the modern nursing in a great way. Her publication, research, and books have helped to bring the profession of nursing to the forefront. This paper is aimed at looking who Jean Watson is, her contribution to the nursing field and the impact of her work in the modern nursing. Introduction Dr. Jean Watson is known as a professor, nurse, theorist and a founder director of Watson Caring Science Institute, which is a non- profit organization. She was awarded the American Academy of Nursing award termed
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999, 30(6), 1432±1440 Issues and innovations in nursing education Evaluation of an innovative curriculum: nursing education in the next century 1 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa Hasida Ben-Zur PhD Dana Yagil PhD Lecturer, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa and Ada Spitzer RN PhD Senior Lecturer and Head of Nursing Department, Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa
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SURGICAL NURSING Making patients better: a qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses’ reasons for working in surgical areas Carolyn Mackintosh BA, MSc, RGN, Pg Dip, PhD Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing, University of Bradford, Unity Building, Trinity Road, Bradford, UK Submitted for publication: 13 May 2005 Accepted for publication: 16 December 2005 Correspondence: Carolyn Mackintosh Division of Nursing University of Bradford Unity Building Trinity Road Bradford
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satisfaction for the universal worker position? Implementation of Job Redesign The RCHS senior management team decided to redesign the job of nurses and implement a universal worker to assist in support services needed for patient care delivery. Nursing positions were redesigned to “that of a care manager who directs the processes of care for the patient during the acute care episode and beyond” (Coulter, 1997, para. 11). According to Sharon Coulter’s article “Redesign Not Downsize,” moving nurses
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Kyle Thompson – 05970640 Management of discharge Management skills in adult nursing UZTR6D4-40-2 05970640 The NMC Code (2008) charges nurses to protect confidential information, and to only use it for the purposes given – for their treatment. Therefore all patients and events mentioned in this essay are inspired by real patients and events, but names, locations, dates and other details have been altered or obscured to make identification impossible. Following the introduction of the knowledge
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Health Care Economics and the Uninsured School of Nursing Health Care Economics and the Uninsured The United States health care system is a large and complex structure organized to deliver health care services to the country’s residents (Maurer, 2013). The system is not systematically organized, but is the result of the interrelationships between numerous influences such as culture, consumers, epidemiology, health professionals, governmental policy, technology, and economics
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expression of positive and negative feelings, and the supportive, protective, and/or corrective mental, physical, societal, and spiritual environment. I am going to represent an example of how I have been practicing these four carative factors on daily nursing basis. Caring Moment Watson (2006) described caring as, “acknowledged as transpersonal, involved with the one caring as well as the one being cared for, and it is mutual” (p 90). According to Watson in the caring moment, this moment can become
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Life experiences, Education, and Volunteer Experiences: My interest in obtaining a Master’s degree in Social Work stems from my experience working at South Mississippi Regional Center. South Mississippi Regional Center is an agency dedicated to the enhancement and support of individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities. I earned a Bachelors in Psychology and was hired at South Mississippi Regional Center in the Home and Community Based Services department in the capacity of a Support
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Faith Diversity We live in a multicultural society where we come in contact with various religions or denominations. To practice nursing competently, nurses need to be knowledgeable about various different faiths and be able to relate to patients of different cultures and faiths (Griffith, 2009). It is important for healthcare professionals and caregivers to understand faith diversity and their healthcare practices in order to provide them with holistically appropriate care (Griffith, 2009). The
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The ANMC Competency Standards for the Midwife (2008) value woman-centred midwifery practice and state that midwives must work in partnership with women and their families. Using the available evidence, describe how the principles of collaboration and autonomy relate to the principles of working in partnership with women. Then critically analyse how midwives apply these principles to provide woman-centred midwifery practice. As stated by the ANMC Competency Standards, midwives must work in partnership
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