Philosophy is the concept that guides and structures our values and beliefs on a daily basis. Philosophy is considered unique to each individual and as nurses we have our own philosophy of nursing practice. “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing” (Kutin‚ 2013). There are four major metaparadigms that influence the philosophy
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Community Windshield Survey Lauren Vadola Professor Marshall Community Health Nursing Chamberlain College of Nursing January 13th 2014 This study was conducted in the community of Staten Island‚ a.k.a. Richmond county is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The intention of this survey was to obtain a full assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community‚ recent nursing literature addresses
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treatise analysis of architecture in the 1st Century was De Architectura. Vitruvius‚ author and military architect‚ dedicated to his commander Augustus Caesar these 10 volumes encompassing a corpus relating to aspects of Greek and Roman architecture (McEwen. 2003). From analysing Book IV‚ Chapter 1this essay makes a clear correlation in terms of how Vitruvius presented these mythological origins of the Greek and Roman orders. It will show how Vitruvius‟s account of the orders was influential in understanding
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as Pie: A Rural Nursing Model McEwen and Wills (2011)‚ describe nursing theory as a systematic explanation of an event in which constructs and concepts are identified and relationships are proposed and predictions are made. The use of a nursing theory adds organization and structure to the nursing profession and helps to describe and/or predict nursing practice. In the nursing profession‚ Florence Nightingale is credited as being the first nursing theorist (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011). Nightingale proposed
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social sciences‚ public and community health‚ nursing research‚ nursing management‚ and the humanities. Moreover‚ one also is equipped with competencies of critical thinking‚ communication‚ negotiation‚ leadership‚ management skills. According to McEwen‚ White‚ Pullis‚ & Krawtz (2013)‚ BSN programs
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Applying Theory to a practice problem Theory offers procedure and arrangement to nursing knowledge and provides a methodical way of collecting data to define‚ clarify‚ and forecast nursing practice (McEwen & Willis‚ 2011). Nurses use nursing theory to develop a certain outlook about patient care. Nursing theories serve as a shared groundwork for nursing practice across all settings to develop better patient care outcomes. This paper will explore childhood obesity and then apply to practice
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believe these products will give them a higher social standing and appearance; this is called status consumption (O’Cass & Frost‚ 2002). “The acquisition of material goods is one of the strongest measures of social success and achievement” (O’Cass & McEwen‚ 2004 p.27). Conspicuous consumers tend to be highly influenced by the perception the rest of society has on the product they are buying. Extended problem solving involves purchasing high-risk‚ expensive items‚ which are not bought very often such
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com/why-nurses-should-reject-lean-in-hospitals/ 5.)Machado VC‚ Leitner U. Lean tools and lean transformation process in health care. Int J Manag Sci Eng Manag. 2010;5(5):383-392. [Context Link] 6.)Senge PM. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization. New York‚ NY: Doubleday Currency; 1990. [Context Link]
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(2) "Identification-the patient identifies with those who can help him/her:" (McEwen and Will‚ 2014‚ p. 241). As a nurse also explore and assess the personal meaning attached to the stressful situation to provide useful insight for planning stress management strategies with the patient (depends on the age of patient). Therefore‚ consider
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Running head: Opportunities for Adults 1 Transformational Learning Opportunities for Adults in the Online Christian Classroom Heidi Bunten INFT 101 Opportunities for Adults 2 Online education is a way for many adults to return to school. The convenience of being able to attend class from
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