Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years‚ but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article‚ Leininger ’s Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger‚ the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus‚ when a client
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Running head: NURSING PROCESS Nursing Process University of Phoenix Nursing Process In the field of nursing‚ the nursing process is a vital tool used to promote appropriate and effective nursing care to patients. The actual nursing process consists of five components‚ which are intermingled‚ and constantly adjusting or changing according to the patients needs. The Registered Nurse (RN)‚ regardless of the area of nursing being practiced‚ utilizes the nursing process to effectively
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Nursing Leadership Laura Edwards Submitted to Jeanne Morrison PhD‚ MSN in partial fulfillment of NR622 Advanced Leadership Concepts Regis University October 15‚ 2011 Nursing Leadership Nursing leaders are crucial to any nursing organization. They motivate‚ empower‚ influence‚ and communicate the organization’s vision to create change within the organization. Great nursing leadership depends on great nursing leaders. This paper will define nursing leadership and describe leadership characteristics
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the Metaparadigms of Nursing Selina Bickle Camosun College Understanding Metaparadigms of Nursing The metaparadigm views of nursing involve the understanding and analysis in four parts: the person‚ environment‚ health care‚ and nursing care (Potter‚ Perry‚ Ross-Kerr & Wood‚ 2010). In the past‚ nursing theorists have shown that the language used when referring to individuals being cared for has an impact on the person‚ the care provided and the entire scope of nursing practice (Potter et
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Philosophy of Nursing NURS 210 Transition to Pro Nursing Jillian Edwards DNc‚ MN‚ ARNP November 25‚ 2013 Introduction Around the world‚ nursing has many definitions. From place to place‚ the role of a nurse may change a thousand times. However‚ I believe‚ we do have one thing in common. The desire to care for our patients and treat them as a whole individual the way we would want to be treated if we were in the same position. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was young
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metaparadigm (Fawcett‚ 1984). Much of the philosophy and theory of nursing stems from the work of Florence Nightingale. The diaries‚ letters‚ and books that she left behind containing her statements and beliefs have been fundamental to the development of the concepts comprising the nursing metaparadigm (Selanders‚ 2010). Fawcett’s (1984) stated there was a general consensus among scholars that the concepts of nursing were person‚ environment‚ health‚ and nursing. Some researchers have suggested that other
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I discovered that there is‚ in fact‚ an American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) that was established in 1981. The AHNA strives to lead holistic nursing by assisting‚ teaching and research. The AHNA imagines a world where we‚ as nurses‚ care for the entirety of a person to influence healing and peace. Holistic nursing was accepted as a nursing specialty
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Nursing theorist Virginia Henderson‚ RN was a visionary‚ well ahead of her time in terms of her vision for the present and future of nursing. The major concept of her Definition of Nursing theory addresses the role of healthy independence for a nurse in addressing the holistic needs of a patient who is unable to self care‚ and therefore cannot attain independence due to knowledge deficit or debility or decreased will. The nurse practically fulfills the 14 basic needs in ways that are patient centered
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I believe that nursing is both a science and an art. It demands men and women who are not only dedicated to caring‚ but who are also intelligent‚ educated and devoted to lifelong learning. Nursing focuses on the individual patient or client and his or her needs‚ not only the needs of the body‚ but also the psychological‚ social and spiritual needs of the person. The nurse must address those needs and educate the individual and supply him or her with the skills and knowledge required to maintain or
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“Lydia Eloise Hall” Nursing Theory: Care Core Cure Model BY: EMANE S. BENKRAKAR AUGUST 30‚ 2012 BIOGRAPHY: -Lydia Eloise Hall‚ nursing theorist of the Care‚ Cure‚ Core model of nursing was born in New York City on September 21‚ 1906 and grew up in Pennsylvania. Lydia Hall graduated at York Hospital School of Nursing on1927‚ Bachelors in Public Health Nursing in 1973‚ Bachelors in Public Health Nursing on 1932‚ and earns a Master of Arts degree in 1942 at Teacher’s College‚
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