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2008). Incentive programs can actually have very positive outcomes if they are used correctly and ethically (Sabin, 2008). In so d...

culturally competent care. Well examine what the literature has to say about such standards and, with this background, and an unde...

newspapers and magazines understands that the "Big Kahuna" of health care regulations involves the Patient Protection and Affordab...

this rhetoric was how the act would impact the millions of people in the United States who suffer from emotional or physical disor...

2010). The first provision of the ANA code specifies that nurses should show "compassion and respect" in regards to the "dignity, ...

is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...

In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....

reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...

prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...

call for compliance with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to su...

meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

the fever? Was it related to an infection in the surgical wound? Was the patient developing atelectasis and pneumonia? Or, was the...

In 1992, for example, this organization issued a mandate that all hospital chief executive officers become familiar with continuou...

has left the facility and has gone home to the comforts of home in order to spend the last days, weeks or months of their life in ...

In seventeen pages this research paper examines the U.S. system of health care in terms of the empirical studies that indicate the...

in a Scottish farmhouse that is more than 10 miles from the nearest village and more than 50 miles from the nearest hospital. Jame...

that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...

2000). Even as recently as just a couple of decades ago, conditions such as cramps, pregnancy nausea and even labor pains were oft...

In five pages this research paper discusses quality care standard maintenance and the role played by nurse managers in sustaining ...

for this thesis by first indicating that if we have concern for other humans that is non-dependent on their abilities, race or int...

who are suffering from chronic ailments such as congestive heart failure, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma and...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

For example, the Addictive Personality theory maintains that addiction is not due to the chemical effect of the drug, but rather i...

but they are human problems. People who get into trouble with these substances need help, not censure. This paper describes some o...

with clear results provided. Quantitative and Discussion articles needed to present information that directly addresses the purpos...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of...

Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of Journali...