There are at least two ways to answer this question. One way is to argue that Regeneration is not an anti-war novel. First, because the work is historical fiction, we might assert that it was necessary for Barker to include Sassoon's protest against the war as an important facet of his character, but that his protest is not central to the novel. Second, as the narrator does not play an intrusive role in the story, there is no overarching judgment of the occurrences and events that carries a didactic
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Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (1997) is an ethnography written by Anne Faidman. It tells the story of Lia Lee, a Hmong girl with severe epilepsy, and her family’s journey with managing the condition and the cultural barriers that posed great challenges in Lia’s care. Lia was diagnosed with epilepsy during infancy. Her family’s opinion was that the condition was a spiritual gift. Lia’s parents, Nao Kao and Foua, were wary of the American medical system, preferring to care for Lia in the Hmong way
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Assessment for Quality Improvement Quality improvement should be a major focus in any organization and requires four basic steps: “…specify the requirements, design the product, create the product, and examine the product.” (Burrill and Ledolter, 1999, p. 142). Each process must be completed in order as each is important. Once requirements and specifications have been determined, resources and standards can be evaluated to create and test the product. The means of creation will be different in various
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and Laughter on Healing in Adults with Illness: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis Lauren E. Johnson University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5327 Analysis of Theories in Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder, RN, MN, DNP March 10, 2014 Effects of Humor and Laughter on Healing in Adults with Illness: A Multidisciplinary Concept Analysis The stressors of illness, together with the stressors of everyday life, can challenge the coping mechanisms
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potential communication challenges. Disasters are the ultimate test of emergency response capability (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). A health care organization needs a crisis communications plan to successfully handle unexpected and unstable conditions of extreme danger. No matter what the role is, nurse, physician, emergency preparedness coordinator or facilities manager — everyone has a part in ensuring the continuance of care for patients already in the hospital and be a community
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nursing care services. The advantages of applying theory to resolve a challenge in nursing practice can be demonstrated by applying Jean Watson’s theory of human caring. Jean Watson’s theory of human caring is a grand theory that provides to the empirical stand point of nursing. It emphasizes on genuine caring about the human being as whole; meaning caring about the human’s mind, body and spirit in order for the healing process to sustain at highest level. Her theory is portrayed as a model
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care services; It is a not-for-profit, non-stock ownership health care system. It is consistently ranked among the top health care systems in the United States. INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, the flagship hospital for INTEGRIS, was recently named by US News & World Report Oklahoma’s #1 hospital. The overall satisfaction with this organization is very positive in both the community and among its employees. The positive reputation and transparency of INTEGRIS have made it a reliable source of care
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Running head: SPIRITUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT Spiritual Needs Assessment Daljit Kumari Spirituality in Health Care Home Grand Canyon University HLT- 310V February 23rd, 2014 This essays purpose is to finalize the spiritual needs assessment of a person that is to be selected to regulate his/her spiritual needs. Religion as well as spirituality do not contain the same definition, although they have been utilized regarding many opportunities
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heritage assessment ties in to help evaluate how closely an individual may follow common health traditions and practices such as health protection, maintenance and restoration from their culture. While providing culturally competent care can be a challenge in health care, the goal of the nurse remains; to treat the whole patient. Nurses must address the physical, the social, and emotional and spiritual needs of the patient in order to provide quality care. In order to treat the whole person the nurse
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guidelines for test use developed by the International Test Commission (ITC; 2001) which clearly state the outcomes of testing practices by practitioners who have the necessary competencies and a sound knowledge of psychometrics and testing. The challenge would be how to integrate this into cultural practices regarding treatment. A suggestion could be that further consideration should be given to adapting the test before it is used in another cultural group, developed by Hambleton (1994), who adapted
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