Serenity as a Goal for Nursing Practice

To extend a conceptual analysis of serenity by explaining how serenity develops and to present an analysis of serenity interventions. Significance : Serenity is highly desired by many. There is evidence that the experience of serenity improves health. The information presented proposes how nurses can use knowledge about serenity in practice. Organizing Framework : Serenity is viewed as a learned, positive emotion of inner peace that can be sustained. It is a spiritual concept that decreases perceived stress and improves physical and emotional health. Sources and Approach : Results of a conceptual analysis of serenity, research findings related to development of a Serenity Scale, practice experience, and the literature provided a foundation for the analysis. Inductive reasoning and substruction were the primary methods of constructing the proposed relationships. A nursing practice example is included. Conclusions : The experience of serenity is related to development of the higher self. Four levels of serenity are a safe, wise, beneficent, and universal self. Knowledge about serenity can help nurses to select interventions that promote clients' health.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72835/1/j.1547-5069.1996.tb00388.x.pd

Rosemary Ellis' Views on the Substantive Structure of Nursing

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Book Reviews: HANCHETT, E. S. (1989). Nursing Frameworks and Community as Client: Bridging the Gap. East Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange

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A Nightingale-Based Model for Dementia Care and its Relevance for Korean Nursing

This article addresses the synchrony between a Western middle-range theory of care for persons with dementia and traditional Korean nursing care. The Western theory is called a need-driven, dementia-compromised behavior model and is heavily influenced by the assessment categories outlined in Nightingale’s work. This model is presented as congruent with Nightingale’s work and then viewed from the perspective of traditional Korean nursing. Several congruencies and a few incongruencies are found between these Western and Eastern views, and suggestions are made for greater consistency between these views.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68880/2/10.1177_08943189922107043.pd

"Let's Get Rid of all Nursing Theory"

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Book Review

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