discipline of nursing and evolving nursing science, but more recently includes other fields and disciplines in the Academy, for example, Women/Feminist studies, Education, Ecology, Peace Studies, Philosophy/ Ethics, Arts and Humanities, Mindbodyspirit Medicine. As such, caring science is rapidly becoming an Interdisciplinary or Transdisciplinary field of study. It has relevance to all the health, education, and human service fields and professions. Download Core Concepts of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human
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Stephen Mannar Instructor: NRS -433V Nursing Research December 11, 2011 Caring Science | Sources 1. Legitimizing basic research by evaluating quality.Abstract:The aim of this study was to use ethical arguments to strengthen the relationship between the concepts of legitimacy and evaluation. The analysis is based on the ethics of Levinas and Buber and is motivated
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environment, within the content of nursing, can be defined as: “Those circumstances that directly or otherwise influence the teaching and learning of nursing.” (Nicklin and Kenworthy, 2000, p13) This is more recently supported by O’Mara et al (2014) who highlight that clinical nursing education is of vital importance in providing students with opportunities to integrate their theoretical knowledge into their nursing care, develop clinical judgement and a professional identity. Furthermore, they identify
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Abstract Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on promoting quality of life as defined by persons and families, throughout their life experiences from birth to care at the end of life. In nursing, ethical issues arise daily. There are issues such as death, dying, birth, abortion, genetics
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Nursing Theory Plan of Care Nur/513 May 16, 2011 Introduction Nursing theories describe and explain the phenomena of interest to nursing in a systematic way in order to provide understanding for use in nursing practice and research. Nursing theories provide a framework for nurses to systematize their nursing actions: what to ask, what to observe, what to focus on and what to think about. They provide a framework to develop new and validate current knowledge. Researchers use nursing theories
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different approaches to nursing care and decision making based on educational levels of the nurse. What is the future of the nursing profession? We must first, take a look at the history of nursing. Several centuries ago, nursing was not seen as a profession, rather a job for the less dersired. (Friberg & Creasia, 2010). These men and women helped the sick, poor, and abandoned individual, nursing them back to health. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was responsible for the
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Differences in Competencies between Associate Nursing-Degree Level Versus Baccalaureate Nursing-Degree Level: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Competencies Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 7, 2014 Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Competencies During my years working as a licensed vocational nurse I witnessed many situations where I questioned if the nurse supervisor with a higher level of education was capable and suitable to handle and help resolve patient issues and their
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management, treatment and prevention. This, along with other factors, creates poor patient care and vast costs to the pertinent facilities. The solution is to have interprofessional collaboration. The utilization of current advanced practice nursing staff as a resource for floor nurses and other involved healthcare workers is a must. This would obtain certification in wound care and be responsible for the ongoing continued education for wound prevention, monitoring and maintenance. The
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curriculum reform is an article published in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing in the July, 2008 issue, written by Janine Spencer. The writer presents an overview of the associate degree and the diploma nurse to obtain a baccalaureate in nursing. The article presents studies that support this view and the advantages of obtaining a BSN degree in nursing. SUMMARY In the profession of nursing there are currently three pathways in which a nurse can obtain licensure: the diploma
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11/28/2013 Transformation and evolution related to basic level of education requirement is evident in the nursing profession. Currently there is a mixed population of educational training and skills working at the same capacity. “The sample survey also shows that 50.0% of the RN workforce holds a baccalaureate or graduate degree while 36.1% earned an associate degree and 13.9% a diploma in nursing.” (Rosseter, 2012) Each program prepares their students with the same basic training to pass the boards
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