Orlando developed her theory inductively through an empirical study of nursing practice. * For 3 years‚ she recorded 2000 observations between a nurse and patient interactions. She was only able to categorize the records as "good" or "bad" nursing. * According to records: Good Nursing nurses focus was on the patients immediate verbal and non verbal behavior from the beginning through the end of the contact * Bad Nursing nurses focus was on a prescribed activity or something that had nothing
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Florida is a melting pot of people from all over the world. Many who come are looking for a new beginning in life bringing with “them their cultural experiences from their native countries.” (Gollnick‚ & Chinn‚ 2009‚ p. 46) Florida’s multicultural population often mingles and gets along well‚ “but this rich diversity has sometimes divided people along cultural‚ economic‚ religious and regional lines.” (Chang‚ 1998‚ p. 72) Nowhere else have these differences‚ as well as the similarities‚ been more
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Breast cancer is the most widespread cancer in women distressing 1 in 8 women all through their lives. It might increase at whatever time but the danger of raising it increases as women grow-up. It is far more frequent in post-menopausal women and the threat carries on increasing with growing age. Reason The reason behind breast cancer is not identified and whereas it can also take place in men‚ the much advanced incidence in women involves estrogen. Nowadays‚ breast cancer‚ like other types of
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Homeostasis Homeostasis Is a technical term for the process of maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes. The internal environment‚ compromises; blood‚ tissue fluid‚ body cell contents and all the metabolic processes taking place. Constant in this instance is not absolute or fixed it is much more flexible and dynamic as it refers to the physical and chemical composition being kept within a limited range or variables for maximum efficiency‚ well-being of the whole body and
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1. Define and discuss the differences between substance abuse‚ substance dependence‚ substance tolerance and substance withdrawal. Substance abuse is when a person excessively uses a type of bad substance such as drugs or alcohol. Substance dependence is when a person requires drugs to function normally. This person first abuses the drug then it dependence on the drug to carry on their day normally. Substance tolerance is when a person has use the drug so much that it does not feel the same high
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Marketing Corporation Kozier‚ Barbara‚ et al‚ 2004‚ Fundamentals of Nursing‚ Philippines‚ Pearson education SouthAsia O’Brien‚ Maureen‚ 1996‚ Communication and Relationship in nursing‚ Philippines‚ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Reese‚ John‚ 1996‚ Motivating Others‚ Massachussetts‚ Allyn & Barn Ujehly‚ Gertrud‚ 1998‚ Determinants of the Nurse-Patient Relationship‚ New York‚ Videbeck‚ Sheila‚ 2004‚ Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing‚ Philippines‚ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Nursing theorist Virginia Henderson‚ RN was a visionary‚ well ahead of her time in terms of her vision for the present and future of nursing. The major concept of her Definition of Nursing theory addresses the role of healthy independence for a nurse in addressing the holistic needs of a patient who is unable to self care‚ and therefore cannot attain independence due to knowledge deficit or debility or decreased will. The nurse practically fulfills the 14 basic needs in ways that are patient centered
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to identify a nursing skill observed by myself whilst I was on my practice placement. The skill which I will be focussing on is the first phase of the nursing process in the form of the initial assessment interview. The client had been referred to the mental health services by his consultant and social worker‚ in order to continue his care in the community‚ after his discharge from a psychiatric ward. I was introduced to the client‚ and his permission was given for me to use my nursing skill of observation
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partnership are central to health promotion” (2012‚ p. 462). For instances‚ in case of diabetes‚ various organisations are raising awareness among people to prevent diabetes at primary level‚ As described by International Diabetes Federation’s website at http://www.idf.org/prevention. Some organisations like Diabetes Australia are devoting much of their time on awareness of diabetes. According to Diabetes Australia (2010)‚ it is important for diabetes to be understood by the whole community‚ not just
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Self-Concept & Self-Esteem Self-concept is a self-description based on how you perceive yourself‚ with that said the very essence of your emotion is derived from self-concept and as a result from that‚ self-esteem… which is a self-evaluation that is rooted in your self-concept. Only your beliefs are what influence your emotions‚ even if that belief is what you derive from another person. Given a personal scenario; I started working out on a consistent basis‚ the more I worked out the more my
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