Nursing

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The paper provides a five page assignment exploring a personal philosophy of nursing. The paper studies the Orem model as the basis of the nursing philosophy. The paper discusses this theory and applies it to a particular area of nursing, namely rehabilitative nursing. In addition to a discussion of the RAM model, the paper presents information with respect to other types of models.

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"Although it is of strategic interest to implement initiatives that support professional nursing practice, it is very challenging in the current cost-constrained healthcare environment to maintain professional nursing practice. The professional nurse is expected to practice at a level of autonomy, control of decision-making, physician collaboration, responsibility, accountability, and authority that have a direct and powerful impact (Sidani, Doran, Mitchell, 2004). According to Dobie (2001) nurses are already valued for their technical skills and for their comforting and nurturing skills as well. However, the true power of nursing is in the recognition of a nurse's contribution to the healthcare system and the knowledge and complex decision-making skills that are necessary to care for patients. In an era of cost-managed healthcare and the delivery of quality care, evidenced-based practice has emerged as the accepted paradigm to guide nursing practice to meet those goals (Kitson, 2000)."

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