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
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REBT Cognitive Theory Case Study of Chris: A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Abstract Rational emotive behavior therapy‚ REBT‚ considers human beings as responsibly hedonistic in the significance that they attempt to stay alive and attain some level of happiness. However‚ it also holds that humans are likely to accept illogical beliefs and actions which continue to be in the way of accomplishing their aspirations and intentions. Often‚ these irrational beliefs or ideas come into being tremendous
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provision for their children‚ and child support issues (Bronte-Tinkew‚ Scott‚ & Lilia‚ 2010; Coles‚ 2009a; Gursimsek‚ 2003; Krampe & Newton‚ 2006). Overall literature proposes that teen fathers lack a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities as a parent. Not understanding that role not only affect the teen father‚ but also that child. Lack of involvement between father and child has shown to have educational and attachment concerns for the child. Attachment theory established by John Bowlby
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Child Study Report Introduction Early childhood educators play an important role in observing‚ recognizing‚ and supporting children’s development (Charlesworth‚ 2014). In this report‚ child E has been chose to be observed with different observing methods including running record‚ anecdotal record and learning story. Child E is a 3 years old boy. His father is a New Zealander‚ and his mother is from China. He is the only child in his family. Child E dose not speak Chinese but only English‚ this is
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Taniya Moon September 19‚ 2014 Child Development 101 Cognitive Theory One of the first people to have a cognitive theory about development was scientist Jean Piaget. When Piaget did an IQ test on children he figured out something to look at differently about development: how the children thought as they came up with their answers was more important than what they actually knew. “In the cognitive theory equilibrium‚ a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use
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[pic] [pic] [pic] [pic]Theories of Child Development and Learning [pic] Several theories of child development and learning have influenced discussions of school readiness. Three have had profound impact on kindergarten readiness practices. These three theories include the maturationist‚ environmentalist‚ and constructivist perspectives of development (Powell‚ 1991). Maturationist Theory The maturationist theory was advanced by the work of Arnold Gessell. Maturationists believe that development
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Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is a theory used to analyze and understand human development and behavior. His theory is broken up into four stages: Sensorimotor‚ which lasts from 0 to 2 years of age‚ Preoperational‚ which lasts from 2 to 7 years of age‚ Concrete Operational‚ which lasts from 7 to 11 years of age‚ and lastly‚ Formal Operational‚ which the child enters at 11 years of age and stays in throughout adulthood (Santrock‚ 2010‚ p.24). Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
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Theories of Development Lacey Thomas Arkansas Tech University Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth‚ development‚ and learning. According to Santrock‚ theory means “an interrelated‚ coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitate predictions.” (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p.21) Having an understanding of child development is important for implementing developmentally appropriate practices. As educators‚ understanding
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PART I 1. What were Semmelweis’ initial observations? Answer: Semmelweis’ initial observation was the death rate of women after childbirth. 2. What was the problem at hand? Answer: The problem at hand was more women were dying after childbirth in the ward with male physicians and fewer were dying in the female physician ward. 3. What possible explanatory story might Semmelweis come up with? Answer: An explanatory story that Semmelweis might come up with could be that the women physicians
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CHOOSING A THEORY I have chosen B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson’s behaviorism and social learning theory to be the theory that I identify with most. This theory is all about learned behavior. Whether it is from a child’s peers‚ teachers or parents‚ I believe all of our actions should reflect what we would like our children or the children in our care to strive for. Reinforcing a particular behavior can cause the act or motion within this behavior to be repeated. For example if a child climbs
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