Essays 751 - 780
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...
resulted in harvesting being accomplished at a greater rate. There came a point, however, at which the addition of extra workers ...
That freedom and responsibility can improve the nursing home experience for all involved. Definition and Clarification...
the restrained person and others. This implies that the force used in restraining the person is less injurious to all concerned th...
effective leader was his ability to build bridges between communities, between upper and lower caste Hindus and among Hindus, Musl...
eventually revert to many of the methods formerly used in patient care. She makes clear distinction between research in nursing t...
to health care. Many of the same questions that can apply to assessing the validity of qualitative research can be used to ...
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...
a lingering distrust of the qualitative approach, one that often has not been done well and has resulted in works that cannot be c...
different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...
does not receive (or seek) health care outside of prison. The literal captive audience allows health care professionals to offer ...
relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...
p. 144). Each has value, but each exists with a paradox. The more abstract theories are more easily generalized, but more diffic...
an advanced practice nurse. The benefits that a nurse midwife can bring to a first-time mother include information that the mothe...
These theories emphasize the fact that the concept of holism is integrally linked with the goals and objectives of nursing. Holis...