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Ethical Issues

Nurses are essential in patient care, upholding the ethical principles of their profession and effectively navigating ethical dilemmas. Neglecting ethical issues can lead to inadequate patient care, compromised therapeutic relationships, and moral distress among healthcare workers.
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Techniques of therapeutic communication I: Active Listening, Sharing Observations, Validation, and Using Touch

Techniques of therapeutic communication I: Active Listening, Sharing Observations, Validation, and Using Touch

The history of therapeutic communication can be traced back to Florence Nightingale, who emphasized the importance of developing trusting relationships with patients. She taught that the presence of nurses with patients results in therapeutic healing.
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Techniques of Therapeutic Communication II: Focusing, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Techniques of Therapeutic Communication II: Focusing, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Focusing involves centering a conversation on a message's critical elements or concepts. Focusing is valuable if the talk is vague or patients begin to repeat themselves. Sometimes, when patients are asked about their symptoms, they may go off-topic and try to tell their entire life story. Respectfully, the nurse should bring the conversation back into focus.
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Current Trends in Nursing II

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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,...

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

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Theories play an essential role in organizing patient care. Theories refer to a proposed or followed belief, policy, or procedure that is the basis for action. Nursing theories are knowledge-based concepts that guide nurses' actions, influence nursing education and practice, and allow nurses to care for their patients.
Theories provide a perspective to assess patients' conditions and organize data and methods. They also assist in analyzing and interpreting information. They represent a...

Ethical Dilemmas I

Ethical Dilemmas I

Ethical dilemmas in nursing are of utmost importance, as they often arise from the tension between adhering to core ethical principles and the practical realities of healthcare delivery. These dilemmas require nurses to navigate complex situations where competing ethical considerations pull them in different directions.
Let us explore some examples to understand the potentially complex moral decisions nurses face.
Take the case of caring for minors, particularly in areas related to reproductive...

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Therapeutic Massage for Psychological Well-being in Geriatric Oncology

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Complementary therapies: a challenge for nursing practice.

Patricia O'Regan¹, Teresa Wills, Anna O'Leary

¹School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland.

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)

|March 4, 2010

Summary

The use of complementary therapies is increasing, necessitating that nurses possess knowledge and skills for holistic patient care. Enhanced education is crucial to support nurses in providing informed advice on these therapies.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare
Nursing Education
Complementary Therapies

Background:

Complementary therapy use has significantly increased in recent years.
Nurses play a key role in healthcare delivery and advising patients.
Holistic care requires addressing patients' physical, psychological, social, and emotional needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the current use and development of complementary therapies in healthcare.
To discuss the need for enhanced nursing education in complementary therapies.
To highlight the importance of nurses' knowledge for providing holistic care.

Main Methods:

Literature review on complementary therapies in healthcare.
Analysis of the role of education in nursing practice.
Discussion of knowledge gaps and educational needs.

Main Results:

Growing integration of complementary therapies into mainstream healthcare.
Identified need for improved nursing knowledge and skills in this area.
Importance of education for evidence-based complementary therapy advice.

Conclusions:

Nurses require comprehensive knowledge of complementary therapies for effective holistic care.
Enhanced educational strategies are essential to equip nurses with necessary skills.
Further development in nursing education will support the safe and appropriate use of complementary therapies.