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The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...

(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...

lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...

activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...

and religious background and beliefs, as well as how the health/illness continuum works within the framework of their life. "Env...

Hanson (2004) recommends a toothbrush, but specifies that it should be soft and that non-abrasive toothpaste should be selected. P...

According to one research study, the top five reasons why nurses employ restraints are "disruption of therapies, confusion, fall p...

with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to support a level of pro...

professionals has come into view as an element of this discourse. Nurse professionals, who once worked directly under the wing ...

of ear infection (Chronic otitis media, 2003). OM is a serious childhood illness because, if not properly treated, it can lead to ...

2006). The activities of UAPs, unlike those of nurses and other licensed caregivers, is defined through job description and not re...

this scenario, the question to be explored now is how each of above named nursing models addresses these patient needs. The Syste...

risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...

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

had to have gone through surgery (orthopedic, gynecological, urological, vascular) of at least twenty minutes in duration. They ha...

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

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

can facilitate a different type of learning and examination, peer groups may allow an exploration with fewer confines groups with ...

Irelands influence in reflective practice is now beginning to be felt around the country. Among other developments, the English N...

to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...

objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...

MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...

considerably stronger and more powerful than Penny, which would indicate that even if Penny had struck first, the discrepancy in s...

case (McLoed, 2002). The latter part of this ambiguity, wit the way it should be interpreted for a case is also ambiguous as the...

the associates course of study to address the very things that can make the greatest difference in patient outcomes and satisfacti...

nurses which makes job searching easier. Registered nurses are in great demand and it is thought that there will be a significa...

in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

are under our care. By promoting healthy and better communication between us and the patient, we do not need to involve the famil...

Under her wing, Nightingale took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to health. ...

In four pages this research paper examines nursing's metaparadigm in a consideration of concepts including nursing, health, enviro...