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since the survey was initiated in 1977, for example, between 1992 and 1996, the number of nurses grew by 14.2 percent (Mee, 2001)....
indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...
Medical Center, 2002). It is estimated that 13 to 18 million adults suffer from incontinence at some time or other (Mercy Medical...
field of nursing and in particular for nursing home facilities. Valid data could put pressure on nursing homes to hire an adequate...
development of nurse-operated continence centers, which provide conservative management for UI (Bernier, 2002). Continence nurses...
that nurse is guilty of doing something unethical. Nurses must impose a high standard of care in the office, hospital or home sett...
the educational setting, and considers the role of school nurses. At a time when an increasing number of students are receiving s...
with "depression, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and decreased overall physical and mental functioning" (Hearn, 2001). Problem Stat...
individual, the eight values of the CNA Code provide a framework for guidance regarding nursing behavior. The Code states that the...
dehydrated? Has literature simply made you aware of this potential problem? You might say something like: "Considering the dire co...
budget restraints. Nurses leave the profession because they are "distressed by being unable to provide quality nursing care, disgr...
support for the concept that effective leadership style is directly related to nursing job satisfaction (Kleinman, 2004a). These s...
for the precise coding of medication and, thereby, helps nurses avoid the common errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002...
Not only are the direct health impacts to the nurse deleterious, impaired nurses cannot meet their responsibility to provide top q...
have "little or no training in fundamental management skills" (Baer, 2006, p. 60). As well as absenteeism, problems with managemen...
Roughly 50 percent of the current working nursing population will retire within the next 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). Adding...
currently has 9 major nursing schools, which include the University of Pennsylvania (one of the most renowned facilities in the Un...
take to the streets rather than cope with abuse, violence or parental drug addiction. Also, as indicated above in regards to alcoh...
for registered nurses by 2010 (Feeg 8). While statistics such as these have received a great deal of press, what is less well kno...
US shortage has caused many healthcare institutions to look for nurses outside their countrys borders and many nurses are leaving ...
1999). Elderly patients who are alert, and not declared incompetent, have the right to refuse treatment, which includes turning or...
Social Services they have complained that that funding is insufficient to provide for even their most basic dietary needs. Part o...
due to a number of reasons. First of all, the average age of the population is getting progressive older. As a people. America, an...
accomplish beneficial behavioral change. As Kurt Lewins pioneering work with change theory points out, any change initiative ent...
period of restructuring in many industries, including healthcare. Managed care organizations and changes in reimbursement rates f...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
This research paper discusses the problem of poor communication in regards to nursing handoff and describes two new tools to aid t...
This research paper presents an overview of literature on the topic of compassion fatigue and nursing burnout. The discussion cove...
This paper reports and discusses several teaching theories including behaviorist, cognitivist, constructivist. Bloom's taxonomy is...
have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...