Theories as the Basis for Nursing Practice Seema R Sulemani Homeland University NURS 211 SF12 October 14‚ 2012 Abstract Theory development is the fundamental step for expansion of nursing knowledge. The knowledge has been borrowed from different disciplines to build the nursing theories. The categorization of theories is based on their scope of practice. The grand nursing theories are the most complex and abstract in their nature. Middle range theories are inducted mostly from grand nursing
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Nursing theories are an important way to gain knowledge in the nursing field by exploring the unknown‚ generating assumptions‚ and developing relationships. Theories offer a way of looking at nursing in clear terms that can be passed on to others. They guide nurses to the structure of the professional practice by helping to describe‚ explain‚ and predict everyday experiences and enhance the independence of nursing. When nurses use theory and theory-based evidence to structure their practice
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OPPONENT-PROCESS THEORY Opponent-process theory is a psychological and neurological model that accounts for a wide range of behaviors‚ including color vision. Simply it says “All colors are combinations of responses in three underlying bipolar systems (Red/Green‚ Blue/Yellow‚ and Black/White)”. This model was first proposed in 1878 by Ewald Hering‚ a German physiologist‚ and later expanded by Richard Solomon‚ a 20th-century psychologist. Introduction The color opponent process is a color theory that
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The nursing process comprises the steps necessary for a nurse to provide complete and comprehensive care. It has been likened to the scientific method utilized by scientists. According to Treas & Wilkinson (2014)‚ the components--or phases--of the nursing process are assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation. While not always listed as such‚ documentation is also considered a necessary phase of the nursing process. Each phase is described below: Assessment - That phase
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Trauma Theory and Process Paul Gendreau New England College Abstract This paper will review trauma-related events‚ theory and process and the impact this has upon stabilization‚ treatment and planning for care. This form of counseling must be developmentally and culturally appropriate as well as individualized. Effective intervention can prevent post-traumatic stress syndrome and assist normal mourning processes associated with any losses experienced. These prevention activities
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following document I will discuss Plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate components of the nursing process at length. I will define the plan‚ implement‚ and evaluation in the nursing care process. While showing how it is used in the nursing field. Plan‚ Implement and Evaluation The nursing process is an organizing framework for professional in the nursing practice. It is the critical thinking process for the nurse to utilize to give the best care possible to the client. It
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Clinical Theory Practice of the 21st Century Nursing in the 21st century is constantly changing. Nurses today are not only expected to focus on the patient’s condition but‚ the patient as a whole. They are expected to focus upon the patients physical‚ psychological and social problems (Scott‚ Matthews‚ & Kirwan‚ 2013). The ways we address all of these needs must be proven through research and practice (Im & Chang‚ 2012). These concepts should be clear‚ defined and specific. Nursing theory can play
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UEES | Krashen´s Theory | Theory of Second Language Acquisition | | Gisella Coka | 13/01/2012 | "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules‚ and does not require tedious drill." Stephen Krashen | This paper is going to talk about Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition‚ which has had a large impact in all areas of second language research and teaching since the 1980s. There are 5 keys hypotheses about second language acquisition in
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Change Process Theories: A Review Outline Introduction Four types of Organizational Change Theories: Van de Ven and Poole • Dialectical: Kurt Lewin • Evolution: o Lippitt‚ Watson‚ and Wesley o Bartlett and Kayser • Teleology: o Edgar Schein o Prochaska and DiClemente • Life Cycle: Ichak Adizes Conclusion Introduction An enduring quest of management scholars is to explain how and why organizations change. The processes of change or sequences
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper HCS/482 » Health Care Informatics November 25‚ 2014 Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Healthcare informatics is an idiom that refers to the use of information technology in the healthcare field. Several software applications are used in healthcare informatics mostly used are computers. The wide-ranging uses of healthcare informatics include but are not limited to electronic
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