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The Journey Through Nursing Doctoral Education: An Inside Story, Nila Reimer
The Journey Through Nursing Doctoral Education: An Inside Story, Nila Reimer
Nila Reimer
Students who gain new knowledge by integrating scholarliness and stewardship for the nursing profession possess key ambitions for succeeding in nursing doctoral education. In this narrative inquiry, a student reflects on themes of scholarly integration, intellectual community, and stewardship that are embedded in the values and attitudes evidenced in the culture of a Doctor of Philosophy in nursing program. The doctoral student’s personal reflection demonstrates professional growth during the experience of nursing doctoral education. This inquiry provides guidance for other students as they embark on their journey toward scholarly development and stewardship during their doctoral education experience.
Things That Matter To Residents In Nursing Homes And The Nursing Care Implications, Nila Reimer
Things That Matter To Residents In Nursing Homes And The Nursing Care Implications, Nila Reimer
Nila Reimer
A move toward care of residents in nursing homes where they are respected and heard is finally emerging. Common strategies used in nursing homes to improve quality of care for residents are integration of person-centered care and assessing care using satisfaction surveys. Although approaches of integrating person-centered care and satisfaction surveys have been valuable in improving nursing home quality, these strategies may exclude things that residents describe for themselves matter to them while living in nursing homes. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe things that residents age 65 and older state matter to them while living …
Residents' Descriptions Of What Makes Meaning In Nursing Homes, Nila Reimer
Residents' Descriptions Of What Makes Meaning In Nursing Homes, Nila Reimer
Nila Reimer
A move toward care of residents in nursing homes where they are respected and heard is finally emerging. While a focus on individualizing care for residents is now recognized, research reveals there remains a lack of understanding about what befitting care is for these residents. Two common strategies used in an attempt to determine what is meaningful for residents in nursing homes include measuring their responses to satisfaction surveys and implementing person-centered care. Although satisfaction surveys and approaches of integrating person-centered care have served as valuable methods to measure nursing home quality, these strategies have not revealed what residents consider …