...HEALING HOSPITAL: A DARING PARADIGM Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Sibil Johnson Grand Canyon University :HLT 310 Prof.Maria Quimba March 31st,2012 Introduction The healing paradigm focuses on the holistic approach to healthcare and healing. The concept is based on the ancient tradition love is the foundation of healing. The mission of the healing hospital is to provide high quality care with compassion, reduce stress to patient and family due to illness and improve quality of life in the community. Erie Chapman introduced the concept of Radical Love for healing in healthcare .There are three major elements essential to achieve the ultimatum of a healing hospital. At Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, commitment through the Radical Loving Care philosophy and a healing environment. An environment that helps patients feel safe and comfortable, one that reminds staff why they chose healthcare as their profession, and one that not only creates a healing facility but also a healing culture. Components of Healing A Healing Physical Environment The physical environment of a healing hospital designed in a way to reduce stress and to improve patient comfort. Examples are carpeted hallway, no overhead paging except emergencies, nursing staff carries wireless phone for communication to physicians, special silencer to cleaning machines. The focus is on promoting quiet surroundings that helps in healing. Reduction in noise provides calmer and...
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...as a carrier of disease and death they began to look at them as a person that has certain fundamental needs for existence. One of these needs as fore mentioned is spirituality. Spirituality simply defined “is that which relates to or affects the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Spirituality touches that part of you that is not dependent on material things or physical comforts” (Living Words of Wisdom, n.d.) “A healing hospital is built on the ancient tradition that love is at the center of healing. Within that framework, the Golden Thread – a symbol of our faith in God – requires that we strike a balance between the latest scientific advancements and the demands of the human spirit. As healthcare providers, we are called upon to tend to our patient’s heart and head. For a hospital to truly be healing, the Golden Thread must be continuous. As both healers and patients, it is the Golden Thread that connects us all” (Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, n.d.). As the religious orders began to be unable to maintain the hospitals due to changes in regulations and a decline in their membership hospitals in the twentieth century then began to be taken over by business interests. That in turn changed hospitals into businesses that were responsible to boardrooms and shareholders. At that time the practices of spirituality and compassion were replaced by the move toward financial gain. We now have resurgence in concentration on the patient and the totality of patient...
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...Running Head: HEALING HOSPITAL PARADIGM Assignment One, Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Michele F. Broskey RN Grand Canyon University HLT 310V Emory Davis September 23, 2012 Introduction Illness often has a way of drawing an individual closer to their spirituality. As caregivers, taking care of the sick can also enhance your spiritual nature and inevitably compassionately aid them on their journey. The World Health Organization may have said it best in 1948 with their statement on health as “Health is not the absence of disease. It is the state of physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing.”(World Health Organization, 2012) The purpose of this paper is explore the concept of healing hospitals, spirituality in the healthcare arena, and existing barriers for creating a healing environment. Healing Paradigm The healing hospital paradigm focuses on eliminating stress and other external and internal factors that compromise the health and overall wellbeing of patients, family, visitors, staff and caretakers. Often these factors are overlooked and typical to common hospital settings. For example, stress for patients is generated through painful treatment procedures such as blood draws and insulin injections, changes in financial status due to the healthcare expenses, fear of uncertainty, poor communication from health care providers who may use medical jargon and, changes within their social and familial support networks as a result of their...
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...The question requires one to discuss as to what extent has the “Presumption of Innocence” as articulated by Viscount Sankey in the landmark case of Woolmington v DPP [1935] , has changed in light of Human Rights Act [HRA] 1998. Woolmington v DPP, a case which reached the House of Lords [ HOL] was where the Presumption of Innocence was first articulated # . In delivering his judgement for a unanimous Court, Viscount Sankey made his famous "Golden thread’ decision . ‘Throughout the web of the English Criminal Law a single golden thread is always visible, that it is the duty of the prosecution to prove that the accused is guilty subject to... any statutory exception and the defence of insanity . If, at the end of the case, there is a reasonable doubt, created by the evidence given by either the prosecution or the defence... the prosecution has not made out the case and the accused is entitled to an acquittal. No matter what the charge is , the principle that the prosecution must prove the guilt of the accused is part of the common law of England and no attempt to whittle it down can be entertained .#...
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...patient is seeking medical care or is hospitalized. Patients are placed in a very vulnerable situation upon admission to the hospital where they are losing their personal freedom and dignity. The Healing Hospital is about compassion and skill accompanying the use of new technology and drugs (Chapman, 2011). Components of a Healing Hospital The “Healing Hospital” as described in Radical Loving Care is not made of just walls, windows and mortar, but exudes the culture of love and caring (Chapman, 2011). The three fundamental components of this hospital are a healing physical environment, the integration of work design and technology, and the culture of radical loving care. When these components intertwine with the framework of the Golden Thread, they merge together to create an environment that strikes a balance between technology and the human spirit as it connects both Servants and patients (Chapman, 2011). The healing hospital paradigm entails healing the patient as a whole instead of just curing the patient’s disease or illness. This paradigm focuses on healing beyond the physical body and concentrates on the patient and their family’s cognitive, emotional, and spiritual concerns....
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...derived from, or their uses for other purposes such as food, see Corchorus. Jute fiber being dehydrated afterretting alongside a road Jute rope Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which was once classified with the family Tiliaceae, more recently with Malvaceae, and has now been reclassified as belonging to the familySparrmanniaceae. The primary source of the fibre is Corchorus olitorius, but it is considered inferior to Corchorus capsularis.[1] "Jute" is the name of the plant or fiber that is used to makeburlap, Hessian or gunny cloth. The word 'jute' is probably coined from the word jhuta or jota,[2] an Oriya word. Jute is one of the most affordable natural fibers and is second only to cotton in amount produced and variety of uses of vegetable fibers. Jute fibers are composed primarily of the plant materialscellulose and lignin. It falls into the bast fibre category (fiber collected from bast, the phloem of the plant, sometimes called the "skin") along with kenaf, industrial hemp, flax (linen), ramie, etc. The industrial term for jute fiber is raw jute. The fibers are off-white to brown, and 1–4 metres (3–13 feet) long. Jute is also called the golden fiber for its color and high cash value. ------------------------------------------------- Jute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the vegetable fiber. For the Germanic people, see Jutes. For plants...
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...Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT 310V May 15, 2011 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm As stated by Erie Chapman “healing hospitals” are centers of love characterized by a myriad of wonderful encounters, many small and a few large (2011). This paradigm of such a caring concept focuses on removing stressors for patients, families and caregivers from the clinical environment. These stressors inhibit healing but are inherent to this milieu. Realizing that the hospital environment is generally thought of as a place for the diagnosing and the treating of ailments and injuries of the patient, the intrinsic factor of relieving such stressful factors as painful treatments and loss of personal freedom and worth related to prolonged hospitalization and expense of complicated procedures are minimized by recognizing the worth of touching the mind, body and spirit and maintaining comprehensive care through attention to dignity and privacy. The emergence of this concept aims to enhance the overall well-being of the patients’ and their families’ cognitive, emotional and spiritual concerns (Milstein, 2005). Overcoming the barriers that exist in the arena of the hospital setting is the underpinning of the paradigm of the “healing hospital”. This paper will examine all aspects of the “caring environment” through the connection with the spiritual enlightenment mixed with the clinical care of the patients, families and caregivers...
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...eighteenth century. One would not dream of any revival. However, in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Dickens clearly illustrates of the resurrection that takes place before, during, and after the French Revolution. Early on in the novel, many years before war, Dr. Alexandre Manette is spiritually revived by his daughter, Lucie Manette. Dr. Manette’s 18-year imprisonment represents a sort of temporary death considering his being shut out from the rest of the world. He falls into a lapse of shoemaking: his only priority up until he reunites with his daughter. Lucie’s love conquers many in this book and it is obvious as soon as Dickens symbolizes her as the “Golden Thread”. Her motherly love towards Dr. Manette, such as the cradling of her father on her breast, allows for the rebirth of Dr. Manette. The “Golden Thread” does it again. Later on in the novel, Dickens introduces the reader to Sydney Carton, an extremely lazy alcoholic. Carton falls in love with Lucie, even while she is happily married to Charles Darnay, and credits her for drawing the last of his confidence. Carton is able to strive afresh and for his rising again to life, he promises to Lucie, “…there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!” (128). With his new mind-set, Sydney Carton fulfills his promise to Lucie when the time comes. Lucie’s husband, Darnay, falls into great danger once he is captured in Paris by revolutionaries. He is an aristocrat but has done nothing wrong...
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...Basics of Public Speaking ~ A Step by Step Guide to Successful Presentations ~ Lesson 1 - The Basics of Public Speaking Surveys show that more people are afraid of speaking in public than of dying! This is not only amazing, it is also quite a problem because being able to speak well in public is an important skill in many careers. Being able to speak well is also valuable in getting a good job in the first place. Learn public speaking skill from these articles and you will not only have more success on the job. Being able to get up in front of an audience and give a speech will greatly increase your confidence. The writer of these articles is a professional teacher with 20 years experience helping people speak more effectively. In addition to the articles, you can watch carefully chosen speeches, with comments added, that will show you how to be a great speaker. Before getting into details, here are five tips to help you get going: 1. Don't try to memorize a speech. Instead, use the "key points" approach, described in detail in Lesson 2. 2. Start strong with an interesting opening. It doesn't have to be brilliant, but it has to get the audience focused on your topic. Various ways to do this will be explained in Lesson 5. 3. Don't speak too fast! This is a very common problem as nervous speakers try to finish as quickly as possible. Instead, take your time, and your audience will listen more attentively. 4. Be careful when using visual aids, including (especially...
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...Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Catherine Fritzlan Grand Canyon University HLT 302 October 1, 2012 Dr. Sunshine Weeks Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm The Healing Hospital paradigm is a model that focuses on the holistic approach to health care. It is about loving care and provisions to those that seek recovery and wellness for the whole body on a day-to-day basis. However, the healing model is in contrary to the cure model used in the traditional hospitals that emphasize more on the eradication of illness or sickness through new technology and pharmaceuticals. The healing health care is focused on the return to health and whole being rather than the focus on curing illness and disease. The healing concept advances the idea that aside from addressing physical demands and needs, the holistic approach should also be focused and sensitive to the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient. There are three key components to a healing hospital paradigm, which consist of a healing physical environment, an integrated work design and technology, and a “culture” of radical loving care based (Eberst, 2008). Many challenges will be experienced in the traditional hospital environment when in attempt to implementing a holistic healing approach. This paper will bring to light the components of the healing hospital and the many encounters that are involved in the continuous effort of caring to each and every patient in a healing...
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...This paper describes the components of a healing hospital and their relationship to spirituality. I will also state the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment. Lastly I will include biblical aspects that I believe support the concept of a healing hospital. First off, I feel components of a healing hospital are compassion, safety, trust, respect, support and creating positive outcomes in people’s lives and health. “A Healing Hospital is a concept where a continuous chain of loving care is carried throughout the organization with kindness and skill from every caregiver (including leaders) to every patient and to one another” (Chapman, 2003, p. 10). The workers need to envelope the spirit and integrate compassion, real love, and selflessness when they are with each individual patient as well as with their co-workers. Caring needs not only be from staff to patients, but also between staff members themselves and so forth. As far as spirituality goes in a healing hospital it begins with the top dog and continues down to upper management, then middle management, then lower management, and down to employees. To give patient care you must possess passion for each patient and their care. To me passion for patient care is having passion for that person fully from their mind, body, and spirit. To also help provide any patient needs whether it be spiritual, physical, or emotional. It is always important to provide...
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...enables dramatic increases in computing performance by harnessing the power of the GPU (graphics processing unit). CUDA (an acronym for COMPUTE UNIFED DEVICE ARCHITECTURE) reduces the complexity of the parallel programming to a great extent. The best feature of CUDA is that we can program the GPUs using C, JAVA and other high level programming environments. In this paper, we present the basics of CUDA programming with the need for the evolution of the same. This paper also presents the different applications of CUDA, which tells us why and how CUDA scores over other parallel programming architectures. Introduction: Parallelism is the age old technique used for the efficient data processing. The same technique re-emerging into TLP i.e., Thread Level Parallelism and in combination with some finely developed manufacturing technologies provided the world with huge benefits in the form of multi cores. Generally a GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) consists of multiple number of cores for the same reason as gaming is all about “all happening at the same time”, which requires parallelism. Each new generation of GPUs...
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...Boisterous children prance around the schoolyard, paying no mind to one another's race, but rather their position as to whether or not they are “It.” As a scene to the 1950s, this was a mark of success and progression in the United States. What is known as the “Golden Age,” the 1950s possessed several attributes pertaining to the peace and the people’s strive for opportunity. Americans endured life in a manner of economic, physical, and cultural change, surrounding them with a newfound era of living. The 1930s’ Great Depression, 1940s’ world war, and the soon 1960s’ conflict amongst the nation surrounded the Golden Age, promoting these events as a masquerade of blessing. Blown over by such events, this Age is unappreciated for advancements...
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...In the case of Woolmington v DPP , Woolmington was charged with murdering his wife but he raised the defence that he had shot her accidentally. The trial judge instructed that after the prosecution proved that Woolmington had shot his wife then Woolmington bore the legal burden (hereinafter referred as 'LB') of proving his argument that it was a pure accident. In this circumstances, the court was meaning that the defendant bore the burden of establishing any defence he wished to rely on. However, the House of Lords (hereinafter referred as HOL) held that it was a misdirection and rejected this approach. Viscount Sankey LC stated, which is now a famous passage named the golden threat rule: “ Throughout the web of the English Criminal Law one golden thread is always to be seen, that it is the duty of prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt subject to what I have already said as to the defence of...
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...Running Head: THE HEALING HOSPITAL The Healing Hospital Jefferson, Alice Grand Canyon University: NRS 310V June 24, 2012 Thesis: The Healing Hospital employs a holistic approach to patient care. Nurses must be sensitive to the physical, spiritual, emotional, and religious beliefs of the client. The nurse should plan and implement competent care to the client and their families. A healing hospital exists beyond bricks, mortar and glass. A healing physical environment, the integration of work design and technology, and a culture of radical loving care are the key components of a healing hospital ( Eberst, L. 2008). A healing physical environment: The first component of a Healing Hospital is the physical environment. The physical environment in which a patient is being treated should be conducive to the healing process. A good tranquil environment fosters the patient’s recovery process. A healing physical environment takes in consideration not only how to care for the patient, but also the families and how caregivers and employers interacts with them (Eberst, L. 2008). For healing to take place, a hospital needs to provide a quiet environment that allows patients to sleep. Cells regeneration takes place during sleep, and gives the body an opportunity to repair...
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