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Qualitative Study Death Sentence' to 'Good Cancer' Couples' Transformation of a Prostate Cancer Reviewed

objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...

Nursing Care and Patient Diagnosis

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

Nursing Practice and Medication Errors

MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...

The U.S. Air Force and Advanced Practice Nursing

between states and federal regulation. The purpose here is to determine whether the USAF advanced nurse practitioners are "functi...

Shannondale Nursing Home and Its Historical Development

been in operation for some time, and it currently is building a retirement community of duplexes for those over 55 who do not yet ...

Antibiotic Resistance and Nursing Implications

is understandable given that MRSA is one of the primary threats in terms of diseases encountered in ICUs in the US. Over fifty pe...

Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory

is they do, when they change their actions, then the image of nursing will change" (Watson, 1996, p. 142). Watson has recognized ...

Long Term Healthcare Evolution

and their insurers by operating under two distinct fee schedules. Medicare requires that care providers fees be "normal and custo...

CNS' Function and Role

This paper examines a Clinical Nurse Specialist's function and role with leadership, specialization, and changing role among the t...

Alternative Therapies for the Issue of Advanced Nursing Practice

In six pages the basis for the role of an ANP which is to establish a connection between nurse and patient along with providing a ...

Health Care and Communication

to miscommunication. For example, in a busy hospital where there is a high degree of activity patients may be distracted and not e...

Holistic Approach to the Philosophy of Nursing

In five pages this paper discusses how nursing philosophy can be holistically applied. Five sources are cited in the bibliography...

FVSNs and School Nurses

time is spent in the nurses office. While nurses do not want to send away a student who could be suffering from a...

Prenatal and Postnatal Care Intervention

In six pages this paper examines community nursing intervention as a way of increasing the birth weights and to decrease the numbe...

Nursing Home Conflict and Resolution

44% involved strains and sprains, with most involving the back (Fragala 22). Of that number 10.5% of back injuries experienced in...

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Resistance

In seven pages this paper discusses how meeting JCAHO accreditation can be sabotaged by the resistance of staff in a narrative fro...

Shortage of Nurses

In nine pages this research paper discusses causes and solutions for the shortage in nursing. Twelve sources are cited in the bib...

Nursing Articles' Assimilation and Interpretation

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of gleaning articles from scholarly journals, interpreting and assimilating thei...

Clinical Skills Evaluation and the Teaching Role of Nurses

In seven pages this research paper discusses the new teaching approaches in nursing education and how the ever growing field will ...

Nursing Philosophy and How It Developed

assists individuals, families, groups, and communities to achieve and maintain an integrate balance with their internal and extern...

Nursing Practice, Research, and Theory

In five pages this research paper discusses the nursing profession in a consideration of the connection between research, practice...

Holistic Approach to Nursing

In nine pages this paper examines nursing from a holistic perspective in a consideration of humanism and compassion. Twelve sourc...

How Health is Defined by 2 Theories of Nursing

A definition of health according to 2 theories of nursing is examined in a research paper consisting of five pages. Four sources ...

Pressure Ulcers and Nursing Research

Of course it is not only the unacceptable nursing home that has escaped the attention of regulatory agencies in which pressure ulc...

Urban Children and Asthma Care Barriers

In five pages an article is summarized and discussed in terms of knowledge contained within within the perspective of personal nur...

Literature Review on Turnovers in Nursing

In five pages this research paper examines the problems of nursing turnover in a consideration of a literature review on solutions...

Overview of Legionnaire's Disease

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses what hospitals and nursing staff need to know when treating patients suffering from...

Patient Care Quality and Nurse Staffing

In six pages this paper considers studies that explore the link between patient care quality and nurse staffing. Five sources are...

Nursing and Mandatory Overtime

In five pages this paper examines the exorbitant amount of overtime nurses are required to work in order to compensate for staff s...

Field of Nursing and Education Importance

employment in places such as large corporations, schools and doctors offices so they have an ordinary schedule. Registered nurses ...