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in decision making (Thomas Group, 2004). The leadership team appointed a steering committee to develop a plan for empowering nur...
A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...
transformative perspective because Newman argues that rather than being diametrically opposed, disease and health are merely facto...
was perceived as merely the "handmaiden" of medicine, that is, a service that was there to facilitate the practice of the physicia...
rather than requiring patient transfer to ICU. This plan is consistent with the principles of planned change in that it focuses o...
have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
only one group, no control group. Group exposed to treatment and then measure (Creswell, 2003). Measured participants blood gluco...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...
train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
a nurses role as a change agent in data base management. Fonville, Killian, and Tranbarger (1998) note that successful nurses of ...
the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...
nonverbal and behavioural signals and information relating to the clients support system. Objective data could include observation...
classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...
The act of faxing patient information to another care-providing organization or third-party payer comes under privacy regulations ...
Critically-Care nurses, 1989 in Nursing Management, 1999, p. 38). This abbreviated version of AACN nursing standards was located...
in order so that it can be determined if all of the childs educational needs are being met. Aiding disabled children in reaching t...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
a partnership approach where the discipline work together can be increased cost effectiveness in the overall treatment of a patien...
They are: 1. "activity level 2. "diet 3. "discharge medications 4. "follow-up appointment 5. "weight monitoring 6. "what to do if ...
caring as the very definition of what constitutes personal values from a nursing perspective (2003). Koerner (1996), likewise, e...
certification program (Policy statement, 1999). On the other hand, the additional education required to become a licensed NP may t...
* "HF-2 LVF assessment * "HF-3 ACEI for LVSD * "HF-4 Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling" (Overview, 2002). JCAHO e...
as a solution to the problem of developing reflective skills, Ferrario defines reflective thinking as: a) analyzing, synthesizing,...
many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...
deaths each year are related to medications" (Meadows, 2003). The actual number is estimated to be much higher because these kinds...
today, but health care delivery appears to be more of a team project than the responsibility of one doctor. In earlier days, a nu...
which both of those impacts are important. The question of what statistics should be collected in a medical facility, however, is...