Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the “grand
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intestines or the gastrointestinal tract. • Viral infection is the most common cause of gastroenteritis but bacteria‚ parasites‚ and food-borne illness (such as shellfish) can also cause acute gastroenteritis. • Fifty to seventy percent of cases of gastroenteritis in adults are caused by the noroviruses while rotavirus is the leading cause of infection in children. Staphylococcus aureus can form a toxin that cause food poisoning while the resident Escherichia coli can also cause significant
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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Pyschiatric Nursing Case History with Diagnosis‚ HPI‚ ad Diagnostics 1. Identifying Statement 59 year old‚ married white female who was brought to the Emergency Department by the police by herself because of public intoxication with suicidal ideations. Chief complaint was “I was depressed and wanted to kill myself”. 2.Admitting diagnosis (DSM IV-TR classification): Axis I : Bipolar Disorder Axis II : None noted Axis III : Kidney disease‚ Liver cirrhosis Axis
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Abstract Nursing is one of the oldest careers in history. It has grown tremendously since the beginning of the profession and strives forward in hopes to attain more advancement in the medical field. Along the years‚ there have been several controversies regarding nursing as a profession. In this paper we will discuss what nursing professionalism is and why we as nurses need to remain a professional icon in the occupation. This paper will also summarize two nursing articles regarding nursing professionalism
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A REPORT ON THE POSTION OF CASTLE NURSING HOME PLC Executive Summary: This report is commissioned to examine the current position of Castle Nursing Home PLC‚ since it is evident that the top-line and bottom-line have been adversely affected. The report draws attention to the existing status of Castle Nursing Home. The strategy to grow and re-organize has resulted in the need to streamline its operations‚ so as to retain its focus‚ quality of services and reputation among the public. Further investigation
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Foreign Trade University Faculty of Business Administration Department of Management & Human Resource Module: Management (QTRE303) Lecturer: Ngô Quý Nhâm Email: quynham@gmail.com Case Application (Motivation) SEARCHING FOR? It gets more than 3‚000 applications a day.96 And it’s no wonder! With a massage every other week‚ onsite laundry‚ swimming pool and spa‚ free delicious all-you-can-eat gourmet meals‚ what more could an employee want? Sounds like an ideal job‚ doesn’t it? However
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Dorothy Orem Orem’s Contribution to Nursing Theory: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory description of category of theory is a set of broad concepts‚ definitions‚ relationships developed and assumptions or propositions created from nursing models or from other disciplines and projects of purposes that are required for care of by individual patient‚ family and community (Current Nursing‚2013). Orem ’s approach to the nursing process provides a method to determine the self-care deficits and then
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|Jean Watson’s Philosophy of Nursing | |This page was last updated on January 26‚ 2012 | |[pic] | |Introduction | |Theorist - Jean Watson was born in West Virginia‚ US | |Educated: BSN‚ University of Colorado‚ 1964
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HUMAN RESOUCE MANAGEMENT CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 2. Literature review 2 2.1 Emergence of PRP 2 2.2 Concept of PRP 3 2.3 Relevant theories of PRP 4 2.3.1 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs & Herzberg’s motivational theory 4 2.3.2 Equity theory in PRP 5 3. Case study 6 3.1 Case one: “Why Do Companies Use Performance-Related Pay for Their Executive Directors?” (Bender‚ 2004) 6 3.2 Case two: “Evaluating performance-related pay for managers in the National Health Service”
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