WashYaHands

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  1. Nursing Theory???

    WashYaHands replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with point 1. My thinking on this is that beginning nursing theory curriculum should present those theories that are more concrete, understandable and practical. On another thread recently...

  2. Nursing Theory???

    WashYaHands replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just like to say that as touchy feely as my previous posts may sound, I am in no way discounting hard science knowledge in nursing. I wanted to give some concrete examples of how psychosocial...

  3. Nursing Theory???

    WashYaHands replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing diagnosis and nursing theory are not the same. Learning nursing diagnosis and the nursing process in school is a systematic tool used to help students learn to think in a systematic and...

  4. Nursing Theory???

    WashYaHands replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I think understanding and applying theoretical concepts is difficult and confusing unless you've practiced as a nurse and have that as a base to apply theory. Using an analogy of music. You learn to...

  5. Are you MAN enough to be a Nurse?

    WashYaHands replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent Ad Campaign, more states should do this.

  6. Nursing Theory???

    WashYaHands replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    In my BSN program we had one course on nursing theory where we were exposed to different theorists. After that, my courses were clinical based and theory wasnt formally addressed because we were too...

  7. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree that this is the best approach to theory and nursing education, which is why in some Master's programs you're required to write your own personal philosophy of nursing in order to clarify for...

  8. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently in a program with a CNS focus. I do not think of myself as better than any other nurse, and I do not agree with your assessment of what a CNS does. The hallmark of a CNS is an in-depth...

  9. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    One of the assumptions of Watsons Theory, or philosophy, is that the nurse must first care for self before she can care for or about her patients. So, no, her theory does not advocate or entertain...

  10. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    From what I know about Jean Watson's research, she did not intend for it to be viewed as a hard science/natural science research method. Her work is described as a philosophy and a theory. Nursing...

  11. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    True. There are many theorists who have based their work on the concept of caring. Jean Watson's theory of Human Science and Human Care was first published in 1985. Many posters have said that...

  12. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Watson is the only nursing theorist to explicitly support the concept of soul and to emphasize the spiritual dimension of human existance. (Spiritual meaning what gives a person inner strength during...

  13. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    As can be seen by many posters, you don't have to be knowledgable about any nursing theory to be a good nurse. Everyone has their own personal belief about what nursing is and why we do things a...

  14. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I've never fully understood Martha Rogers theory, which is probably why I can't relate to it. I do know nurses who are much more knowledgable than I about it. These nurses are strong advocates for...

  15. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Karen, Even though I believe in "theoretical ecclecticism". I'm using the Neuman Systems Model as the basis for my oral comp questions. I've been studying that model like a madwoman :)

  16. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    WashYaHands replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    My view of the whole nursing theory subject is that since we are all unique individuals with our own personal style of nursing, we may not fall under one specific theoretical way of doing things....

  17. Nursing Research Question

    WashYaHands replied to Northern nephron's topic in Research

    I cant say that I think qualitative is better than quantitative. I think they complement each other. Each methodology provides differend kinds of knowledge that are useful in nursing. Qualitative...

  18. Master Oxygen Sat question

    WashYaHands replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Great humor, Boggle!

  19. Master Oxygen Sat question

    WashYaHands replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    The percent in the reading is the percent of hemoglobin molecules that have the 4 required oxygen molecules attached (oxyhemoglobin). If you have a patient whose pulse ox is normal, but they arent...

  20. cultural diversity

    WashYaHands replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    I recently completed my Master's research project and studied the barriers to accessing health care for the spanish speaking population in my community. Although the results of my study cannot be...

  21. Throw away your sterile gloves

    WashYaHands replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with dazed (superficial - clean, deep, open or gaping - sterile). I'd say that it is necessary to culture wounds. If you don't know which bacteria is causing the infection, you can't know...

  22. Terms of endearment

    WashYaHands replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    Mamabear, I'm in total agreement with you. I wrote a paper on this very topic in my undergrad program. The research that I read overall indicated that many patients found it to be disrespectful....

  23. The Top 25 Witty Things to Say to Your

    WashYaHands replied to Andy S.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: I'm sending this to all my friends at work for some humor therapy.

  24. Nurses negligent in Minnesota

    WashYaHands replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    It's been awhile since I've worked with a PCA and heaven knows I'm no expert, but doesn't the PCA pump record a computerized history of the number of patient hits, time and amount of each delivery of...

  25. old lady joke

    WashYaHands replied to sunnygirl272's topic in Nursing Humor

    2 elderly ladies are in a car, one is driving and the other is in the passengers seat. The lady driving runs a red light. The lady in the passengers seat notices this and thinks, "she just ran a red...