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Leadership: Personal Narratives of Practitioners
Leadership scholars and researchers have still not come to an agreement as to what the nature of leadership is. Most research within leadership studies has been grounded in preconceived or stated definitions of leadership. However, very little information exists about people's experiences of …
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Values of Canadian Student Affairs Practitioners
… what a selection of Canadian student affairs practitioners saw as the role of their work, the values they brought to it, and values conflicts they encountered. All of these are personal, and all depend on each individual’s experience. Through this exploration, a construction of roles, values …
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Spirituality and osteopathy: a practitioners' views
… as a career and continued motivation as practitioners; their capacity to care for patients; and the integration of spiritual practices such as private prayer, meditation and intuition into treatment. Participants played a supportive role in patient-initiated conversations about …
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Burnout in Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
… the quality of patient care. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (ACNPs) play a critical role in delivering complex, high-acuity care, often under demanding conditions that may contribute to elevated levels of burnout. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of burnout …
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The Moral Reasoning of Nurse Practitioners
… identify the moral dilemmas experienced by nurse practitioners in their clinical practice and to describe the essential features of moral reasoning utilized by the nurse practitioners to resolve the moral dilemma. The participants in the study were ten female volunteers who were currently employed …
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Mental health practitioners' perceptions of touch
<p>Need for touch--Protection of client and practitioner--Appropriateness--Personal boundaries--Client psychopathology--Sexual and legal issues--Interpretation--Practitioner judgement.</p>
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Mental health practitioners' perceptions of touch
<p>Need for touch--Protection of client and practitioner--Appropriateness--Personal boundaries--Client psychopathology--Sexual and legal issues--Interpretation--Practitioner judgement.</p>
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Complementary therapies and general practitioners: a survey investigating the referral patterns of general practitioners in regional Victoria
A survey of regional Victoria's general practitioners was undertaken to determine their referral patterns and attitudes towards Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Physiotherapists. The objective was to determine whether there is a need for greater numbers of manual therapists in regional Victoria and …
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Interactions with Dying Patients: Nurse Practitioners' Attitudes
… of dying. As health care professionals. Nurse Practitioners may have a role in caring for dying persons. Attitudes toward interactions with dying patients may influence behavior towards the dying patient.<br> The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of Nurse Practitioners toward …
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Physicians' perceptions of nurse practitioners and collaboration
… that examines physicians' perceptions of nurse practitioners and collaboration with nurse practitioners. This qualitative project explored physicians' knowledge of nurse practitioners and perceptions of collaboration with nurse practitioners. Focus group discussions with eleven physicians (8 …
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Examining experiences that develop responsivity in practitioners
This thesis has been produced to meet the requirements of Brock University's Masters of Education program. It is the result of many peoples' reflections on and beliefs about the act of teaching in today's world. This manuscript is intended to provide the reader with an engaged interpretation of the …
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Accuracy of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Between Individual Healthcare Practitioners From Various Professions and a Multidisciplinary Group of Practitioners
… autism in children between individual healthcare practitioners from various professions and a multidisciplinary group of practitioners. Participants included five pediatricians, five speech language pathologists, five occupational therapists, and five school psychologists who looked at videotapes …
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A Survey of Iowa Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners
… was to identify independently practicing nurse practitioners(NPs)in Iowa and to assess their educational preparation, geographical practice areas, clients served, services provided, physician interactions, sources of reimbursement, and incomes. Procedure. In November 1989, a nonexperimental, …
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Retention of early years practitioners in day nurseries
… attitudes, values and perceptions of early years practitioners, to question what factors cause them to remain in day nurseries when research indicates a general undervaluing of practitioner needs (Cameron, Owen, Moss 2001). The study sits within the broader context of retention at a time when …
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The role of dreams for Zulu indigenous practitioners
… the role of dreams for Zulu indigenous practitioners. This role is two-fold (i) significance of dreams in the personal lives of the Zulu indigeoous practitioners; for example, how dreams function to set the foundation for an individual's fate, how dreams establish a direct relationship …
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Patients' Attitudes Toward the Use of Nurse Practitioners
… of nurse practitioner in the mid 1960s, nurse practitioners have practiced in traditional settings such as health departments, clinics, and physicians' offices. More recently, nurse practitioners have been utilized in non-traditional settings such as the emergency department. Some studies have …
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