Topic 2- DQ 1

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The knowledge of the foundation and history of nursing can provide us a context in which to understand current nursing care because it gives us a broad idea of where and who our profession began with. Nursing has been a part of communities for a long time whether it was taking care of one’s neighbor or bandaging a soldier’s wounds. Florence Nightengale used her basic nursing skills and knowledge to involve a push for more sanitary conditions for soldier’s healthcare in the British military. Her work was noticed because families and soldiers could see that what she was doing was actually working, causing less unnecessary deaths. This is how nursing was put on the map and was respected by the community. Florence used data and numbers and statistics to save lives. (Hood, L. J., & Leddy, S. K. ,2006).

If we do not have a solid knowledge and understanding of the roots of nursing we can do our job on a day to day basis, however if the time came to make a change and improvements for our patients we may not have the skills to do it. Nursing theories allow us to continue to direct our nursing care and keep a direction in which we want our careers to go. We can dig deep into our nursing practice and find out what it will take to make a change. We can grow as nurses by referring back to original thoughts and ideas of the nursing theories and try to understand what nursing means to us. (Hood, L. J., & Leddy, S. K. ,2006).

Three trends I see in nursing practice from “Nursing Timeline of Historical Events” is caring for those who cannot care for themselves, taking care of the environment to benefit the individual and education . Several of the very first names in nursing, including St. Vincent De Paul focused their work specifically on the poor and dying. These people are those who need us the most, they are unable to take care of themselves and need extra attention. This has influenced my day to day nursing care because I see people at their most vulnerable and I have to remember these people are scared and it is in my hands to not only care for them as a nurse but also offer emotional support. The sanitation of a patient’s environment is also a trend I saw in the history of nursing especially in nursing careers like that of Harriet Dame, who worked hard to advocate for the military to have sanitary areas to be treated, sanitary nursing supplies and adequate surgeons. This is important to me in my nursing care because we are always doing more and learning more to prevent hospital acquired infections for our patients. Whenever doing a sterile dressing change always making sure I take my time as to not harm my patients, or even just offering a patient a shower/sponge bath and cleaning their sheets. Finally,I found many of these historical nurses were involved in education of new nurses and passing on of their skills to others. This is very relevant to me as I am always wanting to learn more in my nursing career and am working on my BSN to continue my education. ( “Nursing timeline of historical events n.d.”)

Refrences

Hood, L. J., & Leddy, S. K. (2006). Conceptual bases of professional nursing (6th ed.).

Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Topic 2 DQ 1

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According to the assigned article, “Health Disparity and Structural Violence: How Fear Undermines Health Among Immigrants at Risk for Diabetes,” narratives tell the story of the interconnectedness between fear and health. Thematically, the issue of fear is a dominant feature that affects how an individual approaches day-to-day living and health. Explain the relationship between fear and health identified by the researchers in the article. Do you agree that structural violence perpetuates health disparity?

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Topic 2 DQ 1

Please write a paragraph with your opinion based on the text bellow. Please include citations and references in case you need to used for the question.

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Child abuse is widespread with 3million cases reported annually in the United states and 1million of these cases are found substantiated proving that child abuse is the top reported form of maltreatment (Center of Child Protection and Family Support, 2018). The most common types of maltreatment seen in school age children are physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect. Physical and emotional assessment findings a nurse may see that could indicate abuse are repeated injuries that are unexplainable that evidence does not support including bruises, breaks, or cuts, poor hygiene, showing interest in sex that is not age appropriate or acting out sexual behaviors, sleep disturbances or nightmares, and showing aggressive actions toward adults, other children, or pets (Center of Child Protection and Family Support, 2018). Some western cultures use harsh initiation rituals including genial operations, facial scarring, beatings, and hazing by older members of the group and have food withheld or are forced to vomit. In other western cultures practices such as allowing an infant to cry themselves out, putting children in their room and night alone to sleep, or forcing them to sit in a classroom all day would be considered abusive (Feldman, n.d). It is important to recognize cultural diversity when assessing for abuse because misinterpretation can lead to unnecessary reporting and interventions by authorities. In the state of Arizona, a nurse is required to report suspected child abuse immediately to the Department of Children Services and to Law enforcement (Arizona Department of Child Safety, 2018). A nurse in the state of Arizona is required by law to report any reasonable belief of child abuse defined as disclosure of information by a child describing a sexual act, unexplainable injuries or injuries that are inconsistent with explanation, or a third party that discloses information that leads the nurse to suspect abuse (Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center, 2018).

References

Arizona Department of Child Safety. (2018). Report Child Abuse or Neglect. Retrieved from https://dcs.az.gov/report-child-abuse

Center of Child Protection and Family Support. (2018). Recognizing Abuse & Neglect FAQs. Retrieved from http://www.centerchildprotection.org/report_abuse….

Families and Their Children. Retrieved from http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/downloa…

Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center. (2018). MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE. Retrieved from https://www.sacacenter.org/mandatory-reporter-trai…

Topic 2 DQ 1

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“Probability sampling, also known as random sampling, requires that every member of the study population has an equal and independent opportunity to be chosen for inclusion in a study” (Grove & Cipher, 2017, p. 13). Random sampling is important because it provides information about data that is completely at random without someone’s personal input or prejudices. This helps to gather information about various types of frequencies. An example is population. Getting random sampling information about a population allows to gather information about different cultures, races, genders, etc. “Sampling seldom results in a completely accurate estimate of the population, but a larger sample size reduces variation and increases the likelihood that an estimate is reasonably accurate” (Dobson, Woller-Skar, & Green, 2017). With a smaller sample size, the information and data retrieved from that sample will be more accurate but the larger the size becomes, the data may be more skewed. In order to prevent skewed data, smaller sample sizes should be done. They could be done more frequently to gather a wide range of information.

References

Dobson, C., Woller-Skar, M. M., & Green, J. (2017). An inquiry-based activity to show the importance of sample size and random sampling. National Science Teachers Association, , 76-81. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds/…

Grove, S. K., & Cipher, D. J. (2017). Statistics for nursing research: a workbook for evidence-based practice(2nd ed.). [elsevier]. Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/#/books/978032335…