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Running Head: COURSE PROJECT 2
Course Project Final
Becca Curtis
Rasmussen College
NUR 1055
Rhonda Camron
December 2, 2019
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COURSE PROJECT FINAL
Course Project Final
Introduction
This paper is going to discuss my beliefs in care for self, nursing, environment, and
profession, professional identities, and the professional organizations I would like to be involved
in as a registered nurse. Many aspects of nursing are not just hands-on, patient-centered care.
Nurses need to be open-minded and aware of all these aspects that go into being a great nurse.
Caring beliefs, professional identity, and professional organizations are examples of a few
characteristics that are not direct patient contact.
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An essential aspect of nursing is the care patients receive from different facilities; this is
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due to the standards of care that were established. Legal Resources states, “Standards of care or
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standards of practice in nursing are general guidelines that provide a foundation as to how a
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nurse should act and what he or she should and should not do in his or her professional capacity”
(2019). The American Nurses Association realized there needs to be a standard, so the care at
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each facility treats patients fairly. Different organizations can make minor changes to the
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standards of care, but generally, they are the same across the country.
Belief of Caring
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Not only is patient care an important feature of nursing, but also self-care, care for the
environment, and care for the profession itself. To give the best care for patients, a nurse must be
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able to take care of himself or herself; many nurses are not practicing self-care, and it leads to
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medical errors. A statistic Purdue University Global found in a study was, “Perhaps surprisingly,
68% of the nurses surveyed for the study said they put health, safety, and wellness of their
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patients before their own” (2019). The idea of self-care often goes unnoticed by the nurse and
everyone else in the medical field. If a nurse cannot physically and mentally care for themselves,
This study source was downloaded by 100000822479833 from CourseHero.com on 04-01-2021 18:59:08 GMT -05:00
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Running Head: COURSE PROJECT 2
Course Project Final
Becca Curtis
Rasmussen College
NUR 1055
Rhonda Camron
December 2, 2019
m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi y re
ed d
ar stu
is
Th
sh
This study source was downloaded by 100000822479833 from CourseHero.com on 04-01-2021 18:59:08 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/62522431/Course-Project-Finaldocx/
, 2
COURSE PROJECT FINAL
Course Project Final
Introduction
This paper is going to discuss my beliefs in care for self, nursing, environment, and
profession, professional identities, and the professional organizations I would like to be involved
in as a registered nurse. Many aspects of nursing are not just hands-on, patient-centered care.
Nurses need to be open-minded and aware of all these aspects that go into being a great nurse.
Caring beliefs, professional identity, and professional organizations are examples of a few
characteristics that are not direct patient contact.
m
er as
An essential aspect of nursing is the care patients receive from different facilities; this is
co
eH w
due to the standards of care that were established. Legal Resources states, “Standards of care or
o.
standards of practice in nursing are general guidelines that provide a foundation as to how a
rs e
ou urc
nurse should act and what he or she should and should not do in his or her professional capacity”
(2019). The American Nurses Association realized there needs to be a standard, so the care at
o
aC s
each facility treats patients fairly. Different organizations can make minor changes to the
vi y re
standards of care, but generally, they are the same across the country.
Belief of Caring
ed d
ar stu
Not only is patient care an important feature of nursing, but also self-care, care for the
environment, and care for the profession itself. To give the best care for patients, a nurse must be
is
able to take care of himself or herself; many nurses are not practicing self-care, and it leads to
Th
medical errors. A statistic Purdue University Global found in a study was, “Perhaps surprisingly,
68% of the nurses surveyed for the study said they put health, safety, and wellness of their
sh
patients before their own” (2019). The idea of self-care often goes unnoticed by the nurse and
everyone else in the medical field. If a nurse cannot physically and mentally care for themselves,
This study source was downloaded by 100000822479833 from CourseHero.com on 04-01-2021 18:59:08 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/62522431/Course-Project-Finaldocx/
