Download or read book Response Able to the Incomprehensible written by Edgar K. DeJean and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than seventy years, author Edgar K. DeJean practiced a conditioned belief system in the form of Orthodox Presbyterianism. Now, in the twenty-first century, he explains how his searching and exploring of spirituality and religion has led him to a more candid belief system that is casual, flexible, and logicalas opposed to one that is conditioned, cultural, rigid, and traditional. In Response-Able to the Incomprehensible, he delves into his mission, which centers on the possibilities within being response-able to the incomprehensible metaphysical energy through spirituality and compassion. Through a series of short essays originally created as blog posts, he describes this belief system he deems more appropriate and responsive to todays times. While studying the core beliefs and traditions of Christianity, DeJean focuses on explaining and defining the statement of purpose: be spiritualdo compassion. Response-Able to the Incomprehensible discusses the search for spirituality in everyday life and appraises and tests existing traditions and compassion in that same sphere.
Download or read book A Belief System from Beyond the Box written by Edgar K. Dejean and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I go back to the first blog that I released into cyberspace, I discover that the date was May 27, 2005 and the title was, It's Beyond Me. As I scan forward through all the postings I find that two major themes have developed synergistically: 1. That segment of the formal religious establishment described loosely by the term church, is under stress. The extreme nature of this stress is demonstrated by the current, often-quoted, fearsome phrase - "The Church must change or it will die." 2. The most frequently offered response to this dilemma is the admonition, "We must think beyond the box." Pragmatism indicates that: "The Church must change or it will die," phrase is hopelessly destructive. Might this prediction be more approachable if rephrased as? "The Church must morph, then survive." Survival indicates that it is essential that we determine what it is in the box that we must think beyond. What should be changed so that our belief systems can morph, thus equipping the church to morph to survival? It is my conclusion that my past conceptualizations of God, my core beliefs, have been formed by inhibiting Climates of Cultures, deposited in the box over the ages in an attempt to make God comprehensible. It is my emerging discovery that when we think beyond the box we recognize the Atmosphere of Possibilities, the Incomprehensible God of the Universe. Though our core beliefs may differ we all should be encouraged to hold beliefs that give us the joy of being response-able to Incomprehensible God, the Atmosphere of Possibilities, and responsible to/with comprehensible humanity, including ourselves.
Download or read book Nurses Test Yourself In Clinical Skills written by Traynor, Marian and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is organised into chapters that address different groups of skills, and includes chapters on: Infection control, Respiratory Skills, Cardiovascular Skills, Neuro assessment skills, Early Warning Scores (observations) and Drug Administration. The book can be used both for self-testing and more constructive revision.
Download or read book The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures written by Lisa Dougherty and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has been the number one choice for nurses since it first published, over 30 years ago. One of the world's most popular books on clinical skills and procedures, it provides detailed procedure guidelines based on the latest research findings and expert clinical advice, enabling nurses and students to deliver clinically effective patient-focused care. The ninth edition of this essential, definitive guide, written especially for pre-registration nursing students, now includes a range of new learning features throughout each chapter that have been designed to support student nurses to support learning in clinical practice. Providing essential information on over 200 procedures, this manual contains all the skills and changes in practice that reflect modern acute nursing care.
Download or read book Incomprehensible Certainty written by Thomas Pfau and published by . This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Pfau's study of images and visual experience is a tour de force linking Platonic metaphysics to modern phenomenology and probing literary, philosophical, and theological accounts of visual experience from Plato to Rilke. Incomprehensible Certainty presents a sustained reflection on the nature of images and the phenomenology of visual experience. Taking the word "image" (eikōn) not only as the essential medium of art and literature but as foundational for the intuitive ways in which we make contact with our "lifeworld," Thomas Pfau draws in equal measure on Platonic metaphysics and modern phenomenology to advance a series of interlocking claims. First, Pfau shows that, beginning with Plato's later dialogues, being and appearance came to be understood as ontologically distinct from (but no longer opposed to) one another. Second, in contrast to the idol that is typically gazed at and visually consumed as an object of desire, this study positions the image (eikōn) as a medium whose intrinsic abundance and excess reveal to us its metaphysical function, namely, as the visible analogue of an invisible, numinous reality. Finally, the interpretations unfolded in this book (from Plato, Plotinus, pseudo-Dionysius, John Damascene via Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure, Julian of Norwich, and Nicholas of Cusa to modern writers and artists such as Goethe, Ruskin, Turner, Hopkins, Cézanne, and Rilke) affirm the essential complementarity of image and word, visual intuition and hermeneutic practice, in theology, philosophy, and literature. Like Pfau's previous book, Minding the Modern, Incomprehensive Certainty is a major work. With over fifty illustrations, the book will interest students and scholars of philosophy, theology, literature, and art history.
Download or read book Pediatric Rehabilitation Nursing written by Patricia Ann Edwards and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1999 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive resource addresses the rehabilitation of infants, children, and adolescents with chronic conditions and disabilities. Nursing authorities present treatment methods across the continuum of care from the hospital setting into the home and community. Special attention is given to the growth and developmental factors that affect pediatric patient assessment and treatment. Care plans, case studies, and teaching boxes support and clarify the material.
Download or read book LifePrints written by Allene Guss Grognet and published by . This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Violent Affect written by Marco Abel and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countering previous studies of violent images based on representational and, consequently, moralistic assumptions, which, the author argues, inevitably reinforce the very violence they critique. He explains how violent images work upon the world.
Download or read book Desire Gift and Recognition written by Jan-Olav Henriksen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major work in the philosophy of religion, this book interprets the Jesus story in terms of postmodern philosophy - particularly using Jacques Derrida?s categories of "desire," "gift," and "recognition." Author Jan-Olav Henriksen also attempts to reformulate Christology without resorting to such metaphysical concepts as substance, transcendence, etc. While not denying traditional doctrines, Henriksen explicates the meaning of Jesus' life and death in ways that engage contemporary philosophy and challenge contemporary (academic) Christians to rethink the basics of their faith; and he outlines the possibility of a "post-metaphysical Christology." / Henriksen s book is a clearly reasoned guide not only to the argument that Christology still has something to say to contemporary believers but also to ways in which theologians must learn to reconnect to everyday human experience.
Download or read book Igniting the Leader Within written by Michael F. Staley and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no lack of available material and educational programs to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about 'management'. The bad news is that management isn't the same as leadership. Confusing management and leadership is easy. But management is how an order is carried out. Leadership is why the order was there in the first place. You want to be a leader. This book will show you how! Contents: Leadership defined Becoming a born leader Climbing the ladder of success Change is the only constant in life Failure Step down to step up Listening Motivating people Educating people Evaluating people Epilogue.
Download or read book Novel Therapies for CNS Injuries written by Patti L. Peterson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-12-12 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides reviews of the epidemiology, evaluation, and patient management of central nervous system (CNS) injuries. Internationally recognized clinicians and basic scientists discuss recent research that has significantly advanced the understanding of the pathophysiology of neuronal death and facilitated development of new therapeutic approaches. Novel therapeutic agents evaluated in animal models and currently in clinical trials include: calcium antagonists glutamate receptor antagonists inhibitors of glutamate release endothelial adhesion and nerve growth factors opioids antioxidants, gangliosides thrombolytic agents All of these options, as well as hypothermia as a potentially therapeutic approach, are discussed in this comprehensive volume. It will be invaluable to neurologists, neurosurgeons, intensivists, and emergency medicine physicians who care for CNS injured patients.
Download or read book Landmark Papers in Neurosurgery written by Reuben D Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence-based medicine is a concept that has come to the fore in the past few years. Clinicians are increasingly encouraged to practise patient management based on available evidence in the scientific literature. For example, new pharmacological therapies are only used when large randomized trials have 'proven' that a particular drug is better than existing ones. This is also the case in surgical specialties, although surgery has traditionally seen a lack of use of this information, with individual surgeon's preferences being most influential in treatment choices. However, more recently, there has been a large expansion of trials and studies aimed at providing surgeons with information to guide their choices using firm evidence. This book provides a detailed summary of the most important trials and studies in neurosurgery, allowing the reader to rapidly extract key results. Each chapter is written by a prominent international neurosurgeon in that particular field, making this book essential reading for all neurosurgeons and trainees in the field.
Download or read book Care of the Adult with a Chronic Illness Or Disability written by Leslie Jean Neal and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2004 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Care of the Adult with a Chronic Illness or Disability equips nurses working in a variety of community care settings with the tools and knowledge needed for caring for the adult patient living with a chronic or disabling condition. Nursing care is addressed within the interdisciplinary team approach necessary for handling complex chronic conditions and the attendant physical and psychosocial issues. In addition to interdisciplinary treatment of the immediate condition, interventions that help the patient reach rehabilitation goals in functional and lifestyle independence are also covered as are family and caregiver concerns, ethical considerations, and end-of-life issues. Special Think S boxes synthesize the symptoms, sequela, safety, support, and satisfaction issues unique to each chronic condition. Descriptive case studies at the end of each chapter illustrate the interdisciplinary team approach to caring for the patient with a chronic illness or disability. Nursing care is addressed as part of the interdisciplinary team approach to planning and directing patient care for successful outcomes. Each chronic illness and disability is introduced with an overview of the pertinent pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic tests. Family and caregiver concerns, ethical considerations, and end-of-life issues specific to a chronic condition are discussed as appropriate. Alternative and complementary therapies are covered in a separate chapter and more specifically within each chronic condition chapter. Internet and other resources relevant to each condition are included in a box at the end of each chapter. Chapters are organized by body system for easy reference and access to specific chronic conditions. Chapter Objectives give the reader an overview of pertinent chapter points. Unit I: General Concepts of Chronic Care Nursing covers general concepts of chronic care nursing, including frameworks of chronic care nursing, the various settings of chronic care nursing, and alternative approaches and therapies in chronic care nursing. Unit II: Caring for the Adult With a Chronic Illness or Disability is organized by body system with each chapter focusing on specific chronic illnesses or disabilities. Unit III: Caring for the Adult Living With Cancer or HIV/AIDS focuses on the patient living with cancer or HIV/AIDS and the unique issues that accompany potentially terminal illnesses.
Download or read book Refiguring the Ordinary written by Gail Weiss and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How mundane experience plays a striking role in daily existence
Download or read book Moral Foundations of Management Knowledge written by Marie-Laure Djelic and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ethical foundations of the different subfields of managerial thought, this book brings a thoroughly new light on the issue of sustainability and responsibility in management theory and practice.
Download or read book A World in Two Minds written by K W Jamieson and published by Shepard-Walwyn (IPG). This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society is in a state of chaos; yet almost all life stresses are human-made. Our species is literally making itself sick. In A World in Two Minds, Kenny Jamieson considers the two complex adaptive systems behind the chaos &– the individual mind and the global mind &– and how the latter emerges, in the form of culture, from the former. We have a global cognitive imbalance due to the dominance of the mechanistic worldview of scientific materialism, which is strongly rooted in the left mind and Western culture. Over centuries, this bias has gradually dissociated us from the right mind, lowering consciousness, denaturing the human condition and negatively impacting our health. Today, life offers the human race both opportunity and danger. Our global mind could evolve to a higher cognitive plane where harmony, health and happiness prevail, but it could just as easily disintegrate, leading to catastrophic conflict. Our future is unknown but whatever we bring forth will be the output of the global mind we collectively create. Critically, everyone has a role to play. Any one of us could be the final catalyst which tips our whole human system into a new era.
Download or read book Quiet As It s Kept written by J. Brooks Bouson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1999-12-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quiet As It's Kept draws on and extends recent psychoanalytic and psychiatric work of shame and trauma theorists to offer an in-depth analysis of Toni Morrison's representation of painful and shameful race matters in her fiction. Providing a frank and sustained look at the troubling, if not distressing, aspects of Morrison's fiction that other critics have studiously avoided or minimized in their commentaries, this book challenges established views of Morrison, showing her to be an author who forces readers into uncomfortable confrontations with matters of race. In Quiet As It's Kept, J. Brooks Bouson explores these issues in Morrison's works The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise. Morrison, Nobel prize-winning author, has viewed part of her cultural and literary task as a writer to bear witness to the plight of black Americans. "Quiet as it's kept, much of our business, our existence here, has been grotesque. It really has," she has commented. As she exposes to public view sensitive race matters in her fiction, Morrison presents jarring depictions of the trauma of slavery and the horrors of racist oppression and black-on-black violence.
