NR 103 Transition to Profession Small Group Discussion Unit 3
NR 103
NR103
Transition to Profession Small Group Discussion Unit 3
NR 103 Week 3
... [Show More] Small Group Discussion
1. When taking care of patients, why do you think it is important to utilize the appropriate resources?
2. How do you think evidence from nursing journals affects patient care?
3. What role does using the right evidence play in being a professional nurse?
4. What role does understanding plagiarism and academic integrity play in being a professional nurse?
Answer
When taking care of our patient it is important to utilize the appropriate resources to save life and to make health care better. As a nurse/future nurse it is my responsible to care for patients with the ultimate care they need, in other to bring them to a better health. To reach this goal I must utilize the appropriate resources, skills, talent and knowledge to provide care to all.
I think evidence from nursing journals affects patient care because this will encourage and teach nurses to adopt to enhanced nursing practice in providing care. I believe this will reduce health care risk and improve knowledge in nursing practice.
The role of using the right evidence in professional nursing is by making quality decisions based on clinical expertise, current and relevant research to provide the best health to all patient.
According to Theart and Smit, academic integrity is described as the prevalence of honesty in all academic matters. Nursing is considered a highly ethical profession and relies on the moral integrity of individual practitioners to provide safe nursing care (Theart, C.J. & Smit, I., 2012). Understanding plagiarism and academic integrity plays a vital role in becoming a professional nurse because as student it is required for us to give credit to our source. Claiming other people’s work as ours is plagiarism and a bridge in academic integrity.
Reference
Theart, C.J. & Smit, I., 2012, ‘The status of academic integrity amongst nursing students at a nursing education institution in the Western Cape’, Curationis 35(1), Art. #27, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ curationis.v35i1.27 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. [Show Less]