of Advanced Nursing‚ 1999‚ 30(1)‚ 74±82 Philosophical and ethical issues The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the practitioners ’ perspective Gerard M. Fealy MEd BNS RGN RPN RNT Lecturer in Nursing‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ University College Dublin‚ National University of Ireland‚ Dublin‚ Republic of Ireland Accepted for publication 15 September 1998 FEALY G.M. (1999) Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(1)‚ 74±82 The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the practitioners
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complexity in healthcare‚ nurses are pursuing higher education and specialized training. This specialized training has produced what we now call advance practice nurses. Advance practice nurses can function independently or in partnership with other physicians. These nurses play a vital role in healthcare. There are four types of advance practice nurses; clinical nurse specialist‚ nurse anesthetist‚ nurse midwives‚ and nurse practitioners. The role of the nurse practitioner has changed from
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Summary: Eminent Domain or Domination by Douglas Timmons and Lara Womack In this paper‚ Douglas et al. focuses on the Law of Eminent Domain in the Constitution of United States. The objective of the paper is to understand in what circumstances the law can be applied in the name of “public use” before violating private property rights. As per the law‚ Douglas et al. have explained eminent domain as a tool that can be used by federal government‚ a municipality‚ the state or a private corporation that
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Nursing‚ is considered a practice-based discipline involving many nursing theories as well as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. It is also a branch of knowledge that is ordered through the theories and methods that is evolving as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. Nursing practice integrates numerous roles and functions of the nurse as it focuses mainly on the achievement of optimal functioning of the patient. It encompasses the maintenance and promotion of health of
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First‚ Masters (2012)‚ in her book ‘Nursing Theories: A framework for professional practice’ describes a person as “individuals‚ families‚ communities and other groups who are participants in nursing” (Masters‚ K‚ 2012‚ P3). This statement refers to patients as individuals in need of the care of nurses. In fact‚ these individuals can have very complex needs and health problems requiring specialized and attentive care to facilitate healing and improvement of their condition. The term patient can
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Eminent domain is the right of a government to expropriate private property‚ by fiat‚ for what it deems is ‘public purpose’. Historically‚ it has often been subsumed within sovereignty and counted as its attribute. Eminent domain comes from the Latin phrase dominium eminens‚ taken from Hugo Grotius’s legal treatise‚ De Jure Belli et Pacis (on The Law of War and Peace)‚ written in 1625 . It allows the government to transfer or re-allocate private property rights against the payment of ‘just compensation’
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Introduction: In this essay‚ I will discuss several issues that seem to bind nursing practice with questions of ethics‚ sociology and management. Reflective practice is an important aspect of nursing management and in this essay we discuss implications of discrimination in nursing care and examine the importance of anti-discriminatory perspectives in nursing. In this paper‚ the case study I will elaborate is of an elderly woman who was of a non-British ethnic origin and spoke little English. A junior
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Relevance to nursing practice. Death is highly relevant to nursing as the nursing staff faces the death of a patient almost every day (depends on the department they are in). The debate against hiding patient’s prognosis to informing them must be greatly considered. Before considering such action‚ nurses need to know what is best for the patient and what constitutes a good death. The representation of a good death is when one is relief of symptoms‚ open communication is present‚ the individual dignity
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users and how it might bring security at the expense of preventing a perfectly legitimate activity. Acceptable Use Policy To fully explain the acceptable use policy would mean to begin from the beginning‚ the user domain. The user domain is the employee or people within an
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Ethical Practice within the financial services industry Why is ethical practice important? Firms that operate within the financial services try to be as open and honest with their consumers with all types of business in order to create confidence among customers. Not all banks/services have profit as their primary goal‚ there are several financial services which focus on creating social and environmental benefits. So why are ethical policies important? Well it comes down to the customer and their
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