Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 31 - 44 of 44

Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences

The Unitary Field Pattern Portrait Research Method: Facets, Processes, And Findings, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

The Unitary Field Pattern Portrait Research Method: Facets, Processes, And Findings, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Imagination Column. The Artistry Of Rogerian Practice, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Imagination Column. The Artistry Of Rogerian Practice, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Progress In The Explanatory Power Of The Science Of Unitary Human Beings: Frubes In A Lull Or Surfing In The Barrel Of The Wave., Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Progress In The Explanatory Power Of The Science Of Unitary Human Beings: Frubes In A Lull Or Surfing In The Barrel Of The Wave., Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

The article focuses on developments in the Rogerian Nursing Science since the publication of "Reflections on the Science of Unitary Human Being in Terms of Kuhn's Requirement for Explanatory Power" in 1993. It discusses advancements in determining a condition of Rogerian approach-related injury using a historical account of revolutionary changes in science and how it molded Rogerian Science through the continuing publication of the "Vision: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science" journal.


Alternative Approaches To Nursing Practice: Application Of Peplau, Rogers, And Parse., M. Martin, C. Forchuk, M. Santopinto, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Alternative Approaches To Nursing Practice: Application Of Peplau, Rogers, And Parse., M. Martin, C. Forchuk, M. Santopinto, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Commentary On "A Pilot Study Of The Experience Of Participating In A Therapeutic Touch Practice Group", Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Commentary On "A Pilot Study Of The Experience Of Participating In A Therapeutic Touch Practice Group", Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Essential Readings In Holistic Nursing, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Essential Readings In Holistic Nursing, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Reenvisioning Gerontological Mental Health Nursing Education: A Commentary, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

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 …


Weaving A Theoretical Tapestry Supporting Pandimensionality: Deep Connectedness In The Multiverse, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Weaving A Theoretical Tapestry Supporting Pandimensionality: Deep Connectedness In The Multiverse, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Living In The Heart Of Helicy: An Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Compassion And Unpredictability Within Rogers' Nursing Science, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

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 …


Commentary On "Mystical Experience In The Context Of Health Care", Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Commentary On "Mystical Experience In The Context Of Health Care", Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Integrated Knowledge Development In Nursing, Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Integrated Knowledge Development In Nursing, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.


Written Expression And The Potential To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change., Howard Butcher Oct 2011

Written Expression And The Potential To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change., Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

The article discusses written expression and the potential to enhance knowing participation in change. Human beings are natural storytellers. We conceive our lives as a web of stories and we use stories to construct meaning and to share communicate ourselves with others. Everyone has a story to tell. The process of telling one's story is both an informative and transformational act for both the storyteller and the listener. There is both ample anecdotal and scientific evidence that writing heals.


Taking Flight, Howard Butcher Dec 2002

Taking Flight, Howard Butcher

Howard K. Butcher

No abstract provided.