Have you questioned the relevance of taking a theory course in your graduate nursing program, or the usefulness of theory in nursing practice? In the case study provided, Julia Costales was skeptical about theory in nursing practice, and on a day at the veterans’ administration (VA) inpatient medical unit, she was caring for a complex patient. The medical unit’s acute care nurse practitioner challenged her to identify theories that would help guide care for her patient. McEwen (2014a) explains that, “Use of theory also promotes rational and systematic practice by challenging and validating intuition. Theories make nursing practice more overtly purposeful by stating not only the focus of practice but also specific goals and outcomes” (p. 25).…
Flanagan, J. S., & Flanagan, R. S. (2012). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice; skills, strategies, and techniques (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc..…
Erford, B. T. (2014). Orientation to the counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professional Foundations (Second ed.). Upper Saddle, New Jersey: Pearson Education.…
Theoretical Orientation When conceptualizing my cases and establishing treatment plans, my theoretical orientation consists of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments. The primary approach that applies depends on the evidence-based practices established for the concerning symptoms. For example, when working with a young child with frequent tantrums, research indicates that employing parent training to teach behavioral strategies is more effective than working one-on-one with the child. However, when working with an adolescent with high levels of depression, primarily integrating cognitive-behavioral techniques is well-supported by research. Diversity Experience…
Daniel Orozco’s short story “Orientation” is a comedic type of piece written to make you feel like you’re the main character being led through this maze of rules and cubicles and employees, as well as their lives all at once. It’s not really clear who is the narrator in this story, but what is clear is that Orozco chose to tell the story through the eyes of the reader. The whole point of view takes us (the audience) for a ride and makes us a character. If it was written differently and not told the way it has, the story would have lost its humor and quirkiness. It’s a very interesting and different away to incorporate all these pieces of a puzzle that is the “Office Orientation” and still we are left with questions.…
McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2011). Theoretical basis for nursing. (3 ed.). Philadelphia, PA:…
The purpose of this concept analysis is to identify, focus, and refine how patient advocacy is perceived by professional nurses in the nursing community. This paper will follow the Walker and Advant (2011) method of concept analysis to identify the concept of patient advocacy from existing literature with the aim to analyze and provide clarity and direction for enhancement of advocacy in nursing. Further, steps will include the process of identifying attributes of the concept, describing all model cases selected, identifying antecedents and consequences regarding the concept, and lastly, identifying examples of empirical referents of the concept (Walker & Avant, 2011).…
One of the various definitions of an effective counselor includes being well-versed and educated within a theoretical approach. However, most importantly having a working knowledge and practice of specific skills related to the theory. Therefore, defining your theoretical approach and beginning to put those skills into practice is essential to providing effective therapy to prospective clients.…
This assignment requires you formulate and write a reflection essay that incorporates an analysis and synthesis of information that you have received from class discussion, presentations, required and independent readings, and personal experience and exposure. This essay should be a reflection on your journey to discover a personal theoretical orientation toward counseling. What does it look like? What theorist's do you see yourself aligned with? In disagreement with? How have your personal life experiences impacted your thoughts and beliefs as they relate to counseling others?…
The functionalist perspective addresses the functions of society, both the function and the dysfunction prevalent in America. The AIDS epidemic, however, acts as a dysfunction. In the same relationship that the upper class require a lower class to maintain their social status, so does the functioning of a society need dysfunction to maintain its current role in American culture. This apparent inequality and large disparity with AIDS prevalence in low income, homosexual communities, and minority groups, reflects the latent function of the American social institution. This latent role which the AIDS epidemic plays on society is the unconscious and unintended protagonist with a hidden agenda. This functionalist theory stirs increased conflict…
Bowen’s theory not only has been important to the development of the field, but it serves…
publishes numerous publications which support the professional development of nurses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................latest research and evidence based practice guidelines. The knowledge needed to care for a patient is continuing to change dramatically, it is more complex and specialized, and will continue to evolve.(Hall, 2005). According to Hall (2005), nursing knowledge is important because it raises awareness of professional and personal accountability, improves patient care and informs the dilemmas of practice. To stay current with nursing knowledge, resources must be readily available when needed. Two key resources that latest research and evidence based practice guidelines. The knowledge needed to care for a patient is continuing to change dramatically, it is more complex and specialized, and will continue to evolve.(Hall, 2005). According to Hall (2005), nursing knowledge is important because it raises awareness of professional and personal accountability, improves patient care and informs the dilemmas of practice. To stay current with nursing knowledge, resources must be readily available when needed. Two key resources that latest research and evidence based practice guidelines. The knowledge needed to care for a patient is continuing to change dramatically, it is more complex and specialized, and will continue to evolve.(Hall, 2005). According to Hall (2005), nursing knowledge is important because it raises awareness of professional and personal accountability, improves patient care and informs the dilemmas of practice. To stay current with nursing knowledge, resources must be readily…
“A good employee orientation helps everything to make sense. When things make sense to us, (i.e. when we understand) we feel more confident. Confidence, in turn leads to a positive attitude. A positive attitude increases our capacity for learning and it is infectious and therefore is self-reinforcing.” (Troughton)…
I interviewed Daniel Nelson who is a senior psychology major in the research track. The psychology specific experiences he has so far in school was one over the summer which was with marriage works in Dayton, Ohio. He also worked with the domestic violence division which was a really cool experience for him because he was able to see both sides of the abuser and abuse and was able to give presentations to them on the topic of domestic violence and overall it was a good personal experience for him because he has family that has gone through domestic violence and he was able to come to grips with this reality through the internship. Ways he has changed as a student was in him becoming a lot more humble. Social psychology which is a field interesting to him, has been an eye opener experience for him because you’re so influenced by your behaviors and environment that most of his beliefs which include that he was so lucky in life and that he was in the perfect little environment that had all the answers and ended up realizing it wasn’t the case it became a huge thing to come across and in turn changed him to having a much more different perspective of himself. Things he has learned in being successful as a college student is doing everything you can and opening up as many doors as possible because most of a person’s best opportunities come unexpectedly. Two out of three of his internships came through connections and he never expected to get them, and he didn’t even have to apply to either of them and in general an aspect that he keeps in mind is that he doesn’t want to look back and say well I should have done this and that you as a student can never do too much. Daniels initial plans is to go to law school but down the road when he gets older he wants to pursue a PhD in social psychology or something related to that, or political psychology or political behavior. Overall he wants to pursue a particular field that involves examining…
I love expressing my thoughts with a pen and a sheet of paper, but something that has taught me about the power of perspective is editing other people's writing. Each and every piece that is submitted for our School Magazine or Newsletter reveals so much about the author's perspective of the world. Some of the articles are informative, some moving, some revealing, some unconventional and some creative. In fact, all the articles submitted for our magazine and newsletter have a distinctive voice that I call "personality". The personality is the first thing that has grabbed my attention when I start reading the introduction and by the time I am done with the conclusion, the voice would have left me fresh and wiser. Regardless of its nature, every…