Purnell Model for Cultural Competence The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence originated out of education and practice. In 1989‚ when he took nursing students to a community hospital that was not accustomed to having students. Soon after the clinical experience began‚ it was obvious that the students and staff need additional knowledge concerning culture. The students primarily came from middle and upper middle class white families which most of the patients and staff came from lower socioeconomic
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When an individual sets a goal of becoming a registered nurse there are different approaches to obtaining a nursing education. One must look at different factors to decide which education plan works best for their life style. There are three options‚ the diploma program‚ a associate degree and a baccalaureate degree. All nurses must take and pass the NCLEX-RN examination for state licensing. The diploma and associate programs are relatively the same when it comes to their competencies. The programs
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Institutional Repository‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne‚ viewed 3 November 2011‚ . Dodd‚ JL & Turner‚ MA 2000‚ ‘Is Benchmarking appropriate for small businesses’‚ The National Public Accountant‚ vol. 45‚ no. 6‚ pp. 36-38‚ viewed 3 November 2011‚ . Fawcett‚ SE 2001‚ ‘Process integration for competitive success: Benchmarking barriers and bridges’‚ Benchmarking‚ vol. 8‚ no. 4‚ pp. 396-412‚ viewed 4 November 2011‚ . Flaherty‚ DJ‚ Murray‚ MA & Zimmerman‚ RA 1995‚ ‘Benchmarking against the best’‚ Journal
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This assignment will focus on the holistic assessment and care plan of a patient who was cared for during practice placement. It aims to discuss how the care planning decisions were made and relate these decisions with the relevant literature. The setting was an emergency trauma and orthopaedic ward and the care plan was developed in order to meets the patient’s needs after 1 week admission. The care plan was compiled by the student nurse and his mentor and aimed to identify the patient’s needs and
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Katharine Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort Kelly Ferreira Summer‚ 2004. In the early part of the 20th century‚ comfort was the central goal of nursing and medicine. Comfort was the nurse’s first consideration. A "good nurse" made patients comfortable. In the early 1900’s‚ textbooks emphasized the role of a health care provider in assuring emotional and physical comfort and in adjusting the patient’s environment. For example‚ in 1926‚ Harmer advocated that nursing care be
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Cited: Bacorn‚ Christopher. “Dear Dads: Save Your Sons”. Evergreen. Susan Fawcett. Boston: Wadsworth 2014. 599. print “The Fatherless Generation.” thefatherlessgeneration.wordpress.com/statistics/. Web. 10/11/13
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Hodgkin Disease Alisa Bernal ITT Technical Institute GE259 Friday 16‚ 2015 Hodgkin disease‚ also known as Hodgkin lymphoma‚ is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system consists of the lymphocytes‚ which are part of the immune system. The lymphatic system has lymphoid tissues‚ lymphatic vessels and lymph. The lymphoid tissues can be found in bone marrow‚ tonsils‚ stomach‚ spleen and other organs in the body. Hodgkin’s disease can begin anywhere because there are so many
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Introduction The subject of performance measurement is encountering increasing interest in both the academic and managerial worlds. This‚ for the most part‚ is due to the broadening spectrum of performances required by the present-day competitive environment and the new production paradigm known as Lean Production or World Class Manufacturing (Hall et al.‚ 1991). In addition there is the need to support and verify the performance improvement programmes such as Just-in-Time‚ Total Quality Management
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Reflective learning: A teaching strategy for critical thinking‚(1996) Journal of Nursing Education 35 19-22. Facione‚ N.C‚ Facione P.A Assessment design issues for evaluating critical thinking in nursing.(1996) Holistic Nursing Practice v10 n3 41(13) Fawcett‚D.L. The Ambulatory Surgery Unit as a Learning Experience.(1999) Association of Operating Room Nurses Journal v70 i5 782 International Nursing Index‚ sv nursing process (1980). New York: American Journal of Nursing. Matthews‚ C.A.‚ Gual‚ A.L. Nursing
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76-year-old Black/African-American male with disabilities living in an urban setting was selected. Initially‚ I noted that this individual have several factors such as age‚ gender‚ race‚ and environment that could possibly influence his health history. Fawcett & Rhynas (2012) “History taking is a key
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