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intensive care unit (ICU) (Scholle and Mininni, 2006, p. 37). Bedside nurses are encouraged in many hospitals to make a MET call...

& McCorkle (2002) did not explicitly state any research problem or research question, but they do identify two objectives for thei...

nurses should understand these patients thoroughly, "who they are, where they live and with whom, their current health status and ...

HIV-positive nurses being a threat to patients and other health care workers. Research clearly supports the reality of the situat...

mineral supplement" every day (Ungvarski, 1996). Empirical evidence shows that there is a "synergistic and interactive relations...

Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...

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

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

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

provide effective communication, the Band Aid song "Do They Know Its Christmas" a song which led to Live Aid was effective; this w...

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...

workplace is a critical component of occupational rehabilitation (Morrison, 1993). In one study it was found that employees of inj...

as individuals, "healthcare executives must evaluate the possible outcomes of their decisions and accept full responsibility for t...

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...

Plus Program, that was implemented in the study performed by Resnick and colleagues was found, among other benefits, to improve af...

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

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

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

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...

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...

influences can be broken down into political, economic, social and technological. Political influences are one of the most importa...

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...

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