The core of nursing
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The Center for Human Caring, Colorado University emphasises caring in nursing practice. Science alone is insufficient for healing. Center Director, Jean Watson has promoted research and projects to promote caring attitudes. The Denver Nursing Project in Human Caring has been established as a reaction against traditional hospital care for HIV patients and offers support to patients and relatives. Similar centres are planned in other clinical fields.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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Empowering parents of children with special needs
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The relationships between health professionals and the parents of children with special needs have become more participative and empowering towards the latter. Features of such an empowering relationship include sensitivity to parents' right of choice, encouragement of their sense of control and sensitivity to individuality of each family. It is questioned whether parents actually achieve such empowerment and good practice models are investigated.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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Nursing narratives competition
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UK periodical, 'Nursing Times' is launching a 'Nursing Narratives' competition following the success of a nursing narrative series. Recounting practice experience aids a deeper understading of clinical practice. Story-telling could revolutionise the continuing professional development of nurses.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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