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can be easily determined via the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and by testing fasting plasma glucose (FPG), as these tests ar...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...

in the first half of the twentieth century, as compared with the realities of the second half. Previously the main deliver of prim...

out care. Though there is a need for health care providers as a whole to have a greater awareness of the diagnostic process for b...

that many adults have to being placed in nursing care (Ciechanowski et al, 2004). The degree of social isolation along with depen...

of death often occurs without the presence of loved ones and in the absence of any great fanfare. While some cultures create an e...

provided details of the processes use to make changes in order to create a safer environment and reduce injuries, it was found tha...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

points: In this informative article, Holcomb begins by first differentiating between hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which is p...

forces," but rather drive from the "whim of the C.F.O. of the hospital" (Bernard B.1). The article goes on to explain that certain...

that the concept of family that is most helpful to nursing practice is one that considers not only members of the immediate nuclea...

millennia ago, it is the first recorded use of pooled payment systems to proved healthcare. There are many examples of similar soc...

the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...

This is particularly true when it comes to secrets or complaints. Someone may complain about their boss in a text but accidentally...

for example the use of different Total Quality Management (TQM) tools (Mintzberg et al, 2008). The use of performance measurement ...

populations in other settings (Gray-Miceli, 2007). The aim of this risk model is to identify adults which are most likely to be at...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

grueling exam Id have to pass to earn my CCRN," she bought the necessary study materials, sent in an applications and "hit the boo...

unskilled, dead end jobs. When school-based child care are not available, Head Start programs step in to give children of teen pa...

transmission of this disease (Chow, 2005, p. 38). In other words there is no disagreement over the positive benefits of HIV screen...

in which care is provided for aging and dying adults in general. In addition, the researchers recognize that preparation for dyin...

authors state that research "and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive" (p. 35) practice. As...

article, "Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care)," kangaroo care offers the parents the only opportunity to engage in ...

the Economist states the following: "The biggest of these is a class action seeking damages on behalf of 1.6m past and current fem...

that the government did not intend when establishing Medicare in the 1960s. At present, Medicare virtually rules all of Ame...

paternalistic approach that has been favored by physicians. Watsons theory stresses nurses should "honor anothers becoming, autono...

benefit from the combined benefits of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial therapy. Inherently associated with suicidal tendencies, b...