Essays 331 - 360
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...
to are not likely to be illicit drugs but rather the same prescribed drugs with which they treat their patients (Texas Medical Ass...
effectiveness has been studied extensively, and that studies consistently conclude that NP-based care is comparable to that origin...
in those nursing homes that maintained adequate staffing, but beyond that, the administrative climate of the nursing home facility...
associated with a considerable change in the traditional locus-of-control can be safely confronted, and professional practice can ...
the term public health nurses" (JWA - Lillian Wald, n.d.). The public health nurses at the turn of the 20th century visited...
basic assumptions surrounding specific topics. My short-term goals include developing Consultants in Complex Neurodisability, a h...
and nursing literature abounds with how such theories influence and guide nursing practice in all of its varied aspects. For exa...
led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...
and Ingalls (2003) describe the four metaparadigms allegorically as the "roots" of a living tree, emphasizing that the metaparadig...
Understanding that there is a step by step progression, both physically and psychologically, can be part of the nurses role in thi...
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...
Under her wing, Nightingale took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to health. ...
a process that assumes that a persons own subjective construction of reality is more accessible than anything else. The process o...
viewpoints that articulate their own unvoiced feelings toward their profession. For example, in a discussion in an online nursin...
the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...
are under our care. By promoting healthy and better communication between us and the patient, we do not need to involve the famil...
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 (...
not unusual given that there is a common perception that the higher a persons educational attainment the greater level of employme...
As a socially committed citizen who addresses health needs of the local, national, and global community, nursing will forever be h...
and can be applied in a variety of clinical settings, as well as in educational programs and research. Orems theory is bas...
differences between Orems theories and those of others. The intention of this paper is to work through each of these steps and to...
practitioner surgeries are run by practice nurses, only making referrals to other members of the healthcare team when required, Th...
the associates course of study to address the very things that can make the greatest difference in patient outcomes and satisfacti...
already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...
undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...
(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...