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rely on "surrogate" decision-makers, family members capable of making treatment decisions on their behalf. As a result, this stud...

and was replaced by the broader term, telehealth (Maheu et al 7). The definition has also evolved to encompass all types of healt...

Hanson (2004) recommends a toothbrush, but specifies that it should be soft and that non-abrasive toothpaste should be selected. P...

the people involved (Oberle and Allen, 2002). The principal focus of the simultaneity paradigm is on the clients perspectives of t...

viral disease that attacks the human immune system making it ineffective in fighting disease or sickness caused by microbial organ...

nursing shortage has meant for SNFs that they have fewer RNs available to them and that recruiting and retention has become more c...

team discuss examples of collaboration that are drawn from various databases and professional journals that demonstrate collaborat...

international trade, has also increased pollution from diesel engines (Bostwick, 2004). A 20 parts-per-billion increase in ozone l...

N F Resident Costs N N N - - C = Critical N = Needed (may or may not be necessary on its own) F = Facilitating information ?Includ...

of the patient (beneficence); * does not perform functions that can do harm to the patient (non-malficence); * practice fairness...

for all persons in Medicaid certified facilities within the US. This instrument entails over 350 different data elements ranging f...

differences between Orems theories and those of others. The intention of this paper is to work through each of these steps and to...

to are not likely to be illicit drugs but rather the same prescribed drugs with which they treat their patients (Texas Medical Ass...

are in the ICU and on IABP therapy. The literature on this subject indicates that monitoring should include the "patients left ra...

showing substantial improvement over these early versions. Recognizing that the task of designing a CDSS is formidable, the Deci...

prices, too, were low, and in the Thirties Americans consumed more sugar per capita then they have done before or since... (Lovegr...

childs natural means of expression, namely play, is used as a therapeutic method to assist him/her in coping with emotional stress...

profession. The current nursing shortage-Why retention is important Basically, this shortage results from "massive disrupts in t...

the conflict between ethical principles that the case scenario entails. The steps that the nurse and Dr. F. may have followed in d...

p. 379). Bronfenbrenner in the 1980s expanded the focus of his model to consider "external influences that affect the capacity of ...

as described by Hans Selye, among other philosophies and theories, such as Perls Gestalt theory (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). Fiv...

Benefits include access to MONA and ANA legal services, which can be hugely beneficial in these litigious times. As this suggest...

One examination that does not qualify as a scientific study is an assessment by Macknick (1998) of how nursing homes market themse...

of spirituality is not uniform and that "spirituality" as a term is frequently used as a synonym for religion, which is not necess...

and enables a holistic view" (Edelman, 2000; p. 179). In Neumans case, rather than existing as an autonomous and distinctly forme...

Watsons model is holistic and strives to achieve harmony. Watson stated that "the goal of nursing help persons gain a higher degre...

the states and territories rather than the federal government. Currently, six of the eight Australian states and territories requi...

basic knowledge of other cultures in Leiningers theory are: culture is about norms and values within a specific group and that are...

Medical Center, all of which are included in Clinical Operations. All of these nurses are RNs, and all hold the office of Vice Pr...

the emphasis to more localised care with the primary health care trusts holding more of a an administrative and strategic role. ...