Essays on Boykin

According to the Loc sin’s theory, individuals are seen to be greater than the sum of their parts. All the times, human beings are considered to be whole regardless of whether technology is utilized on them or even when they are sick (Locsin & Purnell, 2015). This theory expects nurses not just to try and fix the broken patients, but to care for the patients holistically. It encourages the mutual process between the nurse and the ones being nursed. I am greatly connected to this theory given the fact that I strongly believe that caring and technology can coexist ( ...

Nursing Scenario

I have chosen the first scenario, in which I am a nurse at a primary care clinic, and my patient is a 48-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. To ensure the effectiveness of treatment, she has to change her eating habits to lose some weight, but she claims that it will be almost impossible for her to change in order to stop consuming her typical products. Her main argument is that she cooks for the whole family, and her husband, his father, and two adolescent children are used to the food they normally eat. This ...

Introduction

The core concepts of Jean Watson’s theory of human caring play a major role in nursing theory development. The concepts include a relational caring for self and others, transpersonal caring relationship, caring moment, multiple ways of knowing, and reflective or meditative approach for human caring (Vance, 2003). Dr. Watson's theory of caring was published in 1979, and it is one of the modern grand theories in the nursing field. She emphasizes on the human aspects of nursing and the manner in which they intertwine with the scientific knowledge and the entire nursing practice. The theory of caring also ...

Summary (Chapters 12 to 21) of Mary Chestnut’s Diary

Summary Mary Boykin Chestnut has encapsulated the experiences of her fellow Confederates at the time of the Civil War in her autobiographic novel Mary Chestnut’s Diary. Mary went through various endeavors during the Civil War with her Senator husband, James Chestnut, with most having been eye opening for her. Serving as quite a fitting historical account for the Civil War, the novel by Mary has provided deeper insights on the way Confederates carried out their resistance against the Unions (Chestnut). During the Civil War, slavery has become a highly controversial issue, although the majority from both the Union ...

Summary (Chapters 1 to 11) of Mary Chestnut’s Diary

Summary Mary Chestnut’s Diary is a creation of South Carolina author Mary Boykin Chestnut that has laid out accounts of Confederate experiences during the Civil War. As the wife of Senator James Chestnut of South Carolina, Mary had numerous opportunities to join her husband in multiple locations where some of the most notable events during the war has happened. In writing the diary, Mary thought that she would be able to contribute significantly to the history of the Civil War, particularly in showing how the Confederates resisted and struggled against Union aggression (Chestnut, 2011). For Mary, a prevailing ...