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2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...
(Link and Tanner, 2001). Research has found that some clients may be suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) even when they have...
Understanding that there is a step by step progression, both physically and psychologically, can be part of the nurses role in thi...
establish policy guidelines. In the administration of medication, "processes have been virtually ignored in the search for EBP" (...
that MCOs develop their capacity to handle changes that are driven legislatively by congressional response to public reactions to ...
how change can be effectively managed and challenges in the transformation of nursing and health care delivery. Clearly, Roys mod...
and with others interacting with the patient. Mezirow (1991) promotes the use of critical reflection in building new knowle...
criminal and social repercussions, creating a punitive response to alcoholism that can impact the views of service providers. Cha...
risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...
Bell (2000) reports that when an Australian hospital instituted shared governance, nurse managers responded "by developing a teamw...
cross to bear and they would be shamed to bring it to someone else. The healthcare worker must not attempt to alter the patients r...
the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner announced in its July 2000 issue that reports of the AMAs petition had been received as...
caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...
experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...
objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...
achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...
reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
At the heart of nursing is the nurse-patient relationship, which provides the foundation for nursing care (Patusky, 2003). This r...
are often called upon to provide comfort where there seems to be none, patience in the face of adversity, and grace under fire. Th...
should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...
care system. Middaugh (2003) asserts that nursing management should provide emergency planning that spells out "what people should...
states, "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient" (Code of Ethics f...
improve it, then nursing can truly be an invaluable profession to choose. This leads us to the reality of helping people. Perha...
military personnel and other non-combatants. While McConnell was seeing her charges safely to Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was...
a little less than a third of them were under the age of 40 (Meadows, 2002, p. 46). This offered conclusive proof that number of ...
and statistics. This approach works well for in physics and math, but less well when applied to people. Moloney (2002) offers thre...
is they do, when they change their actions, then the image of nursing will change" (Watson, 1996, p. 142). Watson has recognized ...
and their insurers by operating under two distinct fee schedules. Medicare requires that care providers fees be "normal and custo...