Description
Considering the theories covered in this course so far, which best fits the practice setting you work in or that you are interested in working in? What elements or aspects of the theory make it relevant for your practice setting?
Select and describe a practice or clinical setting ( use Telemetry/MedSurg floor ,) to use as this assignment’s subject.
Choose a theory that would be an appropriate fit for this setting.
Create a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint® presentation, with detailed speaker notes, in which you:
- Describe your selected practice or clinical setting, including:
- Details that give context to the setting
- Reason for selecting the setting
- Explain the theory you selected for the practice or clinical setting, including the origin of the theory.
- Explain the key concepts that comprise your selected theory.
- Provide examples of how the theory could be applied to professional nursing practice within the selected setting.
- Discuss whether the theory's key concepts could help address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues when working with patients in the chosen setting.
- Explain why the selected theory is relevant for the setting.
- Provide a patient scenario that depicts where the theory's key concepts would guide nursing actions to improve outcomes.
- Describe how you will apply what you have learned this week to your clinical practice.
Include a reference slide with all sources formatted according to current APA guidelines.
Support your work by citing at least 2 current scholarly sources from the University Library, in addition to any textbook citations, using current APA guidelines.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Applying Nursing Theory in a
Telemetry/MedSurg Setting
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Clinical Setting Overview
• What is a Telemetry/MedSurg Floor?
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It’s a specialized hospital unit focusing on cardiac monitoring (Telemetry) and general medical/surgical care.
• Patient conditions
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cardiac arrhythmias, post-surgical recovery, electrolyte imbalances, and acute medical conditions such as pneumonia or sepsis.
Nurses manage complex care plans, provide close monitoring, and respond to critical changes in patient conditions.
• Characteristics of Telemetry/MedSurg setting
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High patient turnover.
Interdisciplinary teamwork with physicians, therapists, and pharmacists.
Technologically driven with telemetry monitors and advanced medical equipment.
Reason for Selecting the Setting
• Personal Interest in Acute Care.
• Passion for delivering comprehensive care to critically ill patients.
• Opportunity to enhance technical and critical thinking skills in a high-stakes environment.
• Professional Growth.
• Develop expertise in cardiac and post-operative care.
• Expand knowledge of telemetry monitoring and data interpretation.
• Impact on Patient Outcomes.
• The ability to intervene promptly in life-threatening situations.
• Promote recovery and positive experiences for patients during vulnerable times.
Selected Nursing Theory
• Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
• Developed in the late 1970s, focusing on holistic care and the nurse-patient relationship.
• Central tenet.
• Caring is the essence of nursing and promotes healing and dignity.
• Integrates humanistic and existential perspectives to focus on the whole person—mind,
body, and spirit.
• Main Purpose.
• Promote health, prevent illness, and foster meaningful nurse-patient interactions.
• Recognizes nursing as both an art and a science.
Origin of the Theory
• Jean Watson’s Background
• Nurse theorist, educator, and researcher with a PhD in educational psychology.
• Founded the Watson Caring Science Institute.
• The Evolution of the Theory
• Published in her book Nursing ‘The Philosophy and Science of Caring’ in 1979.
• Evolved to include the "Caritas Processes," emphasizing intentionality and love in care delivery.
• Influences
• Inspired by humanistic psychology, particularly Carl Rogers.
• Combines existential, spiritual, and ethical principles to create a universal framework for nursing care
Key Concepts of the Theory
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