Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper
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As indicated by the American Nurses Association‚ "the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are legitimate proclamations of the obligations that all enlisted nurse‚ regardless of role‚ population or specialty are relied upon to perform skillfully" (2010‚ p. 2). The American Nurses Association further expresses that the standards can change as the flow of expert nursing develop and that particular clinical conditions or conditions may influence the utilization of the guidelines at any given time
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Hart’s theory and legal system Introduction One of the principal lessons of ‘The concept of law’ is that legal systems are not only comprised of rules‚ but founded on them as well. In contrast to Austin who had insisted that the sovereign makes all of the rules‚ Hart argued instead that the rules make the sovereign. In this essay‚ I would like to explain Hart’s theory and how the social rules are related to the legal system and rules of recognition. This essay has five parts. In the first part
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Katie Latimer November 1st‚ 2012 COMM 218 Concept Application Paper Communication takes place in any and all locations‚ intentionally and unintentionally‚ and it can be positive or negative. Many of our personal traits and character qualities can affect how we communicate with other people‚ and how they communicate with us. Recently‚ I had an experience that further proved this point to me in a very real and tangible way. Growing up‚ I have been known as levelheaded and optimistic. I don’t
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Ethics in Nursing Overview According to Aiken (2004) “Ethics is the discipline that deals with rightness and wrongness of actions”. The goal is similar to that of the legal system except that in most cases there is no system of enforcement or ethical penalties. “General ethics is the consideration of the morality of human acts in general”. (Fitzpatrick 2002) In nursing‚ ethical issues arise daily. There are issues such as death‚ dying‚ birth‚ abortion‚ genetics‚ quality of
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Concepts of Learning Devonn Coleman Psychology of Learning Psych/550 John Barker June 3‚ 2013 Concepts of Learning Throughout this document there will be an examination of the concepts of learning in psychology as well as a description of the ideas of learning. This paper will recognize the differences between learning and performance in regards to psychology. Lastly‚ the conceptual approaches in learning will be evaluated for their similarities and differences. There are many different
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In the event that they experience complicated grief or disenfranchised grief‚ it may result in the inability to move through the five stages of grief. Kubler-Ross’s five stages of grief is a commonly used model in grief (Kübler-Ross‚ 1969). The model describes the emotions faced by people who have lost a loved one. It suggests that grief includes stages of denial and shock‚ anger‚ bargaining‚ depression and acceptance. Stages Behaviours
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Culture is known as one of the most significant factor which determines the preference and practice within a healthcare. Therefore‚ trans-cultural nursing is required within the healthcare sector. However‚ "Trans-cultural nursing will need an advanced evaluation ‚logical skills and also the capability of planning ‚designing ‚ implementing and also evaluating the care that is provided to patients ‚ families or the community which will represent different cultures"(Andrews and Boyle‚2008‚p4).
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Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client‚ family‚ and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care‚ and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is acceptable
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Economic Tools and Concepts Michelle HCS/552 University of Phoenix September 3‚ 2012 Professor Hamilton Economic Tools and Concepts The focus of this paper is to present economic tools and concepts pertaining to a health care issue. The issue is nursing shortage. Nursing shortage is an ongoing issue for the health care system. A supply and demand curve will be presented on the issue of nursing shortage. A marginal analysis will be presented
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