Nursing, at its very core, is a profession rooted in social change and growth. As a nurse returning to school to further your education, you can learn to enhance your practice to become a “Walden Scholar of Change.” The nursing professional holds a responsibility to serve the interests of people and society. As part of this responsibility, nurses are bound by Nursing’s Social Policy Statement. Consider how your own professional practice can expand in shaping the future of nursing, improving the profession, and enhancing the quality of the health care that nursing delivers.
Assignment: 2-to-3-page Paper
• In this Assignment, you will discuss how furthering your nursing education, with a focus on social change, will enhance your current practice and supports your future career planning. Nursing’s Social Contract entails expectations between the nursing profession and society to elevate the health of society.
• Choose 2 of Nursing’s Social Contract elements and discuss how they are foundational to your nursing practice. Elements include caring service; privacy of the patient; knowledge, skill, and competence; hazardous service; responsibility and accountability; progress and development; ethical practice; collaboration; promotion of the health of the public; etcetera.
• Address your future career planning. How do you intend to make a difference by confronting a current challenge in health care where you live, in your profession, or on a global scale?
The two elements of Nursing’s Social Contract that I feel are most foundational to my nursing practice are ethical practice and promotion of the health of the public. Ethical practice is essential for all aspects of patient care and requires nurses to uphold their professional values in order to ensure that patients receive the best possible care (American Nurses Association, 2015). As a nurse, it is my responsibility to act ethically when providing care by adhering to codes such as those established by the nursing profession or other applicable national organizations (Lavazzi & Clark, 2014). In doing so, I am able to provide evidence-based, safe and quality care while also protecting both myself and my patient from harm. Moreover, ethical practices help build trust between both patients and practitioners; this relationship is vital for successful outcomes.
The second element of Nursing’s Social Contract which forms a foundation for my nursing practice is promoting the health of the public. The ultimate goal of nursing is improving population health through preventative measures such as immunizations or education initiatives (World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). By advocating for policies that have been proven effective in improving population health on both local and global levels, nurses can make an impact beyond individual patient care. Through these efforts nurses can influence how society views healthcare as well as its availability not only through direct services but also through policy changes (Lavazzi & Clark, 2014). By being involved in population health initiatives nurses can work towards creating healthier communities overall.
In conclusion, ethical practices and promoting population health play essential roles in successfully achieving optimal patient outcomes while also contributing to societal well being. These two elements are fundamental components within Nursing’s Social Contract which form a basis upon which I strive to provide professional services throughout my career as a nurse practitioner.
his prompts question of what meets all requirements to be a soldier, and whether it is legitimate to kill each other as warriors. Soldiers are individuals who are involved straightforwardly or by implication with the conflict and it is legal to kill ‘to protect the blameless from hurt… rebuff wrongdoers (Begby et al (2006b), Page 290).However, as referenced above non military personnel can’t be hurt, showing soldiers as the main genuine focuses on, one more state of jus in bello, as ‘we may not utilize the sword against the people who have not hurt us (Begby et al (2006b), Page 314).’ likewise, Frowe recommended warriors should be distinguished as warriors, to keep away from the presence of close quarters combat which can wind up in a higher passing count, for instance, the Vietnam War. Additionally, he contended they should be essential for the military, remain battle ready and apply to the guidelines of jus in bello. (Frowe (2011), Page 101-3). This proposes Frowe looks for a fair, simply battle between two members keeping away from non-warrior passings, yet couldn’t this prompt higher demise rate for soldiers, as the two sides have generally equivalent opportunity to win since both utilize comparable strategies? By the by, seemingly Frowe will contend that soldier can legitimately kill one another, showing this is simply, which is likewise upheld by Vittola, who states: ‘it is legal to draw the sword and use it against villains (Begby et al (2006b), Page 309).’ furthermore, Vittola communicates the degree of military strategies utilized, however never arrives at a resolution regardless of whether it’s legal to continue these activities, as he continually tracked down a center ground, where it very well may be legitimate to do things like this yet never consistently (Begby et al (2006b), Page 326-31). This is upheld by Frowe, who estimates the authentic strategies as per proportionality and military need. It relies upon the size of how much harm done to each other, to pass judgment on the activities after a conflict. For instance, one can’t just nuke the psychological militant gatherings all through the center east, since it isn’t just corresponding, it will harm the entire populace, an unseen side-effect. All the more critically, the troopers should have the right aim in the thing they will accomplish, forfeiting the expenses for their activities. For instance: to execute all detainees of war, they should do it for the right expectation and for a noble motivation, relative to the damage done to them. This is upheld by Vittola: ‘not generally legal to execute all warriors… we should consider… size of the injury caused by the foe.’ This is additionally upheld by Frowe approach, which is much more upright than Vittola’s view however suggests similar plans: ‘can’t be rebuffed just for battling.’ This implies one can’t just rebuff another in light of the fact that they have been a soldier. They should be treated as others consciously as could be expected. Be that as it may, the circumstance is heightened in the event that killing them can prompt harmony and security, inside the interests, all things considered. Generally, jus in bello recommends in wars, mischief must be utilized against warriors, never against the blameless. In any case, eventually, the point is to lay out harmony and security inside the federation. As Vittola’s decision: ‘the quest for equity for which he battles and the guard of his country’ is the thing countries ought to be battling for in wars (Begby et al (2006b), Page 332). Subsequently, albeit the present world has