Introduction My philosophy of nursing is to serve the health care needs of the individuals and their families with compassion, equality, and excellence. The patient will receive respect, privacy, and confidentiality. Cultural beliefs, ethnic background, and sexual orientation will be respected and care will provided without discrimination. The relationship with the patient involves the whole patient with a focus on the body, mind, and spirit. As an advocate nurses should encourage the patient to become active in his or her own care and goal setting. Nurses have a commitment to keep current on skills and new knowledge and will accomplish this through continuing education. Nurses will utilize evidence-based practice because it is the key to …show more content…
It is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the United States and offers a complete range of health care for patients from 15 weeks in utero to 21 years of age. The hospital’s main campus is located in the heart of Boston but it also has 15 satellite locations in eastern Massachusetts. (Boston Children’s Hospital, 2015) The nurse to patient ratio at BCH is small and leads to better patient care. On the neurology floor that I am interning on the max amount of patients you can get is 4, yet 3 is …show more content…
It has the largest training program for pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists in the country. Medical and surgical trainees come from across the country and the world for the chance to learn from the best. It offers the only training programs in New England for adolescent medicine, neurodevelopmental disabilities, pediatrics sports medicine, and pediatric urology. It also has the largest accredited training programs in the country in the areas of child neurology, pediatric anesthesiology, and pediatric cardiology. (Boston Children’s Hospital,
Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital opened its facility in 1962. The hospital's mission is to “advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment”. This hospital is very unique in the fact that no family is ever turned away from services for inability to pay. No family ever receives a bill from St. Jude.
They have been ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals
It has consistently been ranked among the top hospitals in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report, and is renowned for its research and clinical innovation in areas such as cancer treatment, cardiology, and
This organization is connected to CHOP. It’s a specific hospital for pediatric care for minors that may
They coordinate the maintenance of clinical skills and joins in activities that contribute to the ongoing development of self and other healthcare professionals. This vital role focuses around the patient's' physical and psychosocial assessment, care coordination, education and support, from coordinating the patient's diagnostic work-up tests to assisting them to navigate the hospital system, and referring them to allied health professionals. The role of a nurse as a patient advocate is an important one. The main purpose of this role is to respect patient decisions and boost patient autonomy.
Everything that NCH does is strictly for each patient. Still Not Convinced? NCH has over 1.2 million patient visits, and patients from 50 U.S states and 41 foreign countries. It is listed as America 's largest children 's hospital, no other hospital reaches the amount that they do.
Philosophy of Nursing Everyone’s values and beliefs about the profession of nursing are all different. The four concepts of nursing are interrelated and all mean something different to every person, too. Throughout this paper, I will be reflecting on my values and beliefs about nursing through the four concepts while comparing them to a nursing theorist with views that are most similar to my own.
They have helped improve the survival rate of childhood cancer from 20% to 80% and are aiming to get to 90% in the next decade. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Strengths St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is located in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the world’s most premiere pediatric research centers for cancer patients. Through research and treatment St. Jude’s mission is to find the best possible cure for children that have cancer and other catastrophic diseases around the world. Most patients are referred to St. Jude by a physician and nearly all have a disease that is currently under study or eligible for a clinical trial.
St. Jude works with six affiliate hospitals in the United States and through its International Outreach Program, shares knowledge, technology and organizational strategies with 20 official partner sites in 15 countries around the world. They have been ranked highly in the nation rankings since their upcoming in the early 1960’s. Health.usnews.com has them currently ranked 6th nationally for children’s hospitals specializing in pediatrics cancer, with a score of 90.6 out of 100, www.charitynavigator.org awarded St. Jude with a 88.61 overall score ranking them in the top 10 nationwide, and St. Jude is ranked the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital by Parents Magazine, they are the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world. With that being said, not just one certain organization recognizes St. Jude’s as a forerunner of the cancer movement, but multiple organizations gives them acknowledgment they
Caring for The Individual: An Examination of Personal Nursing Philosophy Arianna Mailloux 400164224 NURSING 2AA3 Ashley Collins Harris February 19, 2018 As a novice nurse, developing and understanding of ones’ own personal feelings about nursing is important to help shape your clinical practice. Within this paper I will examine my personal assumptions, beliefs and values of the four nursing paradigms to develop a personal philosophy of nursing. This philosophy will be aligned with a known nursing theory and the comparisons will be discussed. Section I: Personal Philosophy of Nursing Person
It is the person and their physical, emotional, and psychological needs that are the basic focus of nursing’s attention. In order to care for a patient, the nurse must incorporate all these needs. For example, providing reassurance with an anxious patient who just finished hip surgery. Care also plays a major part when taking care of a unique patient. Caring influences my personal philosophy because it is the most important aspect of nursing.
My Personal Philosophy and Values of Nursing Nursing is proving care, support, and serve people who are in need. The purpose of nursing is to improve patient 's health condition to a better life. The goal of this paper is to explain my personal philosophy and clarify some of my values of nursing. Personal Philosophy
According to people/superiors, nurses can use the right substantive arguments on behalf of a patient’s interests or needs. They accept that this expertise is important for patients because it is related to the quality of
Now nurses have many roles, such as care takers, decision makers, advocates and teachers and they often assume several roles at the same time. Because of the diversity of nursing role nurses need a philosophy of nursing to guide their practice. The practice of nursing is the care of patients through a professional interpersonal relationship. Nurses apply behavioural scientific principles, biologic scientific principles, and principles of humanism in a
Providing care to a patient is a particularly challenging process that requires a great deal of effort from a nurse. A nurse’s ability to give quality care to their patient is an important aspect to a patient’s life both now and in the future. As such, nurses must exhibit specific qualities in their practice in order to maintain the best standard of care for their patients. Given this, I believe that the standards of knowledge, advocacy, and self-awareness are foundational to the nursing practice and to a nurse’s capacity to provide quality patient care. Knowledge