Related Experiment Videos
The Nurse Project: an analysis for nurses to take back our work
1University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada TRN IN4. mrankin@ucalgary.ca
Nursing Inquiry
|November 13, 2009
Summary
Nurses should unite collectively to analyze challenges arising from healthcare efficiencies. This collective action and analysis, informed by institutional ethnography (IE), empowers nurses to critically evaluate and reshape their practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Sociology of Health
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Healthcare systems increasingly prioritize efficiency, impacting nursing practice and patient care.
- Dominant analytical frameworks may obscure how nursing reforms reorganize care delivery.
- There is a need for nurses to develop critical perspectives on their work.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for collective nursing action and analysis regarding efficiency-driven healthcare changes.
- To demonstrate how institutional ethnography (IE) can reveal overlooked aspects of nursing practice reforms.
- To present pedagogical strategies for fostering critical analysis among nursing students.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing examples from an institutional ethnographic (IE) research project.
- Describing two classroom-based teaching strategies informed by IE.
- Applying theoretical frameworks of IE to analyze nursing work and reforms.
Main Results:
- Dominant approaches can lead nurses to overlook how reforms reshape their practice.
- Institutional ethnography provides tools to uncover these reorganizations.
- Classroom strategies effectively equip students with analytical skills for nursing activism.
Conclusions:
- Collective nursing analysis is crucial for addressing challenges in efficiency-focused healthcare.
- Institutional ethnography offers a valuable framework for understanding and critiquing nursing practice.
- Educational strategies can empower nurses to develop alternative analyses and engage in activism.
Related Concept Videos
01:30Current Trends in Nursing II
Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...
01:29Nursing Code of Ethics
The Nursing Code of Ethics sets the ethical benchmark for the profession, and guides nurses in ethical analysis and decision making at the societal, organizational, and clinical levels. The code encompasses showing compassion and respect for the patient, their families, and communities in all circumstances while committing to providing patient-centered care. In addition, the code states that nurses must advocate for the patient by defending a cause or recommendation to protect their rights,...
01:27Fundamentals of Nursing Process I
The nursing process is the core of practice for every registered nurse to deliver holistic, patient-focused care. The following are the five steps in the nursing process.
01:15Nursing Evaluation
The evaluation stage signals the end of the nursing process. The nurse gathers evaluative data to assess whether or not the patient has attained the expected results. Whereas the nurse collects data in the nursing assessment to identify the patient's health concerns, the evaluation stage data determines if the indicated health issues are resolved. Evaluative data collection includes two sections: the data acquired to evaluate patient outcomes and the time criteria for data collection.
Section...
Section...
01:23Nurses' Legal Responsibilities II
Establishing a secure, collaborative nurse-patient relationship is crucial for delivering high-quality care. This relationship, founded on trust, respect, and honesty, enhances the patient's comfort and willingness to share vital health information. For example, a nurse who listens actively and without judgment provides clear information about health conditions and treatment options and respects patient decisions, which builds a trusting relationship.
Communication between nurses and patients...
Communication between nurses and patients...
01:25Fundamentals of Nursing Process II
There are several characteristics related to delivering nursing care. One vital characteristic of the nursing process is that it can be used to protect nurses and justify the provided care. Productive use of the nursing process requires the knowledge and skills of nurses to assess and solve issues. Nurses should develop and strengthen their critical thinking skills and evidence-based nursing interventions to improve their skills in formulating nursing care plans. A well-defined approach to...