DISCUSSION PAPER JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end-of-life studies Hung-Lan Wu & Deborah L. Volker Accepted for publication 24 July 2009 Correspondence to D.L. Volker: e-mail: dvolker@mail.nur.utexas.edu Hung-Lan Wu PhD RN Nursing Instructor Meiho Institute of Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan Deborah L. Volker PhD RN AOCN Associate Professor The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA W U H . L . & V
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Transformational leadership in nursing practice Owen Doody and Catriona M Doody Traditionally, nurses have been over-managed and led inadequately, yet today they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Organisations constantly face changes that require an increasingly adaptive and flexible leadership. This type of adaptive leadership is referred to as ‘transformational’; under it, environments of shared responsibilities that influence new ways of knowing are created. Transformational leadership
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Transformational leadership in nursing practice Owen Doody and Catriona M Doody Traditionally, nurses have been over-managed and led inadequately, yet today they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Organisations constantly face changes that require an increasingly adaptive and flexible leadership. This type of adaptive leadership is referred to as ‘transformational’; under it, environments of shared responsibilities that influence new ways of knowing are created. Transformational leadership
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A Daring - Paradigm Healing Hospital Grace Mwalili HLT 310v Garfield Browne November 17th 2014 “Healing hospitals” are centres of love characterized by a myriad of wonderful encounters, many small and a few large [Chapman, 2011]. The whole concept of a healing hospital is one that that strives to care for its patients holistically, taking care of their physical, spiritual, psychological and emotional needs as well. The hospital environment can be one full of stress from the many activities
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own distinctive life experiences. I have learned more from my numerous personal failures than I have from my triumphs. By taking time for introspection along my personal life journey, I understand what drives me and ignites my true passion. To me, nursing is considerably more than a profession—it is, in essence, a calling. I chose nursing to make a genuine difference in people’s lives and discovered along my path that nursing has profoundly impacted me as a human being. I believe that you must persevere
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During the civil war, Medicine and science were not grounded in science (Cutter, 1922). Primitve medical procedures were often used. People relied on family members, neighbors and publications for remedies for ailments. Physicians were usually paid by personal funds. The first hospital built in North America was in 1524 by Hernan Cortez (Cutter, 1922). It is said that Cortes had a medical facility alongside a congregation which aided poor local Mexicans and the Aztec troopers who were injured in the
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My Personal Ethics Statement Dawn Belt University of Phoenix Health Law and Ethics HCS 478 Shavonnie Carthens July 03, 2015 My Personal Ethics Statement Ethics is defined by "the branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action", (Wacker Guido, 2010, Chapter 1). I have spent a large amount of time reflecting on ethics as what ethics means to me, as well as, which values are the most important to me and how I live by them. I find ethics to mean who one feels about doing the
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and the necessary requirements for the next generation of leaders within healthcare. The findings suggest that the development of nursing leadership is vital in relation to healthy workplace environments, and quality patient care. Furthermore, a new paradigm and set of competencies necessary to lead nursing into the future. Keywords: leadership, nursing, development, future
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Martin, Bridget Frey, Heidi Abraham, Jennifer Shaver, Natalie Amenhauser, Nicole Hale (Team B) NUR/391 Professional Nursing Practice April 14, 2014 Sharon Little-Stoetzel University of Phoenix Material Questions for Critical Thinking Caps Worksheet Read the description of the six caps and the “Case Study for Six Caps” on p. 175 of Professional Nursing. Answer the following questions individually. Then, discuss your answers in your Learning Team forum online. After you have
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connection with home health care, Therapies, including physical, occupational and speech at your home and in other settings, Social Work Services, Personal Care, Nutritional Counseling, Respiratory Therapy, Durable Medical Equipment, Medical and Surgical Supplies, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Orthopedic Footwear, Enteral and Parenteral Supplements, Personal Emergency Response System, Non-Emergency Health-related Transportation, Adult Day Health Care, Social Day Care, Podiatry (Foot Care), Hearing Exams
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