Historical Development of Professional Nursing in the United States Jennifer Casavant Telford, PhD, APN-BC Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN OBJECTIVES At the completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: • Discuss the impact of Florence Nightingale's model and the American Civil War on mid to late–19th-century American nursing education. • Describe the transition of nursing education from the hospital to collegiate programs. • Discuss the role of nursing licensure in safeguarding the public
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Trust, Repute, and the Role of Nonprofit Enterprise [The book version] by Andreas Ortmann* & Mark Schlesinger** Abstract In this chapter we examine the trust hypothesis: the proposition that information asymmetries between providers and consumers of services can explain the existence of nonprofit enterprise in certain markets. We argue that this hypothesis, in order to be viable, has to meet three challenges: (1) the de jure inability of nonprofits to distribute profits to shareholders and/or management
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION a. Background of the Study Academic performance of students may be affected or shaped by a lot of factors to include time management, access to facilities, conducive learning environment, presence or influence of institutional support, and other resources which in one way or another can contribute to scholastic achievement. However, there is not much research, particularly in a local setting, showing focus on the relationship between study time allocation and academic
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SAN BEDA COLLEGE Graduate School of Business Buenaflor, Kricia Angela M Business Research Methods (Writeshop) Title: Impact of Organizational Climate on Job Satisfaction among Academic Staff in Metro, Manila Part I: INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2.1 General context of the problem Despite these scattered efforts on job satisfaction among Academic Employee in the Metro Manila, there is a gap of research on the subject interest in Metro, Manila. Importantly
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Banni Gorneous’ Study Teachers are assumed to be prepared when they enter already do the pre-service teaching at the same time while being deployed to schools they are honed, critiqued and evaluated by teachers. However, by the time the undergraduate students enrolled there first course in teaching they have already experienced and survived many teachers and these students already achieved wealth of experiences and educational opportunities. This can serve as valuable and credible resources of
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Mental Disorders Nature and purposes The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a reference work consulted by psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians in clinical practice, social workers , medical and nursing students, pastoral counselors, and other professionals in health care and social service fields. The book's title is often shortened to DSM , or an abbreviation that also indicates edition, such as DSM-IV-TR, which indicates fourth edition, text revision
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM This chapter consists of six parts, the introduction, theoretical framework, statement of the problem, scope and limitations of the study, significance of the study, and definition of terms. INTRODUCTION Health has been defined by the World Health Organization (1999) as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. An additional description says that “health is defined by what
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Abstract: Aim: To search and critically review research literature, concerning management and technique of compression bandaging. Background: Compression bandaging is required for venous leg ulcers, which is due to damage and loss of skin above the ankle that is the result of a problem with the veins in the leg. Although leg ulcers are not a life-threatening condition, it can have considerable effects, not only on health, but also on the quality of life, self-esteem and healthcare cost. Method:
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and how this experience may affect my future practice. Throughout the account, in order to protect the identities of people, trust and clinical setting involved confidentiality will be maintained via the use of pseudonyms or omission of names (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2008a). The function of practice based learning is to provide experience, serving an important role in developing the skills of the student in interacting with patients and their families assisting in technical, psychomotor
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International of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory and Standardized Nursing Languages in a Case Study of a Woman With Diabetes IJNT Malden, USAJournal Inc Blackwell Publishing of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications Application of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory and Standardized Nursing Languages in a Case Study of a Woman with Diabetes This paper aims to illustrate the process Coleen P. Kumar, RN, MSN, CNS, is Assistant Professor of Nursing, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, New York. Introduction
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