Essays 601 - 630
issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...
nurse, 2005). In addition to basic educational preparation at the RN level, oncology nursing practice also requires cancer-speci...
and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...
such as medical history as well as their role in consultation and also in the way that preventative healthcare is delivered, the ...
risk factors that can be altered, with special attention to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. B. Treatment of ischemia usua...
p. 311). Specifically, this study focused on discerning how indicators of the "psychosocial work climate" affected the frequency w...
Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...
move in concentric circles of caring--from individuals, to others, to community, to (the) world" (Vance, 2003). Caring science inv...
2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...
nurse working on a medical unit at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. According to Kodet, the only thing ...
perceived self-efficacy (Capik, 1998). JJ explained how Penders theory guides her priorities in establishing educational goals, ...
For example, in regards to nurse practitioners from other state, the law states, "The Board (meaning the Board of Nursing) may iss...
is a term that refers to "a formal way of thinking (i.e. conceptualizing) about a process/system under study" (Conceptual Framewor...
Aesthetic, the need for beauty, order and symmetry (Huitt, 2004). 7. Self-actualization is a plateau not all people reach. At this...
interests and values considered and respected in the decision-making process" (Fly and Johnstone, 2002). This rationale is undoubt...
include an understanding of how insulin functions to control glucose levels and the interaction between variables that can affect ...
supply and the importance of fruit and vegetables in the patients diet. She authored over 200 books, reports and pamphlets on nurs...
nurses are part of this generation and a large majority of nurses are retiring. It has been estimated that 50 percent of the count...
are possess "awareness and intention," and can construct a sense of self-identity and meaning," which includes the ability to choo...
quality and safety for the care they can expect to receive from nurses and midwives and other health professionals are the same" (...
Sometimes the ability to perform foot self-exams for follow-up education or acute illness (Nettles, 2005, p. 44). Additionally, ...
a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...
in scientific reasoning that she changed the face of nursing. She made use of statistical analysis in order to demonstrate the way...
verifies old knowledge (Wilkerson, 1998). As this suggests, the continuation of scholarly advances in the development of nursing t...
which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...
considered one of a number of high stress jobs, and stress is problematic, causing inefficiencies, high staffing turnover rates an...
the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...
the profession of nursing has developed some basic ideas that serve as the foundation that guides all subsequent professional prac...
and technology, however, she refers to these elements as the "Trim," which is a term she originated that differentiates between ca...
Advances in technology have changed everything from how patients are diagnosed to acute care to managing chronic illnesses. Techno...