Phenomenology

Living with the Dying in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Nursing Perspective Critique Anna Evangelio, Von Vidal and Patricia Pineda University of St. Thomas NURS 3252 B: Clinical Inquiry Spring 2017 Living with the Dying in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Nursing Perspective Critique Statement of the phenomenon of interest In this article, the focus is on the phenomena of palliative care from the perspective of nurses who have provided care for children with life-threatening…

de Man’s argument is more generally concerned with the reading of literary theory, rather than a theory that can be applied to a piece of literature. Despite his divergence from convention, de Man does build on previous ideas, like semiotics, phenomenology, and the univocal or equivocal reading. De Man’s discussion of the history of literary theory is integral to his argument and appears early in his article. He divides the history of literary criticism between pre-1960 and post-1960, arguing…

In his seminal work, Phenomenology of Perception, MP heavily invokes an entirely different notion of judgement than the Cartesian notion. If this intellectual judgement is not necessary in order to demonstrate perception, than the necessity of the universal subject, and the reduction of perception to representations for this subject can be called into question. Judgement for MP is something that greatly differs from the Cartesian notion. Specifically, MP's notion of judgment in ordinary…

Overview As nurses, we all remember what it was like during our first year as nursing students. It is a time of excitement, fear, and wondering if we can really become a nurse in the end. The first year as a nursing student is critical in preparing students to be successful throughout their program, gain skills to help them take on more responsibility, and manage themselves effectively (Porteous & Machin, 2017). Porteous and Machin (2017) set out to study this important first year in students'…

beware. The confrontational threats are displayed in a manner that reminds me of the reality of these existed damaging ideologies as Geisler sums each destructive idea up from naturalism to agnosticism, evolutionism, progressivism, existentialism, phenomenology, conventionalism, processism, Platonic Allegorism, Ockhamistic Nominalism, Aristotelianism, anthropological monism, and to historical criticism. Though I did not know all of these philosophies in details before I read this…

Physical literacy can be described ‘as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.” (Whitehead, 2014). It is understanding what pushes you to undertake physical activity as an essential part of your life. This essay is about Physical Literacy, why it is important, and how the concept developed. Understanding physical literacy is very important for our wellbeing and for the…

As early as 1854, Florence Nightingale demonstrated the importance of research in the delivery of nursing care. Two major approaches originate from different philosophical perspectives and use different methods for collection and analysis of data. There are several important steps in the conduct of research, and each of these requires decision making by the researcher. Nurses use various sources of knowledge to make clinical decisions. Intuition, trial and error, tradition, authority, and…

There is at least one important thematic instance of Persian-Islamic painting that critics cannot employ phenomenology in order to link the formal traits of it to the transcendentality of the center of Islamic art; however, the layering aspects of it has been revealed through adopting historicism standpoint. Investigations on controversial subject matters such as the representation of eroticism in Islamic art and questioning the authority of religion are the results of following historicism…

Course of disorder Even though it can appear at any age major depressive disorder seems to peak in the 20th or later (DSM, 2013). The course of major depressive disorder can vary from person to person. Some people rarely experience remission, while other have discrete episodes of depression with many years without symptoms in between. Early diagnosis of this disorder is very important. Chronic depressive disorder increases risk for underlying personality, anxiety, and substance use disorders…

Critique This paper will critique Bramley and Matiti (2014) paper exploring compassion. This article shows the importance of developing and practicing compassionate care whilst in education and also throughout the careers of nurses. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), (2014) stated that reports and recommendations in regards to compassions refer largely to nursing care. They believe as individuals we should collectively as teams make strides to ensure that we provide safe, effective and…