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view of medicine in order to better help the indigenous population on which she is called to serve. Before launching any p...

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

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...

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

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...

for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...

This paper considers the role of patients' religion and how it should impact nursing care. The writer focuses on the way in whic...

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...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

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...

Hospital readmissions of patients is upsetting to patients and families, especially when that readmission occurs within 30 days of...

This research paper described a case study and whether or not the patient's health can be beneficially addressed by bariatric surg...

This paper introduces the new diagnostic criteria found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V and utilizes those criteria in ...

The incidence of heart failure is so great, it has become a public health concern. The readmission rates are very high for heart f...

Bipolar Disorder dramatically changes a person's life and quality of life. It affects every part of the patient's life. There is v...

The treatments Breuer and Freud developed for treating hysteria had an impact on the development of psychoanalysis. This is discu...

problems?] The pharmacology interventions target the patients different health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high c...

for its lack of market-changing competition (Porter and Teisberg, 2004), but competition exists nonetheless, if only indirectly. ...

Statement, 2006). It is also a goal of HHC to "join with other health workers and with communities in a partnership" (Mission Sta...

Case study: a man was diagnosed with untreatable TB. The CDC enforced the law to isolate him, thereby taking away his freedom. Sho...

Dementia is a debilitating disease that strikes mostly older people. The focus of this essay is Spiritual care for people with dem...

dominance, a reality much of which is attributed to - or blamed upon - religious underpinnings. Laughton (1995) notes how women h...

but only in "parts." The authors relate the story of a favorite illustration of inventor Buckminster Fuller who would hold up his...