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"population," which is then further defined as "a collection of individuals who share one or more personal or environmental charac...

an ED, in general, nursing interaction focuses on individuals, as the point of the emergency service is to stabilize patients in ...

p. 379). Bronfenbrenner in the 1980s expanded the focus of his model to consider "external influences that affect the capacity of ...

as described by Hans Selye, among other philosophies and theories, such as Perls Gestalt theory (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). Fiv...

2005, p. 4). She incorporated the environment into the theory along with numerous other factors and variables, all of which would ...

(Bliss-Holtz, Winter and Scherer, 2004). In hospitals that have achieved magnet status, nurses routinely collect, analyze and us...

basic knowledge of other cultures in Leiningers theory are: culture is about norms and values within a specific group and that are...

individual is an "open system," which includes "distinct, but integrated physiological, psychological and socio-cultural systems" ...

2008, p. 208). The purpose of the study designed by Sorensen and Yankech (2008) was to investigate whether a "research-based, th...

the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...

profession. The current nursing shortage-Why retention is important Basically, this shortage results from "massive disrupts in t...

reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...

recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...

report, admissions, and emergency situations" (Griffin, 2003, p. 135). The rationale for this policy is that it protects the confi...

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...

also occupied a role or part in the setting, reflecting how participant observation is both extensive and intuitive by nature. In...

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

(Allmark, 2003, p. 4). Poststructuralism: This perspective takes a deconstructive view of structuralism and "sees inquiry as ine...

and * Student presentations (50.6 percent" (Burkemper, et al, 2007, p. 14). Less than one third of the courses surveyed indicat...

versatile medium, learning how to create web pages and make them interactive and user-friendly. It is important that care provid...

begins using drugs, stealing, experimenting with sex, and seeking out more radical means of self mutilation. Each of these change...

12-21, live relatively sedentary lives, as they are not active enough to successfully maintain good health (Covelli, 2007). The in...

wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organiz...

endeavor. Nursing in any context requires a detailed knowledge of individual patients. Specifically, a forensic nurse will have a...

developing countries, while it alleviating the nursing shortage in the industrialized countries to a certain degree, is creating a...

such as "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). The gr...

researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...

unitary human beings (Newman). This theory is appealing because it acknowledges how each person is unique and, therefore, must be ...

management, in recent years, has been quite extensive. This body of empirical evidence and commentary largely supports the concept...

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...