First‚ Masters (2012)‚ in her book ‘Nursing Theories: A framework for professional practice’ describes a person as “individuals‚ families‚ communities and other groups who are participants in nursing” (Masters‚ K‚ 2012‚ P3). This statement refers to patients as individuals in need of the care of nurses. In fact‚ these individuals can have very complex needs and health problems requiring specialized and attentive care to facilitate healing and improvement of their condition. The term patient can
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Philosophy of Professional Nursing Each person may have an individual perspective about nursing. For professional nurses‚ interactions within their careers lead to the development of different philosophies and theories of nursing. As they build experience‚ knowledge may reshape these theories based on different situations they have encountered. The responsibility of a nurse is not limited to simply attending to patients at the bedside. Nurses not only provide comfort care‚ but must educate‚ communicate
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Women ’s University‚ Master of Arts in Nursing Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 4 A. Look for an example of middle-range theory. Evaluate it as to the following (Be sure to justify your answers): 1. Congruence with nursing standards. 2. Congruence with current nursing interventions or therapeutics. 3. Evidence of empirical setting‚ research support and validity. 4. Use by educators‚ nursing researches or nursing administrators. 5. Social relevance
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for the scientist‚ doctors and countless other professionals developing theories and crime reports. Based on the readings‚ I have chosen three theories that I will compare the similarities and discuss the contrasting issues within each one. The three theories I have chosen are‚ the Psychodynamic Theory‚ the Behavioral Theory‚ and the Latent Trait Theory. The first theory I
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Nursing Theory of Practice Mark A. Berger Walden University Primary Care of Adults Across the Lifespan NURS - 6531N - 6 Dr Brown September 21‚ 2014 Nursing Theory of Practice A common goal for Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) in the healthcare setting is to work towards disease prevention and the management of chronic and acute diseases. Decisions about patient care are driven by the APN with collaboration of the patient. The nurse brings special knowledge and skill sets to the table whereas the patient
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NUR513Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Adult Obesity: Application of Orem‚ King‚ and Pender’s Conceptual Models Adult obesity is one of the United States most serious health problems. Approximately 127 million adult Americans in the U.S. are overweight (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.). "Each year‚ obesity causes at least 300‚000 excess deaths in the U.S.‚ and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion" (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.).
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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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Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 6 A. Compare and contrast two of the models or theories presented in this chapter considering their usefulness in practice‚ research‚ education and administration. For the purposes of this discussion‚ I have selected King’s Theory of Goal Attainment and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations. On a broad perspective‚ both theories aim at explaining the interaction processes that happen between a nurse and her patient. Imogene
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Annotated Bibliography Beck‚ D. T. & Watson‚ S. (2010). Subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth. Nursing Research‚ 59(4)‚ 241-249. This nursing article analyzes women’s reactions and experiences with a second childbirth following a traumatic first birthing experience. Beck and Watson (2010) state that a successive childbirth could either aide in the healing process or have the potential to re-open old wounds and make healing harder. The research method used was
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Heather Woody 1) Compare and contrast any two sociological theories. Be sure to identify major theorist associated with the theories. Which is the better explanation? Why? Survival of the Fittest/Social Darwinism & Altruism Herbert Spencer used the phrase “Survival of the Fittest” after reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Mr. Darwin’s biological theory called‚ ‘natural selection‚’ was what he considered the preservation of favored races in the struggle of life. The
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