Nursing Presence I recently had the privilege of being a caring presence during the last few weeks of my mother-in-law’s life. She was 80 years old and had been diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer. There was no cure. Doctors informed her she had a very short time to live and she should go home and get her affairs in order. We spent quite a bit of time together during her last few weeks. Every day was a gift. She did a lot of talking and reminiscing. While I listened to her‚ I learned things
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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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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 art of humanbecoming is demonstrating true presence in nursing. It is with true presence that the nurse can sincerely nurture a relationship with the patient‚ a relationship that is built on a foundation of respect and acknowledgement that there is mystery behind every person’s story. The Nature of the Individual There are four assumptions related to the nature of the individual that mold and shape man: the human is coexistent while co-constituting rhythmical patterns with the universe‚ the
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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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30th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE The concept of nursing* Virginia Henderson RN AM DLaw DSc Research Associate Emeritus‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA Accepted for publication 4 November 1977 Correspondence: Virginia Henderson‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA. HENDERSON V. (1978) HENDERSON V. (2006) Journal of Advanced Nursing 3‚ 113–130 Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(1)‚ 21–34 The concept of nursing The author contends that with the
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Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice: Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR 502 September 11‚ 2014 Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice: Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace Using the framework of concept analysis‚ the purpose of this paper is to examine role stress amongst nurses at the workplace. Concept analysis‚ an approach developed by Walker and Avant
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evolves toward a solution. (George‚ 2011) Peplau later wrote that the nurse-patient relationship consists of three phases‚ orientation phase‚ working phase and termination phase. Here she combined her earlier phases together depending on various nursing roles. Peplau broadly described it as follows: (1) Teacher: one who imparts knowledge concerning a need or interest‚ (2) Resource: one who provides specific‚ needed information that aids in understanding a problem or a new situation‚ (3) Counselor:
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS OF MENTORING IN NURSING Abstract Title: A Concept analysis of Mentoring in Nursing The aim of this article is to provide a greater understanding of the term “Mentoring” ------------------------------------------------- Background: Every semester students came to the surgical department for their personal and professional development. Certain members are assigned to develop the personal and professional Knowledge of the students. The mentor explains
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Analysis on the Concept of Hope from the Perspective of Nursing Hope is a powerful thing; it can be the only thing some people hold on to when everything else has failed them. It can also provide patients with something to focus on when experiencing times of trouble or hardship. It is also an abstract concept that can have many meanings and can be interpreted many different ways. Nweze‚ Agom‚ Agom‚ and Nwankwo (2015)‚ focused on the concept analysis of hope from the perspective of the nursing discipline
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