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of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...
as individuals, "healthcare executives must evaluate the possible outcomes of their decisions and accept full responsibility for t...
and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...
a study whose purpose was to determine the way in which patients perceive patient education efforts. This research revealed that c...
bodies to produce an excessive amount of cholesterol (Statins safe, 2004). Left untreated, this condition is associated with havin...
hypoglycemia require different nursing responses. Mild hypoglycemia, which is defined by the symptoms listed above and a glucose r...
in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...
proven to be the principal reason for nosocomial infections, that is, infections that are acquired after hospital admittance. Impo...
the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...
the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...
had pushed through legislation mandating mandatory medical error reporting (Hosford, 2008). Additionally, and perhaps more importa...
Study participants ranged from 20 to 79 years and noted that the mere exchange of information is not enough to accomplish the desi...
based on a research study that surveyed over 2,000 RNs who provide direct nursing care in three mid-western hospitals. This result...
are told what they should do by their physicians. For example, if a patient visits a doctor and due to age parameters, he or she w...
by persistent discomfort with ones sex" (Meyenburg, 1999, p. 305). This gender identification with the opposite sex typically com...
In a paper consisting of twelve pages the ethical, social, and cultural issues involved in the issue of suicide and AIDS patients ...
In a paper consisting of six pages AIDS' causes and treatment are considered with particular emphasis upon the minimal risks to he...
In five pages this paper discusses issues relating to patients with AIDS and nurses. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography...
In seven pages medicine and its computer history are considered with such concepts as telemedicine, computer aided surgery, and 'v...
In a paper consisting of ten pages the treatment of patients suffering from post traumatic stress disorders and alcoholism is exam...
This paper examines the various classifications of emphysema as well as the use of radiographic techniques in the diagnosis, asses...
In five pages patients suffering from anorexia are examined in terms of onset, occurrence, frequency and also considers the relati...
In twelve pages patient ethics are examined in a consideration of issues associated with artificial hydration and nutrition. Twel...
in a general form that not only is not useful, but also can lend the appearance of the issue being of less importance than it trul...
In nine pages a research proposal on this topic is presented. Twenty sources are cited in the bibliography....
This paper consists of five pages and discusses long term health care facilities and senior citizens' loss of autonomy. One sourc...
In four pages this paper examines the important assistance hospices offer in terms of the process of dying and specifically discus...
In four pages this paper examines the ethics of withholding treatment in the form of hydration and nutrition from patients who are...
way, before his mind too, was gone." As a nurse, this presented me with what I felt were two conflicting goals. On the one hand, ...
In six pages this nurse's job loss is examined in terms of the reasons behind it after her failure to save a terminally ill patien...