lecture recording on 04 March 2025 at 20.50.45 PM

Professional Judgment and Culture

• Importance of understanding professional judgment in nursing.

• Culture significantly impacts care provision.

• Need for awareness of family dynamics and its influence on patient care.

• Role of patient education and collaboration in nursing practice.

Nursing Process

• Understanding nursing diagnosis vs. medical diagnosis.

• Overview of the steps in the nursing process, which will be covered in detail later.

• Emphasis on promoting health and preventing illness.

• Need to adapt care for different communities and populations.

Tendering Care

• Importance of caring for overall well-being.

• Understanding that students may not discuss personal health issues in class.

• Encouragement to support students in practicing self-care.

• Preparing students to care for patients, families, and communities, while also focusing on their own well-being.

Self-Care Practices

• Essential elements of self-care practices:

  • Hygiene

  • Sufficient sleep

  • Regular exercise (e.g., yoga)

  • Healthy eating

  • Meditation and relaxation techniques.

• Importance of having resources and mentors for guidance and support.

Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

• Definition of burnout: working excessive hours leading to emotional exhaustion.

• Compassion fatigue: reducing ability to empathize due to continuous exposure to suffering.

• Recognition of the need to ask for help and take breaks.

• Signs of compassion fatigue:

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Irritability

  • Increased impatience

  • Substance abuse (drugs/alcohol).

Social Support and Self-Care

• Importance of social support among colleagues in mitigating compassion fatigue.

• Utilizing small pockets of time for self-care amidst busy work schedules.

• Activities like listening to music, journaling, and meditation enhance well-being.

Holistic Health and Wellness

• Wellness encompasses more than the absence of illness.

• Definition of health: a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being.

• Reference to WHO's definition of health.

Health Models

• Overview of different health models relevant to nursing education:

  • Health Belief Model: focuses on individual beliefs about health risks and benefits.

  • Health Promotion Model: emphasizes motivation and well-being.

  • Transtheoretical Model: stages of behavior change (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance).

  • Holistic Health Model: approaches the patient as a whole individual.

Levels of Prevention

• Importance of understanding different levels of prevention in nursing:

  • Primordial Prevention: preventing risk factors before they occur (e.g., safe environments).

  • Primary Prevention: actions taken to prevent the onset of disease (e.g., vaccinations).

  • Secondary Prevention: early detection through screening (e.g., annual check-ups).

  • Tertiary Prevention: rehabilitation and prevention of complications after disease onset (e.g., physical therapy after a stroke).

Modifiable vs. Nonmodifiable Risk Factors

• Recognition of modifiable factors (e.g., diet, exercise) vs. nonmodifiable factors (e.g., age, gender).

• Awareness leads to proactive health management.