England and India never did understand one another. (Prasad 37) Undilute East had always been too much for the West; and soulful East always came lap-dog fashion to the West‚ mutually asking to be not too little and not too much‚ but just right. (Prasad 37) The struggle of individuals caught between tradition and modernity‚ or between India and the west‚ is a very common theme in Indian literature. This struggle is evident in Nectar in a Sieve‚ as Rukmani often finds herself battling between her
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profitability of the company. It shows sales less expenses during a specified period of time. It is prepared in such a way that the profit after each expense can be determined easily. For example‚ on page 27 of our book is the Income Statement for Kramer Corporation. You can clearly see that the profit after Cost of Goods sold is $500‚000‚ even though the report
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The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business increasingly has been viewed as a major cause of social‚ environmental‚ and economic problems. Companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community. Even worse‚ the more business has begun to embrace corporate responsibility‚ the more it has been blamed for society’s failures. The legitimacy of business has fallen to levels not seen in recent history
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sometimes-subtle social and political ramifications influencing his or her practice and patient care. The nurse must first recognize that something is wrong‚ and then have the courage to meet the challenge to attempt to change the status quo (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2011). Hegemony is the ability of a certain group or dominant class to influence or control another population or group and influence them to accept their view. The hospital environment and relationships within them can be considered hegemonic
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aesthetic knowing. It gives us the knowledge that focuses on the art of nursing – tacit knowledge‚ skill and intuition. Also‚ there is personal knowing and this represents knowledge that focuses on self-consciousness‚ personal awareness and empathy. Chinn & Kramer (2008) mention an additional pattern of knowing labelled emancipatory knowing The fundamental reason for developing knowledge in nursing is for the purpose of creating expert and effective nursing practice. It is through inquiry processes for
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“aha” moments but never knew that an actual definition existed for this experience or that this was a concept developed by Dolores Krieger‚ RN. Clearly‚ nursing is a profession that requires ethical knowledge to guide our practice as stated in Chinn & Kramer (2008) but it was not until after reading the chapter on ethical knowledge and reflecting back on a day at work‚ that almost caused me moral distress‚ that I was able to understand the chapter and my “aha” moment much clearer. In this paper
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Module 3-Ways of Knowing For most‚ their professional career as nurses begins in the classroom at a local college or university where nursing faculty develop and teach them nursing curriculum and skills‚ but nursing education strives to accomplish much more. Following guidelines established by the National League for Nursing (NLN)‚ educators attempt to create meaningful assignments that meet the required program outcomes. These outcomes include human flourishing‚ nursing judgement‚ professional identity
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nursing practice to recognize the importance of praxis (Penney & Warelow‚ 1999) According to Chinn and Kramer (2011) praxis may arise out of a single person or a group. Praxis arising at an individual level is based a person identifying and pondering on an issue that controls one’s capabilities and understandings‚ then taking the responsibility in changing the issue for themselves and others affected (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2011). A significant intent of praxis is the incorporating of theory and practice that
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I have integrated the patterns of knowing in making ethical decisions by reconciling the praxis of nursing (which involves reflecting about the problem and then taking action to positively solve the problem for the benefit of all) with the four other patterns of knowing (ethics‚ empiric‚ personal knowing and aesthetics). From personal experience (personal knowing) as a Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse‚ patients with large abdominal wounds on Negative pressure wound therapy also undergo serial surgical
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Description‚ Definition‚ Beliefs‚ Values and Meanings of Nursing According to Alpers‚ Jarrell and Wortring (2013‚) philosophy are sets of basic beliefs‚ moral‚ ethics‚ values‚ principles and attitudes held by a person or a group of people. Philosophy can also be a way of thinking about the world that we live in and asking the why‚ where‚ when‚ who‚ what and how questions (Alpers et al‚ 2013). Literature review explained nursing philosophy as a form of critical thinking that guides the actions and
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