The interaction type approach to relationships management

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A new conceptualization of the nurse–patient relationship construct as caring interaction

The journey through the history of nursing, and its philosophical and political influences of the moment, contextualizes the interest that arose about the nurse–patient relationship after World War II. The concept has always been defined as a relationship but, from a phenomenological approach based on a historical, philosophical, psychological and sociological cosmology, it is possible to re‐conceptualize it as ‘caring interaction’. Under the vision of aesthetics and sociopoetics, the object of nursing care is the most delicate, vulnerable and unrepeatable raw material: the person, whose feelings and reciprocity, which must be considered. In addition, it involves the adoption of the socio‐critical paradigm, as it considers the importance of actively involving the person, not just patient anymore, or their family in the nursing cares, optimizing the reciprocity inherent to this interactivity. In short, our philosophical and epistemological approach to the concept of nurse–patient relationship proposes a new conceptualization of it as a caring interaction

Nonprofit Leaders’ Digital Marketing Strategies to Secure and Sustain Donors

Without systematic strategies to increase their donor base, some leaders of nonprofit organizations might be unable to develop and sustain a solid financial foundation to support programs and services related to organizational missions, values, and goals. Grounded in the relationship management theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies three executive leaders of a nonprofit organization in the northeastern United States used to increase and sustain their donor base using digital marketing. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, the organization’s website, organizational documents, publicly available data, and organizational social media channels. Data were analyzed using Castleberry and Nolen’s 5-step process. Three themes emerged: digital marketing is an effective tool to develop and sustain relationships with the donor base, developing digital marketing strategies based on donor base demographics might improve relationship quality with NPOs, and communication is a crucial factor that supports NPO leaders’ efforts to secure and sustain relationships using digital marketing. A key recommendation is that nonprofit executive leaders implement digital marketing as a tool to foster quality long-term relationships. The implications for positive social change include the potential to build a consistent support stream from stakeholders, which allows executive nonprofit leaders to expand services offered to communities and customers

The Investigating Meaning/Purpose and Connectedness (IMPACT) Study: A Comparative Case Study of Parents of Adult Children with Schizophrenia

Title from PDF of title page viewed May 26, 2020Dissertation advisor: Amanda EmersonVitaIncludes bibliographical references (pages 156-174)Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Nursing and Health Studies. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2020Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling disease that causes significant stress for a family from the time of onset throughout the individual’s life. For families with members who live with schizophrenia, spirituality can be a source of support and help caregivers manage stress. While holistic nursing care of patients and families with schizophrenia includes addressing spiritual needs, spirituality is often not incorporated into nursing care due to a lack of understanding and confidence of nurses. There has been little research to understand the spiritual needs of parent caregivers of adult children with schizophrenia. The purpose of this comparative case study was to answer the question: “How do parent caregivers of adult children with schizophrenia renegotiate their spirituality, defined as life meaning/purpose and connectedness, in the years following the onset of the illness?” A comparative case study approach was used. Participants were recruited from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Northeast Ohio and social media. Snowball sampling was also used to recruit participants. Eligibility criteria included the ability to speak and understand English, having an adult child with schizophrenia, and consenting to be interviewed via Zoom videoconferencing technology on a phone or computer. Three in-depth interviews were conducted with six participants, and artifacts were documented. Cases were analyzed individually using thematic analysis and across cases to identify similarities and differences. Three persons were interviewed, all white women between the ages of 57 and 73. When one participant was unable to complete the interview series, another was recruited. Primary themes from the interviews were conflict/peace, disconnectedness/connectedness, real/ideal, and despair/hope. Ancillary themes were related to the participants’ personal values and beliefs and included the role of mother/parent/provider and personal religious beliefs. This study provided a deeper understanding of the process of renegotiating spirituality that can inform future nursing research exploring best ways to support for families with children who live with schizophrenia. This better understanding of family processes and needs can inform development of family-targeted, nurse-led programs to provide more individualized and holistic care to families.Introduction -- Review of literature and theoretical framework -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Recruitment flyer -- Appendix B. Internet recruitment flyer -- Appendix C. Recruitment sources -- Appendix D. Demographic sheet -- Appendix E. Initial telephone call script -- Appendix F. Interview guides -- Appendix G. Observation form -- Appendix H. Preliminary code list -- Appendix I. IMPACT study consent form -- Appendix J. Images of memory object