responsibilities of a nurse (Parker & Smith 2010‚ p. 20). Nursing theories establish the scope and significance of a nurse’s role as a healthcare provider (Parker & Smith 2010‚ p. 21). They provide a universal description of nursing that can be applied to nurses practicing within a variety of settings. The theories of Jean Watson have impacted the manner in which professional nurses’ practice (Parker & Smith 2010‚ p. 351). Watson is famous for the human caring theory where she explains how nurses need to learn
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Perspective In the nursing profession there are so many researchers in history that have had a significant impact on nursing and the continuing research. A nursing researcher and theorist who changed the view on nursing and continues to influence the nursing profession is Jean Watson. During the completion of my Bachelor’s program and studying several theorists‚ Jean Watson has been the focus of my practice and an influence. The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) recognized Jean Watson for
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In today’s world there have been many studies‚ experiments‚ findings‚ and theories found by biologist‚ philosophers‚ and psychologist. Among them is Jean Piaget who is ranked as one of the top twenty-five psychologist of the twentieth century‚ whose qualifications include journal citations‚ appearance in introductory psychology textbooks‚ and/or awarded or recipient of psychological and sciences foundations. Piaget’s interesting childhood‚ adolescence‚ and studies have attributed to his ranking as
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Jean Watson: A Caring Moment Christie M. Ishman RN NUR/403 Theories and Models of Nursing Practice April 4‚ 2011 Stephanie Merck‚ APRN‚ MS‚ CS Background of theory The caring theorist‚ Jean Watson‚ first developed her theory and published the philosophy and science of caring in 1979 (Current Nursing‚ 2011). She describes nursing as a process of caring not curing‚ and that it is effectively practiced and demonstrated interpersonally only. Her theory also “suggests that caring is
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Caring for a Stranger: An Example of Watson ’s Caring Theory I never thought that I would find myself along a desert highway taking care of a man that I never knew. But early in my career this is exactly where I found myself. This is an example of displaying Watson’s Human Caring Theory‚ and how I took care of a man‚ in the middle of nowhere‚ with little more than a bottle of water and a pair of stolen gloves. My future husband and I were driving home from Tucson‚ Arizona to Algona‚ Iowa‚ but
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Jean Paul Sartre Sartre’s Life Jean-Paul Charles-Aymard Sartre was born on June 21‚ 1905‚ in Paris‚ France. His father‚ Jean-Baptiste Sartre‚ was an officer in the French Navy. His mother‚ Anne-Marie Schweitzer‚ was the cousin of Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Sartre was one year old when his father died. He was raised in Meudon‚ at the home of his tough grandfather Charles Schweitzer‚ a high school professor. His early education included music‚ mathematic‚ and classical literature
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Nursing in its essence is the art of caring. It may seem a simple concept‚ as do works of art seem simple to the untrained eye‚ but in reality they are both complex forms of communication. “Art expresses what words usually fail to express and brings a sense of wholeness to the human consciousness.” (Chinn & Waston‚ 1994‚ p.20) Nursing strives to do just this; it strives to communicate where doctors’ jargon and complex medical treatments fail. As the beauty of art lies in its attention to detail
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a very significant man not only during his time‚ the time of the Enlightenment‚ but also in the formation of some of the modern principles and ideals seen today. He led an interesting yet controversial life and had opinions of the same sort. He made important contributions to philosophy‚ literature‚ and music with his presenting of his ideas‚ publishing of books‚ and composing of music. He is still regarded today as an important intellectual figure. Rousseau was born
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Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the “grand
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MARKETING MIX PART A 1.- IN YOUR OWN WORDS EXPLAIN WHAT EACH OF THE 4 COMPONENTS OF THE MARKETING MIX 4PS MEAN. Product.- (Product and Services) in marketing a product is anything (tangible or intangible) that is offered to a market for purchase‚ use and/or consumption and that can satisfy a need or a desire. Product can be called material objects or goods‚ services‚ people‚ places‚ organizations and ideas. Decisions on this point include the formulation and presentation of the product
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