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noted that cases of a rare lung infection, pneumocystis carinni pneumonia, had occurred in Los Angeles and also that three young m...

when nurses are needed the most, which is when we are ill (line 12). This is when "Nurses come through, with their care and goodwi...

recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...

i.e., death. While euthanasia does not allow people to avoid the "cause of our fear-death-it does allow us to control its manner, ...

based on a research study that surveyed over 2,000 RNs who provide direct nursing care in three mid-western hospitals. This result...

(Cunningham, 2008). Observed Results Cortez (2008) states that in the past, patients had been known to call 911 from their ...

Counseling as a professional field is still rather young and it certainly does not garner the status of 'therapist.' This is true ...

This paper is basically about nurse leadership. A scenario was presented in which a nurse director needed to present a new annual ...

This essay includes three sections. The fist section reflects on tempered change strategies as described in a journal article. The...

paternalistic approach that has been favored by physicians. Watsons theory stresses nurses should "honor anothers becoming, autono...

to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...

for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...

reality of the profession. It needs a makeover much as it had in the 19th century in Brittan when nursing reformers struggled to h...

potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...

seek the same health goals for clients as in mainstream nursing, nurses in remote locations often cope with problems and obstacles...

be immensely helpful in gaining insight into the specific issues involved and subsequent perspective on what course of action to t...

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

unlikely that the employer will be able to rely on this alone. There has been the introduction of a number of common law exception...

Beginning in the early 1990s, managed care targeted nursing as an expenditure where hospitals could cut costs. Managed care consul...

which initiates a series of events that will either successful contain the infection or prompt it progression toward active diseas...

led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...

for nurses who come into intimate contact with clients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Ott, Al-Khadhuri and Al-Junaibi...

1999). Lee and his family owned a small business and had no health or medical insurance. The family was urged to begin the process...

have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...

or state agencies may seek and implement studies. II. Nursing Home Care for the Elderly Whenever nursing home care is an...

who consistently place the needs of others above their own. The individuals who do this seemingly so naturally often can be diffi...

of stem cell research far outweigh the negativities. Because of these benefits stem cell research can be ethically defended utili...

and the directives of the medical environment. For over two decades, for example, the health care industry has recognized a decli...

the ability to learn nursings technical complexities and already have full command of ethical values to the point that the can act...

if they are simple and straightforward. These patient data records will be replaced weekly, and each will contain a weeks worth o...