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and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...

in higher costs and reduced perceived quality of care. Hypotheses The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the eff...

chemistry and another in biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the s...

rheumatoid arthritis with the need to fortify ones mental and emotional status in order to deal with the chronic systemic illness....

and was told not to consider having children for fear of passing on defective genes (Sheldon, 1997; p. 34). This occurred d...

unethical, or illegal practice of any person" (Erlen 67). But while it is a nurses duty to be a patient advocate, Beth should real...

various formal, stated ethics codes of nursing associations; nurse education programs; health care organizations; and certainly he...

field of nursing and in particular for nursing home facilities. Valid data could put pressure on nursing homes to hire an adequate...

in the profession. As long ago as 1990, at least one author was addressing in print the problems that hospitals were having not o...

to examine whether womens social roles mediate the impact of heart surgery on their psychological well-being" (Plach and Heidrich,...

in her favorite chair alone with her memories is something that those remaining behind will never know. Chosen Issue: Reminiscenc...

properly, nursing staff is highly aware of this lack. Research into nursing staff retention has found that the quality of housekee...

need of treatment following tours in Rwanda, the Balkans and Somalia" (Auld). Mental health problems in regards to soldiers retu...

care is to formulate a health care system and workforce that possesses the skill and understanding required to deliver quality hea...

there is no cure either for Alzheimers disease or the various forms of dementia on the horizon, healthcare practitioners should "i...

an obstruction of the airway and can involved any or all of the following factors: "smooth muscle bronchoconstriction, mucous secr...

2001, p. 24). While the ancestors of many Americans of Czech extraction came to the US in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries...

trends. This peer-reviewed journal also offers its readership a forum for sharing their experiences with their peers, as well as l...

any incident that requires an increased level of response beyond the routine operating procedures" (NASN, 2006). Natural disasters...

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

weaker, less developed than the other. This delayed his walking, and, even after he walked successfully at age 3, it took several ...

factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...

p. 364). Due to the fact that eating behaviors tend to be established by early experience, it is important for healthy eating habi...

does not address the topic of specific competencies. In other words, the most recent literature that is even remotely related to t...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

This PowerPoint presentation includes 9 slides plus a bibliography. The topic is the nursing shortage. Bibliography lists 1 sourc...

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

now regarded as a crucial and defining component of nursing, as caring defines "nursings unique area of practice and provides dire...

increase; third-party payers strive to keep payments as low as possible; individuals seek to enhance performance or gain the great...

and how discharge instructions should cover these contingencies. "Health" has historically been used to describe the "absence of d...