his involves overcoming certain attitudes and offering consistent, non-judgemental care to all patients. Accepting the person for who they are regardless of diverse backgrounds and circumstances or differences in morals or beliefs.
Very powerful! so true, everyone should be treated right no matter of who they are.
In order to individualize communication and provide culturally sensitive care it is important to understand the complexity of social, ethnic, cultural and economic.
So true!
A major obstacle to cultural sensitivity and good communication is ethnocentrism, which is the belief that ones ethical group is superior to another; this causes prejudice and stops a nurse for fully understanding the pati
Very intriguing..
Cultural sensitivity is putting aside our own perspective to understand another person's perceptiv
Great teaching about understanding patients' culture and background. There are so much to learn and remember.
Empathy is used as a tool to enhance the communication between the nurse and client
Very thrilled to learn about this and all about communication skills with patients.
When receiving care patients tend to be looking for more than the treatment of their disease or disability, they want to receive psychological consideration. this happens through good communication, communication with clients is the foundation of care
I was not aware of this, it helps a lot to understand more.
Having the ability to enter the perceptual world of the other person and understanding how they experience the situation is empathy
Very clear definition. It help me understand the context of what "perceptual" is.
Furthermore, being polite and punctual displays respect for the client in addition to remembering to be patient, understanding, also to praise and encourage the client for their attempts to take better care of their health
Wow! This make sense in everything.
hus, the patients/families feel that they are being cared for and they feel more motivated to open up to the nurses as well as working together to achieve better outcomes/satisfaction
What a motivation and satisfaction statement!
An aspect of respect is respecting an individual's culture and ensuring open-mindedness is being incorporated all throughout the relationship up until the termination phase.
This information is very significant as I think helps an individual feel comfortable about their culture without limiting themselves because of fear.
Self-awareness is an internal evaluation of one self and of one's reactions to emotionally charged situations, people and place
just amazing to know! This information brings one to think whether a person is ready to face all this situation, if not, it would be something to evaluate or prepare for it.
All of the aspects to a therapeutic relationship are interrelated.
This information is so rich as it covers all that a nurse has to know in the field.
Effective communication in nursing entails being empathic, non-judgmental, understanding, approachable, sympathetic, caring, and having safe and ethical qualities.[
So true!
Boundary violations are never acceptable and it is the nurse's job to handle any situation with any regards to it professionally and therapeutically regardless of who initiated it.
Great information as it helps nurse's stay protected and stay away from trouble.
Any action or behaviour in a nurse-client relationship that personally benefits the nurse at the expense of the client is a boundary violation
So true!
The boundaries have a specific purpose and health goal, and the relationship terminates when identified goal is met
Sounds sad as a human being, but at the same time thrilled when the job is been accomplished.
ccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nursing jobs are projected to grow by 15% between 2016 and 2026, which is much faster than the av
A very promising job in the field.
Registered Nurses can work in a variety of settings including hospitals, physician's offices, nursing homes, and home health care services.
what a privilege to be able to choose in what settings to labor as the varieties of environments offer experiences before entering into an a more challenging settings.
however it is also increasingly common for hospitals to hire ASN-licensed individuals for limited practice, under the condition that the individual complete a BSN within a designated time-frame, typically 2-3 years.
Great opportunity for Nurses who desire to expand their knowledge for an specific area..
hen a patient is provided with a fully equipped staff there is much less room for error as there are enough nurses to properly rotate through the patient's roo
This statement is very meaningful knowing that RN's are not alone so that they can count on one another when needed for questions that might arise.
ot only do nurses receive the perks variety, but also with signing bonuses and shift preferences.[16]
Sounds like all the effort of study is rewarded at the end.
nother advantage of becoming a nurse is that jobs are in high demand. One reason for this has to do with the generation of baby boomers beginning to retire
Very engrossing to know more about nurses retiring from their generation.
ing became more of an international profession, with RNs travelling to find work or improved working conditions and wages, some countries began implementing standardized language tes
This sounds very appealing! So, the more knowledge of different languages, the broaden horizons RN's have in the field.
rses must usually meet a minimum practice hours requirement and undertake continuing education to maintain their license
This sounds a great opportunity to enrich RN's knowledge in the field as well as to stay up to date.
They may be responsible for supervising care delivered by other healthcare workers, including student nurses,
Something new for me to learn about nurses' directing other healthcare workers in the field. In particular those who are new or lower level of license in the field.
The nurse must also educate the patient on their condition, its side effects, its treatment plan, and how to prevent possible complications
So, nurse's communication skills with patients is vital to help them understand about their diseases' outcomes.
Oncology nurses have advanced knowledge of assessing the client’s status and from this assessment will help the multi-disciplinary medical team to develop a treatment plan.[
It sounds like Oncology Nurses' assessment is crucial to provide the right treatments to patients.
The reason is obviously the absence of a formal educational program in oncology nursing.
Could this be the reason why many people pass away?
The number of patients with cancer is believed to be three-times the number of annual deaths
What could be the cause of the disease in the country? Why there are a massive number of victims dying as a result of it.
alignant neoplasms
Are neoplasms same as malignant cancer?
by earning a certain number of continuing education credits.
So, by using credits earned, the certification could be obtain at no cost?
granted for four years, af
What would be the cost to renew?
e ONCC offers eight options for certificati
Very compelling about the varieties of opportunities.
chemotherapy
I did not know chemotherapy can be harmful to nurses.
appropriate screenings
Is screening part of the disease's treatment?
specialized nurse who cares for cancer patients
Very interesting, I was not aware that not anyone with certification could perform the job, but advance knowledge and experiences are required.
Conscious discipline works with the awareness of our behavior to certain situations and encourages us to learn how to consciously manage our behavior so we can help the child to do the same
This taught me to a great extension way.
Parents should be encouraged to redirect the child's behavior into something positive,
By doing that, I wonder if that way the child will forgot about it; and instead, focuses on the positive approach without much effort?
This is in contrast with extrinsic motivation, wherein motivation stems from a desire to avoid punishment or attain a reward. This is what Positive Discipline seeks to avoid, s
Great information, very clear definition of the phrase "extrinsic motivation."
should be delivered in a kind but firm manner, preserving the trust and mutual respect between the adult and the child.[6]
Just amazing! Kids learn to be respectful at the same time if they are treated with respect.
Five criteria
Unquestionably, the best advising ever!
Kind and Firm
sounds impossible, but very powerful
behaviorism promotes "external" locus of control. Positive discipline promotes "internal" locus of co
interesting, "external" and not "internal"
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Positive Discipline A-Z and Positive Discipline in the Classroom (with H. Stephen Glenn). Positive Discipline the First Three Years and Positive Discipline for Preschoolers
Very engrossing knowing the variety of guiding books according to individual's age.
by Dr. Dreikurs in the late 1930s. Dreikurs
Who were these men?
He advocated treating children respectfully,
I wonder how children were treated before 1920s?
The focus of positive discipline is to establish reasonable limits and guide children to take responsibility to stay within these limits
Wow! It totally make sense, so teaching them from an early age would prepare them for the future.
Rather, they are actively involved in helping the child learn how to handle situations more appropriately while remaining calm, friendly and respectful to the children themselves
Very helpful to know, as I see that positiveness is what makes the difference when instructing a child without harm.
"They are disconnected from school and family and are loosely connected with negative peers"
This is very sad!
Minority and low-income areas show even higher numbers. 75 percent of crimes committed in the United States are done by high school drop-outs
Great reflection as a mom of two kids.
Students recognize desirable positive behaviors
This is so true!
But stress is an unavoidable part of daily life and Reinhold Niebuhr suggests to face it, as if having "the serenity to accept the things one cannot change and having the courage to change the things one can." Part of setting priorities and goals is the emotion "worry," and its function is to ignore the present to fixate on a future that never arrives, which leads to the fruitless expense of one's time and energy
Just amazing! This is like conversing with a counselor.
. This process results in a plan with a task list or a schedule or calendar of activities.
Sounds very effective to eliminate unproductive activities.
ny project development as it determines the project completion time and scope
So, applying this method of time management, it could help me to accomplish my goal in time..so true.
Germany, Switzerland, and England.[3] People in these cultures tend to place a large value on productive time management, and tend to avoid decisions or actions that would result in wasted time
Very interesting, and valuable information as I personally think would help me significantly for every decision I make.
cultural concepts of tim
What does that means by cultural concepts?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Great information, and why so many people are affected.
from pressures that do not align with a person's knowledge, skills, or expectations. J
This is so true, especially when someone is new to college for instance.
Occupational stress often stems from pressures that do not align with a person's knowledge, skills, or expectations
This annotation tool is amazing! Learning about the cause of stress helps me to have a better understanding of it.