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In eight pages this essay discusses the ethical conflict between a patient's 'right to die' and the Nurse's Code. Five sources ar...

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

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

of heavy alcohol ingestion and heavy cigarette smoking (Brown, Kresevic and Nosan, 1998). Purpose of the Study...

undue fear created but there is also an appreciation of the true nature of the condition and the care the patient needs to take of...

as long as they know whos records they are looking for and how to access them. The next stage from this that avoids the delays eve...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

Building on the work of William Farr, Jacques Bertillon, the chief statistician for the city of Paris, devised a revised classific...

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...

and without duress, and is competent. At least two physicians must agree that the patient is likely to die within six months. Th...

in funding for long-term care will have had a devastating impact on women, minorities, and children. Patterns of Use According to...

In seven pages this paper discusses the problems associated with a patient's deliberate self harm in a discussion of relevant mana...

In this paper consisting of seven pages the importance of adequately assessing patient needs is discussed by examining the theorie...

wishes, she would remain on life support. This scenario has several ethical implications from the nursing or medical professional...

it is right to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives, or to assist such patients to commit suicide, will continue despi...

the patient who is waiting either in a small dressing room or in the lab itself. The staff has conducted a time study and found t...

(in English) between the years 1989 and 2004. The extent of the literature review appears to be sufficient to support the research...

had to deal with in this case was firstly whether the naval officer was undertaking a business, and secondly if this was a busines...

prevents a substantial possibility of survival" (Moulton v. Ginocchio). In this case Samuel Ginocchio dismissed a patient complain...

This paper pertains to three malpractice cases. The cases are described, questions pertaining to the case are presented, and the w...

specific demographic populations. Fu (2001) conducted a study in Hong that examined the increase in the incidence of CVD that oc...

This essay provides background on four real cases involving the police. In three cases, people were killed by police. In the fourt...