CATHERINE MCAULEY’S CONCEPT OF NURSING INTERVENTIONS
The actions that nurses take in the treatment process to help the patient reach his/ her goals are critical in the nursing profession. Understanding where one has to use his/ her knowledge and critical thinking skills in selecting the best course of action to ensure the well-being of the patient is mandatory. Nursing intervention is critical in the nursing profession, and all persons in this field must make it their top priority to acquire skills and knowledge of this concept.
The mother of the careful nursing Catherine McAuley developed the concept during her time offering care to the people living in poor conditions in the 1800s. McAuley and her fellow Catholic sisters went into poor neighborhoods, offering poor communities assistance to better their lives (Paradis et al., 2017, p. 29). She and her sisters developed ways to offer those in need their help; they visited the homes of the poor and provided care for the sick. In their visits, the sisters trained family members on how to take care of their sick relatives; they gave out food and educated the people on how to live better (Paradis et al., 2017, p. 31). These interventions to help the people and their sick are the founding elements of the concept of nursing intervention.
Today, the application of nursing interventions in the treatment process is a critical concept that is used by all nursing professionals. Nurses have a broader responsibility in ensuring that patients are well taken care of, whether in the hospital or back in their homes (Perry et al., 2019, p. 31). Nurses intervene in the recovery process by helping patients set goals and achieve them. Nurses are responsible for planning patients’ treatment in ways that will guarantee the patient’s recovery (Perry et al., 2019, p. 35). Nursing interventions go beyond the hospital environment into the community because nurses are now active in community health programs that ensure its members.
Reference List
Paradis, M.R., Hart, E.M. and O’Brien, M.J., 2017. The Sisters of Mercy in the Crimean War: Lessons for Catholic health care. The Linacre Quarterly, 84(1), pp.29-43. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5375655/. Accessed on 16, September 2020
Perry, A.G., Potter, P.A. and Ostendorf, W., 2019. Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
