Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A mother who breast-feeds her baby.  

A set of stated principles about nursing which gives professionals a way of formulating a plan of care, assessing its success and addressing any problems which arise from it. A conceptual model that refers to abstract and general ideas about human beings, their environments and health, and nursing.  

The treatment of illness by nursing care, without surgery. In the nursing process, the step after planning. This step involves all aspects of actual caring for the patient and requires full knowledge of the assessment and planning stages of the nursing process. The goals of nursing intervention are stated in the planning step of the…

A nurse-led ward or unit that sets out to demonstrate by example innovative high-quality care, to reflect on practice and draw lessons from this experience, and to provide learning opportunities for other nurses.  

A formal detailed review of records or observation of nursing actions so that judgments can be made about the quality of nursing care being given. A procedure to evaluate the quality of nursing care provided for a patient. Established criteria for care are the yardstick for the evaluation.  

In the UK, an organisation that sets standards for the education, practice and conduct of nurses, midwives and health visitors.  

The work or profession of being a nurse. Care for sick people provided by a nurse. Practicing the profession of being a nurse. The American Nurses’ Association defines nursing as “the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.” Nurses are the largest single group of staff working in the health…

An experienced nurse who teaches student nurses.  

An area in or near a ward from which nurses work, keep records and control the activities of the ward.  

A nurse who has administrative duties in a hospital or a health service. A nurse who has responsibility for a unit within a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory care setting. The nurse manager supervises staff performance and patient care.