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of the patient (beneficence); * does not perform functions that can do harm to the patient (non-malficence); * practice fairness...

interactions with their patients and with each other have. Kurt Lewins change theory holds that change is incremental. It occurs...

In twelve pages this paper presents the argument that nursing should be regarded not as a science but as an art. Ten sources are ...

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...

to are not likely to be illicit drugs but rather the same prescribed drugs with which they treat their patients (Texas Medical Ass...

led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...

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...

particular certified nurse-midwives-- continues to increase, these impediments linger to a certain extent, and may continue to aff...

not unusual given that there is a common perception that the higher a persons educational attainment the greater level of employme...

differences between Orems theories and those of others. The intention of this paper is to work through each of these steps and to...

and consumable supplies. Capital expense and information technology (IT) items are included, but the nurse manager has no direct ...

specifically state that their objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with pr...

process that requires "interpretation, sensitivity, imagination and active participation" (Jenner, 1997). Scientific knowledge, o...

for all persons in Medicaid certified facilities within the US. This instrument entails over 350 different data elements ranging f...

addressing specific phenomena or concepts and reflecting practice (Liehr and Smith, 1999). The grand theories of nursing, that is,...

a specific number or percentage of Australian citizens who have or may be suffering from unstable angina. Part of the reason for ...

operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). This is broken down into three basic categories: 1) wholly compen...

percent); * Management by walking around (15 percent); * Coaching/empowerment (11 percent); * Team (7 percent); * Transformational...

accomplishing the task or objective rather than on people (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). They make the policies and rules ...

has focused on two corollary components: 1. the accuracy of body size estimations and 2. the attitudes and feelings individuals ...

life needs to change in response to the patients health care needs, then the nurse needs to be sensitive to that factor as well. ...

clinical nurse specialist and the advanced nurse practitioner is decidedly hazy. However, Wickham (2003) states that a nurse worki...

as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...

today, but health care delivery appears to be more of a team project than the responsibility of one doctor. In earlier days, a nu...