Nursing as a Discipline: It’s Interrelationship with Philosophy‚ Science and Ethics Raymund Christopher R. dela Pena Saint Louis University The discipline of nursing is concerned with how nurses interact with people in relation to their health and within their total environment. Nursing at its core is caring for people within their health experience. The effective nurse is able to think critically‚ feel deeply‚ communicate clearly‚ interact meaningfully‚ assume responsibility‚ exhibit
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Practice Problems PARTI: MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The CPI index: A. Is usually highly correlated with the GDP deflator B. Measures the price of a consumption basket; the GDP deflator‚ instead‚ measures the cost of a basket of locally produced goods C. Is sensitive to the high volatility of the price of food and energy D. All of the above 2. Looking at the composition of GDP in the last 50 years‚ we can claim that: A. Both in India and the US the consumption share has been converging to
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central direction but instead as a result of innumerable independent decision taken by individual producers & consumers hence in the market economy the individuals or market makes the ultimate decision in allocation of resources. Whereas the planned economy is one in which the coordination of economic activity so essential to the viability and functioning of a complex social economy is undertaken through administrative means commands‚ directives‚ targets and regulations rather than by market
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self”(Boyd & Fales 1983‚ p101) and Reid (1993) defines reflection as “a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse‚ evaluate and so inform learning about practice” (p305).Many authors recommend the use of a model for reflection ( Reid 1993‚ Schutz 2007‚ Yeok 2007); so I chose Gibb’s (1988) model described by Yeok(2007) for my reflection in my nursing practice. It emphasizes on my feelings and thinking at the time of that situation and stimulates my self awareness of
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Before Florence Nightingale started to improve nursing as a practice public health care system was underdeveloped. People who were living in urban areas didn’t have access to clean water and proper sewage disposal. Most of the sick people were treated at their homes and cared for by their family members. In the mid of 19th century Florence Nightingale started her mission to improve health care and create nursing as a profession. From her own experience and observations during Crimean War she became
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Outline the process for developing nursing standards of practice and identity the different entities that might be involved in developing a standard of practice. Webster’s dictionary defines the word standard as “ criterion: something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity‚ weight‚ extent‚ value or quality ”. Standards of practice may be defined as professionally established guidelines or criterion of performance that a registered nurse must adhere to. “Standards
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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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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Amanda Rizzuti Mrs. Price English III 5 March 2014 Huck’s Changes In the beginning of the novel Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck was a very immature young boy who did not care about what would happen if he got caught doing something. With having Miss Watson as his caregiver‚ she tried helping him into the right direction but with Huck’s father Pap‚ it was a disaster. Once Pap kidnapped Huck‚ Huck realized he needed to get out quick and once he did he was all by himself. “ I got out amongst the driftwood
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Element: Prevention of pressure ulcers This essay is going to explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily
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