| Nursing
Philosophy
The Department of Nursing philosophy
derives from, and is consistent with the
Mission/Vision/Values Statement of Huntington Hospital.
Professional
nurses assume leadership roles within the hospital
and the Department of Nursing by managing patient
care, collaborating with each other, as well
as with members of other healthcare disciplines
within the agency and the community, and by supervising,
guiding and directing professional, technical
and nursing support personnel. They practice
autonomously, consistent with professional standards
and the New York State Nurse Practice Act.
Professional
nursing is both an art and a humanistic science
which provides essential service to society by
promoting the health of individuals, families
and communities. Health is viewed as a dynamic
process which exists on a continuum from wellness
to illness to death. The scope of professional
nursing, along the health continuum, is the diagnosis
and treatment of human responses to actual or
potential health problems. The focus of professional
nursing is assisting patients to achieve maximum
wellness or, when this is not possible, a peaceful
and dignified death.
The Department of Nursing strives to fulfill
its social contract with society by promoting
the health of the community which it serves.
This is realized by a commitment to the following
values and beliefs, with THE CORE BELIEF BEING
THAT THE PATIENT COMES FIRST:
- Patients have the right to
informed consent and autonomy in health care
decision-making.
- Patients have the right to
maximum comfort and the adequate management
of pain.
- Patients have the right to
respectful, knowledgeable, safe, and therapeutic
nursing care rendered in a healing environment.
- Professional nursing provides
a caring relationship that facilitates health
and healing.
- Nursing care must be evidence-based
and its quality is improved by rigorous and
continuous
- measurement, evaluation, and
research.
- Professional nursing expertise
and representation is essential in all activities
that impact the practice of nursing and patient
care.
- Professional nursing regulates
itself by defining its practice base and providing
the structures through which nursing services
will be delivered. Nurses have the right to
practice in an environment that allows them
to act in accordance with professional standards
and legally authorized scopes of practice.
- Professional
nursing practice must be congruent with ANA
Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics.
- Recruiting
and selecting nursing personnel at the highest
possible level of competence promotes quality
care and our becoming the employer of choice.
To the extent possible, workforce diversity
must mirror patient population diversity.
- Supportive
and professional work environments reflect
the fourteen “forces of magnetism”
and enhance the retention of nursing personnel.
Direct care nurses must be involved in shared
decision-making as it impacts their practice
and they have the right to freely and openly
advocate for themselves and their patients
without fear of retribution.
- Caring relationships
between self, patient and others are essential
to personal and professional satisfaction and
growth.
- Commonality of purpose for
all nursing personnel promotes quality patient
care through team spirit.
- Orientation, in-service
and continuing education programs are essential
for assuring initial and continuing staff preparation
and competence. Additionally, they facilitate
our evolution into a learning organization
by assuring that employees grow and change.
- Professional nurses are legally
and ethically accountable to patients, their
families, the community, society and the profession
of nursing for the quality of care provided.
- Professional
nurses have a responsibility to impact public
policy pertinent to the organization, delivery
and financing of health care in our society.
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