Katherine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory Annette Hall St Joseph’s College of Maine Abstract Katherine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory fits best with my philosophy of nursing and my current work environment. As a hospice nurse comfort is the top priority. The goal of hospice care is to provide comfort and dignity at the end of life. The technical term for comfort for health care is the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence addressed in the four context of
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Primo Levi was captured at the age of 24 by the Fascist Militia on December 13‚ 1943. Although Levi was a chemist with a degree‚ graduating from Turin in 1941‚ summa cum laude‚ he was treated just like all the other prisoners until his skill was proven and gave him a longer chance to survive. Because he was a Jew‚ he was sent to a detention camp along with the other English and American prisoners-of-war who were also “people not approved of by the new-born Fascist Republic” (Levi‚ 14). Later‚ he
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Throughout nursing history‚ many nursing theorists have referred to comfort as a basic need for which nursing care is delivered. This simple concept of comfort‚ however‚ was never clearly defined. Comfort has many meanings and can be used in many different ways. Kolcaba’s comfort theory explains how a patient’s comfort exists in three forms –relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence (Kolcaba‚ 2003‚ p. 9). When a person’s specific needs are met or a specific discomfort is alleviated‚ for example receiving
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Using Insights to Choose Theory-Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory Choosing a nursing theory that resonates and embodies my personal values‚ beliefs and nursing practice is imperative to the advancement of my nursing practice and lifelong development. Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory is a middle-range theory that has been my personal favorite since learning about her almost five years ago as I embarked on a new collaborative journey when opening a new hospital from the ground up in my own community
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consequently‚ they make wrong decisions. They seek refuge in nature‚ and try to use its beauty to find answers and to fill their void of friendship. Yet‚ none of the characters ever overcomes their bouts with loneliness because they never find true comfort in nature. Victor Frankenstein claims‚ “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself” (Shelley‚ 19). His early life was filled with love and nurturing from his parents‚ his beautiful and adored companion Elizabeth
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of Adaptive Thermal comfort I have recorded my thermal sensation by an hour intervals during a week. At this time‚ the relative humidity and temperature of my surrounding environment was been recorded by a sensor carried by me at all the time‚ every 900seconds. Background 3 A further thermal study of my living space was developed at the same time but carried out for a longer period. The data obtained from this survey is shown in the following slides. 4 Comfort Feeling Diary Study Home
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and also they begin to hear the distinctive “voice” of their parents. Yes. I had strong attached to my teddy bear when I was younger. I had a lot toys but I only liked to play with my teddy bear. Harlow’s theory of “contact comfort” refers to the physical and emotional comfort that an infant receives from being in physical contact with its caregiver. Contact confort does explain my attachment to my dad
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Zone One and Marxism Colson Whitehead’s novel‚ Zone One‚ draws attention to the issue of consumer capitalism through a post-apocalyptic plot line. Leif Sorensen draws on at this point by discussing how Zone One feeds into his claim that “capitalism insists that the future will be an endless repetition of its cycles of creative destruction” (562). My essay builds and extend this claim by focusing on an overlooked aspect of the novel‚ the stragglers’ role of attempting to cling to the past. By concentrating
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’We are changing at an incredibly rapid pace. It is impossible to keep up. It would be really nice if the guys with the ideas realized that we are the ones that actually have to implement this stuff.’ Manager‚ Wilson Bros. With the assistance of available research from the course and from external sources‚ comment on the following statement: Being a leader during change is very difficult. People don’t want change. It seems like it would just be better to tell people ’things are going to change - just
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What is Your Comfort Food and Why? Comfort food. Just the thought of it reminds me of something warm and welcoming- like snuggling up by the fire on a crisp fall day. What is comfort food? It is usually the food we have good memories about and that reminds us of a simpler time. Whether you grow up in China or little old North Carolina there is always a meal that conjures up feelings of joy and safety‚ memories of childhood‚ or just simple pleasure. For me‚ my comfort food is spaghetti and meatballs
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