00 The evaluation of nursing theory: a method for our madness Sharon L. Dudley-Brown Assistant Professor‚ University of Maryland School of Nursing‚ Department of Material and Clinical Health‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ U.S.A. (Received 20 March 1995;revised 13 January 1996;accepted 11 March 1996) Abstract The profession of nursing has‚ in recent years‚ been trying to further develop‚ test and use proposed nursing theory. To utilize theory appropriately‚ in all domains of practice‚ education and research
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Current Issue Assignment This current issue aim to examine the relationship between the practices of soft quality management and hard quality management. Moreover‚ this study also aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of soft and hard quality management. From this case‚ quality gurus suggest that quality management is the key to the improvement of performance (Deming‚ 1982; Juran‚ 1988). Quality management practices can be classified into two groups which are the management system
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behaviors‚ values‚ beliefs and norms develop overtime which creates a mark in the mind of every individual‚ and is observed through social practices‚ religious structures and artistic expression. The end result of such change is what we recognize now as culture. Culture directs an individual’s thinking‚ doing and being. Within the context of nursing practice‚ cultural backgrounds can influence views on health and well-being and illness‚ which in turn might have an effect on their perceptions on
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NURSING Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the
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It is that heart and spirit that drives my philosophy of nursing. Mother Theresa once said‚ “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop” (Catholic Online‚ n.d.‚ p. 1). Even when we think that our efforts do not make a difference‚ it is important to remember that it is not how much we do‚ but the heart‚
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Current Event This current event article is about the Supreme Court’s rule that allows people to give political campaigns money. The 5-4 ruling eliminated limits on how much money people can donate in total in one election season. However‚ the decision left intact the current $5‚200 limit on how much an individual can give to any single candidate during a two-year election cycle. Until now‚ an individual donor could give up to $123‚200 per cycle. The ruling means a wealthy liberal or conservative
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philosophy of nursing. I used online and literature documentations and I began the paper by defining nursing according to International Council of Nursing. The website for more information: http://www.icn.ch/about-icn/icn-definition-of-nursing/. I used Nightingale’s thoughts to describe four metaparadigms of nursing which are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing‚ and described how nursing integrates these concepts according to the literature Nursing Theories: The base for professional Practice (6th edition)
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excellent nursing care (Srivastava‚ 2007). However‚ health care provider’s roles and responsibilities in meeting health care needs of the clients in consideration to cultural perspective and diversity are getting more challenging and complicated due to increased number of people from a group of multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society‚ which‚ in turn requires health care providers to acknowledge and understand variations of cultural healthcare beliefs‚ values and practices. Transcultural nursing is essential
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CURRENT AFFAIRS The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill‚ 2013 Passed By Rajya Sabha Sunila Abeysekera‚ the Sri Lankan Activist‚ Died in Columbo at 61 Russia Lifted Ban on Import of Non-Basmati Rice and Oilseeds from India Harish Lakshman Elected New President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association New Delhi Declaration on High Blood Pressure Adopted by Health Ministers of 11 SEARO Countries First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 presented
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Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 Current legislation made for safeguarding children and young people are; Children act 1989. The main aims of the Act are: • To bring together private and public law in one framework; • To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention; • To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
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