Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.
Considering all your discussion topics, develop a self-reflection that summarizes the Nursing Theories that you considered more applicable in your practice. Discussion topics: Analyze the potential effectiveness resulting from professional or nurse-provided social support versus enhancement of social support provided by personal relationship and social networks for parents of children with chronic mental illness. The … Read more
Discuss the underlying assumptions and potential ramifications of having proxy subjective health status or evaluation measures for children or those unable to speak for themselves.
Discuss the underlying assumptions and potential ramifications of having proxy subjective health status or evaluation measures for children or those unable to speak for themselves.
Attachment theory delves into the bonds between people. It focuses mainly on long-term relationships, such as between a father and a child, which begins to be fostered from birth, it is important to note that during the first weeks of life an affective bond is established between the mother and the newborn . It … Read more
According to the attachment theory, a strong and healthy development of attachment between a parent and a child is crucial for the child’s emotional and psychological well-being (Bosmans et al., 2020). When nurses are working with parents, they attempt to promote a healthy attachment by stimulating certain behaviors. By promoting these behaviors, the nurse … Read more
A surrogate role in nursing can be defined as a situation where a nurse acts as an advocate or a substitute for a patient’s closely related person. Peplau, however, defines the surrogate role in a more comprehensive way that gives the nurse the role of advocating for the patient’s welfare and acting, including interpersonal … Read more
The surrogate role is not one that is frequently mentioned in recent nursing practice literature. Is that role as defined by Peplau relevant to nursing practice as currently experienced. If so, in what way. If not, why?
Analyze the potential effectiveness resulting from professional or nurse-provided social support versus enhancement of social support provided by personal relationship and social networks for parents of children with chronic mental illness.
Parents of children with severe psychological disorders may benefit from professional and nurse-provided social care as well as the augmentation of social support offered by close friendships and social networks. According to the American Psychiatric Association (2022), a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that has continued unabated or is anticipated to persist for … Read more