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Rogerian-Praxis: A Synthesis Of Rogerian Practice Models And Theories, Howard Butcher
Rogerian-Praxis: A Synthesis Of Rogerian Practice Models And Theories, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
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Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher
Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
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Reenvisioning Gerontological Mental Health Nursing Education: A Commentary, Howard Butcher
Reenvisioning Gerontological Mental Health Nursing Education: A Commentary, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
Reenvisioning gerontological mental health nursing begins with reinterpreting the meaning of aging and radically transforming the curriculum of the subspecialty. The commentary suggests 11 specific recommendations that expand on Morris and Mentes's article as a way of reenvisioning and rerooting gerontological mental health nursing. Among the recommendations are renaming the subspecialty "gerontological mental health nursing" as a means to more appropriately reflect the multidisciplinary focus and mental health perspective, placing an equal emphasis on positive aspects of healthy aging, developing a standardized model curriculum, increasing the number of programs offering specialization in gerontological mental health nursing, and reinvigorating continuing education …
Living In The Heart Of Helicy: An Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Compassion And Unpredictability Within Rogers' Nursing Science, Howard Butcher
Living In The Heart Of Helicy: An Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Compassion And Unpredictability Within Rogers' Nursing Science, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
Rogers used the term "compassion" throughout her writings, however, there has been no inquiry into the meaning of compassion within a unitary perspective. In addition, while unpredictability is a core feature of helicy, there have been no inquiries specifically into what it means to participate knowingly in a human-environmental mutual process characterized by unfolding patterns of unpredictability. The heart is both a symbol of compassion and a vortex of energy characterized by turbulence and unpredictability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning of the metaphor "living in the heart of helicy" as a method to illuminate the …