Ethnographic Research In Australia

Before the existence of the Great War, America had fought in previous wars. In the years before the Great War nursing was not even a word for the women who had helped with the aid of fallen soldiers. Florence Nightingale, who helped in establishing nursing as a career used her efforts in organizing an emergency nursing service (Dahlman 2). Nightingale started off at first with forty women, some of whom were Sisters of Religious Nursing Orders and others hospital-taught women of the old school, not trained in the modern way, but experienced (Dahlman 3). Florence Nightingale founded the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas’ Hospital which was the parent of the modern system of nursing. From her, therefore, we may well date the story of nursing service of the American Red Cross (Dahlman 4).

Ethnographic research is the scientific description of specific human cultures, foreign to the ethnographer. Each ethnographer has his or her own way of conducting research and all of these different ideas can be transmitted and understood in a number of different ways. Because there is no one set idea of how an ethnographer should go about his or her research, conflicts arise. In Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco, Paul Rabinow uses a story like process to discuss his experiences during his research in Morocco. This makes it easier for the reader to understand his ideas then just having a technical book about the many different aspects of Moroccan life that he may have discovered. In Writing Culture: the Poetics and Politics of

This theory recognizes how the meta-paradigm of nurse, individual, health/wellbeing, surrounding environment (also known as society) have to be acknowledged (Dossey & Keegan, 2013). The nurse plays a strong

In early 1800’s a hospital in Sydney was opened, in this time it was mainly unskilled convict women that were performing as nurses they were often described as being of poor character and drunks. The first trained nurses arrived in Sydney in 1838 they were the five Irish Sisters of Charity. The

For my ethnographic fieldwork, I decided to do my research on the Jewish culture. I interviewed a friend of mine at her house, which is the field site I decided to work in. To protect her identity I changed her name to Rebecca. As soon as I got to her house I notice there was a small piece of metal on the side of her doorpost with hebrew text written on it. I enter the house and she greeted me and took me to her living room.In her living room I noticed she had a tray of bite size cookies for us and a Snapple drink. The cookies were sweet and they did not have strong odor. My friend wore black slacks a white blouse and a star necklace around her neck. After a while, her brother and father came in and I noticed they had a little cap on the top of their heads. I asked her questions about her religion and culture.

The research focused on the ways in which flight schools can provide a specialized training format that satisfies goals for both professional and recreational pilots. These are unique ways in which, flight schools can achieve flight instruction for students by providing a strong training format that meets the individuals needs. Offering practical and theoretical skills to the students, and ensuring professional instructors. Also the use of modern facilities and equipment for teaching students; with a strong emphasis for FAA standards during all phases of instruction. These are some ideas flight schools should adopt in

The nursing profession is one of the most rewarding and lucrative jobs available, so when Plante began appealing to her sympathetic readers regarding an astonishing 28,000-nurse deficit, it was quite astonishing. Plante qualifies Robin Schaeffer, the executive director of the Arizona Nurses Association, as referring to the nursing deficit as a “Silver Tsunami.” (Plante par.4) Plante’s use of a false analogy, of which, compares retiring nurses to the devastating and horrific affects of a tsunami, definitely tugs at the pathos appeal of her readers. As potential patients’, readers begin to imagine themselves or loved ones faced with an emergency situation, which they would expect the cream of the crop when it comes to medical attention.

A Comparison of Linda Kealy’s and Elizabeth Domm’s Essay In “On the Edge of Empire”, Linda Kealy discusses the work of Myra Bennett, a nurse-midwife who worked in remote areas of Newfoundland from 1921 to 1953. Throughout her essay she discusses the challenges faced by healthcare professionals, the influence of the British Empire, and the role of the nurse-midwife in remote communities (Kealy, 2010). For these reasons, Kealy does a better job at representing the history of nursing at this time than Elizabeth Domm in “From the Streets of Toronto to the Northwest Rebellion”. While Domm’s essay discusses the effects of war on the nursing profession, Kealy’s work is more encompassing and relatable to modern nursing (Domm, 2010).

The American Nurse is a documentary filmed that premiered to a sold out crowd during the National Nurses Week in 2014. It is produced and directed by Carolyn Jones, a professional photographer who after suffering from breast cancer, goes out in search of nurses in the field and collect their experiences as they carry out their duties. While most of the people go to the theater for entertainment, this documentary gives a very different perspective for those who go to watch it (Jones & Frank, 2014). It is an educative segment that brings out the true meaning of its title, “The American Nurse; Healing America.”

Nurses looked forward to going home. Their complicated feelings, such as fatigue, vulnerability, pride, and ambivalence, were aroused during the last three months of their tours in Vietnam [10]. Hence, The Vietnam War shaped nurses by leaving them emotional and physical weariness.

Wit is a movie about a woman dying of cancer. It is a powerful drama that chronicles the last few months of her life. The recurring theme throughout the movie is the nurses’ role as the compassionate, caring individual who humanizes the main character. The nurse seems to be everywhere and able to do just about everything that is needed. The nurses’ sole purpose in this film is to promote healing, preserve dignity and respect the patient as a whole person. The nursing theorist strongly represented in this film is Jean Watson. . This paper explains Jean Watson’s theoretical concept how the nurse in the movie utilizes her nursing theory model.

Before leaving the refuge, the 33 men realized that their story was their most precious possession and friction arose among them on how the story would be shared. Nevertheless, the men were able to iron out their differences and settled on common grounds that the proceeds of the stories would belong to all of them. The team of experts managed to rescue the 33 men on October 13, 2010. This proved to be a feat of engineering and triumph of faith not only on the side of the trapped men but also of their families who made camp near the mine in their makeshift “Camp Esperanza,” (Camp Hope). The ordeal of the 33 miners serves a best case study to the healthcare fraternity and nurses in particular how cooperation, collaboration, and ethical relationship with one another as well as with the patients could be critical in changing the outcome of a situation. Nurses should thus reflect on the collaborative approach and the ethical relationship between the miners that changed the outcome of their situation.

Using the Sociological Imagination template as a guide, I will reflect upon my feelings and thoughts in response to my knowledge, experiences and observations in relation to my chosen topic above. When I first read over the topic, I felt excited and concerned. I was excited to do an assignment on a topic that involved Australian history and culture, but I was also challenged by the fact that I am not as familiar with the diverse range of cultures that we have here in Australia as I would like, in particular, the Aboriginal culture, and I am also unfamiliar with the range of different health care systems available. Being born and raised in Australia, by Australian parents, I thought I knew a lot about the Australian culture and the various cultures within Australia, however I was quite naïve.

In the fall of 1862, a war raged between the union and confederate forces at the Battle of Antietam. More than 130,000 soldiers fought, more than 22,000 were wounded. On the battlefront was a woman, Ms. Clara Barton, nicknamed the “Angel of the Battlefield”. Ms. Barton observed the strain of frontline battle, namely hunger, sickness, and wounds and once said “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them”. (CITATION) It is this same dedication to nursing and our armed forces that drives my philosophy of nursing.

Nursing is universal in the sense that nurses can be found almost in all countries around the world (Henderson, 1978). They are in the hospitals, in school clinics, in the community centres, residential homes and even play major roles in some of the popular soap operas in television. There are even television shows that mainly revolve around nurses and which chronicles what they do at work - both the positive and the negative. It is one of the most visible and easily identifiable occupations as compared for example to other occupations such as engineers, managers or even pharmacists, medical technologists and other health related occupations. This is partly because of what nurses do and most especially how nurses look - with some still