Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 9 A. Perform an analysis/evaluation of Leininger’s theory using the criteria presented in module 4. How relevant is it to nursing? Background of the Theorist Madeleine Leininger was born on July 13‚ 1925 in Sutton‚ Nebraska. She earned several degrees‚ including a Doctor of Philosophy‚ a Doctor of Human Sciences‚ a Doctor of Science‚ and is a Registered Nurse. She is a Certified Transcultural Nurse‚ a Fellow of the Royal College
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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contribute to people behavior and interaction on the micro‚ meso‚ and macro levels. On the micro level a person immediate surrounding such as family weigh highly on how people see each other. Within the micro level‚ I defined ageism as multiple-generational of negative dispositions‚ beliefs‚ thoughts‚ and philosophies owned by individuals and families through influences of religious beliefs‚ rituals‚ and family values. Whereas‚ the meso level ageism would be defined in terms of policies‚ discrimination
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Grand and Mid Range Theories Nursing theories are organized‚ patterned or systemic approaches to provide guidelines for professional nursing practice. Theories “consists of sets of interconnected propositions designed to describe‚ explain and practice an event or phenomenon” (Lortenz p. 39). Chinn & Krammer (1991) discuss a theory as a systemic abstraction of reality intended to serve some purpose. The continuum of theories range greatly from grand theories at one end‚ theories that focus on
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Theory X and Theory Y was an idea devised by Douglas McGregor in his 1960 book “The Human Side of Enterprise”. It encapsulated a fundamental distinction between management styles and has formed the basis for much subsequent writing on the subject (Economist. 2015) The theories look at how a manager’s perceptions of what motivate his or her team members affect the way he or she behaves. By understanding how your assumptions about employees’ motivation can influence your management style‚ you can adapt
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1960) throughout the globe. While convergence supporters may provide a somewhat utopian view‚ the principles behind convergence are idealistic in their view. This concept is streamlined while allowing for the transfer of human capital with little differences of awards‚ unionism and other factors. While this concept may provide the globe with a safety net‚ factors that may work against convergence are political‚ social‚ cultural and ideological as well as different IR systems that are in play globally
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Micro and macro social theories Functionalism and symbolic interactionism are contrasting sociological theories. Like all theory‚ sociological theory cannot explain everything and therefore differing theories have different perspectives and ideas. As a result they only offer partial or specific points of view of society in general. There are a wide range of sociological theories‚ which can be categorised into two main groups: structural or macro and social action or Micro perspectives. (Langhoff
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During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ settlement expansion skyrocketed among British colonies with varied immigration pattern creating quite the contrast between the middle and southern colonies. Thousands of Europeans begin flooding the New World for religious freedom‚ in search of wealth‚ or for their own personal exploit. Many came to the Middle Colonies for liberation from persecution and for business ventures that would not be possible with primogeniture prominent in much of Europe; meanwhile
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direction‚ and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization”. We will discuss the three levels of leadership: direct‚ organizational‚ and strategic. There is a common principle and practice between the three types of leadership levels. To be a quality leader it is critical to understand the direct‚ organizational‚ and strategic levels of Army leadership. The assignments of leaders become more complex and mutually reliant of each other‚ require more responsibility
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Similarities and Differences Between Ethical Theories Ethical theories are based on explained ethical principles. There are three major ethical theories: virtue ethics‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. in this paper the similarities and diffrences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. The meaning of virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics would need to be defined in order to be able to distiguish the similarities and diffrences. The virtue theory judges
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