The Metaparadigm of Nursing: Present Status and Fut ure Refinement s Jacqueline Fawcett‚ Ph.D.‚ F.A.A.N. Abstract The central concepts and themes of t he discipline of nursing are identified and formalized as nursing’s metaparadigm. Examples illustrate the direction provided by the metaparadigm for theory development. Refinements of the metaparadigm through conceptual models and programs of nursing research are proposed. T he discipline of nursing will advance only through continuous
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Although humor is often used to entertain or lighten one’s mood‚ it can also change the world‚ if addressed correctly. In his 2004 novel Status Anxiety‚ Alain de Botton argues that humorists do not only play a large role in entertainment‚ but they also represent the people and their true underlying feelings on series topics. I strongly agree with de Botton’s stance on the role of humor and humorists in society because they allow people to discuss and raise awareness for controversial issues without
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Cebu Normal University Osmeña Blvd.‚ Cebu City‚ 6000 Status of Ferns in Mt. Manunggal‚ Talamban‚ Cebu Island‚ Philippines: An Assessment A Thesis Proposal Presented to: Mrs. Maria Lilibeth P. Abaquita‚ MAST Presented by: Garces‚ Jake Joshua C. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Rationale The relative quantity of plant species in our environment is actually present through time. Ferns‚ being somewhat numerous in number‚ becomes a present challenge
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Choose one of the following socio-demographic characteristics: age‚ sex‚ ethnicity‚ or socio-economic status (SES). Describe its relationship to crime‚ paying attention to whether that relationship is observable at the individual and/ or the aggregate-level. What are the major theoretical explanations for that relationship? To what extent are the results of prior empirical research consistent with those theoretical explanations? Women have traditionally been perceived as “the nurturer’s” in
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Foreign Relations‚ have broadcasted that wealthy Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates refuse to accept Syrian refugees for the reason that the Gulf does not validate the law for refugees. The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees states that countries are mandated to accept and protect refugees regardless of whether those countries are part of the Convention (Aust‚ 172). By refusing refuge applicants‚ we are letting war crimes dictate the fate of many lives including
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To: Client Name From: Joseph Willis Subject: Current Status and Impact of Health Care Reform Date: 25 January 2011 The purpose of this report is to examine the current state of health care as well as the impacts that new legislation will have on the United States healthcare system. Specifically‚ this report will inspect the immediate and long term effects of the healthcare reform bill HR 3590 that was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 as well as investment advice on the medical care industry
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Historical background and status of textile engineering industry By: S. Chakrabarty Preamble Industrial Revolution in U.K. during 1750 - 1850 gave birth to Textile Machinery. The dominance of India in the field of cotton textiles produced by very skilled manpower was disturbing the British. Systematic development of textile industry with spinning and powerloom machinery was initiated in Lancashire and Manchester to discourage the Indian weavers. Rest is however known to everybody how the machinery
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Current Status of Biological and Social Impacts of Marcopper Mining Tragedy in Marinduque Igual‚ Yna Maria L.; Maglente‚ Joan L.; Malabana‚ Don Ashley O.; Rillera‚ Kirk Thomas A.; Rosario‚ Francis S. Biology Student‚ Department of Biology‚ College of Science‚ Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Abstract Marinduque’s mining-environmental issues are not unique within southeast Pacific and Southeast Asia. A number of large-scale metal mining operations across the region are gaining
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The decades following World War I consisted of European leadership averting conflicts that could lead to large-scale war. Accordingly‚ this concept was easily achieved prior to 1933 due to European leadership in countries of military might striving for peace in Europe. Following Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933‚ Germany disregarded the provisions of the Versailles treaty without challenge. Germany re-occupied the Rhineland in 1936 and annexed Austria in the spring of 1938 without confrontation
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De La Salle University – Manila “What is the status of technology start-up enterprises in the Philippines?” Submitted to The Faculty of the Decision Sciences and Innovation Department Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements In BASIREC V24 Submitted to: Dr. Aida Licaros Velasco Submitted by: Kevin Ron Ladores Nieto April 18‚ 2013 Technology has changed the way entrepreneurs look at how they should start up a business. The success
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