Success on the licensure examination, NCLEX-PN, is a fundamental outcome criterion for practical nursing programs as well as a state requirement for professional practice. Nurse educators and administrators have an interest in identifying factors that predict success on the licensure examination. This study examined demographic, pre-admission, and programmatic variables to determine their predi...

this volume is the first complete roadmap to integrative nursing, providing a step-by-step guide to assess and clinically treat conditions through a variety of combined methodologies including wellness, lifestyle enhancement, and nutrition. this text puts forth both the skills and theoretical frameworks for multidisciplinary leaders to consider and implement integrative healthcare strategies wi...

This paper analyses dialogues where understanding and agreement are problematic. We argue that pragmatic theories can account for such dialogues only by models that combine linguistic principles of discourse coherence and cognitive models of practical rationality.

Cristina Bicchieri brings together (and adds to) her own contributions to game theory and the philosophy of economics published in various journals in the period 1987-1992. The book, however, is not a collection of separate articles but rather a homogeneous unit organized around some central themes in the foundations of non-cooperative game theory. Bicchieri's exposition is admirably clear and ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the characteristics of an expert nurse. METHODOLOGY A group of 49 nurses starting their Master's degree was asked to answer the following question: ''Which characteristics and skills distinguish a novice from an expert nurse?'' The answers were analyzed and classified based on Bardin's content analysis. RESULTS Through a three-stage classification process, the competen...

Objective: To identify the characteristics of an expert nurse. Methodology: A group of 49 nurses starting their Master’s degree was asked to answer the following question: “Which characteristics and skills distinguish a novice from an expert nurse?” The answers were analyzed and classified based on Bardin’s content analysis. Results: Through a three-stage classification process, the competences...

I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that this thesis may be made electronically available to the public. Abstract In this paper, a view of non-compliance in practical healthcare is provided that identifies certain non-compliant behaviours as rational. This ...

Reason: New Essays on the Philosophy of Normativity, ed. Simon Robertson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Bratman, M.E. Forthcoming b. Intention, Practical Rationality, and Self-Governance. Ethics. Broome, J. 2005. Have we reason to do as rationality requires? — a comment on Raz. Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Symposium 1. Harman, G. 1999. ‘Practical Reasoning’. Reprinted in Reasonin...

An adequate distribution of responsibilities between scientists and policy-makers requires that a distinction be made between theoretical rationality (what to believe) and practical rationality (what to do). In chemical risk management, it is often necessary to base decisions on indications of risk that do not amount to full scientific proof. Guidelines are offered for how this can be done with...