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Sometimes the ability to perform foot self-exams for follow-up education or acute illness (Nettles, 2005, p. 44). Additionally, ...

within the students healthcare institution. The discussion concludes with a proposal of possible solution and suggested conclusion...

task forces, committees, and organizational projects," while also serving as "resources to other nurses to facilitate advancing sk...

12-21, live relatively sedentary lives, as they are not active enough to successfully maintain good health (Covelli, 2007). The in...

a peaceful death among terminal patients. HSBs of specific groups of any size - whether large or small - are positively related t...

Background/Review of Literature The eight articles/studies that constitute this literature review encompasses several key concept...

of nursing and by lobbying" both Congress and regulatory agencies in regards to healthcare issues that affect nursing (ANA, 2008)....

For example, Bostick (1935) makes copious use of footnotes, drawing on the works of Plato and Xenophon, who were two of Socrates d...

entails job commitment and a resolution to not to waste time resisting change processes simply because they contradict the way in ...

proven to be the principal reason for nosocomial infections, that is, infections that are acquired after hospital admittance. Impo...

the stage of evaluation is being one mainly concerned with health-related assessment activities so that progress can be measured a...

workplace is a critical component of occupational rehabilitation (Morrison, 1993). In one study it was found that employees of inj...

report, admissions, and emergency situations" (Griffin, 2003, p. 135). The rationale for this policy is that it protects the confi...

the ability of an institution to deliver quality, error-free care. At the Six Sigma level, there are roughly "3.4 errors per one m...

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...

relationships between self-care agency and the self-care demand" (Kumar, 2007, p. 106). Within the context of Self-Care Deficit ...

did you wonder about your stepfather being alive or dead? What you write may resemble the following: I was considered too young to...

will--in all likelihood--result in a professional negligence suit, rather than criminal charges. Suits against nurses result from ...

NAON recognizes that learning and developing professional is a life-long processes and it helps orthopedic nurses achieve the goal...

Smith, et al. (2002) explain that their purpose "was to investigate the effects of therapeutic massage on selected outcomes relate...

legislation that authorizes a Nurse Licensure Compact (National Council of the State Boards of Nursing, Nurse Licensure Compact, 2...

much broader in its application. It is this broadness that allows nurses to reach across religious lines and distinctions. In a su...

of the patient experience" (Engebretson 20). The background provided by a large, close-knit family means that, from childhood, I h...

partners in the healthcare process. Through training and education, nurses learn to make decisions on multiple issues of patient c...

the nursing theorists that have come after her (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). The interactive model focuses on the significant of ...

naturally create a prime source of psychic conflict for nurses, which would facilitate the development of burnout. Jenkins, Ellio...

are necessary for patient survival" (Kelley, 2005, p. 2). When the blood volume in the body is too low, it activates "compensatory...

2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...

(BNE:NPA, 2006). To investigate for heart disease was clearly indicated by physicians orders and, furthermore, Eddie failed to not...