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  1. Doctorate for Advanced Practice Nursing??

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    After reviewing the links posted by Siri, it appears to me that a doctorate of nursing practice could allow one to teach, but would exclude one from the tenure track. Not a good thing!!! If you are...

  2. Doctorate for Advanced Practice Nursing??

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is just a side comment in reference to the names of different doctorates. I am enrolled in a doctoral program in nursing in South Africa that awards a D Litt et Phil. This is not an uncommon...

  3. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    bookwormom replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a personal perspective: In about 1980, when I was in graduate school, I attended a one week workshop in Therapeutic Touch. It was taught by a nurse. At the time, I was very open to the...

  4. rewards of working with criminally insane???

    bookwormom replied to NurseToby's topic in Correctional

    I worked part time for several years in a hospital which had several units for "forensic patients", including those "not guilty by reason of mental illness" (NGMI). I found floating to units where I...

  5. Bedside scholar

    bookwormom replied to Teach's topic in Research

    (I have had computer touble and haven't looked at the article yet.) But this is such an interesting topic that I resorted to the low tech approach. I pulled out my old Oxford Universal Dictionary, and...

  6. Bedside scholar

    bookwormom replied to Teach's topic in Research

    I love it!! I like to think of myself as scholarly on several levels, and to me it would mean that I base my care on the sum of all I have learned in my life, not just in nursing but also in...

  7. Opinions on my path/interest in research

    bookwormom replied to ljds's topic in Research

    Just thought of this also. Have you looked into "fast tracks" programs to the BSN or MSN for students with a bachelors in another field? I think U of MD and WVU might have something that you could...

  8. Opinions on my path/interest in research

    bookwormom replied to ljds's topic in Research

    Most research careers would require a doctorate if you are actually doing the research yourself. It seems to me unlikely that you would have both significant patient contact and extensive laboratory...

  9. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

    bookwormom replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this isn't totally in line with the discussion, but as a nursing instructor with a MS in nursing and 25 years experience, I make little more than a new grad. Basically all of us are paid as a...

  10. I'm drowning and I hate everything!!!

    bookwormom replied to jeepgirl's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think you have received good advice above, but I'd like to add afew comments. First, if you don't like the NP idea, look at other options. I know NPs are all the rage, but a MS in nursing gives you...

  11. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What an interesting question, Timothy, I like to hope I was a good nurse. Now, even though I didn't feel happy at all about a lot of nursing theories, I certainly did have a theoretical approach to...

  12. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I hope this doesn't change the focus too much: Chinn and Kramer was one of the first books I read when I started in my doctoral program at the University of South Africa, (recommended by my advisor)....

  13. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Actually, some of these theories are well accepted. Certainly the Osteopath is almost as well accepted as the MD. (In my state, the Osteopathic School is very highly respected. ) And some people...

  14. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've been thinking about it, and there do seem to be theories in medicine. Consider: Allopathic Osteopathic Homeopathic Chiropractic Avurevedic Some are very different, others not so. But they do...

  15. Watson's Caring Science as Sacred Science

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Research

    :) :) Actually, I was asking about the book, but as this discussion seems pretty relaxed, I'd like to say a bit more. First, let me say that I am a book fanatic, and books mean a great deal to me. (I...

  16. Watson's Caring Science as Sacred Science

    bookwormom posted a topic in Research

    Has anyone read Jean Watson's new book on Caring Science as Sacred Science? I saw it on the Amazon web site and read Chapter 7 (which was on the site). I am thinking of ordering it, as it seems to...

  17. working on PhD

    bookwormom replied to proRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm in a "dissertation only" program at the University of South Africa (DLitt et Phil):) . I'm researching something I love, and my advisor has been great. I considered programs in the US, but just...

  18. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ah, but many professions have developed a theory base. Consider education and psychology. We must remember that the nursing process itself and fundamental principles such as advocacy, to say nothing...

  19. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    bookwormom replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, Watson is confusing. So is Rogers, Porifice, etc. Yes, the writing is turgid, dense, jargon-laden. However, there are gems in these theories that we need to be able to talk about. What we need...

  20. Watson's Caring Science as Sacred Science

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Research

    I read most of the book Caring Science as Sacred Science, and then saw Jean Watson speaking at the most recent AHNA conference. The book is dense, and in my opinion, not as clearly presented as it...

  21. choosing a digital recorder

    bookwormom posted a topic in Research

    I am planning to do qualitative research this summer, involving interviews of hospitalized patients. I'm trying to decide between a traditional minicassette recorder and a digital recorder with a PC...

  22. choosing a digital recorder

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Research

    thank you kelly. i have done some checking and find that the software won't work for me either, since it only recognizes one person's voice. here's a question: how long does it take for you to...

  23. choosing a digital recorder

    bookwormom replied to bookwormom's topic in Research

    I don't have the source at hand, but I think the answer is that loosely structured interviews are the way to go when you know the questions, but not the answers. In my case, I wish to gain: 1)...

  24. Preceptors vs. clinical instructors

    bookwormom posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am a clinical instructor for sophomore 'Fundamentals of Nursing' students. In the Junior year, my students have preceptors for OB (unpaid staff nurses with a BSN), but a clinical instructor in psych...

  25. Nursing Doctorate-University of South Africa

    bookwormom posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm enrolled in a distance ed program at the University of South Africa. It's a "DLitt et Phil" in Advanced Nursing Science. It's a research only degree, but legitimate. I wonder if anyone has...