dual influence of romanticism and realism‚ since the author frequently looks away from ordinary life to distant lands‚ strange customs‚ or exotic scenes‚ but retains through minute detail a sense of fidelity and accuracy of description" (Hart & Leininger‚ 2004). These fiction writers generated interests in different regions of the country. In the West‚ Mark Twain relied on nostalgia and romanticized on frontiersman‚ whereas in the South‚ Kate Chopin’s hierarchies of southern society set the theme
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Easy as Pie: A Rural Nursing Model Easy 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
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other healthcare providers the knowledge regarding beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of different cultures in the society with the goal to produce a culturally competent practitioner‚ therefore‚ achieving patient satisfaction and positive outcomes (Leininger‚ 1999). The foundations for transcultural nursing had started with the purpose of compensating the complexities of healthcare needs of people belonging to different culture (Glittenberg‚ 2004; Tortumluoglu‚ 2006). Hence‚ knowing the unique behavioural
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Abstract This paper reports on my individual views of what professionalism in nursing means to me and how professionalism is important to nursing as a profession. Professionalism in nursing provides a framework for the development and advances in the profession of nursing. Factors that influenced me to become a nurse are explained in detail with orientation to higher education and pursuing a profession. Reasons are given why I have returned to school to achieve my goal of obtaining a BSN while
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A.) Like any other medical profession‚ Registered Nurses are governed and controlled by different groups. There are rules and policies that nurses have to abide by to practice nursing. First there is the Board of Registered nursing(BRN). This agency is responsible for communicating what is appropriate and legal for a nurse to do in the state of California. The BRN also enforces an education requirement‚ which forced graduates to pass the NCLEX prior to practicing (What is the board of registered
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Professional communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide Minority health studies have mainly focused on African American or Hispanic cultures. Asian Americans are a fast growing minority in United States‚ and they comprise a great percentage of health care workers .The US census bureau (2010) projects that Asian American population will reach 16.5 million by 2015.In education‚ income‚ health‚ occupations‚ beliefs and values‚ Asian Americans are very diverse in many ways. There are several health
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Exodus of refugees from African countries in which female genital mutilation is currently practiced to the West has created vulnerable populations within the United States in regards to the health concerns that surround female genital mutilation. Using Orems nursing model as a guide‚ this paper will describe this vulnerable population‚ the health problem and propose interventions. Female genital mutilation cuts or removes the tissues around the vagina that give women pleasurable sexual feelings. This
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Why is Ethnocentrism an Important Concept for Nurses? Written By Louisa Gibbons 2011 Ethnocentrism is an important concept for nurses to understand because it has a huge impact on the way we will deliver nursing care. Ethnocentrism is defined by Germov‚ (2005) as “viewing others from one’s own cultural perspective‚ with an implied sense of cultural superiority based on an inability to understand or accept the practices and beliefs of other cultures.” (p.152). To understand the term ethnocentrism
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spills and I will show that there is a lack of regulation regarding how wastewater is manage. I will argue that stricter regulations will minimize the risks associated with wastewater. Here I will use examples from Johnson W‚ Douglas. (2017) and Orem‚ W. (2017). Additional information will also come from Gagnon G. (2016)‚ U.S. EPA. (2015)‚ and U.S. EPA.
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