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Kimberly Applebee

Health Promotion

HEALTH PROMOTION

» OBJECTIVE

Demonstrate the ability to incorporate the dimensions of person, nursing, and environment to promote health in a variety of nursing situations.




» NURSING 220:

     My clinical experience in Nursing 220 included six weeks at a long term care facility.  My particular location allowed me to care for a single patient and establish a trusting relationship with the resident. There is a variety of skills performed on both my resident and other residents within the facility. The list of skills can be viewed by looking at my Clinical Skills Checklist.  I also had the opportunity to go to another facility where I worked with a younger population. The various residents I have provided clinically competent care can be found by looking at my Record of Clinical Practice.

» NURSING 270:

   The main focus of this class, health promotion side, is to facilitate an environment that is both comforting and educational for the client/patient. The tools gained from this class were illustrated in my Community Teaching Project.


 » MY PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING:


My assumptions about nursing

     The core of nursing is:
to improve a person's health with or without disease
    The focus of nursing is: to guide; a process of healing, changing, and educating.

My beliefs about persons, health, and environment are:


     Persons (Individuals, families, communities):  Each person is unique and holds the potential to do what ever they set their mind to. Both family and community make up a person's environment, which provides a support system.
     Health: It is subjective in the sense that with the outlook of a person can determine there health status.
     Environment: There are two types of environments, internal and external. Both can negatively and positively affect a persons health. in actuality, it determines a person's health.


My beliefs about the outcomes of nursing


   The outcome is to improve health through alleviating signs and symptoms in an attempt to bring the patient to maximum health for that particular individual.

My beliefs about how to facilitate health
 
   It encompasses both mind, body, and soul. There are many medical and alternative treatments that can be used in the healing process.

How will I live out my philosophy in practice?

   I will educate the client with all the necessary information while assisting their needs, mental and physical. I will understand that each person is an individual with varying needs and different backgrounds. Altogether, i will be supportive and therapeutic in the patient's healing process.




 
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*** CODE OF ARMS ***





The following picture illustrates my code of arms. It reflects both my nursing philosophy, which describes how I believe nursing is facilitate and represents.




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LINKS:

The links titled Clinical Skills Checklist and  Community Teaching Project will be coming soon.