1 Serenity and the Importance to Nursing Practice THE CONCEPT OF SERENITY 6 References Beckstead, J.P., Conley, C.E., Kruse, B.G. (2005). Psychometric Properties of the Serenity Scale: Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, November/December Volume 7, 337-344. Chinn, P.L., Kramer, M.K., (2004). Empiric Knowledge Development:
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Running head: CASE STUDY LS Mental Health Case Study LS Nicole Castro College of Southern Nevada Division of Nursing Mental Health Nursing Clinical NURS 243C-S10 Micki Lin Mongogna-Alarcon, MA, BSN, RN October 18, 2010 Mental Health Case Study DM Demographic Data: LS is a 44 year-old female of African and Hispanic decent. She was born in California but moved to Las Vegas as a teenager. She stated that she attended Clark High School and went to a “stewardess college” in
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Association (ANA) in 2001, is the framework for ethical practice and personal moral beliefs in nursing. The moral compass is the key component to ethical decision making and practice as defined by ANA. Nurses use a moral compass to guide them in ethically caring for patients. Each compass is unique and carries with it a specific set of values. Personal, cultural, and spiritual values influence nursing care and create a professional moral compass. Two values that contribute to my professional self
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Nurses Association and American Health Ministries defines Faith community nursing as a nursing practice with an intentional focus on spiritual care which is central to promote holistic health with the purpose of preventing illness”( Stanhope). Parish nurses play a vital role providing holistic health care for patients and community using nursing
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Professional Dynamics NRS-430V 27 September 2015 Associate Degree v. Bachelors Degree Nurses Education has become a driving force in today’s professional arena with many jobs requiring, at minimum, certification to get an entry level position. Nursing has lead the professional pack in that an entry level nurse now carries, at minimum, an associate’s degree. The associate degree nurse still has many more certifications to earn on top of their associate degree to allow them to work in certain units
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Karman Khanna MA (Communication and Journalism) Communication Theory – Literature Review Topic : Is Transpersonal communication a stand-alone type of communication or a subtype of Intrapersonal communication? Department of Communication and Journalism, Mumbai University (2013) Abstract: Transpersonal communication is principally defined as a communication between a person and God, spirits, ancestors, or other divine entities. However, their existence is debatable and depends on the
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Comparison and Contrast Penelope K. Gates RNBC HCS350 Jean Watson received her nursing diploma from “Lewis-Gale School of Nursing” in Roanoke, VA, in 1961. She went on to complete her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Colorado. She obtained a “PhD” in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. Her primary work has been in the psychiatric field of nursing. Dr. Watson has taught many nursing courses through the years as well as did research and wrote numerous books and articles
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHICS PAPER My Nursing Ethics Paper Grand Canyon University Course Instructor Date My Nursing Ethics Paper Professional Moral Compass A moral compass is the one that serves to direct a person to make a choice based on morals and virtues, or at times, character. There are four essential aspects of professional moral compass, they are; integrity, responsibility, compassion, and forgiveness (Kiel & lennick, 2006). Integrity means speaking the truth, standing
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Running head: RELATIONSHIP TO SPIRITUALITY Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality Vern Warter RN Grand Canyon University HLT 310 v Module 1 Healing Hospitals and their relationship to spirituality The purpose of this paper is to describe the components of a Healing Hospital and the relationship to spirituality. With today’s advanced technology, science, and new medications the health care setting provides a unique opportunity to help
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realization that caring for a patient’s spirituality is equally as important as caring for their physical body and their psychosocial well-being. The discovery in era two of psychosomatic illnesses and the inclusion of treating a patient’s mind along with their physical ailments was considered a” radical advancement”. Era three builds on era two, and includes caring for an individual’s spiritual needs along with the body and mind. (Dossey, n.d.) Spirituality has many definitions, and is different
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