The Chinese perspective of nursing Nursing is to understand the health status and concerns of a person‚ to devise interventions with appropriate health knowledge and skills. There are four Chinese characteristics of epistemic concerns. Qing (情) is emotion. Li (理) and zhi (知) means knowing what is good and right in practice through scientific or systematic studies respectively. Xing (行) is action. The chinese perspective of nurse To nurse‚ Chinese people generally argree that the role of the
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Concepts Central to the Discipline of Nursing In order to critically examine the concepts central to the discipline of nursing it is important to clarify my understanding of what constitutes a discipline. Nursing literature has led me to understand that a discipline can be‚ in simple terms‚ thought of as a field of study with a unique perspective which gives rise to the nature and scope of inquiry of that field and therefore leads to a specialized body of knowledge (Parker‚ M & Smith‚ M‚ 2010).
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Confidential Client Relationships Greenville Technical College Confidential Client Relationships Client confidentiality in the field of human services is a matter of ethics‚ legal obligations‚ and a right to privacy; therefore‚ a human service professional must provide a helping relationship that is conducive to providing client confidentiality. In respect to the matter of confidentiality‚ a human service professional must understand‚ acknowledge‚ and adhere to the privacy of his or her clients; consequently
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ourselves more consciously‚ choose to act rather than feeling acted upon (Jack‚ K. & Miller‚ E.‚ 2008). During this concept analysis‚ Walker and Avant’s (2005) method will be used to help explain the meaning of self-awareness and to define the attributes of self awareness in nursing leadership. Key words: self-awareness‚ leadership‚ competency model‚ nursing leadership‚ concept
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The concept of quality of life is multifaceted and a much discussed topic in the healthcare world. Providers‚ researchers‚ law makers and the general public agree that the perception of quality of life is an integral part of healthcare at large. Although it is often discussed in nursing literature‚ the definition of the concept is rarely defined. Some speak of the concept when referring to life saving measures that are prolonging but not necessarily improving life. Others speak about the concept when
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“Concept clarification is an important step in developing useful and useable knowledge in nursing science.” (Tofthagen‚ 2010). Within the home health field of nursing‚ one of the major and most significant concepts is “team” work. “Simply stated‚ concept analysis incorporates a method or approach by which concepts that are of interest to a discipline are examined in order to clarify their characteristics or attributes” (Cronin‚ 2010). Within a home health care team there are; Registered Nurses
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2007 December 5 • Carefully distinguish between the “contract” and “covenant” understanding or model of the professional/client relationship. Which understanding makes a greater demand on the good moral character of the professional? Why? Take a reasoned position on whether or not the “covenant” understanding is more appropriate to the overall nature of that relationship. Since the beginning of complex societies‚ the public has always been intrigued by the very broad idea of professionalism
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Public Health is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of the communities through education‚ promotion of healthy life styles and research for disease and injury prevention. Public Health helps improve the health and well being of people in local communities around the world also works to prevent problems before they occur. Public health nursing is a specialized form of registered nursing that combines nursing and public health principles. According to the American Public
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Environment & HealthBecause of the permanent interaction between man and his environment‚ our health is to a considerable extent determined by the environmental quality. As a consequence‚ environment and health are closely related. The environment in which we live‚ work and relax‚ is determining for our health and well-being. Physical‚ as well as chemical and micro(biological) factors in the environment can have repercussions on our health‚ both physically and mentally. The World Health Organisation
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Literature Review Work environment According to the business dictionary‚ the work environment includes the physical geographical location as well as the immediate surroundings of the workplace‚ such as a construction site or office building. There are typically other workplace factors relating to the place of employment like the standard of the air‚ noise level‚ and extra benefits and advantages of employment such as free child care or unlimited coffee‚ or adequate parking (Business Dictionary
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