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Using Dialogues in the Nursing Profession, 2006.
Written from the author's perspective and experience, this paper examines how dialogues can assist nurses in their nursing practice.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, $ 26.95
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Dialogues require knowledge of related theory and continued practice. Dialogues serve a specific purpose. Nurses can use dialogues to initiate discussions and clarify concerns, needs and wishes from the individual perspective. The goal of all dialogues is basically the same for every patient because the overall goal is health and the improved well being of the patient. Those discussions are directed and facilitated through a number of strategies such as repetition and especially by open-ended questions. This paper is intended to demonstrate the author's own use of strategies and progression in the dialogues towards greater competency in nursing.
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Dialogues with Nursing Patients, 2008.
This paper analyzes three nursing dialogues with very different patients.
1,345 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that the only way that nurses will learn about patients' needs and concerns is to really listen and to communicate well. The author points out that the purpose of the dialogues described in the paper was to identify or express the concerns of a patient with tachycardia, a breast cancer patient and a person with chronic abdominal pain. The paper stresses that the better the nurse's communication skills, the higher will be the quality of care that she or he provides. The author underscores that the most important point learned from these dialogues is the importance of the patient's perspective. The paper suggest that open-ended questions, going with the flow, patients' use of certain words or sentences and attentive listening are essential to a successful patient-nurse dialogue.
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"I made other errors with Mrs. K, but they became a learning experience for the next two dialogues. For instance, I interrupted Mrs. K at times to respond to her. The most valuable lesson from Dialogue 1 was that we can remain true to the original intent by asking open-ended questions. The whole direction of the communication can be guided with open-ended questions. At the same time, there were blocks to effective communication because I began with a closed question. When Mrs. K stated that she felt she was becoming paralyzed, that statement needs to be explored with a great deal of empathy."
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Dialogues for Nurses, 2006.
A discussion of strategies that can be used for effective dialogue between nurses and their patients.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper critiques three dialogues between a nurse and a patient. The paper suggests strategies that can be used by nurses in order to facilitate positive, knowledgeable and informative dialogues with their patients and the patient's family members. The paper suggests that the goal of the dialogue is essentially the same for all patients, that being health and improved well-being and it goes on to analyze how those goals can be achieved.
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"Analysis of Three Dialogues Introduction Engaging in dialogues with a patient is not a simple matter. Dialogues require knowledge of related theory and continued practice. First of all, all dialogues have a goal which is basically the same for every patient. Overall, the goal is health and the improved well-being of the patient. As Spee (2001, p. 20) states, "Nurses initiate discussions to clarify concerns and wishes from the individual's perspective". Those discussions are directed and facilitated through a number of strategies such as repetition and especially by open-ended questions. "
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A Nurse's Dialogue, 2005.
This paper reports and examines a conversation between a nurse and a terminal patient.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper captures snippets of dialogue that transpired between a nurse and a terminal patient, relating to palliative care. Following the dialogue is a detailed critique based on communication issues and insights into care based on current nursing research and available literature. The paper also provides personal reflections on the conversation as are suggestions on how the situation(s) could have been improved upon.
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Communication in Nursing, 2007.
A review of "What Patients Really Want from their Nurses" by R. Messner, "Patient-Centered Teaching from Theory to Practice" by M. Hansen and J. Fisher and "The Patient-Focused Care Journey: Where Patients and Families Guide the Way" by C. Jonas-Simpson.
5,563 words (approx. 22.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper discusses three articles that relate to communication and dialogues between nurses and their patients. It analyzes "What Patients Really Want from their Nurses" by R. Messner, "Patient-Centered Teaching from Theory to Practice" by M. Hansen and J. Fisher and "The Patient-Focused Care Journey: Where Patients and Families Guide the Way" by C. Jonas-Simpson. The paper then critiques three dialogues according to the articles and finally presents three example dialogues with a patient.
Table of Contents:
Exploration of the Three Articles
Analysis/Critique of Participation in Dialogue 1
Critical Reflection on Dialogue 2
Critical Reflection on Dialogue 3
Critical Reflection on All Dialogues
Example Dialogue
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
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" My first concern in the dialogues was to have the patient as the focus of care. Just as important is to focus only on the patient's perspective and on their concerns and needs. For example, in the first dialogue, Mrs. B is confronted with what could be a life or death situation. Even though there is a possibility that the outcome will be tolerable for this patient, her level of anxiety was too intense as to be unbearable at times for her. No matter what the level of concern and need, each patient must be treated as a unique individual and all concerns have to be treated in the same way (Messner, 1993). In the case of Mr. M, I wanted to ensure that patient centered teaching was taking place. Patient-centered teaching makes use of "theoretical principles and strategies that can help you put the patient back at the center and improve education encounters" (Hansen & Fisher, 1998, p. 56). In the case of Mrs. S, while there were no means to relieve her arthritic pain, she was helped immensely by knowing that another person was interested in her and was willing to listen."
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The Nursing Profession, 2004.
An overview of the history of the nursing profession and a discussion of where this profession is heading.
1,601 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The nursing profession is one of the oldest in history. However, many sociologists have argued that nursing should not be classified as a profession. This discussion provides an in-depth examination of the status of nursing as a profession. It compares the public image of nurses in relation to their professional status. It begins by providing a comprehensive definition of what it means to be a nurse, followed by a definition of what is means to be a professional.
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"Nursing is one of the world's oldest known "professions" that has been continuously and slowly evolving over time. It has its roots based in the cultural and religious practices of bygone eras and is viewed by most as being based on the caring, compassionate and moral nature of females within its society. However, history shows that this is not entirely accurate, that prior to Florence Nightingale, mid-nineteenth century, there was a definite lack of care, that nurses where often callous and cruel, displaying little respect to the rights and dignity of their patients. (Bradshaw, A. 1997, Chapter 2)."
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Nursing Profession in Australia, 2004.
A discussion of medical dominance over the profession of nursing and how the profession of nursing is challenging medical dominance in Australia.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper provides an informative research on medical dominance over the profession of nursing in Australia. It presents information from articles and research on medical dominance in nursing, as well as the advantages and disadvantages it brings. In contrast, the challenges brought by nursing to medical dominance are also discussed in this paper. In the term "medical dominance", ?medical?, in this paper, particularly refers to doctors. The issue of medical dominance in nursing generally suggests the question, ?What sets apart doctors and nurses?? Along the process of providing information in our research, this paper answers this question.
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"This reflects that while doctors and other types of health care profession both function for the purpose of providing health care services, Faraizi suggests that the term ?medical professionals? is generally associated to doctors, and that other form of health care profession is still of ?semi-professional? status. One element suggested to be the cause of doctors? dominance in the professional field of medicine is ?the degree of specialized knowledge they have and the ultimate degree of power and control that can be exercised through the application of this knowledge.? (Faraizi, Professionalism and Health Care)."
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Legal Profession in the United Kingdom, 2006.
An overview of the legal profession in the United Kingdom, focusing on the differences between solicitors and barristers as well as how the profession differs from the legal profession in the US.
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This essay discusses the legal system in the United Kingdom. It mainly focuses on the difference between barristers and solicitors. It defines the two and gives the names of the courts where each practice. Furthermore, it discusses the push to fuse the two together as it is in the United States, telling the reader the role the Lord Chancellor has played in moving the two professions into one.
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"In the United States, attorneys provide legal counsel for those who seek it throughout all stages of the legal system. In the United Kingdom, however, what we consider attorneys are divided into two categories, barristers and solicitors. The two branches of the legal profession, although both doing work that American attorneys would do, serve different functions in the legal system of the United Kingdom. This paper will be used to examine the structure of the legal system in the United Kingdom, stating the differences between barristers and solicitors. Furthermore, I will give an opinion as to whether the legal system of the United Kingdom should be fused into one or left as two distinct professions; I will also state what the Lord Chancellor has done to promote more similarity and overlap between the barrister and solicitor professions."
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Advocacy for the Counseling Profession, 2006.
This paper describes the need for advocacy for the counseling profession and the consequences of insufficient advocacy.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper explains why advocacy is so vital for the counselling profession and illustrates this by listing effects that will arise if there is a lack of it, for example, there will be a reduction in effectiveness in the practice of the counselor and problems in the personal life of the individual. The paper explains the Masters-Level Counselor Education Program and how it may incorporate advocacy training into its curriculum and extra-curricular activities. The writer concludes that the counseling profession needs a more structured curriculum focused towards the establishment of a framework that integrates all aspects of the profession into one uniform standard for all to base their practice on.
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Objective
The Need for Advocacy
Consequences of Insufficient Advocacy for the Counseling Profession
Masters-Level Counselor Education Program
Summary
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"The need for advocacy cannot be understated in relation to the provisions of such to the counseling profession. The stress that is inherent to this profession has many complicating factors when the factors and elements of the individual life and indeed the world at large are factored into the subject at hand. Stated in the work entitled: "Advocacy for Counseling and Counselors: A Professional Imperative" by Lee (1998) is that the definition of advocacy is defined as "the process or act of arguing or pleading for a cause or proposal (p.8). Within this context he recommended that counselors become agents of social change, intervening not just in the lives of their clients but in the world around them as well. It is a necessity that this type of advocacy be applied among professional counselors as a service to one another in combating the specific factors professional counselors may be subject to due to the nature of their work."
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Women in the Australian Legal Profession, 2007.
This paper examines the position of women within the legal profession in Australia.
3,237 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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This paper begins with a brief discussion of the background of women's entry into the legal profession, before taking in turn the main arguments presented by feminists and human and social capital theorists. Through this analysis, this paper argues that, whilst the feminist claim of institutionalised sexism does hold authority in its argument, it is not the only explanation. The writer maintains that human and social capital theories also offer explanations of contributing factors to explain the disparity between men and women in the legal profession. The writer concludes that whilst this paper finds that the feminist argument is generally supported by empirical data, it should not be taken as a clear indication of institutionalised sexism. Rather, the writer maintains that it appears that other explanations, such as those proffered by human capital and social capital theories, also contribute to explaining the marked differences between males and females in the profession.
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"The legal profession is almost infamous for its culture of employing white, middle class men. As a traditionally male-dominated field, some branches of feminism suggest that the legal profession of today still embodies these historical roots of institutionalised sexism. It is argued by these feminists that discrimination against females is reflected in statistics detailing female career pathways, income inequalities, and workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. Conversely, supporters of human and social capital models use the same statistics to argue that sex differences in the legal profession are explained not by discrimination, but by factors including poor female academic rates, family commitments, and weak dedication to the profession."
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WWII and the Nursing Profession, 2004.
An examination of the effect that WWII and Pearl Harbor had on the nursing profession.
3,474 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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The attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States? involvement in World War II changed the face of women in society, and the nursing profession, in particular, forever. This paper explains that women were recognized as having just as vital a role to play in their nation?s defense as the men, and as a result, nursing was taken quite seriously as a profession. It shows how standards were implemented with regards to expectation and training, and nurses were trained to be pseudo-doctors, performing many of the same tasks as did the male doctors with whom they worked. It concludes that, as a result, society had a more enhanced perception of nursing as a valued profession because of these women?s actions during the aftermath of Pearl Harbor and during the war.
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"The events of Pearl Harbor and other events during the course of World War II played a large role in helping to change the country?s perception of nurses. These dedicated women were now taken more seriously and, as a result, the environment in which nurses learned and worked changed. At the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, the United States was facing a serious shortage of nurses. President Franklin Roosevelt issued a call for more nurses, and the military, in an effort to help fulfill the country?s need, responded by offering programs designed to induce women to join the military and become nurses. One of the most successful programs, although not a military program per se, was the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. From here, women often went on to join the military as nurses and served with great distinction."
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"Mrs. Warren?s Profession", 2002.
An examination of the relationship between Mrs. Warren and her daughter Vivie in the play "Mrs. Warren?s Profession" by George Bernard Shaw.
2,995 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper reviews George Bernard Shaw's play "Mrs. Warren?s Profession" and discusses how Mrs. Warren?s secretive profession lies at the core of the relationship between Mrs. Warren and her daughter, Vivie. The income derived from her profession, running several bordello houses in continental Europe, takes Mrs. Warren physically away from her daughter but has allowed Mrs. Warren to provide Vivie with the lifestyle and education, which only people from the upper class can afford. It analyzes how Vivie's perception of her relationship with her mother may seem brutal, but truthful and how without experiencing the intimacy and love of a mother, the grown-up Vivie -- who is cynical of her relationship to her mother because the latter is a virtual stranger -- eventually sees that their only connection is monetary.
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"In her proud and flaunting confession about her pseudo holiday in London to a total stranger (Shaw 38; Act I), Vivie demonstrates her audacity and complete lack of concern that she may be "caught" by her mother. On the other hand, Mrs. Warren is clueless to Vivie?s activities and interests. Vivie?s description of her holiday in London illustrates she is creating an existence of financial independence and passion for actuarial calculations, which is divorced from Mrs. Warren?s ideal conception of her daughter?s life. Although Mrs. Warren thinks her daughter is still dependent on her for her affluent lifestyle that includes sightseeing in London, Vivie "[has been] initiated into the business" of Chancery Lane and paid off her expenses. Ironically, Vivie?s "secret" project behind her mother?s back will become completely dwarfed by her mother?s greater life of secrecy."
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The British Accountancy Profession, 2008.
A discussion of the recent diversification and expansion of the accounting profession in Britain.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper examines the changing nature of the accountancy profession in Britain. It explains how, traditionally, the accounting profession has been seen as a functionary occupation, reserved for mathematical grunt-work, with its output serving as indicative of performance rather than incursive upon it. The paper claims that over the past few years, however, the role of accounting professionals has both diversified and expanded considerably, with practitioners in this field coming to serve as primary decision-makers and organizational visionaries in their own right. This serves as a testament to the crucial contribution of accountancy-derived economic insight in the determination of sensible and profitable business decisions. The paper concludes that, in contexts such as Great Britain, where corporate development and economic stakes are both at a very high level, the profession of accounting is best defined by the host of changes which are seizing the practice.
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"In close consort with the British government, many of Britain's leading firms are taking part in the effort to develop a set of standards for corporate auditing which are consistent across national and continental borders. Certainly, one of the leading catalysts to the dearth of needed oversight in recent years has been the increased globalization of corporate trade, retail production and service staffing. Mechanisms of corporate auditing have largely failed to remain abreast of the radical changes in the orientation of the British economy. As it has become more necessarily opened to the interests of the European Union, it has only now begun to acclimate to an accounting culture which is prepared to absorb such changes."
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Nursing Education, 2007.
This paper links learning goals to the phenomenological approach in nursing education.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that learning goals consist of discovering meanings, identifying patterns and achieving new and unusual interpretations of personal experiences. The author points out that the phenomenological pedagogy, which is based totally on the lived experiences of both students and teachers, focuses on the process of dialogue and reflexivity. The paper relates that one form of the phenomenological approach is narrative pedagogy and that the narrative approach can assist nursing students in understanding the apparent gap between studying theory and learning clinical skills.
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"Through the narrative approach, I learned to reflect deeply on such issues as suffering. I structured the experience on paper and then reflected on the structure and on what appeared to be the most important aspects of the narrative. At the same time, it was only when I shared this experience with others that insights began to develop. I discovered that other nursing students and nurses had encountered the same types of experiences from which meaning seemed impossible to extract."
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The Legal Profession, 2006.
A discussion on the modernization and inequality within the legal profession.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explores the modern legal profession and its recent trend of stratification. It explores the profession's inequality with regards to law schools, geographical location, salaries and specialization. The author offers a personal opinion of the effects of specialization and stratification on lawyers and the justice system.
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"One attorney notes that the changing practice and professional emphasis of law on specialization has also created a change in the culture of many law firms. He states that there has been stratification between old and new members of the profession, as much larger portion of law practice is carried on in large organizations. Those at the top of these hierarchical structures feel removed from the day-to-day practice that they increasingly do not understand and those at the bottom "feel a loss of community and autonomy. Everyone finds less warmth and collegiality.""
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