On one hand, telemetry and point-of-care systems have enabled nurses to function more efficiently, and to devote their precious time to caring for patients, not to documentation or monitoring vital signs. On the other hand, computers and recording computer data can often be used as a way of avoiding real patient contact (Simpson 2001, p
Hume believed that reason is important because of other reasons. Only through reason, he writes, "can we go beyond the evidence of our memory and senses" (Hume, Enquiries, 586-587)
Hume believed that reason is important because of other reasons. Only through reason, he writes, "can we go beyond the evidence of our memory and senses" (Hume, Enquiries, 586-587)
Through reason, people can infer connections between different events and make conclusions. The task at hand is to take disparate pieces of information and to relate them together (Quinton 17-18)
Despite the supposed primacy of reason, however, most people disagree with controversial philosopher Peter Singer's view of "preference utilitarianism," an extreme ethical value system that seeks to replace individual instinctive interests with a "reasoned" concept of the general good. Singer's value system states that one's own interests and ideas matter only when seen in their consequence to everyone else's interests (Singer 15)
Despite the causal reasoning, it is difficult for people to form reliable conclusions from observed phenomena. Since most knowledge stems from recognizing causation, Hume thus points out the "utter precariousness of the human condition with regard to knowledge" (Strathern 25)
Art and culture are according to Bergmann the tow central things in the live of the people in Trinidad and Tobago and as an artist passionate about art and culture she emerged herself into the world of these people. She found them "comfortable within themselves and happy to be contributing members of their society" (Bergmann, 2007), in spite of social and economical inequities
She quickly came to be an international symbol of caring, compassion, charity, and sacrifice of the self for the good of others. Mother Theresa began her career as a nun by training with a convent in Dublin, and then began teaching at a high school in Calcutta (Abrams, par
Out of this desperate situation -- or rather into it -- stepped the figure of Mother Theresa, who embodies the archetype of the compassionate maternal force. The concept of such a maternal force is arguably older than the recorded mythologies we have today, all of which were complied in their present forms during the patriarchies that have typified almost all of human history (Bierlein, 271-3)
¶ … Compassionate Mother Archetype Mythological archetypes can be found almost anywhere one is willing to look for them. Joseph Campbell began his exploration of myths and mythological figures -- and his book the Power of Myth -- with an examination of the ancient myths from the Christian Bible and Greek and Latin literature, but is quick to point out the relevance of such myths today (Campbell, 1-2)
One very modern myth that has sprung up surrounding the maternal instinct is the supposed pregnancy pact said to have been made by seventeen young girls at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts. There were, in fact, seventeen female students at this high school between the ages of fifteen and seventeen that were pregnant, though the idea that they had formed a pact to all get pregnant was eventually proven to be a false notion (Kennedy)
This is the figure of Durga, one of the many incarnations of Kali, the Mother Goddess of the Hindu religion. Alternatively, Kali and the many other forms of the goddess are seen as emanating from Durga (Rajhans, par
However, "One of the difficulties in considering issues such as compassion is that everyone -- patients, nurses and politicians - will have their own personal, subjective definition. Personal definitions fit in with our own view of the world, but may have little in common with the views of others" (Davison & Williams, 2009)
What this demonstrates is that empathy is impacted by education. Student values can change as the result of both formal coursework and the overall environment of a nursing program (Johnson, 2008)
Just like me, the apartment has moist lights and shadows, nothing here is sharp: one room precedes and anticipates the next." (Lispector, 22) Before going to the maid's room, she tries again to make assumptions, believing in all certainty that she will encounter a messy and filthy space which would be the perfect characterization of her maid, as seen through the blind of cultural stereotypes
One must assume the feminine role deliberately, which means already to convert a form of subordination into an affirmation and thus to begin to thwart it."(Rivkin and Ryan, 795) Thus, since gender identity is not something already given, it should be deliberately assumed or enacted so as to give it shape and meaning
As He is for most Christians, Jesus is crucial to Stone's understanding of God. Stone views Jesus as God's reply to the question, "Who are you?" (Stone, 1996)
In order to keep a perspective on the big picture and not get bogged down in tedium and compassion fatigue, I will learn to hypnotize myself. A peer-reviewed article in the journal Contemporary Hypnosis points out that hypnosis places emphasis on "…mobilizing positive resources and positive psychology," and can be very helpful at various levels of intervention (Ruysschaert, 2009, p
¶ … Prevent Compassion Fatigue Compassion fatigue has been referred to as "the cost of caring" for others in several fields of work -- notably healthcare, social work and other professions in which empathy and hands-on human assistance can lead to something close to burnout. Compassion fatigue is described as a "…stress response that emerges suddenly and without warning and includes a sense of helplessness, isolation and confusion" (Slocum-Gori, 2011, p
' This social justice movement is spearheaded by the numbers of many, many people who are striving to 'make ends meet' while others are fabulously wealthy and buy bracelets at Tiffanies. In one of Zinn's memorable examples, the author contrasts the cost of a luxury market watch with the income of an unemployed man who killed himself because he was unable to pay his bills (Zinn 151)