Transition Theory: Afaf Ibrahim Melesis Sharon Hixenbaugh Franciscan University Theoretical Foundations NUR 601 Professor Palmer November 6‚ 2014 Transition Theory: Afaf Ibrahim Melesis Transition Theory‚ developed primarily by Afaf Ibrahim Melesis‚ is a nursing theory that is triggered by events and a process that involves individuals experiencing life changes and then assisting these individuals with ways to promote health promotion and a sense of well-being. Most of the patients I took care of
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not alone. Florence Nightingale was a major asset to the war. She‚ along with dozens of other trained nurses‚ tended to the wounded soldiers and helped to rehabilitate them back to health. It was during this time that she noticed a correlation between the patients who died and their environmental conditions (cite #1). As a result of her keen observations and determination to better the nursing profession‚ the Environmental Theory of nursing was established. Florence Nightingale‚ named after
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1 “The Fixed Determination of an Indomitable Will‚ Florence Nightingale” Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born to make a change‚ because she possessed the ambition and devotion to help people at a very young age. The obstacles she had to face as a woman practicing medicine in the nineteenth
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HEAD: NURSING THEORY Nursing Theory: Explanation and Relevance to Nursing Practices Katherine Lott Azusa Pacific University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing UNRS 306 Professor Cone May 20‚ 2009 Merriam Webster defines the word "theory" as "a belief‚ policy‚ or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action." There are various categories of theories accepted and practiced throughout the world and throughout professional practices today. One example of a type of theory is a
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providing care for an inmate with Human Immunodeficiency Virus is viewed through the lens of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory. Nightingale’s theory involves an environment that allows persons to recover from illness by considering sanitation conditions of factors that include fresh air‚ pure water‚ efficient drainage‚ cleanliness‚ and light (Berman & Snyder‚ 2011). Through the idea of Nightingale’s theory‚ the story of an inmate who is terminally ill is cared for by environmental control and
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Florence Nightingale’s Influence on the Development of Nursing Research Kristal Casey NUR 518 October 7‚ 2012 Veta Massey Florence Nightingale’s Influence on the Development of Nursing Research According to Polit (2012)‚ several would agree that research in nursing began with Florence Nightingale. She saved thousands of soldier’s lives during the Crimean War by improving the military hospital ’s unsanitary conditions. She then later helped build medical reform by using
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University of Phoenix Material History of Nursing Research Worksheet There have been many influential publications‚ agencies‚ and people in the field of nursing research. Write 1–3 sentences in each cell of the table below to describe the importance‚ goal‚ or influence of each item.  History of Nursing Research Worksheet NUR/443 Version 2 Publications First publication date and importance: Nursing Research First published: 1952 (Burns & Grove‚ 2007. p
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Theory of Nursing Before making the critical decision to enroll in a nursing program it is important to seek out information on nursing as a vocation. The program at this school is rigorous and time consuming and‚ therefore‚ should not be ventured into lightly. In this paper I will go through what I have discovered about nursing as a career‚ what nursing is‚ my definition of a good nurse‚ how I plan to provide care and what my strategy is to develop my nursing skills and finally where I want
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Community Nursing Matrix NUR 405 Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice Sarah Kinnard RN October 24‚ 2011 Beth Edwards MSN‚ BC‚ FNP Past period 1 Industrial Revolution 1750-1900 Description of Historical time period During the industrial revolution technological and economical advances were made with the development of steam powered ships and railroads replacing manual labor with mechanical work. As a result‚ changes in society and health care needs occurred. Nursing focus shifted
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AWARENESS PAPER Soeurette Joseph University Of Phoenix LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING HEALTH CARE NUR/587 LINDA MORRIS August 18‚ 2014 POLITICAL ACTION AWARENESS PAPER There is an increase in societal changes and demands in the nursing profession today. It is vital that nurses keep up to date with what is happening in their profession. This is attainable by becoming a member of professional organizations (American Nurses Association‚ 2014). The three major categories of nursing organizations
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