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disorder that is characterized by obsessions, i.e., thoughts, and/or compulsions, acts that must be done. The acts become rituals....
A number of studies have argued that peritoneal dialysis has the potential to benefit end stage renal disease patients medically a...
This research paper offers an overview of a study, Jansink, et al (2010), which investigated the obstacles to bringing about effec...
to identify if and where the offer and acceptance may have taken place. Anton placed an advertisement, for the call from John to b...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
and eventually all cognitive function for the person inflicted with the disease (Lemonick and Park-Mankato, 2001). While the spec...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
it is these issues of autonomy and personal rights that are concerned the sanctity of life is a secondary issue and cases such as ...
or another, enter into ethical quandaries as a result of their regular operations. This is because virtually all organizational ac...
as a central tenet to professional practice (Hanks, 2010). Both the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics and the Code ...
Mr. Schiavo finally was allowed the right to have his wifes feeding tube removed, the right to allow her to die of lack of nutrien...
and that maintaining the most stable possible environment has been found to help alleviate the impact of such behaviours: it might...
less likely to have advanced directives (Hanson and Rodgman, 1996). This same study reported the use of advanced directives incre...
before intubating her, but the woman needed an airway cleared right away. Only after restoring breath to the woman did they learn...
is dedicated to the memory of Linda Anderson, research writer, mother and friend....
prohibited from working over 12 hours in a 24-hour period or more than 60 hours per week for 2 years ("Criminal case," 2007). Th...
meperidine and skin surface warming on shivering." AORN Journal July 2007: 113+. General OneFile. Web. 29 Aug. 2011....
This paper concludes that because at least one study questions its effectiveness, cranberry should probably not be the only treatm...
the balloon, and certain gestures, were definite responses to the environment and evidence of consciousness, but the doctors disag...
serious enough to keep her in the ICU unit for three days. Still, it did not take long for Eleanor to resume her activities at ver...
with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...
long after all signs of consciousness have ceased. Is this "good"? Is this beneficent? The news tells us of parents confronting me...
counselor, often causing even greater tension than what already exists and drawing away from the ability to forge an alliance. Se...
Hippocratic oath extends not just to what a patient might tell a doctor but also to what a doctor concludes in regard to a patient...
of dying and that some of this research indicated significant differences in this awareness. This leads into a discussion of what ...
medications or they could be a sign of depression (Turner and Kelly, 2000). Turner and Kelly (2000) state strongly that it is e...
the supply by 2010 (Kleinman and Saccomano, 2006). Traditional nursing care models, such as primary nursing, are founded on the su...
A 5 page research paper that offers a summary of evidence relating STD incidence in older populations and how whether nor this con...
be used. Discussing qualitative research in general provides a topic to which outside sources can be logically applied. This write...
is the development of Mishels Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS), which is comprised of twenty-eight item measure that utilizes a...