Essays 631 - 660
many of the findings of nursing research have little or no relevance to their daily practice. Im and Meleis (1999) cite several re...
ability to empower and grow people" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). Over the past decade, there have been numerous studies that have fou...
with their illness decreases and their partners ability to help them with the process is impeded as well. Decreased communication...
York found that, in the past, ambulance diversions were a seasonal event. However, more recent research finds that diversional sta...
concepts dominated the field of stress research beginning in the 1950s; however, by the 1970s, there was opposition to Selyes stre...
the study intervention. Also, as yet, Cook is not clear about the purposes, aims or goals of the study. Literature Review While ...
to work efficiently and effectively across cultural boundaries. This concept also encompasses not only the assumption that nurses,...
illustrates how she ignored the potential for causing harm when she increased the patients drugs; only after the medication had be...
secretary, should leave the ward when there were fewer than three children on the unit and work a second adult unit as well. He wa...
perceived self-efficacy (Capik, 1998). JJ explained how Penders theory guides her priorities in establishing educational goals, ...
2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...
nurse working on a medical unit at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. According to Kodet, the only thing ...
Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...
move in concentric circles of caring--from individuals, to others, to community, to (the) world" (Vance, 2003). Caring science inv...
naturally create a prime source of psychic conflict for nurses, which would facilitate the development of burnout. Jenkins, Ellio...
a mentor and/or a preceptor. Mentoring is the "process through which a relationship is established between an experienced indivi...
the nursing theorists that have come after her (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). The interactive model focuses on the significant of ...
p. 311). Specifically, this study focused on discerning how indicators of the "psychosocial work climate" affected the frequency w...
For example, in regards to nurse practitioners from other state, the law states, "The Board (meaning the Board of Nursing) may iss...
This 3 page paper provides an overview of a nursing recommendation. This paper gives a number of reasons why the student would be...
(BNE:NPA, 2006). To investigate for heart disease was clearly indicated by physicians orders and, furthermore, Eddie failed to not...
potential for long term physiological complications as well as long-term emotional impacts. Not only does the type of care needed...
these reforms. The data revealed a "sense of tension and conflict between nurses traditional values, roles and responsibilities ...
should be political informed by drawing on a variety of sources for information; vote for the candidates and/or ballot issues that...
to proper interaction with culturally diverse patients: "These standards provide comprehensive definitions of culture, competence,...
This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...
the factors that make nursing unique The Department of Nursing at California State University at Fresno defines nursing as a "uni...
neighbor who incurred a head injury and did not want to go to a hospital because she lacked the funds to pay for treatment. Wardan...
profession is very rewarding, if at times very difficult and even heartbreaking. This paper describes the Good Samaritan College o...
Advances in technology have changed everything from how patients are diagnosed to acute care to managing chronic illnesses. Techno...