TITLE: Authentic leadership and its application in nursing practice SCENARIO: Within the perioperative environment‚ leaders are an important aspect with leadership qualities being required of all nurses when working in this fast-paced environment. To explore the potential application of authentic leadership within the perioperative environment‚ a scenario has been created. We are looking at the role of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Associated Nurse Managers (ANUM) in the support and teaching
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Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Roles and Practices NUR-502 November 5‚ 2014 Addressing Cultural Diversity in Professional Communication The face of America is changing due to the growing number of immigrants. Nurses must be able to assist patients from all over the world‚ and embrace their cultural differences. Leininger and McFarland defined “Transcultural Nursing” as the study and practice focused on comparing the differences and similarities of cultural beliefs
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Grand Theory Written Assignment Natalia V. Hayes Maryville University Grand Theory Written Assignment In this assignment I will compare and contrast four theorists from one of each types of grand theories: Dorothea Orem from Needs theorists‚ Imogene King from Interaction theorists‚ Sister Callista Roy from Outcome theorists‚ and Jean Watson from Caring/Becoming theorists (as identified by Meleis‚ 2012). Then I will compare and contrast all four theorists within following: educational
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Effects of Change on Nursing Practice Stacey Ventour-Chambers NU 420 Leadership and Management in the changing Health Care Environment Professor Betty Kohal April 28‚ 2014. Effects of Change on Nursing Practice The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a person’s life. It may signal the transition of a couple to a family‚ or the expansion of an already established family unit. The manner in which it is handled can have lasting positive or negative effects. Traditional mother/baby care
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As I have progressed from project two to project three my theory of communication has evolved as composing genres put a new dynamic component in my theory. From project two‚ my theory of communication was essentially nurses are responsible in all areas of communication‚ whether it is a change in the audience‚ constraints that occur‚ the clarity of their content or any rhetorical situations that happen. Nurses are the main entity within their medical community to provide accurate information and superior
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THEORY GENERATED FROM SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE BY: SAMUEL ENYAN FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WORK THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY‚ AUSTRALIA JUNE 7‚ 2013 Abstract: This article reflects on my work with academically challenged school pupils in Ghana in which Kwame represents the entire body of school children‚ who are academically challenged in a small community school in Assin Foso in the central region of Ghana. As a social worker‚ it was and is my duty to assist school pupils and the community members
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THEORY X‚ Y AND Z IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION According to Mc Gregor‚ the traditional manager in a bureaucracy operates on a set of assumptions about human nature and human behaviour‚ which was called as Theory X. Accordingly‚ his assumptions are the following: (1) the average human being has an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it‚ if he can‚ when possible; (2) Because of dislike of a work‚ most people must be coaxed‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get through
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Nursing Practice Act Pennsylvania and Texas Definition of nursing practice The Professional Nursing Law for Pennsylvania (1985‚ 21.1‚ para I)‚ describes nursing as “treating human responses” to health issues and also operating under various capacity as health advocate and care planning and also providing supportive care to physicians and other personnel. It does not include any prescribing of medication or corrective procedures. The Texas
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It is the well-known fact that the nursing profession is facing the most substantial nursing shortage worldwide; therefore‚ one of the critical and challenging obstacles should be the staff retention. Moreover‚ as nursing workforce ages and new graduates are placed in various and complex roles‚ they must develop transition coping skills to survive crude attitude. Therefore‚ Meleis’ middle -range transition theory was defined as a " passage from one fairly stable state to another fairly stable one
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What characteristics make nursing a profession and why? One definition of a professional is‚ according to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “4 a: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation” (retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profession). The initial movement towards establishment of professional standards for nursing care began with Florence Nightingale and the application of scientific method. Prior to the work done by Nightingale‚
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