paper examines Cheryl Tatano Beck’s middle range theory of postpartum depression: Teetering on the Edge. Concepts and definitions of the theory are outlined‚ as well as assumptions and propositions. The postpartum depression theory is further examined and evaluated in its relation to the field of nursing‚ its applicability to practice‚ and author’s scope of practice. Keywords: postpartum depression‚ Beck‚ pregnancy‚ Middle Range Theory For over 20 years‚ Cheryl Tatano Beck has focused her
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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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Beck Depression Inventory Analysis Miguel Carrasco‚ Holly England‚ Sunny Ledding‚ Robert Pope‚ Melanie Simpson Psy/475 February 16‚ 2011 Heather Suggs Beck Depression Inventory Analysis Each year about 15 million adult Americans suffer from clinical depression. That is 8% of the American population age 18 and over (Depression Treatment‚ Signs‚ Medication‚ Causes‚ Test at Clinical Depression Center‚ 2010). Often people are depressed but unaware of the numerous treatments available
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According to Cheryl Mizerny‚ she describes as one of her favorite reasons why she loves the fact that while “teaching middle school is never the same day twice. Sometimes‚ it’s not even the same from the beginning of class until the end depending on what drama has erupted in the interim” (2015). Knowing that a middle school student’s day will never will be the same compared as the rest. However‚ it’s the jobs of the middle school teaching staff and admission to help the students through this confusing
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Beck Hopelessness Scale General Information The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) was developed by Aaron T. Beck and Robert A. Steer. First published in 1988 and revised in 1993‚ the BHS is a 20 item scale measuring pessimism and optimism. The instrument is designed to be self-administered‚ or verbally administered if necessary‚ to individuals between the ages of 17 and 80 years of age and takes approximately five to ten minutes for completion. Individual’s true/false answers provide evidence to
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moderate depression‚ and scores between 30-63 suggest a severe depression. (Beck et al.‚ 1961). In regards to the administration of the test‚ the BDI-II test is a self-report test and it will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. A person can take it online as well as a hard copy. Theoretical Structure Beck Depression Inventory was developed in 1961 by Aaron T. Beck‚ a pioneer in psychoanalytic theories of depression. Dr. Beck has been the leader for different research studies of the psychopathology
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The Beck Depression Inventory-II is one of the most commonly used instruments in research and practice to measure the presence and severity of depression and has been widely used in suicide prevention research (Joe‚ Woolley‚ Brown‚ Ghahramanlou-Holloway‚ & Beck‚ 2008). The researchers led a study a cross-cultural examination of the reliability and validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The study used 133 low-income African Americans out of a total sample of 216‚ 83 African American women participated
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Management Functions and Skills Case study Cheryl Womack Management Functions as Cheryl’s Strength The main basic functions of management are abbreviated as POLCA namely a) Planning b) Organizing c) Leading d) Controlling And Assessing It is very difficult for female entrepreneurs to make it big in the competitive business market but Cheryl‚ with her proper planning‚ her customer care‚ employee benefits and good leadership qualities‚ made it big in this industry and became
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Annotated Bibliography Beck‚ D. T. & Watson‚ S. (2010). Subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth. Nursing Research‚ 59(4)‚ 241-249. This nursing article analyzes women’s reactions and experiences with a second childbirth following a traumatic first birthing experience. Beck and Watson (2010) state that a successive childbirth could either aide in the healing process or have the potential to re-open old wounds and make healing harder. The research method used was
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In her memoir Wild‚ Cheryl Strayed is faced with the mess that has become her life. By her early twenties Strayed finds herself lost and alone after the death of her mother‚ her divorce‚ an affair and abortion‚ and the scattering of her family. After seeing a Guidebook in the checkout line at a store‚ Strayed gets the idea of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexico border to Canada. Encountering many obstacles along the way such as her lack of experience‚ the loss of her hiking boots‚ and
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