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income" (Helms, 2001). The policy was established during WWII at a time when providing health care to workers was relatively inex...

or prevent smoking. The difficult with many studies are the way they look only to specific conditions. The American Heart Associa...

learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...

result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...

confidentiality means that the discussions about issues of Evan and Rebeccas care, family conflicts, and the reasons that Evan is ...

provide additional income. Environmentally, the water supply is inadequate and healthcare is of poor quality and also inaccessibl...

2008, 2005). In Namibia alone, officials expect that 13 percent of all children under the age of 15 will be orphans by 2006 (Aids...

at birth (Colgate Worldwide, 2005). Cleft palates, on the other hand, may or may not be immediately apparent (Colgate Worldwide, ...

care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...

discussion. It is a way to present his theory on justice and what is right and wrong. Rawls view is basically that any rational h...

the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...

2005). Theres little doubt, however, that spending in Medicaid has been on the rise - and this has constituted a huge problem (Bec...

referrals, and so on. Messages are recorded by human workers, on message pads, then the message is placed in the appropriate locat...

some of the inmates to play poker with pornographic cards. He smuggles hookers in for several of the ward mates, and he threatens ...

in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). From this perspective,...

plan, while several public and private sects continue to fight for prescription drugs coverage. Election 2002 revisited the issue...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36 million Am...

the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36...

By the early 1930s, the issue had become politically viable and in 1938 "the struggle over control of health care spilled over int...

for patients, there is a conflict between personal interest (through induced demand) and the interest of patients (Induced Demand,...

potential for depression. It stands to reason, therefore, that if nurses in critical care units are experiencing higher rates of ...

By the early 1930s, the issue had become politically viable and in 1938 "the struggle over control of health care spilled over int...

of health promotion models. Though a single theory may not provide a complete perspective, the study of several theories can buil...

prove to be so embarrassing to elderly clients that they alter their lifestyles to avoid social situations and, thereby, become so...

These authors conducted a large study of 3,830 individuals consisting of 17.8 percent nurses, 21.8 percent physicians, 29.6 percen...

we all must personally face. Dealing with the death of a loved one, however, can be considerably more difficult than facing the f...

trying times of their lives. Nurses have the capacity to improve lives. Nothing could be more meaningful or provide a greater sens...

like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...

Developing New Nurse Leaders also considers the issue of shifts in leadership and governance, with a focus on the role of nurses a...