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health information is pivotal to the efforts of practitioners in promoting health, changing behaviors and attitudes, and preventin...

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...

need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

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

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...

much sugar remains in the blood and too little energy is transferred to other cells. The diabetic needs to take externally adminis...

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

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

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

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

The role of public and private entities in health care is not a new debate. This paper details the Consolidated Omnibus Resolution...

This paper consists of five pages and considers partnership and care as they relate to individuals with learning disabilities with...

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

Refugees Currently, there are millions of people worldwide who are being displaced every year due to the impact of climate change...

HIV-positive nurses being a threat to patients and other health care workers. Research clearly supports the reality of the situat...

2002). Already, urban areas gain approximately one million additional residents each week (Meeting the urban challenge, 2002). ...

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

This is the manual mental health care professionals use for diagnostic and informational purposes. The manual lists mental health ...

and simply "more territory to cover overall" (McConnell, 2005, p. 177). In response to this downsizing trend, the best defense tha...

background and knowledge to evaluate when there is a need to consult a transcultural nurse specialist, as these specially trained ...

Paul has another option, that of claiming the right of self-defense or self-preservation. This is the right of any individual unde...

In seven pages this paper examines the passage of the National Environmental Protection Act from a public policy analytical perspe...

(Nyberg, 2003). However, when we learn that the claim was made with a demand for $45 million the integrity appears to lose...

party members from holding office any longer than five years. Other member protections inherent to the Act include secret electio...

use British chops and increase their costs. It was this Act that subsequently led to the Anglo-Dutch war. In 1660 there was a tig...

States EPA 1997). During the past thirty-five years, there have been several amendments to the original Clean Air Act, including...