(Alligood & Tomey‚ 2002). Her work has given nurses the foundation to "develop and execute health-promoting interventions to individuals‚ groups‚ and families in schools‚ nursing centers‚ occupational health settings and the community at large" (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011‚ p. 226). Dr. Pender is an icon in the nursing field and is assisting to move nursing from a model where illness is treated after it occurs to a model of preventing illness (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2002). This paper will show the benefits
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sociology and social psychology that emphasize the social‚ political‚ or material inequality of a social group‚ that critique the broad socio-political system‚ or that otherwise detract from structural functionalism and ideological conservatism.” McEwen‚ M.‚ & Wills‚ E. M. (2014) explained that society is generally regarded as a system‚ composed of interdependent and essentially harmonious parts that are linked together into a boundary-maintaining whole. Eitzen‚ Baca-Zinn‚ & Smith‚ (2010) explained
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the defensive mechanism and overall health of the people. Discussion Stress has been described as feeling of being over worked or loaded‚ tense‚ worried or tight. It is a physiological response of an organism to the stimulus (Goldstein & Mcewen‚ 2002; Mcewen‚ 2002). Everybody experiences this state at sometime in their lives. At times it makes people work hard‚ under pressure in order to meet the deadlines or perform well. But increased frequency of such stressful situations may lead toward the
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Philosophy is the concept that guides and structures our values and beliefs on a daily basis. Philosophy is considered unique to each individual and as nurses we have our own philosophy of nursing practice. “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing” (Kutin‚ 2013). There are four major metaparadigms that influence the philosophy
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The concept of compassion fatigue in acute care nurses is supported by Tsai’s Theory of Caregiver Stress. McEwen and Wills (2014) explains‚ the purpose of the Theory of Caregiver Stress is to predict stress and the effects of stress on caregivers. To determine stress and its outcomes‚ demographic characteristics‚ burden in caregiving‚ stressful life events
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Community Windshield Survey Lauren Vadola Professor Marshall Community Health Nursing Chamberlain College of Nursing January 13th 2014 This study was conducted in the community of Staten Island‚ a.k.a. Richmond county is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The intention of this survey was to obtain a full assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community‚ recent nursing literature addresses
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treatise analysis of architecture in the 1st Century was De Architectura. Vitruvius‚ author and military architect‚ dedicated to his commander Augustus Caesar these 10 volumes encompassing a corpus relating to aspects of Greek and Roman architecture (McEwen. 2003). From analysing Book IV‚ Chapter 1this essay makes a clear correlation in terms of how Vitruvius presented these mythological origins of the Greek and Roman orders. It will show how Vitruvius‟s account of the orders was influential in understanding
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as Pie: A Rural Nursing Model McEwen and Wills (2011)‚ describe nursing theory as a systematic explanation of an event in which constructs and concepts are identified and relationships are proposed and predictions are made. The use of a nursing theory adds organization and structure to the nursing profession and helps to describe and/or predict nursing practice. In the nursing profession‚ Florence Nightingale is credited as being the first nursing theorist (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011). Nightingale proposed
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Applying Theory to a practice problem Theory offers procedure and arrangement to nursing knowledge and provides a methodical way of collecting data to define‚ clarify‚ and forecast nursing practice (McEwen & Willis‚ 2011). Nurses use nursing theory to develop a certain outlook about patient care. Nursing theories serve as a shared groundwork for nursing practice across all settings to develop better patient care outcomes. This paper will explore childhood obesity and then apply to practice
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social sciences‚ public and community health‚ nursing research‚ nursing management‚ and the humanities. Moreover‚ one also is equipped with competencies of critical thinking‚ communication‚ negotiation‚ leadership‚ management skills. According to McEwen‚ White‚ Pullis‚ & Krawtz (2013)‚ BSN programs
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