SOCIAL ROLES IN THE CARING PROFESSION Conventional families:Family is a network of interpersonal rights and obligations arising out of birth and marriage and extends across household boundaries. Personal choice is allowed for to some extent‚ as in marriage.Family ties are seen as binding together people of all ages and sex categories into groupings whose members feel responsibility to provide and supports each other. Such interdependence within families is seen as the moral basis of society‚ and
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In this essay I will be discussing the difference in nursing practice regarding manual handling and how it has evolved over the years. Extensive amounts of thought‚ new equipment and procedures have gone into the present manual handling practices. Many injuries have occurred over the years due to lifting‚ twisting and bending the wrong way. There are constant improvements being made to assist workers with manual handling and avoid further injuries. In past nurses had minimal aids to assist them
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Insight In To Jean Watson ’s Caring Theory Dr. Jean Watson is a nursing theorist whom work has expanded the concept of caring within the nursing profession. Jean Watson’s Caring theory focuses on the transpersonal interactions between nurse and patient to establish a caring relationship. In this paper‚ I will define theory as it pertains to nursing. I will also give a general background of Watson’s caring theory. I will include a description of concepts within Watson’s theory as
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Introduction: Watson’s Theory of Human Caring involves making explicit that human caring and relationship-centered caring is a foundational ethic for healing practices; it honors the unity of the whole human being‚ while also attending to creating a healing environment. (Watson‚ 2006). Caring is acknowledged as transpersonal‚ in that it goes beyond the ego-oriented human; it involves the one caring as well as the care receiver‚ and is mutual‚ intersubjective‚ and
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and Science of Caring Jean Watson derived the nursing theory of Philosophy and Science of Caring. She obtained her nursing education from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing‚ and continued her nursing education at the University of Colorado‚ where she earned her Bachelors and Master’s degrees in nursing‚ and also her Ph.D. She has six honorary degrees‚ and was the dean of nursing at the University’s health and science center‚ and was also the president of the National League for Nursing. She believed
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Caring Science Integration Paper: Promoting and Accepting the Expression of Positive and Negative Feelings Hirschsprung disease‚ or Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon‚ is a congenital anomaly that comes from a physical obstruction due to the intestines not performing peristalsis. It accounts for ¼ of all cases of neonatal intestinal obstruction. The pathology of HD is because of the absence of ganglion cells in the affected areas of the intestine which results in a loss of rectosphincteric reflex
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Kristen Swanson’s theory of caring is similar to Watson’s theory of caring‚ except I believe that she defines the theory in a simpler and clearer fashion. Swanson uses five processes instead of Watson’s ten carative factors. However‚ I believe that she simplifies the theory by grouping Watson’s factors together. Swanson’s five factors include: “Knowing‚ Being With‚ Doing For‚ Enabling‚ and Maintaining Belief.” For example under the first process of “Knowing”‚ Swanson grouped Watson’s carative factors
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fixing. And thus I started thinking if the IPL really does encourage the spirit of the game‚ sportsmanship or team spirit‚ or if it is more inclined to money and sponsorship. And so I present my opinion for the motion that IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic Cricket. Playing in IPL was considered to be a viable career option as opined by a celebrity‚ in a daily newspaper‚ recently. I read it and felt it to be a wrong observation. Till few years ago‚ in India‚ most of the responsible
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Do not resuscitate: A different caring As stated by Fields‚ “Do not resuscitate does not mean no care; it means a different kind of care that can be best achieved through end-of-life protocols and education” (2007‚ p. 294). According to Lachman (2010)‚ do- not-resuscitate orders‚ or DNRs‚ are not being initiated early enough in their hospital stay for identified terminal patients. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and focus on a few reasons why this is happening‚ as well as to provide
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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