Professional_Roles_and_Values_Task_1_C304_docx.docx C304 INFLUENCES ON MY NURSING CAREER

Professional_Roles_and_Values_Task_1_C304_docx.docx  C304  INFLUENCES ON MY NURSING CAREER  C304 Task 1  Western Governors University  A. Nursing Theory  The nursing theory that has most influenced my values and goals would be Florence Nightingales theory of environmental adaptation.   A1. Excellent Nursing Practice  I believe most nurses try to emulate the practices and theories of Florence Nightingale because they are still prevalent and used in todays practices. Nurses today utilize the “canons of nursing that guide the practice of professional nursing” (Cherry & Jacob, 2019, p.81). Of Nightingales canons or standards, nurses today implement most of them. The important ones that are used for patient care are noise, variety, diet, light, chattering hopes and advices, and cleanliness.   As nurses we apply these canons in a variety of ways. Noise, as Nightingale explained is “the unnecessary noise, or noise that creates an expectation in the mind is that which hurts a patient” (Cherry & Jacob, 2019, p.81). Many times, while we are attending to multiple patients, sometimes we are not aware of how much noise we project. We must be vigilant in our practice to use noise appropriately so that patients are in a quiet environment to facilitate healing.   Variety is another way that nurses today implement better patient care. Most hospitals endorse pet therapy programs that promote healing and “alleviate the boredom felt by those suffering (Cherry & Jacob, 2019, p.81). Nurses have also been creative in their approaches to pat