Theory offers structure and organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout
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Ethics is the study of different moral theories where its importance in nursing practicing is illustrated in the knowledge and competency that prepares nurses in examining ethical and legal issues in relation to their responsibilities‚ rights and moral role as a nurse. Through the study of bioethics‚ the nurse is able to develop a better understanding of the decision-making process that are made and assists with the application of moral theories within nursing practice (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2013). With
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Heart Failure Heart failure (HF)‚ often called congestive heart failure (CHF) or congestive cardiac failure (CCF)‚ occurs when the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action to distribute blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath‚ leg swelling‚ and exercise intolerance. The condition is diagnosed with echocardiography and blood tests. Treatment commonly consists of: lifestyle measures such as smoking cessation
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Reading Research Literature #2 – Week 4 (2 Pages) Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar‚ spelling and syntax. Click “Save as” and save the file with your last name and assignment‚ e.g.‚”NR449_RRL2_Smith” Submit to the Reading Research Literature #2 basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 4. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment may be found in Doc Sharing. Title: RRL#2 Name: [] The following questions
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Lindsey Diana Ethics-PHI-220-402 Dianne Wendt October 25‚ 2011 Ethical Decision Making Paper A health care case in need of evaluation using the steps to ethical decision making is described in Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions by Ruth B. Purtilo and Regina F. Doherty. According to the book‚ a student named Andrea was working in the outpatient clinic one morning when she saw someone she knew. Her father’s business partner‚ Mr. Brown‚ whose health was failing and interfering with his
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On the stage of philosophy concerning meta-ethics‚ the Moral Error Theory followed in Hume’s footsteps and made significant breakthroughs with J. L. Mackie’s Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong and Richard Joyce’s more recent The Myth of Morality. They both argue that i) moral judgments presuppose objective and categorical moral values and ii) this presupposition is false since there are no such things. Therefore‚ they conclude‚ moral judgments are systematically false. Although Mackie offers an argument
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Chapter 3: The Slippery Slope by Edward J.Tully Article Questions 1. Based on your observations of news event during the past 10 years‚ did Tully’s prediction that‚ “there will be an upward trend of corruption and abuse of power cases” occur? Explain your answer by describing at least three specific cases of corruption and/or abuse of power that have occurred since 2003 in your community or state. Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was convicted on
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Edgar J. Brown is the artist that inspires me the most. I chose him because like Edgar I too have a fascination with sports. From a young age Edgar grew up in a family that was very sport oriented. From baseball‚ football too basketball and pretty much anything competitive they watched it‚ or played it. But sports were not the only talent young Edgar possessed. He was extremely good at drawing and painting. The paintings were mostly super hero related throughout his child. As he reached his high
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Definition; It is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to deliver adequate quantities of blood to the metabolizing tissues during normal activity or at rest. Causes 1. Although the disease occurs most commonly among the elderly (80% of patients hospitalized with CHF are > 65 years of age)‚ it may appear at any age as a consequence of underlying cardiovascular disease. 2. There currently is no single diagnostic test
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Decision-Making Paper Ajs/512 Decision-Making Paper It is not uncommon for people to have to make a decision on a daily basis‚ and this includes within the workplace. This paper will discuss the group decision-making process and then I will identify one successful as well as one unsuccessful experience that involved group decision making. After these examples I will then discuss the factors that affected the group’s overall effectiveness‚ drawing from concepts from the text. When
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