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stressor pileup. Therefore, in their model, they double the concepts labels, using a capital letter behind each of the original la...

stress, which causes fluctuating levels of neuro-endocrine responses (Taylor, Repetti and Seeman, 1997). To understand this concep...

care service has been the focus of greater scrutiny. Willging (2004) asks: "Just what is assisted living? There are still too ma...

If all factors remain the same, by 2030, the shortage could reach the 1 million mark (Chandra and Willis, 2005). There are tremend...

that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...

feel as if they are not being given proper treatment if a CNA is assigned to their case instead of an RN (Sullivan, 1998). Thus, t...

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...

to others, at least not as frequently as would seem reasonable if they liked it as well as the general public does. The reason mo...

nature have cropped up. Is a 60 year old woman too old to raise children? Is it ethical for a woman to carry her own grandchildren...

of the elderly - especially when culturally and institutionally coerced - is not necessarily accompanied by affection...In the pas...

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...

familys emotional state through observation and empathic listening. They can explore their own emotions through self-examination a...

own studies in numerous areas, such as formal logic, metaphysics, action theories, and to her readings of Aristotle, Aquinas and m...

this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...

A 3 page research paper that compares and contrasts the way in which nursing theorists Hildegard Peplau, Dorothea Orem, and Betty ...

Evidence into Practice" (AHRQ, 2008). The Nursing Center is an extremely useful site in that it offers access to a long list of ...

power, found that where nurses report that power when is shared, there are corresponding improvements in the nursing/physician rel...

it is appropriate, such as when a novice nurse is faced with a crisis. There are times, and stages in a career, when employees can...

patients with certain injuries and missed diagnoses of certain conditions such as appendicitis or meningitis (Dansby, Kavaler & Sp...

are at the mercy of todays inflated costs due to how large a role travel plays in their jobs. To decrease usage would mean to suf...

Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...

of ethics; 5. is composed of individuals who consider this occupation as their lifework, contributing to the good of society throu...

apply to the many diverse factors related to teen suicide attempts and completions. Three of these objectives are: 1. Reduce fire...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...