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anxiety or address a family problem, they may prefer faith-based counseling simply because its in a language that fits them and th...

Budget cutbacks, burnout and lack of student enrollment have precluded sufficient staffing in many critical areas of healthcare. ...

background and knowledge to evaluate when there is a need to consult a transcultural nurse specialist, as these specially trained ...

this development and left orders for both analgesia and sedation, which helped at first, but became less effective as the hours pa...

not as drugs, which means that these remedies do not undergo the rigorous testing that is required for prescription medicines (He...

ask these questions because he is trying to find out if the patient has any understanding as to why his behavior makes him uneasy;...

in resistant strains of bacteria (Plonczynski, 2005). This situation suggests that changes in antibiotic prophylactic procedures ...

between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...

As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...

moving onto the objectives, looking at the alternatives and considering the consequences and the trade offs. In this paper we will...

management (DM) concept Disease management (DM) is defined as a "systematic clinical improvement process," which addresses both ...

The purpose - indeed the entire study - does not specifically identify variables that can be labeled as independent. It is not an...

predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...

patient care (Hassmiller and Cozine, 2006). Some strategies proposed by RWJF for helping to decrease the tremendous workload on nu...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

include an understanding of how insulin functions to control glucose levels and the interaction between variables that can affect ...

addicted to something else such as alcohol, gambling or compulsive shopping (Spencer, 2006). The realization that this is a proble...

system," since the institution of mandated nursing ratios, and also that data shows California hospitals have not only been able t...

Aesthetic, the need for beauty, order and symmetry (Huitt, 2004). 7. Self-actualization is a plateau not all people reach. At this...

this incident may have contributed to her divorce. It is also true that her mother has had a problem with alcoholism for over twen...

was evaluated using the Beth Israel Medical Center flow sheet sedation scale (Loewy, et al, 2006). If, after 30 minutes, the patie...

patient, to occupy thoughts, behaviors and other patterns that provide specific indicators of how to approach healing. In this pa...

to undertake this task in order to attain the desire goal, this needs input for all the members of the group. The goal is generall...

be optimized: "The whole patient, should be assessed and physical, mental and social factors taken...

the fever? Was it related to an infection in the surgical wound? Was the patient developing atelectasis and pneumonia? Or, was the...

within institutions where manual charting of ventilators settings is performed well, "automatic data collection can eliminate dela...

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

information. These guidelines are also based on this researchers finding that self-care promotes the pediatric patients spiritual ...

on some theological idea that only God can end life. We wouldnt allow a dog or cat to suffer; why then do we force humans to do so...

meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...