(Singapore) Assignment 1 – Nursing theories (30%) Marking Guide Requirement Marks Allocated Marks gained Comment by tutor Presentation of assignment Language expression‚ grammar and spelling 2 Format and presentation 2 Structure of assignment Introduction clearly defines the topic 2 Logical flow of argument/ideas throughout 2 Conclusion draws the main points together 2 Content Reflects and explores the relationship of the four nursing metaparadigms to the selected theorist
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My Metaparadigm as Related to the Theory of Comfort Introduction Practicing as a nurse‚ I realize I follow my own metaparadigm of nursing. In this paper‚ I relate my own personal beliefs with that of a popular nursing theorist. Though my research on theory is just beginning‚ I feel my metaparadigm most relates to that of Katharine Kolcaba and her theory of comfort. I will seek to illustrate my philosophy with the knowledge and nursing experience I have. Origin of Theory The idea of comfort
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Neuman Systems Model Presentation Objectives After the presentation‚ you will: 1. Gain knowledge of Newman’s biography and understand her meaning perspective of nursing concepts 2. Identify Neuman’s Systems Model’s structure 3. Explain the lines of defense and resistance surrounding the basic core structure of human being 4. Identify the three nursing preventions as interventions used within the Systems Model 5. Identify and analyze paradigm represents Dr. Betty Neuman Biography ∗Inviting
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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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Select two grand nursing theories and discuss how each theorist addresses the metaparadigm for nursing. Discuss briefly the similarities and differences of the two. The nursing metaparadigm consists of the concepts person‚ heath‚ nursing‚ and environment. The purpose of a metaparadigm is to “summarize the intellectual and social missions of the discipline and place boundaries on the subject matter of that discipline” (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p.41). It is essentially a domain that explains the
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I chose the Neuman Systems Model for three reasons: 1) because it was developed by a nurse‚ Betty Neuman‚ so she understands nursing as a profession. A meta-paradigm is a world view which defines a discipline. Nursing’s four meta-paradigms includes nursing‚ the person‚ environment‚ and health (Butts & Rich‚ 2015). Nursing has been historically viewed as a helping profession‚ as nurses we focus on health and wholeness through the interpersonal process; 2) It is a wholistic model. The focus on all
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Nursing profession lacks a defined philosophical and theoretical view that is applied universally. This is maybe due to the fact that our nursing practice lacks unity and not yet standardized globally. We tend to borrow values from other sciences like psychology‚ sociology‚ anthropology as some of the basis of our nursing theories. We also have different educational preparation‚ working condition and different specialization (Jarrin‚ Olga F.). The two predominant philosophical views of thought in
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concepts of nursing that she identifies as being concepts central to nursing and explore how this is expressed in Judith Christensen ’s (1990) Nursing Partnership Model. The following discussion seeks to analyse the metaparadigm concept of ’person ’ according to Christensen (1990). To facilitate this‚ it is important to discover what is meant by metaparadigm and to further explore what a conceptual model is. This will lead to a better understanding of what Fawcett means by the four metaparadigm concepts
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Environment Neuman views environment as the totality of three types of stressors that interact with a person at any moment in time‚ they are internal‚ external and created forces (intrapersonal‚ interpersonal and extrapersonal stressors). (Creasia & Friberg‚ 2011). The Internal environment exists within the client. The External environment exists outside the client system. The extrapersonal environment is an environment that is created and developed unconsciously by the client. The
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individual‚ and is observed through social practices‚ religious structures and artistic expression. The end result of such change is what we recognize now as culture. Culture directs an individual’s thinking‚ doing and being. Within the context of nursing practice‚ cultural backgrounds can influence views on health and well-being and illness‚ which in turn might have an effect on their perceptions on healthcare and healthcare outcomes. Due to the recurrent concerns regarding the challenges encountered
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