NUR 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nurse Education
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Nursing: the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations. The focus of nursing is on the human response to actual or potential health problems and advocacy for various clients. What is a profession? (cid:862)a (cid:448)o(cid:272)atio(cid:374) o(cid:396) o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374) that (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es spe(cid:272)ialized k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge, skills, s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) (cid:373)ethods a(cid:374)d the (cid:448)alues (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h a(cid:374)d is taught i(cid:374) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) of highe(cid:396) edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) Development of theory, reasoning, and research is important for the recognition of nursing as a profession. What is a discipline? (cid:862)a (cid:271)(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)h of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge o(cid:396) a files of study (cid:449)ith disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t theo(cid:396)eti(cid:272)al (cid:271)ody of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge and defined by boundaries. Rise of advanced practice and development of individual body of knowledge important. Nursing education evolving and practice changing with development and expansion of theory, reasoning and research into nursing.
