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Caring for the Aged Loved One in Traditional Pacific Islander Cultures

Long-term care for the elderly, by its very nature, encompasses a variety of concerns. Their physical ailments...

On-Site Childcare Programs: The Work Life Benefits

work and the demands of ones personal life is, many researchers say, critical to the establishment and maintenance of a healthy li...

Comparing Mission and Philosophy Statements in regards to Nursing

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

The Ethical Problem of Child Labor

that the "job" of childhood is to go to school and learn the skills and knowledge that will prepare them for the working world the...

Nursing-Sensitive Outcome Indicators

nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...

An Article Detailing Hypertension and its Treatment

In the article titled "Five steps to more effective treatment of hypertension in primary care" author Margaret Allen...

Addressing a PICO issue with a Hospice Patient

inflammation and improve appetite (Hawthorn, 2010). Mary was particularly disturbed by the malodor caused the malignant lesion,...

A Review of Elderly Care Literature

2006, pp. 669-683). Based on this, the researchers found that hip fractures were greatly reduced in the women taking the supplemen...

Psychological Dependence and Drug Abuse

craving for the drug (Edlin & Golanty, 2009). Someone who has never taken a recreational drug can understand what a craving is lik...

Adolescent Development of Individual Identity

This research paper offers an overview of adolescent identity development and the issues associated with this stage of personality...

REDUCING EMPLOYEE TURNOVER IN LONG-TERM CARE

points out that given the limitations of funding from various government organizations (such as Medicare), some organizations are ...

Nurses Using Evidenced-Based Practices

Nursing has evolved over the decades primarily as a result of research (Director, 2009). Nurses recognize a problem and introduce ...

Caring Theory of Nursing

caring experience, caring becomes a moral principle (Watson 1979, p. 9). Caring happens between two people during their normal and...

BUSINESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORMING A DAY CARE

depending on the equipment needed and remodeling necessary (Small Business Notes, 2009). Full-scale day care operations that opera...

Overview of Prenatal Development

in the uterus, it has become a blastocyst and the layers of the blastocyst begin to differentiate, with the outer layer becoming t...

Comparing Australian Nursing Roles in Gerontology

these reforms. The data revealed a "sense of tension and conflict between nurses traditional values, roles and responsibilities ...

An Analysis of Belarusian Suffering through Nel Noddings’ Concept of Care

an entire way of life and put millions of lives at risk. This paper examines the Burwell essay on life in Belarus through the lens...

DUTIES OF A REGISTERED NURSE AT KINDRED HOSPITAL

health screening or immunization clinics and blood drives (Registered Nurses, 2010). Kin a hospital setting, RNs are known ...

Cultural Competency/Hispanic Population

six out of every ten Hispanics in the US identify themselves as being of Mexican origin (PHC, 2009). Nine of the other ten largest...

Defending the New Healthcare Reform Law

individual and small-group insurance will operate in a manner similar to large-group coverage by pooling risks (Iglehart, 2010). I...

Treating the Addict and Helping in Recovery

but they are human problems. People who get into trouble with these substances need help, not censure. This paper describes some o...

Need for Cultural Competent Care

quite frequently, they are seldom defined specifically, yet both terms hold significant importance in terms of their relevance to ...

Nursing Home Injuries: A Review of the Literature

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

An Interview with a Nurse Manager

Adams maintained that her experiences with nursing care and the structure of nursing services has changed in the past decade, and ...

Research Support for Applying Orem’s Self Care Theory

body being prioritised (Arvidsson et al, 2011). While this research is valuable for aiding with understanding and aiding with the ...

Nursing Care for Elderly Patient

By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...

Making Improvements in the Nursing Agency

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...

Nursing and the Philosophy of Care

activity of "caring moments". Caring moments are instances wherein a nurse spends a certain amount of uninterrupted devoted time w...

Diabetic Case Study/Art of Nursing

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

Assessing the Success of an IT Implementation in a Healthcare Setting

The writer presents a paper which looks at the implementation of electronic patient records for a company providing medical care f...