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goes way beyond the paradigm of nursing as simply a "handmaiden" to physicians. The nursing professional is required to know virtu...

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

an advanced practice nurse. The benefits that a nurse midwife can bring to a first-time mother include information that the mothe...

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 ...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

regarded as creating obligations on others to help her exercise her rights. An inherent theme that is implied in all of the questi...

further harm; instead of deferring to this individuals personhood, she wholly disregarded what his physician considered to be the ...

management dilemma" and is written by Orly Toren and Nurith Wagner. The authors discuss different ethical dilemmas nurse face dail...

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

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...

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

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

Acquiescing to the constraints imposed by organizational and professional structure does not mean that the nurse has no alternativ...

Women do earn less than men. This is true when calculating the overall incomes of all men and women in the country. It is also tru...

This research paper pertains to the ethical dilemma confronting nurse practitioners concerning whether or not to offer abortion pr...