http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_ethicsThe nature of nursing means that nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than ’curing’ by exploring the relationship between the nurse and the person in care.[1]Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the virtues that would make a good nurse‚ rather than looking at what conduct is necessary to respect the person in the nurse’s care. However‚ recently‚ the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse’s obligation
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collected and categorized. As these themes are emergent‚ they allow the researcher to inductively generate comparison with theory‚ with the human becoming theory to be specific. The purpose of this study was to contribute to knowledge base about the
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HUMANISTIC NURSING THEORY By: MARY JOHN L. RENONG‚ RN August 10‚ 2013 Dr. Loretta Zderad Dr. Josephine Paterson I. BIOGRAPHY Josephine Paterson was born on the 1st of September of 1924 in Freeport‚ New York. Loretta and Josephine spent their early school years during the depression of the 1930’s. Josephine G. Paterson was also learning the role of a nurse as well as work responsibilities during this same time period. She had
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Madeleine Leininger: Bridging the Cultural Divide through Care Stephanie R. Cleveland State University Abstract This paper will outline Madeleine Leininger’s prominent theory‚ its origins‚ and its purpose. The discipline of transcultural nursing‚ its distinctive language‚ ethnonursing research method‚ and Sunrise Enabler tool will also be explored. These components equipped nurses to provide patients with individualized‚ appropriate care; this led to improved health outcomes. Finally‚ the effect
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Contingency Theory Applied to Nursing Bethany McQueen Olivet Nazarene University Leadership and Management in Nursing BSN 118 NRSG 463 Beth Michalesko‚ Professor February 10‚ 2011 Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Applied to Nursing In order to determine the type of leader one will become‚ it is necessary to know the different styles of leadership exist and how they are used. It is also necessary to understand one’s self to know which style is most fitting. There are several theories that have
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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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The Use of the Computer in Medical & Nursing Education Computers are as common as stethoscopes and pens and paper in nursing and medical education. Both personal computers (PC) and hand-held devices (PDA) are showing up in classrooms and at the patient’s bedside. Computers in Nursing "The use of computers in health care is no longer a question for discussion and debate. Their application in nursing is a reality in many centers ..."@Cite(HannahKJ88a "‚ p. 263"). With this
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Fairness has been a major issue here in the United States and education is not shielded from this issue. The National League for Nursing (NLN) believes in core values which involves excellence‚ caring‚ diversity‚ and integrity and thus created the NLN Fair Testing Guidelines for nursing Education. Based on the concept of fairness‚ the NLN would provide all test-takers equal opportunity to demonstrate what skills and knowledge they have gained regarding a specific learning. NLN expanded their support
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A Transcultural Case Study As the world’s multi-cultural population increases‚ the significance of transcultural nursing in healthcare is strongly evident. Health care professionals are challenged by the need to understand the various cultural factors that influence a person’s response to health and illness and must develop attitudes and skills that will help them behave in culturally appropriate ways (Walsh & DeJoseph‚ 2003). Transcultural nursing works as a formal education that equips nurses
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and Sociology An Uneasy Relationship Deidre Wick s Overview ■ ■ ■ Why is nursing often depicted in a negative light? What is the ‘New Nursing’? What are some of the new developments in nursing in Australia and overseas? This chapter examines some of the more recent sociological writings on nursing and discusses them in relation to the practical insights they have to offer for nursing. Recent nursing reforms in Australia and the United Kingdom are analysed to see how these might be
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