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Overview of Sepsis

and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables su...

Practicum Outline

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

Dyspnea, Family Caregiving and Quality of Life

primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...

Facing a Family Health Challenge

frequently the needs of terminal patients are not addressed properly and that multiple problems exist in this regard. Practitioner...

Benefits of Lesson Derived from Mentoring

in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...

Nightingale's Theoretical Perspective

rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...

Influences on Patient Healthcare Service Provider Communication

information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...

The Mentor's Role

derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...

APNs and Cardiology

registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...

79 Year Old Woman with Multiple Diseass

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

Critique Health Care Leader

meant. Jan shared it concerned her, too, and she would inquire about what it would really mean to them. This conversation was live...

Reimbursing NPs at 100 Percent

nurse practitioners how they could join the movement and help. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 included minimal reimbursem...

Assessing Research

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

Assessing Research

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

Overview of NMAS and its HIV/AIDS Intervention Program

housing, case management, nutritional guidance and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the development of new approaches to prev...

Phenomenology and Addressing Elderly Depression

the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...

Customer Satisfaction, Responding to Call Lights

environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...

Jokinen's Family Life-Path Theory

also possess knowledge concerning a particular family as a whole, including the intricacies of its family system, the position of ...

Theory of Caring, Kristen M. Swanson

nursing from the time when Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing in the nineteenth century. Since Nightingale, a variety of ...

Self-Care Deficit Theory, Dorothea Orem

The SCDNT regards the meta-paradigm of "Nursing" as an art, that is, a "helping service," but also as a technology ("Dorothea," 20...

Electronic Documentation, Making the Switch

documentation towards the use of electronic medical records (EMRs). This frequently, however, causes conflict among nursing staff,...

APN Leadership

nurses. These were all key people in leading the change (Stetler et al., 2009). These same people were not identified in the begin...

McClelland Motivation Theory

but that is not true. They set goals that are challenging but achievable. The goals influence their effort and ability (Accel-Trea...

Shooting Sprees

denied tenure, the woman pulled out a gun and began shooting. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Scienc...

Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

Looking at the Practical Aspects of Introducing a New Strategy for a Home Care Agency

legislation an the economic feasibility of the plan. A major role of the board will be to make the decision, to ensure that there ...

Technology Helps Health Care

a drivable distance. This rural population currently exceeds 35 million in the country (America Telemedicine Association, 2007). ...

Nightingale's Theory, Case Study of Elderly Woman

client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...

Overview of Roy's Adaptation Model

the nursing paradigm of "Person" as it is perceived as an adaptive system, and "Environment" as it pertain to providing the stimul...

Diabetes Articles, Reflection, Synthesis

of literature pertaining to type 2 diabetes mellitus, begins by describing, summarizing and analyzing the study conducted by Barko...