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Common Health Hazards of Nursing Profession
Nursing is a profession which caters to the health needs of people, sick or well. Nurses provide health education to people who do not have an illness or to those who are at risk as a means of prevention. Moreover, nurses are beside their sick patients to respond to their needs and to provide care. With this, their top priority is their patient’s welfare to ensure that they receive the most efficient health care services … Continue reading →
American Nurses Association – Nurses’ Bill of Rights Explained
Nursing is a profession that deals with the lives of all people. A single mistake would definitely bring a significant impact to your patient’s health or even bring a lifetime effect to your career as a nurse. You may even lose your hard-earned license once you harm your patients. On the other hand, with the demands of our profession, we are also protected by the rights granted to us. Hence, we should know and understand … Continue reading →
How to Establish a Nurse-Patient Relationship
As nurses, the way we deal with our patients also affect the outcome of care that we provide. It is not enough that we know the theories behind the interventions we render. It is not enough either that we are knowledgeable and adept about a specific field of nursing care. Instead, we should learn how to establish rapport, trust and harmonious relationship with our patients. Through this, we will be able to put our profession … Continue reading →
Collaboration: A Key to Improve Patient Outcome
Collaboration is known to be an integral aspect of the nursing profession. However, despite the benefits of collaboration, we oftentimes fail to put it into practice. Though we learned in nursing school that it leads to positive patient outcome, it seems that we do not give priority on this aspect of healthcare. Before we discuss the process of collaboration, we have to understand its benefits. First, in view of the fact that it allows a … Continue reading →
Patient Confidentiality: Not an Absolute Right
Patient confidentiality has remained one of the most crucial issues in the nursing profession. This is in view of the fact that we listen to our patients’ stories and we spend more time with them. Hence, we know what they are going through. When you first entered a nursing school, some of the basic principles taught were about patient confidentiality. One of these is that we should never discuss anything about our patient with someone … Continue reading →