...Critique of Nursing Research: Family Perspectives of Overall Intensive Care Unit Experience Shelby J. Hall St. Lawrence College/Laurentian University Family Perspectives of Overall Intensive Care Unit Experience Introduction Hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU) poses collective uncertainty to nurses, family members and patients (Maxwell, Stuenkel & Saylor, 2007). Within this paper salient aspects focus to understand: What are family/friend experiences during hospitalization in the ICU? The significance to this topic is to identify care needs and gain understanding of quality improvement measures ICU’s can take to enhance holistic patient and family/friend care. A symbiotic relationship of family involvement and feedback...
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...Sociological Perspectives on the Family Functionalists believed in a theory that the family is a positive institution. They believe the family perform six major functions: 1. Reproduction. Ensures that the society's population willbe maintained. This is a basic function of the family to keep the cycle of life span continuation In today's society, families are smaller and couples are delaying the child rearing experiences until their careers are established and stabilized (Schaefer, R. 2009). 2. Protection. The child at birth is complete helpless and cannot survive at all without the help of the family. It is the family which provides care, protection, security and fulfils all other needs to make him fit in the society (Schaefer, R. 2009). 3. Socialization. This is perhaps the most basic and important function of the family because it teaches its family members norms, value morals, beliefs and ideals of society. In the family the children first learn what is good and bad, what is right and wrong Schaefer, R. 2009). 4. Regulation of sexual behavior. Every society has rules that regulate sexual behavior within family units. Most cultures have incest taboos, and most disapprove of extramarital sex. Standards of sexual behavior are most clearly defined within the family circle (Schaefer, R. 2009). 5. Affection and companionship. Most people need affection, emotional support, and positive recognition from others. This sharing and support may be provided as well by friends...
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...There are many different stances parents have on homosexuality. What is best to do when faced with discussing same-sex couples to young children in homes? There are debates on whether to discuss topics, such as this, later in teenage years or at younger ages. Homosexuality is too complex for a child to understand. A child’s mind is not developed enough to understand abstract concepts such as homosexuality. From ages, two to four kid’s minds are simplistic and only understand concrete topics such as right from wrongs and good or bad consequences. In Sarah Peterson’s “A Family of a Different Perspective”, Sarah raises the issue of having to discuss same-sex couples to children while, in a traditional family home. The author came upon a children...
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...Study on an interpersonal issue in a family situation from a psychological perspective. By Andrew S. Heldt An Assignment for the Master of Theology on Personal and Social Psychology Year 2: Semester 2 Outline 1. Assignment Question…………………………………….…………………..1 2. Introduction………………………………………………….……………….1 3. Case study – Description…………..……………..………………………….1 a) Early Childhood…………...………………………………...………..1 b) Adolescence……………….………………………………..………….2 c) Church and family relationships…………………………………….3 4. Case study – Analysis ……………………………………………………….5 5. Ongoing Development…………….………………………………...…….....8 6. Further action………………………………………………………………..8 7. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………11 8. Bibliography……………………………………………………………..…..12 Assignment Question Describe a case in your ministerial context related to the following: b) Interpersonal issues in a family situation Try to identify the various components that are important to understand this situation from a psychological perspective, making sure that you refer to the relevant psychological theory. Analyse this case in the light of what you have studied in this course. Finally, explain what action you plan to take in this situation, giving your reasons. How might what you have studied help you intervene effectively in this situation. Introduction The area of psychology being vary vast, the scope of this paper is limited to the case study of an individual and the strained relationship within a family situation as occasioned by the person...
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...Anthony Doerr uses many different perspectives in his novel All the Light we Cannot See to convey how different people are affected by the current ongoing war, World War II. Doerr focuses on 2 characters perspectives in his novel; Werner, a intelligent boy enlisted into a nazi training camp and later sent onto the field and Marie-Laure, a blind girl with a passion for knowledge. Werner’s perspective is focused around survival and he does what he is told because he fears for his life. Contrary to this, Marie-Laure has a hopeful perspective because her hope creates her reality in her mind. Doerr uses different perspectives to show how focusing too much on one point of view can obscure reality and make a person blind to the reality of some situations. Werner has a very fearful perspective....
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...CHANGING PERSPECTIVES PSY/220 KATRENA TAYLOR 7/24/11 WRITTEN BY GARY ELLIOTT The scenario that is in the text is something that we see all too often out in society. We as people think that we should have control over what is going on around us at all times. The way we view something is what we have seen in the past, or have experienced ourselves. I have been guilty of this very thing; everyone has a different perspective on the same situations. People that have religion see things different than people that don’t. Most people just see the situation from their perspective on the outside and they don’t take the time to ask questions or try to see the other side. After reading the following scenario, I would say that the first analogy of the situation fits well. You see that sort of situation all the time, whether you are at the grocery store or at Wal-Mart. I actually witnessed a situation like this once at a store called Game stops. These kids were so bad that they were running around knocking over the displays, the mother was patiently waiting in line to purchase the games that she bought. One of the guys that worked there had to stop the kids from destroying the store, while the mother paid no mind to what was going on. Where I live there are a lot of homeless people constantly walking around and asking for anything mainly money. These are the same people that are telling you that their car broke down and the just need a little gas to get home. Most of these homeless...
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...Family Studies Perspectives Paper Students will write a 4-6 page paper in which one perspective is thoroughly and accurately explained and then used to analyze a narrative chosen from the assigned or supplemental readings. This paper is a chance for students to demonstrate their familiarity with one perspective studied in the Family Studies Sophomore Inquiry course. Each student will also exhibit their ability to apply that perspective effectively to a family situation. This paper will also reveal each student’s writing ability including logical structure, complete transitions, voice, technical proficiency, and mastery of APA citation style. |Critical Application of Perspective | | |Points |Points | | |Possible |Earned | |Organization and Flow | | | |Flow is logical and points go from one to the next helping the reader to follow the argument. Each new | | | |section of the paper uses transitional sentences to connect previous sections with new sections. Reader | ...
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...BSHS 342 Week 4 Individual Changes in Adulthood To Buy This material Click below link http://www.uoptutors.com/BSHS-342/BSHS-342-Week-4-Individual-Changes-in-Adulthood For this assignment, you will choose from the following options: · Option 1: Personal Perspective on Changes in Adulthood · Option 2: Paper on a Popular Movie 1. Paper on Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood: Prepare a 1050-1750 word paper on your personal perspectives on changes that occur throughout early, middle, and late adulthood. Answer the following questions: 1) What is your personal philosophy? 2) How do you perceive changes in activities, relationships, health, and mental outlook? 3) Are your views based on experience and/or observation? 2. Paper on a popular movie that focuses on adulthood and life transitions: Select a movie from the list below and after viewing it, write a 1050-1750 word paper that addresses the following questions: 1) How can the main character/characters be viewed from a biological, cognitive, and psychosocial perspective? 2) What are the various ways in which each main character copes with biological changes as a result of aging? 3) What changes occur in the family composition and lifestyle of these characters? 4) How does each character cope with death, dying, and his or her theories on “the after life,” if any? American Beauty—1999 Autumn in New York—2000 Grumpier Old Men—2004 Hanging Up—2005 It’s a Wonderful Life—1946 ...
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...or personal circumstances, people form their own opinions. Some may be for welfare; other may be against the program. I am very interested in hearing the different stances on welfare and how certain groups of people feel about it. After thinking about the multiple perspectives on this topic, I narrowed it down to three perspectives. The first being the more liberal view, the second view from welfare recipients, and the third from libertarians. As we may know, welfare has been found to be a very debatable topic. Welfare has been around for many decades now and was created to aid those who had little to no income. Many believe that people abuse welfare by not looking for jobs, not marrying to have greater benefits, and purposely having more children to extend their aid. Eligibility for welfare is based on many factors. It is based on income, family size and medical issue or situations, etc. I thought it would be a good idea to compare two different political parties viewpoint on welfare. Someone with a more liberal mindset is going to have a totally different view and perspective than a libertarians view on welfare. I figured it would be resourceful to compare two opposing views. With the perspective from a welfare recipient, it will be a lot more insightful and interesting to receive a point of view from someone who is involved with the program. Hearing a point of view from someone who is in that situation will result in a more personal view from experience. ...
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...After having examined the information you provided on the imminent storm and its potential consequences, I have made significant headway in determining what course(s) of action Freemark Abbey Winery can take confidently. However, more important than what the two page summary explains is the information it disregards. The limited scope of information in regards to harvesting options, brand reputation, competitive analysis, managerial risk tolerance, and consumer preferences contribute to a considerable framing bias. Additionally, we have failed to consider the decision of when/how to harvest the Riesling grapes from the perspectives of the various parties involved, including but not limited to other owners, your families, company shareholders, competitors, employees, retailers, and your own. These perspectives are essential in formulating the appropriate problem from which to solve your dilemma. If short-term profit maximization is your goal, with no regard for any of the considerations listed above (a non-exhaustive list), then your best alternative is not to harvest any of your Riesling grapes before the storm. Your Expected Monetary Value for this option is $3.27/bottle; you could expect revenues of $39,240. The highest expected revenue given the “No Harvest” decision is $67,200 ($8.00/bottle), and the lowest is $24,000 ($2.00/bottle). Given Freemark Abbey’s aspirations to compete with Chateau Lafite-Rothschild products, however, it would be short-sighted to ignore the impact...
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...Ceesay SOC-210-OL Reaction Report 1 According, to the text there are two broad categories for “Theoretical Perspectives on Families” (Strong, DeVault, and Cohen 37). The first category is referred to as Macro-Level Theories. Macro-Level Theories comprises focusing on the family as a “social institution” (Strong, DeVault, and Cohen 37). “A social institution is the organized pattern of statuses and structures, roles, and rules by which a society attempts to meet certain of its most basic needs” (Strong, DeVault, Cohen 37). It refers to the family as a whole and can further be broken down into Family ecology theory, Structural functionalism, Conflict theory, and Feminist theory. The second category is Micro-Level Theories. Micro-Level Theories involve “emphasizing what happens in families, looking at everyday behavior, interaction between family members, patterns of communication and so on” (Strong, DeVault, and Cohen 37). It refers to individuals within the family. They can further be broken down into the following four categories, Symbolic interaction, Social exchange theory, Developmental theory and family systems theory. The two examples of “Theoretical Perspectives on Families” that will be explained are Feminist theory and Symbolic interactions. Feminist perspective or theory refers to gender and the “inequity of power in society and especially in family life” (Strong, DeVault, and Cohen 43). The women’s movement didn't begin until the 1960's. Women wanted equality...
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...Centro Universitario Incarnate Word English composition I Spring 2013 Instructor: Raymundo Rodríguez Date: Friday, May 3rd, 2013 Draft 1 “A Clean, Well-Lighted place” is a short story, written by Ernest Hemingway, that show us how can one thing being seen from different perspectives. The story has 3 main characters: a young waiter, an old waiter and an old man who is the focus of the discussion between both waiters. The fist waiter is young, has a family and he is so worry about his life and the things on it. However, the other waiter is old, mature and with another perspective of the speed of life. Finally, it is not well described how is the old man, but I suppose he was a man without a family or even hopes; he used to get drunk every night in that cafe without fears or hurries. The author chose to write the story in a style based in descriptions and comparations to define places, persons and the situaron is being developed in that place. Even when its interesting to imagine all the things he desribe while you are reading, for me was a little bit difficult to undestand the whole idea of each piece of story and to match them with the final goal: undestand why for some persons are details so important and for others are just insignificant. In addition, the story was written in the 20th Century, and I consider Hemingway had an special gift to imagine hypotetical situations and describe them as if he was living it. The story Could be understood as if he would write it just...
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...Ubaidur Khan Ms. Walters ENG3U 4/17/2016 Eurocentrism; It’s all a Matter of Perspective When it boils down to it, everything in literature is a matter of perspective. If you were to read a book implying a conspiracy about the crises in Palestine and pinning all the blame on Canada, would you believe it? It’s quite likely - because when you read a book, you begin to see things from the perspective of the author, or, the perspective the author wants you to see things through. The author’s passages and vivid imagery would figuratively allow you to see, hear, and feel things from a perspective that ultimately influences your views, beliefs, and values. Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing things from a European perspective and it’s effects are usually subconscious in a way that those affected don’t realize they’re affected. So to what extent exactly does literature force us to consider the long term effects of eurocentrism? Now, as they have taught the next generations, which compose themselves of their own children and immigrated families, these traditions get passed on to them, and so on. However, the key point here is that they aren’t passed on as ‘eurocentric beliefs’, rather, they are passed on as ‘normal’ beliefs and traditions. Literature certainly allows us to consider the long-term effects of eurocentrism to a great extent, and it does this by modelling everyday examples where eurocentrism takes place in a way that allows us to see where and when eurocentrism takes...
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...India was amazing. People were always willing to help us any way that they could. Whether it was the hotel employees, the bus crew, restaurant staff, bystanders on the street, or even those living in absolute poverty, the people of India were always smiling at us and wanting to know where we were from. Most people would think that they were always looking for a rupee or two, but that was not the case. They were genuinely glad that we were in their country and wanted to make sure that we had the best experience possible. It was inspiring and amazing and I think we could all learn of a lot from them. India was an eye-opening experience and it absolutely gave me an appreciation for how fortunate I am and it really put life into perspective. It made me realize what’s important and what I really value in life. There were times when I found myself frustrated, dirty, exhausted and ready to throw in the towel, but then I would turn a corner and spot something spectacular or come across a child with a smile on their face and I would remember how fortunate I was to experience such a unique place. India is a beautiful place filled with incredible people whose pride in their country is unwavering, and rightfully...
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...The five characteristics for human service professionals are: Self-awareness, Ability to communicate, Empathy, Responsibility/commitment, and Flexibility. Self-awareness is the deep understanding of one's own self, this includes comprehending self-knowledge about beliefs, attitudes, values, stereotypes, biases, cultural and gender differences, and behaviors. Self-awareness is beneficial in diminishing preconceptions and opinions, allowing one to modify or change their "self" toward a client's perspective. Empathy is the ability to see or feel what the client has experienced. Similar to self-awareness, empathy furthers the progression of understanding oneself and enables a provider to put their feet into the client's shoes. Providers who have experienced as well as relate to the client's situation have an easier time expressing empathy. Responsibility/Commitment are ideal promises to a client. The provider shall support the client in whichever possible way is needed through responsibility and will offer the highest quality of service through commitment. A provider displays a strong presence of professionalism and acts to the best of their abilities. They will adhere to a code of ethic or conduct and will remain honest with their client throughout their service. Flexibility provides versatility to a provider’s service. They may need to change, abandon, or revise plans if the program suddenly becomes difficult or unusual. Flexibility allows a provider to learn new alternatives...
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