Synthesization of two strategies for the use of a specific nursing theory as the basis for resolving an issue of advanced nursing practice in nursing leadership



Abstract

Nursing is a very visible and valued health profession. At a workforce of 2.5 million, registered nurses are the largest health care occupation. Each year, in Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics of Professions poll, nursing is voted as the most respected profession in the United States. The impact of nurses on health care and the care of individuals and their families is wide-reaching. Nurses coordinate and provide care in nearly every aspect of the health care arena, and the impact that the nurse has on the family is immense. Some examples of nurse-family interaction include inpatient hospital care, nursing homes, outpatient primary care clinics, specialty practice, schools, prisons, homeless shelters, public health, and home health care. In this paper, we try to focus on the two strategies for the use of nursing theory as the basis for resolving an issue of advanced nursing practice in nursing leadership.

Synthesization of two strategies for the use of a specific nursing theory as the basis for resolving an issue of advanced nursing practice in nursing leadership

Introduction

APRNs receive reimbursement from insurance companies for their direct patient care activities. APRNs practice in a variety of settings depending on their preparation. CRNAs are mainly found in hospitals and outpatient surgical settings where anaesthesia and pain control are provided. The CNS usually works in a hospital and provides nursing care and specialty education needs to patients and nursing staff. The CNM is educated to provide expert care for women, particularly childbearing women, and newborns up to 1 month of age. Within the APRN role preparation of NP, there are six population foci: family, pediatric, women's health, adult and geriatric, psychiatric-mental health, and neonatal.

Environment is a major nursing philosophical concept and can be defined to include things such as pollution, quality drinking water, and safe city streets. One's immediate surroundings can also be included in this definition, for example, the physical location of the person, such as their home or hospital room. Nurses also consider the family, work setting, or even the internal milieu of the person in the assessment of the environment.

Synthesization of Strategies

Every member of the nursing health care team, from a nursing assistant implementing the nursing plan of care to the PhD prepared nurse researcher evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing care on the outcome of a population of individuals, has a role in the care of the family. Different educational levels prepare graduates to care for the family in a unique manner that complements the nursing team and that individual's background.

Examples of units of society include religious, education, and economic institutions. The nurse addressing the health care needs of the family at this systemic level functions in community health, with social services, or in the policy arenas. The PhD prepared nurse conducts family nursing research and develops and tests family nursing theory. The hallmark of the DNP prepared nurse ...