What does a nurse do?

What does a nurse do?

           Nurses do lots of things that is why this profession is a unique one. It is a fulfilling job for them to do good deeds, help, care and many more on the people that needs them. Their job is kinda hard yet they are paid not fairly. Some of this doesn't seem too glamorous, but RN's can choose where they work which, in turn, somewhat dictates what they will have to see and/or do. They do charting, pass medication, perform treatments on wounds, give shots, start IVs, draw blood, supervisor positions, be a director of nursing, work in all areas of a hospital and nursing home, hospice nurse(care of the dieing). But in order to be a good nurse you need to be compassionate to the family and the patient. Must be willing to do all the care needed by the patient not just the charting and passing medication. They wont do a thing for anyone that they do not have to. To be a true nurse you need to start at the bottom and work your way up, it takes a little longer but, you get a better understanding of your patients.

            In the operating room a nurse assists the surgeon by making sure he has the proper instruments as he needs them. A nurse anesthetist works with the anestheseologist to monitor the patients level of anesthesia. There are also supervisory positions for nurses in the hospital setting . Nurses can specialize in midwifery and deliver babies, as a nurse practitioner in a doctors office and function as a doctor under supervision, and there are many specialty areas in the hospital setting. In my years working as a nurse, I preferred the actual hands on bedside nursing care of patients. For short, nurses are very important and we should respect them as they respect as well.

The Foundation of Knowledge Model

• How did you acquire knowledge?

            As human beings we all have the potential to acquire knowledge and learn new things throughout our lives. The quest to acquire knowledge can go beyond job training or formal education and every person can benefit from making life a learning journey in which she learns something new every day.
Knowledge can be acquired through higher education but it can also be acquired through free and plentiful sources such as public libraries and the Internet. (http://www.eHow.com)

        One way to think about the problem of acquiring knowledge in terms of the era we are discussing is to regard reason, the senses and faith as competing ways of getting at the truth about reality. One might hold, with Plato for example, that the senses will not get one to the truth about reality; that only reason will lead us to knowledge of reality and how to lead the best life and attain genuine happiness. Or one might argue that the senses provide knowledge of the world that is more basic than anything which reason tells us. Or, one might hold that both reason and the senses are poor guides and that only faith will reveal the way things really are. (http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/know.html)

• How did you process knowledge?

           The Knowledge Processes represent a range of different ways of making knowledge. They are forms of action, or things you do in order to know. Following are some activity types which illustrate each of the Knowledge Processes. Many of the activities can be used across more than one Knowledge Process. Thanks to Rita Van Haren who has expanded this into such a wonderfully rich range of learning experiences. 

Overview – The Knowledge Processes at a Glance

Experiencing
Conceptualising
Analysing
Applying

Activity Suggestions for the Knowledge Processes
Experiencing the Known

Alphabet Ladder
Baseline Data
Before and After Web
Book Orientation and Predictions
Brainstorming
Concept Wall
Connecting with Text
Data Chart
DOVE Brainstorming
Finish the Sentence
Give One, Get One
Graffiti Board
Hot Potato
Image Documentary
Imagine-Elaborate-Predict-Confirm
Inner-Outer Circles
Interests and Passions
Jigsaw Puzzle
Knowledge Journey: K -W-L, K-W-H-L and A-N-F-L
Last Word
Literacy Experiences: Receptive Activities
Multiliteracies Experiences: Receptive Activities
Mystery Boxes or 20 Questions
News Story
Personal Profile
Picture Association
Picture Prediction
Placemat
Possible Sentences
Rocket Writing
Round Robin
Round Robin Sharing
Spider Map
Stand and Share
Stream of Consciousness Recollection
Think-Pair-Share
Think-Pair-Square
Think-Wink-Decide
Three Step Interview
Tournament Prioritising
Values Lines
Word Splash
Word Wall
World Cafe

  (http://newlearningonline.com)

• How did you generate knowledge?

            While this is a question that has been asked over and over, without us being any closer to the answer, nevertheless, it is important to develop an understanding of how people generate knowledge. Once this individual knowledge has been developed, it is shared. This sharing is done in a number of ways, like storytelling (this is getting to be a bit of a fad), or at times, even unknowingly. For example, others might actually learn something simply by observing you, or seeing what you do in a particular scenario, and so on. This sharing of knowledge is by itself generating new knowledge, in the form of a shared understanding, or a shared model. This is the second step, and leads to a repitition of the first step. (http://atulrai1.blogspot.com)


• How did you disseminate knowledge?

           In particular, the term "knowledge dissemination" has different meanings to different people. Its most common definition is the transfer of knowledge within and across settings, with the expectation that the knowledge will be "used" conceptually (as learning, enlightenment, or the acquisition of new perspectives or attitudes) or instrumentally, (in the form of modified or new practices.) There are, however, those who see dissemination as having other legitimate outcomes. Some of these outcomes include: (1) increased awareness; (2) ability to make informed choices among alternatives; and (3) the exchange of information; materials or perspectives. In 1977, a conference of dissemination professionals, the Dissemination Analysis Group, defined dissemination as including these outcomes, as well as conceptual and instrumental use of new knowledge. The implication was also drawn that different strategies are needed to achieve each purpose. (www.wikepedia.com)