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bodies to produce an excessive amount of cholesterol (Statins safe, 2004). Left untreated, this condition is associated with havin...

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...

hypoglycemia require different nursing responses. Mild hypoglycemia, which is defined by the symptoms listed above and a glucose r...

of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...

exposes patients to new health risks by increasing their tendency to gain weight. Interventions that address the potential for wei...

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

infections can, of course, relate to a number of factors. The type of care needed can vary both according to the type of wound an...

not just in adverse impacts to the patients themselves but also in significant societal costs. Wounds that are improperly cared f...

of different causative factors (Clinician Reviews, 2007; Hunter et al, 2002). Extrapolated prevalence rates for constipation in t...

it is like the concept of paying it forward. Praying forward is that act of doing something kind or helpful for someone else, they...

system, decreasing the natural defenses that allow the body to fight off infections and diseases (Etiology, 2008). As this suggest...

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

This ANA Code also specifically includes the possibility that "inappropriate disclosure" can occur by using "identifiable patient ...

healthcare services to senior citizens, which is an at-risk population in this country. One helping approach for people with dis...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

are fatigued often have trouble dealing successfully with their illness. In this article Benzein and Berg note that "Hope, hopeles...

the DSM IV-TR (Therapydoc, 2007). The next one is due sometimes in 2012 (Therapydoc, 2007). It will no doubt change etiologies, di...

researchers investigating REM sleep report an interaction of the anterior cingulate cortex, amygdaloid complexes and posterior are...

attack if irreparable harm and indeed loss of life is to be prevented (Isenstein, 1999). The statistics regarding coronar...

decisions. It is through our status as health care professionals that such a role is not only valued but critical. Nursing...

an SD of 17.2, compared with the heavier mean of those seeking treatment of 194 with a SD of 38.5. The sample used was 100% whit...

a matter that is automatically seen as euthanasia. If we consider the case of Diane Petty we may see why it was that she sought t...

seems to be making a statement about independence of spirit, but an involvement with mankind. "I markd where on a little promontor...

contribute in practice to the understanding of implementation of the electronic patient record. To undertake this there will be a...

Cases such as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd v Armstrong Patents Co Ltd (1986) illustrated the way in which the older statu...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

attitudes, and to use awareness and time to reconsider personal actions. The most positive end result is the adoption of better t...

of patients that not only speak about the medical problem, but also monopolize the staffs time by discussing volumes of informatio...

a few years ago. Managed care was quite effective in cost containment until the mid-1990s, when health care costs began to rise a...