or daily activities: (p 322) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Breathing Eating, Eliminating, Resting, Sleeping and moving, Keeping the body clean, Warm and clothed, Making life more than a vegetative process by communicating with others, Maintaining human relationships, Learning, Working and playing, Recreating

What kind of education will most likely produce effective nurses? ¡ Humanities l ¡ Biological and Physical Sciences l ¡ Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Chemistry and Microbiology Social Sciences l ¡ Language, Ethics, Philosophy, Logic, Religion, History, and Music appreciation Sociology and Anthropology Medical and Nursing Arts (different titles)

Proposals for a basic nursing programme ¡ ¡ ¡ Interdisciplinary education An adequate background in the humanities An understanding of government of economics Lifetime study habits Tutoring of students in clinical practice 1. 2. 3. ¡ ¡ Studying basic human needs Focusing on symptomatic nursing Studying the specific help needs Opportunity to see effective care in a variety of setting Studying the care of some patients in depth (up-to-date descriptions of care; problem-oriented approach) ¡ Reality shock: new graduate nurses l Satisfaction that comes with seeing the results of nurses’ efforts expresses in the patient’s recovery