Independent practice association

find a current article. So with the help of the librarian, I requested for a current article written by the theorist through an inter-library loan which was delivered to me the next day. The exercise taught me to apply patience in my future nursing practice, and that diligence yields excellent…

process (M.L. Santos-Vijande et al., 2010). During that process, employees can specifically identify their company’s knowledge and develop their practical working skills through demonstrating what they have learnt. Take for example Communities of Practice (CoP), where learning is mostly informal and…

1. After reading the empirical research discussed in the reading by Angela Browne, do you better understand the struggles and perceptions experienced by Dolores? How so? What changes have the criminal justice system made to better respond to domestic violence? Are they effective? After reading the empirical research discussed in the reading by Angela Browne, I better understand the struggles and perceptions experienced by Dolores. Mainly of the way it shows how to properly deal or address…

In Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s groundbreaking novel A Midwife’s Tale, she organizes and recounts thoughts, feelings, and events depicted in Martha Ballard’s diary. Martha Ballard was able to see and experience a lot in her time in Hallowell and was able to immortalize her experiences through her diary. Throughout the entirety of the novel the central theme is the different experiences the men and women, including Martha, have in the Massachusetts territory, Hallowell. The majority of Martha…

Describe how the C-T-E system translates into nursing practice. Conceptual-theoretical-empirical (C-T-E) system of nursing knowledge provides a base for guiding the nursing discipline and recognizes who are nurse, the purpose and process of nursing. Through the melding of past, present and future components of nursing knowledge C-T-E increase not only the understanding of nursing, but controls the outcomes of the discipline of nursing. To gain a better understanding of the development of C-T-E…

This section utilizes a case study to analyze and discuss the literature findings. It begins with an introduction of Agnes’ case study, an AD patient and continues on with how it relates to biopsychosocial factors. The Narrative of Agnes Agnes’s story of her development and journey with AD is essential to this research and hypotheses. Levine and Levine (2013) article of Agnes shows a history of Agnes’s life. Agnes was active in her late seventies and took good care of herself. She became an…

2.3.2 Qualitative phase (phase 2) 2.3.2.1 Population, sampling and sample size The second phase of this research study was qualitative in nature and included the same sample as in the first phase. These two phases were conducted simultaneously. Narrative data were collected and analysed until data saturation was reached (Burns & Grove, 2009:361). Data saturation was reached after all the narratives were analysed. 2.3.2.2 Data collection 2.3.2.2.1 Method of data collection…

There are various evidence-based practice (EBP) models that are most commonly used in the field of nursing. These EBP models include Funk’s Model of Research Dissemination, Stetler’s Model of Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice, DiCenso et al. Model, The Iowa Model, Rosswurm and Larrabee Model, The ARCC Model, and Kitson’s Framework. The similarity across the Stetler’s, DiCenso et al., Iowa, and Rosswurm and Larrabee Model is that the basic steps or phases involved in the model is…

What helps define one’s profession? This writer’s ponder the previous stated question in regards to her profession as a nurse. According to Nunnery(2012), “A philosophy of nursing presents a particular professional nurse’s belief system or worldview of nursing-the nurse’s personal definition of nursing” (p.17). Indeed, beliefs have a major impact on how one defines their profession, and a person’s beliefs are influence by different factors. For instance, factors such as experiences, social…

For theory to be important to nursing, it needs to be closely linked to its clinical significance or practical value, it must be forward looking, usable in practice, education and research (Chinn and Kramer, 2015). The theory of urine control derived from Roy’s adaptation model can be used by nurses to reform practices and guide research (Jirovec, Jenkins, Isenberg, & Baiardi, 1999). To understand how to use this nursing theory, they must first understand the conceptual framework. Once the…