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Reflection on Nursing Fundamentals

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Outline

Introduction

Human beings

Environment

Health

Nursing

Conclusion

Reference List
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Reflection on Nursing Fundamentals

Introduction

Humanity is a description of individuals who experience varied dimensions of life

from biological, psychological, social, and physical as well as spiritual aspects. Human

beings are continuously developing but remain unique though individual functionality

remains affected by several variables. Human behavior is at times predictable while

other behaviors are quite unique to individuals. All the attributes mentioned in this

paragraph affect health of individuals and therefore in nursing these features are

important. Human culture is about the beliefs and norms that a group of people hold and

it has also been in corporate in nursing fundamentals because culture play a big role in

disease care.

Human beings

The first concept of health is human beings and all the aspects that describe or

make up the health of man. Being able to understand human being health entails a lot

more than understanding the disease mechanism that made that person ill.

What is health? I take health to be a very abstract experience that is as a result of

dynamic interactions of individuals and the environment they live in. and life in general

is a transition which could positively or negatively impact on health and care delivery.

Life transitions can be categorized into three groups; situational transition,

developmental transition and the health related transition. At every different stage in

life, a person experiences developmental transition. Different life circumstances expose

individuals to situational transition like changes in society beliefs or environmental

surroundings.
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Environment

The environment is this second concept and this entails the surrounding that

people spend time, live and carry out their functions including interacting with each

other. A critical factor of health environment is being able to access quality care and the

best specialized medication for various diseases. As far as I see, Lack of access to care

could mean very devastating consequences for the patient. Environment also takes into

consideration the social support and this comes from immediate family members and

the nurses. Conducive environment and specialized treatment ensure speedy recovery.

Human beings are surrounded by physical social, cultural and temporal

surroundings that are integral to their health and a broader description of what

environment is encompasses the spiritual, biological and psychosocial attributes of an

individual. Nurses have a duty to cultivate the balance of the external environment and

internal feelings of people to ensure healthy lives.

Individuals are usually affected by interaction with each other because of life

transition and also because of the social, economic, political and environmental factors

which affect health.

Health

Health as the third concept is critical for the whole process of mediation from

diagnosis to recovery and follow up management. Human health is a critical factor in the

development and progress of the human race as a whole and therefore ensuring that

individuals and families are healthy is a very important issue. Health related changes

are basically because of susceptibility to certain medical conditions and the risk of

people suffering health problems.

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Keeping a person healthy means balancing the various attributes of human being

identified earlier in (biological, psychological, social and spiritual) and the external

forces from the environment. Any imbalance can result in poor body function or lack of

performance of the normal daily routines.

Nursing

Nursing as the fourth concept entails a great deal of service to the clients. This is

where things like assessment and attending to clients needs, learning leadership and

making critical decision for the benefit of patients. This is where learning and teaching is

crucial for care. It also entails addressing ethical and legal requirements and the

capacity to reason critically and work in a team. Nurses have for major responsibilities

including fostering wellbeing of patients, disease and injury prevention and helping in

healing by applying the best skills and current knowledge as long as it’s ethical and

legally allowed.

Nursing can be defined as protecting, fostering, and optimizing health and

abilities, preventing diseases and injuries, alleviating pain and suffering and diagnosis,

treating the diagnosed conditions and advocating for best care for individual and the

community at large. Every person has the right to adequate care to optimize their

functionality. This is why nursing is in a very crucial concept in health care. I believe the

integration of biological principles, medical research, behavior theories, medical care

and social support makes nursing the best way to try and manage the problems

individual, families and communities face.

Basically, nursing entails a method that medical practitioners use for assessment

and identification and decision making regarding some medical condition. Nursing
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concepts guide the process of diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Nurses as medical practitioners and important care givers in any medical facility,

usually undergo rigorous and specialize training for various settings so that they can be

able to offer the best care to their clients who are patients.

Conclusion

Human health ranges on a continuum from illness to wellness and a person

health is rarely constant as one move across the continuum. One can wake up feeling

fine and develops a sickly feeling later in the day. Illnesses range from mild conditions to

extreme medical conditions and even death. Nursing practice helps to keep individuals

healthy. The role is to diagnose and start the treatment process. Nursing has three main

duties; to provide care, manage care and working as disciplinarian to nursing conduct

and performance.
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Reference List

Crisp, J & Taylor, C (Eds). 2009. Potter & Perry's Fundamentals Of Nursing, 3rd Ed,.

Elsevier Mosby: Sydney, Australia

Potter, P.A., & Perry, A.G. 2008. Fundamentals Of Nursing, 7th Ed. Elsevier Mosby: St

Louis