After reading Patricia Benner’s model “From Novice to Expert‚” I have been able to reflect on my nursing experiences and to evaluate where I consider myself based on her hierarchy. Benner explains that nurses develop skills and an understanding of patient care over time from a combination of educational and personal experiences. Her premise was based on the idea that nurses could gain knowledge and skills without actually learning the theoretical constructs. She felt that the development of a nurse
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Nursing Theorist: Patricia Benner Patricia Benner is a contemporary theorist who is most noted for her research in nursing. Her research has received many rewards because it has contributed strongly to nursing and changed the way that nursing was done. She is also a prolific writer in the field. Major Concepts The major premise of her work is knowledge. She wants to "discover and describe" the role that knowledge has in the nursing practice. She calls her work "articulated research" and it distinguishes
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Once just an ordinary high school student‚ Malcom McCormick has now become a multi-media rap star. He’s had a life full of ups and downs; his life is interesting‚ you might think he’s had it easy but he gave up a lot of things because of music. Malcom McCormick also known as Mac Miller‚ was born in Point Breeze‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Malcom has a few different alter- egos: which are Delusional Thomas‚ Larry fisherman‚ Larry Lovestein‚ and EZ Mac. His mother was Jewish and his father was a Christian
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This essay will outline Patricia Benner’s nursing model novice to expert also included‚ will be the development of the model. In addition‚ an evaluation and discussion of the major components of this model that consists of five levels‚ first the novice which will be discussed in detail‚ second the advanced beginner‚ third the competent‚ and fourth the proficient‚ finally the expert. Furthermore‚ examples of how the strengths surrounding this model assist the nurse to build on the levels that help
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McCormick’s novel Sold is extremely relevant because of the enormous human trafficking industry in not only South Asia‚ but many other parts of the world. Worldwide‚ the US State Department estimates that nearly half a million children are trafficked into sexual slavery a year‚ and about 12‚000 Nepali girls are sold by their families intentionally and unwillingly into sexual slavery in India annually. The issues of poverty‚ the shaming and subordination of women‚ rape‚ unsafe sexual practices and
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A figure of cost of goods sold reflecting the cost of the product or good that a company sells to generate revenue‚ appearing on the income statement‚ as an expense. Also‚ referred to as "cost of sales". It is essentially a cost of doing business‚ such as the amount paid to purchase raw materials in order to manufacture them into finished goods. For example‚ if a $10 widget costs $6 to make‚ then the cost of goods sold is $6 per widget. That is‚ the cost of goods sold is equal to the beginning
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Night and Sold essay Maturity‚ the point in a child’s life when they transform in many wondrous ways and gain much needed values. You don’t want to rush the process‚ nor do you want to try and enter the world without maturity because of the values you will need. By examining the novels Night and Sold we can see that maturity is the key to survival‚ which s important because often times people who don’t mature struggle in the world due to the lack of the necessary values that maturity brings with
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Patricia Palocco is a well-known author and illustrator. Creating great children books and stories about her life. The books that I like are Fire Talking and The Meteor. Her books allow you to see very important times in her life. Though she started reading at the age of fourteen‚ her stories are very well written. Patricia Palocco in my opinion‚ is a very good author. I like the book called The Meteor because when she was little and she was trying to read a big meteor came down from the sky and
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You have two types of inventory making up your cost of goods sold: 1. Direct materials: This is the inventory the you purchase to make the products. For example‚ to handcraft a leather purse‚ you may purchase leather‚ zippers‚ snap‚ grommets etc. 2. Work in process: This inventory category includes direct materials that have been partially but not completely made into sellable products - for example‚ your leather purse is missing a zipper closure or straps. Ok‚ now that you understand the two different
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Name: Patricia Roccisano Title: McDonald’s Healthier Happy Meals Are Just a First Step in a Branding Marathon Author: Allen Adamson Date: July 28‚ 2011 Publicationy: Forbes.com MM Focus: Branding/Re-invention/New Products/Global Expansion Abstract: Bill Lamar‚ Sr. VP and Chief Marketing Officer of McDonald’s is keeping up with the trends of the U.S. by re-inventing the “Happy Meal”. With the addition of McBakery‚ and nutritious new breakfast inventions‚ McDonalds 2012
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