Integration of Mid-Range Theory and Practice Paper: MaryKay Livingston Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Case Western Reserve University Dr. Deborah Lindell The Practice Situation Complex physiological changes during pregnancy have a significant impact on almost every organ on the body system including the oral cavity -- these changes are due to hormonal changes. Estrogen causes increased blood flow to the oral
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Running Head: Middle Range Theory Middle Range Theory of Attentively Embracing Story Carol Jones and Sherry Lookofsky York College of Pennsylvania Middle Range Theory of Attentively Embracing Story Then when the others had gone‚ each man about his business‚ Robin turned to the youth. “Now‚ lad‚” said he‚ “tell us thy troubles‚ and speak freely. A flow of words doth ever ease the heart of sorrows; it is like opening the waste weir when the mill dam is overfull. Come‚ sit thou here
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Analysis of Middle Range Theory of Chronic Sorrow The one-year anniversary of my son’s death is in thirty-two days. Everett Andrew Craig was stillborn on March 31‚ 2017 due to an umbilical cord accident. No one makes it through life without facing some form of tragedy. Unfortunately‚ sorrow and healthcare often go hand in hand‚ necessitating sorrow-focused research and theories. The middle range theory of chronic sorrow views sorrow much differently than the traditional healthcare model‚ and it
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challenging obstacles should be the staff retention. Moreover‚ as nursing workforce ages and new graduates are placed in various and complex roles‚ they must develop transition coping skills to survive crude attitude. Therefore‚ Meleis’ middle -range transition theory was defined as a " passage from one fairly stable state to another fairly stable one‚ which is a process triggered by change" (Nagarandey‚ p.1 ) to explain the transition process in a clinical setting. Consequently‚ one may experience
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Theories of aging The disengagement and the activity theory were the two major theories that outlined successful aging in the early 1960s.The disengagement theory was created by Cumming and Henry and the activity theory was developed by Robert J. Havighurst both in 1961 however these theory’s are very different. The disengagement theory of aging states that people are more likely to withdraw from life as they get older because of their decrease in physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social
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Explain the theories of aging Ageing is the changes in a person over time. Ageing in humans refers to a multidimensional process of physical‚ psychological‚ and social change. Population ageing is the increase in the number and proportion of older people in society. Population ageing has three possible causes: migration‚ longer life expectancy‚ and decreased birth rate. Ageing has a significant impact on society. Young people tend to push for political and social change‚ to develop and adopt new
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Due to the natural evolution of life‚ as humans age‚ different things began to happen to the body that are hard to stop. One unusual physiological process would be the wear-and-tear theory of aging. This theory sheds light to the idea that once we are born‚ our bodies began working on our behalf. As we utilize our body for our daily needs‚ we damage it in the process. As years go on‚ you sprain your ankles‚ cut your hand‚ break an arm‚ destroy joints‚ etc. In my younger years‚ football was my sport
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Middle Range Theory Continues to Guide Nursing Practice Lisa M. Sanford Maryville University Middle Range Theory Continues to Guide Nursing Practice Nursing theory has three distinct categories to describe the level of abstraction: Grand‚ Middle-Range‚ and Situation-Specific (Meleis‚ 2012‚ p. 33). Hugh McKenna (1997) defined these three categories‚ stating: Grand theory is highly abstract and is broad in scope. Middle-range theory is more focused and is normally the end product of a research
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Social Theories of Aging Age Stratification Theory People are grouped into age cohorts‚ known as age strata. Age is one basis of control over resources‚ such as allocation of jobs. Age categories change through time based on historical events‚ biological and social aging. Roles and how you should act‚ are based upon which age strata you are born into‚ and how these change over time (both individual time‚ as you age‚ and how your age strata moves through society at a particular point in historical
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Lifestage Development Theories of Ageing For this part of the assignment I am going to be describing two theories of ageing. Firstly I will be describing the Disengagement theory and then the Activity theory. I will then be comparing the similarities and differences between the two‚ and also writing up two case studies of older people and explain the development that occurs in older life‚ relating back to the theories I will have discussed. Firstly the theory of Social Disengagement‚ disengagement
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