Culture can be likened to a luggage packed with customs, rituals, beliefs, and our ways of learning and knowing the world that we carry around for the rest of our life. These ways of knowing and thinking constitute layers of our being and can provide richness and meaning to our lives. On the other hand, […]
Culture: Through the lens of reflection: Part 2 of 5
Culture: Through the Lens of Reflection: Part 2 of 5 When I think of Jamaica my island home in the sun, I think of long lazy days on white sand beaches, drinking rum punch, listening to calypso and reggae music, surrounded by friends and family. I think of God; because, his great and wondrous work […]
Culture: Through the Lens of the Literature: Part 1 of 5
It is well documented in the literature that over the last two decades the population of the United States has shifted with regards to race and ethnicity. Populations are growing and the ethnic makeup of the United States is becoming progressively more diverse. Minorities constitute one-third of the US population and are expected to increase […]
Nursing Educational Highway — Part 2 of 2
The Institute of Medicine Goal: 80% Nurses with BSN in 2020 The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) campaign for action; The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health, published in 2010, made several recommendations for how to transform the nursing profession. One of the IOM recommendations was to increase the number of nurses holding baccalaureate degrees to […]
A Historical Overview of Nursing Education Past and Present — Part 1 of 2
Throughout the centuries, nursing has been an evolving entity; changing and adapting in response to a wide range of stimuli. Contemporary nursing practice has its historical roots in poorhouses, private homes, and battlefields. During the late 19th century, Florence Nightingale provided a foundation for nursing and a basis for autonomous nursing practice as distinct from […]