Essays 1981 - 2010
County Community College (DCCC) located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serves the educational needs of 28,000 students annually ...
a drivable distance. This rural population currently exceeds 35 million in the country (America Telemedicine Association, 2007). ...
client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...
denied tenure, the woman pulled out a gun and began shooting. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Scienc...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
legislation an the economic feasibility of the plan. A major role of the board will be to make the decision, to ensure that there ...
in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...
rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...
information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...
derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...
housing, case management, nutritional guidance and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the development of new approaches to prev...
the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...
computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...
primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...
environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...
registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
meant. Jan shared it concerned her, too, and she would inquire about what it would really mean to them. This conversation was live...
nurse practitioners how they could join the movement and help. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 included minimal reimbursem...
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...
This essay offers a scenario teaching nurses and assistant to prevent UTIs associated with catheters. The essay describes the sett...
This research paper discusses Jean Watson's theoretical perspective as expressed in her nursing theory. The writer offers a thorou...
This essay comments on four aspects of education in health care beginning with using the COPA model for basic nursing education an...
This research paper pertains to a variety of topics that are relevant to behaviors of DNPs (Doctor of Nursing Practice). Topics ad...
This essay discusses two separate topics. The first is team development according to Tuckman's theory of stages of development and...
This research paper pertains to nursing errors that threaten patient safety, such as medication errors. Five pages in length, five...
This essay discusses the barriers and advantages of health care professionals collaborating. This was one of the sections in the F...
Most healthcare facilities today are short staff, especially nurses. Still, this paper discusses things to consider when reducing ...
This paper presents students with examples of how to phrase reflective journal entries. Each of these two entries focuses on what ...