Concept of nursing

Concepts of nursing

*  The nursing science is an independent applying science.

* Nursing is a profession. Nursing can assist individual to meet the basic needs.

* Nursing can assist individual to meet the basic needs.

* The task of nursing are:-

to promote health

to prevent disease

to assist healing

to assist dying patient

* The client is a holistic human being.

* The working place includes hospital, family, community and whole society.

* Nursing is not only a science, but also an art.

* The nursing science is attaches importance to human beings living environment and the interaction between human being and it's environment.

* The nursing science is a gradually perfect and developing science.

* There are mainly four concepts of nursing related to 

Person 

Environment

Health

Nursing

The connection between these four concepts are explained in the following statement.

∆  Aims and objective of Nursing

* The four aims :-

Promote Health

Prevent Illness

Restore Health

Facilitate coping with death and disability.

* The four aims of nursing interrelate by the nurse using cognitive, technical, interpersonal and ethical/ legal abilities or skills.

                   ∆ Objectives

* To establish and promise implementation of standards of nursing practice, nursing education and nursing services as defined by statutory bodies.

* To encourage members to adhere to the ethical considerations of nurses as patient advocates.

* To promote and protect the economic and general welfare of nurses.

* To continually review and clarify the role of nurse.

* To interpret the aims of various educational programmes and career opportunities.

* To identify the educational needs of practice.

*  To initiate legislation and proposal for government regulations.

* To speak for the nursing profession in relationship with profession, community and governmental groups.