individual‚ and is observed through social practices‚ religious structures and artistic expression. The end result of such change is what we recognize now as culture. Culture directs an individual’s thinking‚ doing and being. Within the context of nursing practice‚ cultural backgrounds can influence views on health and well-being and illness‚ which in turn might have an effect on their perceptions on healthcare and healthcare outcomes. Due to the recurrent concerns regarding the challenges encountered
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Theory development surfaced in nursing because of its leader’s desire for nursing to be considered a profession‚ and then to help nurses increase their knowledge of practice‚ what it is and what it can be. Theories can help to identify a clearer picture of practice than using facts alone (Walker & Avant‚ 2005). The following paper will discuss three of these theories and their authors as they relate to currency and ability of use in practice settings. Orem’s Model of Self Care The International
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of the nursing care for a patient who is experiencing a breakdown in health. One aspect of their care will be discussed in relation to the nursing process. The model used to provide an individualised programme of care will be discussed and critically analysed. Jack‚ the patient presented through Accident and Emergency to Ward D3‚ an acute medical ward specialising in respiratory medicine. He was admitted due to an exacerbation of dyspnoea‚ which was more significant over the last twenty-four hours
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What is nursing? What exactly does it mean to nurse a patient‚ and how has this definition changed over the past centuries? What does the discipline of nursing consist of? In this essay‚ I aim to attempt to answer these questions‚ along with the help of a myriad of nursing researchers whose studies have helped to broaden my perspective on what exactly it is that I now do for a living. I will be discussing the different types of nursing knowledge that assists us as nurses to care for patients and
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Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years‚ but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article‚ Leininger ’s Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger‚ the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus‚ when a client
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Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client‚ family‚ and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care‚ and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is acceptable
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Nurse Educator The AACN Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2008) states that “courses in the nursing program will be taught by faculty with graduate-level academic preparation and advanced expertise in the areas of content they teach.” There is national recognition‚ however‚ of the growing shortage of nursing educators to fill faculty and other educator roles within the healthcare delivery system. Master’s programs that prepare graduates for nurse
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Evaluate the influences that impacted the development of the conceptual framework. There can be a variety of conceptual frameworks. There are also wide concepts of affects in conceptual framework‚ the influences that impacted development of the CF include: the US experience‚ In the United States they have their own conceptual framework; they have not adopted either IFRSs or the IASB Framework. Both the IASB and the US Conceptual Frameworks are considered to have shortcomings. As a result‚ the
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risks for the cause. People willing to risk their lives for a cause are the main factor that can push a movement to success. An example of a group of ordinary people that had a profound impact on the Civil Rights Movement is the Greensboro Four. The Greensboro Four were students at North Carolina A&T that facilitated sit-ins at the Woolworth’s store “whites only” lunch counter. They were refused service and were asked to leave‚ but instead of fighting back or leaving‚ they merely sat at the lunch counter
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0916-484-5004 DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Las Piñas College College of Nursing March 29‚ 2001 Passed the Integrated Comprehensive Licensure Exam June 10‚ 2001 Passed the Midwifery Board Exam November 10‚ 2009 WORK EXPERIENCE: Las Piñas City Medical Center Las Piñas City‚ Philippines Staff Nurse (OB GYNE‚ MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WARD) August 22‚ 2001 – December 21‚ 2004 Clinical Instructor supervising: Nursing Midwifery Caregiving students in OB GYNE and Pediatric
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