Essays 1801 - 1830
the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...
environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...
in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...
The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...
information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...
in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...
2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...
that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...
feel as if they are not being given proper treatment if a CNA is assigned to their case instead of an RN (Sullivan, 1998). Thus, t...
this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...
A 3 page research paper that compares and contrasts the way in which nursing theorists Hildegard Peplau, Dorothea Orem, and Betty ...
paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...
Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...
the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...
First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
nature have cropped up. Is a 60 year old woman too old to raise children? Is it ethical for a woman to carry her own grandchildren...
and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...
While only 6 percent of newborns require advanced life support in 1997, the rise in the number of neonates since that time weighin...
of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...
explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...
inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...
it is appropriate, such as when a novice nurse is faced with a crisis. There are times, and stages in a career, when employees can...
in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...
patients with certain injuries and missed diagnoses of certain conditions such as appendicitis or meningitis (Dansby, Kavaler & Sp...
of use) of sunscreen at the beach are important considerations. Other factors that should be assessed relative to subjective data...
and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...
Programs and Addiction Treatment Centers, 2007). Breaking addiction to these and other abused drugs often requires medical interv...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
p. 364). Due to the fact that eating behaviors tend to be established by early experience, it is important for healthy eating habi...