Essays 541 - 570
practitioners that do not hold an MSN degree, and the resulting population would be too homogeneous to be of any real benefit. ...
and other health care workers cope with musculoskeletal problems even in the primary care setting. A Wausau Insurance Company rep...
present-day nurse, he notes, this can be construed to mean a caring about the well-being of those the nurse serves which, in this ...
term. The rationale is that the experienced nurse will guide the new graduate into the active and applied portion of the pr...
incremental. It occurs in small steps, each of which are interspersed with a period of adjustment. This can be useful in staffin...
general systems model serves as an example. Nursing research formerly was purely quantitative in design, and any qualitativ...
role has changed in nursing home facilities. Long gone are the days when a modern amount of nursing care and dietary supervision w...
as HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, PHO, IDS and AHP (IHA, 2002). This is creating a service that can be seen as dividing...
The job prospects for pediatric nurses show all the signs of significant growth over the next ten years, with an expected faster g...
to researchers. Disadvantages One of the disadvantages is the same factor that also can be seen as an advantage. If a...
patient care" (p. 438). Prior to 1970, nursing training in the UK could be described as rigid and highly structured. After...
Primary Care Act, a feature of both practices is that the patients have the option of seeing a GP or a NP as their first point of ...
their wishes for the patients care. Every nursing home resident has a right to such a plan by law (Stern), and it does not only p...
call for compliance with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to su...
deal of pain likely will occur during the first 24 hours after surgery (Drakeford, Pettine, Brookshire and Ebert, 1991). Preventi...
be in agreement with a working definition of autonomy. Thus, the following attributes should be seen: self-determination, in...
that time. What might be needed, then, would be some plan of action that the staff could follow, or possibly some type of polite s...
(Hodges, Satkowski, and Ganchorre, 1998). Despite the hospital closings and the restructuring of our national health care system ...
domestic violence is to, first of all, screen for domestic violence with all injured patients. When screening for abuse, Flitcraft...
view of medicine in order to better help the indigenous population on which she is called to serve. Before launching any p...
had even been stalked by patients (Global Forum for Health Research, 2000). A major study in Australia found that there is a sign...
whole, and has also provided a basis for understanding the variety of nursing roles in this environment. At the same time, I have...
of a break in the skin (a cut, a crack in dry skin) becomes infected by bacteria or fungi (Monroe, 2003). Cellulitis can also occ...
In addition to their roles in the carative environment, RNs may also take on educational roles, providing important instruction, e...
issues pertaining to focus group interview with regard to access, ethical issues, power and relevance (Benner, 1991; Morse, 1994; ...
for registered nurses by 2010 (Feeg 8). While statistics such as these have received a great deal of press, what is less well kno...
19th and early 20th centuries. Hughes and Romeo (1999) question the usefulness of education that does not address the growing div...
US shortage has caused many healthcare institutions to look for nurses outside their countrys borders and many nurses are leaving ...
individual, this woman does reflect on the past and has some regrets, but some optimistic comments are made as well. In evaluat...
While these definitions are extremely similar, a differences in emphasis can reflect a differing philosophical stance. The manner ...