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several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...
in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...
from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...
when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...
the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...
gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...
of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...
or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...
expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...
relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...
the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...
techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...
Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...
and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...
or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...
There is, in fact, an ongoing shortage of well-trained, competent, nurses. This shortage could be expected to intensify beginning...
In five pages this paper discusses how the shortage of nurses compromises the safety of both patients and nurses alike. Six sourc...
family as it enables the family system to be regarded in a myriad of ways (1998). Here, the family may be evaluated holistically, ...
then transpose and restate it, in order to explain the phenomenon (1987). Then, the identification of content from the parent theo...
PG). Society also tends to associates professionals with prestige (PG). According to Lysaught, characteristics of a profession i...
In a paper consisting of twenty five pages that includes an annotated bibliography of nine pages the addition of a staff nurse pra...
In eight pages this paper discusses holistic practice in terms of nursing's role, spirituality, and what mental health means. Sev...
stress and exhaustion sets in (1992). Nurse managers are subject to continual stress as many of their tasks involve life an...
most often have a great deal of training and, in most mainstream settings, are also nurses or nurse-midwife practitioners. Many ar...
old signs of questionable care still apply, however. Unexplained injury or falls, the occurrence of pressure sores, and evidence ...
In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...
individual, regardless of that individuals station in or stage of life. Todays nurse has many duties and answers to people and ad...
they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...
have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...
scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...