1. The Concept of Motivation Each concept or idea has its own history determined by the general evolution of human thought. For many years‚ the understanding of the term and the research on motivation were dominated by the so-called drive reduction theories. Psychologists identified a large number of human needs (both biological and psychological ones)‚ all of them causing inner tensions‚ which had to be released in one way or another. In 1964‚ Atkinson (quoted in Williams and Burden‚ 1997: 113)
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examples of contemporary African‚ Avant Garde products to serve as evidence in the following order; Figure 1: Pichulik Ndebele Necklace by Pichulik‚ Figure 6: The Story Vase by Front Design and the Siyazama project from the KZN‚ Figure 12: Nguni dinning chair by John Vogel‚ Figure14: Indigi Design’s stool by Natalie du Toit from Indigi Designs and Figure 18: Imbenge wire weaved bowl by Marisa Fick-Jordaan from ZenZulu. To understand the statement above‚ the Avant Garde example of Pichulik fusion of
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Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice Dana Lynn Eckert Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 January 21‚ 2015 Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice Introduction According to some‚ the use of theory offers “structure and organization to nursing knowledge and provides a systematic means of collecting data to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice” (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). As a result‚ there have been many nursing theories that have been developed and have
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Concept Analysis: Patient Advocacy Yvette Thornton NURS 502 Grand Canyon University April 24‚ 2013 Concept Analysis: Patient AdvocacyIntroduction The concept of patient advocacy was the focus of the article entitled‚ “Developing a mid –range theory of patient advocacy through concept analysis” by Xiaoyan Bu and Mary Ann Jezewski published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007. In an attempt to clarify the definition as well as the refine the concept of patient advocacy
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Maude Place Modernism 31C 4/12/13 Reading Response: Week 2 In Clement Greenberg’s essay‚ “Avant Guard and Kitsch‚” he divides art into two different categories: Kitsch and the Avant-Guard (genuine art or inauthentic works). He touches upon the marginalization of the Avant-Guard artists in the modern world because of the irresistible nature of Kitsch. Mass media being an art form developed from the industrial revolution is scrutinized within Greenberg’s essay for being of a lesser value
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Introduction Concepts are the building blocks from which theories are constructed. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning of a concept and help us understand the current theoretical and operational definitions of the concept for use in theory and research (Walker & Avant‚ 2005). The concept resilience was chosen for analysis because of its many uses in the literature today‚ and the need of a central‚ encompassing‚ modernized definition. In wake of the recent tragedies that have been occurring
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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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Caring is thought to coincide with good nursing practice. As guided by the concept analysis framework of Walker and Avant (1983)‚ an attempt is made to gain better understanding of the constituent properties of caring. This includes the evaluation of various definitions of caring‚ key attributes‚ antecedents‚ consequences‚ and the perception of caring from the patients and nurses point of view. Then‚ drawing a conclusion of the significance of caring‚ thereof. The Oxford Dictionary defines caring
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Alarm Fatigue in Health Care: A Concept Analysis Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Alarm Fatigue in Health Care: A Concept Analysis Alarm fatigue in health care has grown to be an ever-growing concern in the health care arena‚ especially when looking at patient safety concerns. There must be an understanding of the problem before we can develop policies and effective strategies to counter this problem. The concept of alarm fatigue in health care
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Concept Analysis of Pain Kwanei Holloway Austin Peay State University Abstract Pain has always been a major factor in healthcare. This paper will describe pain as it relates to nursing‚ medicine‚ and physical therapy. All of the information gathered is analyzed in reference to how pain relates to hospital stay‚ rehabilitation‚ and prevention. I will ultimately give an overall picture of the importance of pain and how it relates to nursing as well as other disciplines. Introduction This paper
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