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draw on the fundamental concepts espoused by the metaparadigms. Nevertheless, each branch of nursing theory approaches the subjec...

addressing specific phenomena or concepts and reflecting practice (Liehr and Smith, 1999). The grand theories of nursing, that is,...

issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symp...

can result in aggressive responses" (FAT, 2004). A triggering event can frequently be something insignificant, such as a joke, ges...

(Walsh, 2003; p. 22). The intended role is that of partner with an MD in providing direct patient care in terms of serving in rol...

point that relatively few paid attention to it at all. In many respects, the same has occurred in the discussion of anythin...

change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...

2000). When we look at the way the decision making process is followed in any firm or individual then it is likely that at some po...

caring; 2. every human culture has lay (generic, folk or indigenous) care knowledge and practices and usually some professional ca...

during an era that rationalized social inequalities. In regards to Environment, Nightingale was changed the course of nursing an...

accomplish beneficial behavioral change. As Kurt Lewins pioneering work with change theory points out, any change initiative ent...

view as well, developing theories of nursing that focus on nursing and its components as systems of varying degrees. Some, such a...

the new paradigm becomes the new standard. Lewin once commented, "If you want to truly understand something, try to change it" (Go...

is defined as the needs of that individual to meet "Universal self-care requisites associated with life processes and maintenance ...

makes life easy for Jim, and is good for the people who are chosen for the special tasks, the rest of the staff is resentful. Furt...

In fourteen pages this research paper considers how a nursing intervention can be designed to assist adults with PTSD resulting fr...

While these definitions are extremely similar, a differences in emphasis can reflect a differing philosophical stance. The manner ...

of African Americans who fled the entrenched racism of the South and migrated North, in search of a "Promised Land" where they mig...

This essay focuses on Watson's nursing theory of caring. It reports and explains the meta-paradigms, caratives, and how nurses dev...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

I replied that I could develop a program with her supervision, that nurses were more interested in furthering their training than ...

the presidents vision - he wanted nothing less than third position in the market and he wanted the company to strive for second. J...

number of researchers for different age groups. Bukatko and Daehler (1998) introduce the term "scaffolding" to describe the criti...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

the question of what effect an aging nursing work force has on American healthcare in general. First and foremost, the aging of ...

The status of Cayman being tax free has more to do with its more recent economic development rather than the colonial links and ga...

the "5 As," the steps are: 1) ask the patient if he or she smokes, 2) advise him or her to quit, 3) assess the willingness to...

group, such as "those that control the eye," or it may become more generalized (Yee). The patients facial expression and speech ma...

"childhood and neurotic mental processes" (Appel, 1995, p. 625), Freud was able to create a link between family relationships and ...