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in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...
the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...
hypoglycemia require different nursing responses. Mild hypoglycemia, which is defined by the symptoms listed above and a glucose r...
workplace is a critical component of occupational rehabilitation (Morrison, 1993). In one study it was found that employees of inj...
proven to be the principal reason for nosocomial infections, that is, infections that are acquired after hospital admittance. Impo...
Study participants ranged from 20 to 79 years and noted that the mere exchange of information is not enough to accomplish the desi...
by persistent discomfort with ones sex" (Meyenburg, 1999, p. 305). This gender identification with the opposite sex typically com...
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...
an overview of the issues that surround massage and the literature that support the fact that it is an effective approach in the t...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of...
Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of Journali...
is not an expectation based on fact or knowledge, it is based on hope. 2. Clinicians personal and professional values Personal ...
nursing skill levels and patient mix" (Minimum staff levels, 2004, p. 33). However, the researchers found that a "greater total nu...
care home agencies also offer data on each service that is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and acco...
to the assignment prompt and call the client "Mr. Fox" or "Michael," if the student is so inclined. Walking is highly recommende...
a peaceful death among terminal patients. HSBs of specific groups of any size - whether large or small - are positively related t...
the patient die (1975). Consider the case of a patient with terminal throat cancer, who is in terrible pain which cannot successfu...
cancer affects both the man and his life partner. In most cases, study designs addressing quality of life issues for prostate canc...
life in prison for patient death (Jacko & Sears, 2003). HIPAA is comprised of five major titles that are applicable to each provi...
"encouragement of facing probl4ems/fears, support of efforts to master problems/ears, affective experiencing/catharsis" (Coady 15)...
there are those that are relevant to childrens protection as well, such as confidentiality. For example, during a recent visit tw...
language competency. The results of this study confirmed that the BEST oral interview can be used successfully within the context ...
and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...
movement disorders, such as Parkinsons and dystonia. This procedure was initially developed in 1987 in France (Song, 2006). This a...
to base their arguments on more spiritual and ethereal ground, such as the idea that a persons life ends when God chooses to end i...
in place for some time, and none of the fears surrounding it have ever materialized (Seale, 2006). Research shows that 171 people ...
blank slate for the imaginings of those around him, particularly Hana. Myth "crosses international boundaries and offers apparentl...
points out, medicalization is a process that defines a problem in terms of the practitioners perspective and cultural biases, rath...
of four (Bernstein, 2000). Its use also reduces hospitalizations by 59 percent and yields a benefit to cost ratio of seven to one,...
Patient adherence to a prescribed chemotherapy is particularly crucial to the goal of positive patient outcomes in regards to trea...