Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice # 1 Reading on Nursing Theory Submitted by: Rochell T. Opiana‚ RN‚ RCP WELLNESS… “Caring in nursing conveys physical acts‚ but embraces the mind-body-spirit as it reclaims the embodied spirit as its focus of attention”..Margaret Jean Watson Human being is a valued person in and of him to be cared for‚ respected‚ nurtured‚ understood and assisted. In general‚ it is a philosophical view of a person as a fully functional integrated self. She views
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Results from the U.S. Bureau of the Census displays that there are 7.6 percent or 46 million elderly people in the year of 2000. The elderly is categorized as old which are persons between the ages of 60 to 79‚ as well as the oldest-old population consist of persons 80 and above. Facing the high percentage of elderly people in the United States‚ there will be several challenges that will have to be confronted. (Yang 15). First‚ the decline of fertility relates to the increasing number of older people
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seniors expect to live peacefully as they grow older; however‚ elderly suffer from social isolation which can consequently lead to health problems. There is not many organizations that help seniors socialize and be connected to the community. Lower birth rates and higher mortality rates mean that there is going to be older people living at an older age than younger individuals. The nation needs to provide a proper plan to give the elderly people the care they need to live a proper l Senior citizens
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by Dianne L. Noel‚ RN‚ BSN‚ COHN-S/CM‚ COHN(c) a bstraCt Many health care and academic centers have adopted Watson’s Theory of Human Caring as their guiding principle; the theory is also used in other disciplines‚ such as library science. Human caring theory offers occupational health nurses a structure that not only defines a focus for practice‚ but also provides a basis for moral and philosophical practice analyses. In particular‚ nurses may find this theory useful in confirming the definition
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The Watson Theory Ann Pender- Bellard NUR/403 March 14‚ 2011 Terry Palmisano The Watson Theory Watson calls caring the ethical principle or standard by which curing interventions are measured (Alligood‚ 2006). Watson’s caring theory evolves in a global state no longer limited to facility settings. Watson’s theory is the development of a caring fluid experience expanding from the person to the community onward to society. Her six Caritas process uses creativity and a scientific problem-solving
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Cultural Competency A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR M E N TA L H E A LT H S E RV I C E P R O V I D E R S By Delia Saldaña‚ Ph.D. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Cultural Competency A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR M E N TA L H E A LT H S E RV I C E PROVIDERS © 2001 Hogg Foundation for Mental Health The University of Texas at Austin About the Author Delia Saldaña‚ Ph.D.‚ is a clinical associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and past director of Health
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HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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such as: how individuals are viewed‚ what individuals expect of themselves‚ and what is expected of them from others that individuals experience over the various age categories. However‚ sociologists are paying attention to the socio-economic and cultural antecedents of the process of ageing. Furthermore‚ ageing does not mean what an individual’s is able to act rather it facilitates what he/she is expected to act‚ permitted to act or prohibited from acting. Ageing bring in its
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Introduction Culture is regarded as a sequence of morals and behaviors that will define a particular cultural‚ societal or age of individuals. Certain groups are associated with values and actions that are communicated or understood through culture. Culture ordinarily describes life as time given every individual conforms to certain rules that shape a fraction of their culture. Adolescent substance abuse is influenced greatly by his or her culture (Griswold et al. 2008). Certain cultures agree to
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Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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