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  1. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I never said nursing theory was science. The poster asked what IS nursing "science", other than the obvious science courses like chem, bio, etc. The nursing process is considered nursing science....

  2. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Erikson and most others who are mentioned in Child Development type classes are theories from the psychological discipline and are not nursing theories. Many of nursing's theories are actually...

  3. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Erikson and most others who are mentioned in Child Development type classes are theories from the psychological discipline and are not nursing theories. Many of nursing's theories are actually...

  4. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    HEY! I am using that very book for my

  5. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    HEY! I am using that very book for my

  6. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd post a quote from a text I am using for a paper that describes nursing theory and it's purpose. This is taken from Foundations of Nursing Theory by McQuiston & Webb, 1995, p. 563....

  7. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd post a quote from a text I am using for a paper that describes nursing theory and it's purpose. This is taken from Foundations of Nursing Theory by McQuiston & Webb, 1995, p. 563....

  8. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, As someone who has been engrossed in nursing theory now due to being in grad school, I think I can answer you a bit. I think most nurses have a misconception about nursing theory, in that they...

  9. Nursing Theory???

    Q. replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, As someone who has been engrossed in nursing theory now due to being in grad school, I think I can answer you a bit. I think most nurses have a misconception about nursing theory, in that they...

  10. Culturally sensitive nursing--questions

    Q. replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    I think, as OB/GYN NP stated, that having a general knowledge about a culture's behaviors are good to know while providing care - as with the women in labor. At my hospital, we have a large...

  11. AROM- do you do it?

    Q. replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nurses in Wisconsin don't

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Assuming we're a

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Now I argue that caring/love LEADS to

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for resurrecting this thread! It was great to read it

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I recently heard a figure of 2.7 million licensed nurses in the

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Nursing does not own the patent on caring. Those professions you listed above care just as much about their jobs as nurses do about theirs. In addition, I think physicians get a very bad rap. They...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    We just had a similar discussion in class, about having a curricula that teaches multiple world-views instead of one, and allow the students exposure to all and then decide on what best fits them. I...

  18. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Q. replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    I never looked at it that way, but was reminded of two people I worked with in L&D. One was an RN from Nigeria, who spoke English but had the thickest African accent, and the other was an...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I somewhat agree with you on the idea of nursing being relatively "young." Yes, nursing is some form has existed for quite some time, but nursing as WE know it is indeed new. I wonder if perhaps we...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you were saying now. I myself was guilty of thinking "medicine" and not even recognizing your whole point - that primary providers don't necessarily have to BE physicians.

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with you on this, and I know you are just using this as an example, but I think some nurses here did that because of fear. A lot of nurses here have been held accountable, in the "real"...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Ok now, maybe this is a bit off track, but I am going through Swanson's autobiography here and note these things which I find somewhat disturbing: Dr. Jean Watson was Kristen Swanson's dissertation...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    And to agree with Helen (rncountry), it seems that the caring aspect is what people think of as a nurse. Which is why some people are just horrified that a nurse may strike, or walk-out, or leave...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read it in it's entirity, but I did skim it so far and did see that Watson was a major influence in her work. I also saw that Watson was her thesis chairperson. I think you answered my...

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

    Q. replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    llg, But couldn't we assume that Watson's theories are really just givens in the "helping"