NR 390 (NR 390)

NR 390 Week 1 Discussion, Nursing History Nursing history is not just about the past and famous people, but is being made by nurses every day. Who do you know that is making nursing history today? Describe the contributions that one specific nurse is making to nursing history today. Hello Professor and Class! As the saying goes “Not all superheroes wears capes”. I love what I do and yes there are several great nurses that I have admired in my 13years in nursing career and I believe there...

NR 390 Week 2 Discussion, Practices from the Past Catherine McAuley’s philosophy of careful nursing was applicable in pre-Nightingale times and is applicable today. Select one of the 10 key concepts of the philosophy of careful nursing and describe how it might have been applied in McAuley’s time and how it might be applied in your professional nursing practice today. Hello Professor and Class! In the 19th century, the careful nursing was developed by Catherine McAuley who was part of the...

NR 390 Week 8 Discussion, AACN BSN Essential VIII and Your Future Practice AACN BSN Essential VIII clearly calls for BSN graduates to appreciate nursing history and its impact on today’s professional nursing practice. As you consider your future professional nursing practice, tell us • How you will share stories and lessons from nursing history with your nursing colleagues, and • How lessons from nursing history will impact your future nursing practice Hello Professor and Class! ...

NR390 Week 7 Discussion, Interview Impact Hello Professor and Class! Emily is the nurse I chose to interview for my class paper. I know her from my community in which I leave and happen to work in the same organization as her but different hospitals. In the 2010 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, there are four key messages listed aimed at helping nurses transform healthcare (Chamb...

Amazing Changes and Events (graded) The mid-to-late 20th century was filled with amazing changes and events in professional nursing. Select one of these changes or events, describe it, and explain how that change or event has impacted the quality of nursing practice today. There are two aspects that caught my attention in this week's lesson; the division of nursing care into specialties as well as the implementation of national certification. By the 60s, intensive care units and coronary c...

NR 390 Week 5 Discussion, Progress in Nursing in the Early-to-Mid 20th Century There was much progress in nursing during the early-to-middle part of the 20th century (1900 through the late 1930s). After reading the textbook and the lesson for this week, describe one area of change in nursing that intrigues you during that time period. Discuss how that area could be applied today. There were great advances in public health nursing during the early part of the 20th century. Lillian Wald, who,...

NR390 Week 4 Discussion, Impact of 19th-Century Nurses During the 19th century, we saw some great works from pioneer nurses who had limited education, but did an extraordinary job in caring for the patients. In the 20th century, nursing education and research was front and center. In order to promote the nursing profession to the world, educating the public was viewed as one of the channels to move forward this agenda. Mary Adelaide Nutting is known as the world’s first nursing pro...

Nightingale Information New to You (graded) The basic story of Florence Nightingale is familiar to most nurses. This week we learned more about Nightingale’s life and work. Select at least one piece of the Nightingale legacy that was new to you and tell us how this changed your understanding of this great woman and her contributions to nursing. List for nurses duties from 1887 (n.d.). Retrieved from I have to admit that I wasn’t very familiar with Florence Nightingale’s story. I re...

NR 390 Week 2 Discussion, Practices from the Past Catherine McAuley’s philosophy of careful nursing was applicable in pre-Nightingale times and is applicable today. Select one of the 10 key concepts of the philosophy of careful nursing and describe how it might have been applied in McAuley’s time and how it might be applied in your professional nursing practice today. In this week’s lesson, the concept of careful nursing developed by Catherine McAuley was introduced. McAuley’s p...