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nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, ...

to protect their anonymity; however, the actions and attitudes that Glittenberg describes reflects the cultural orientation of the...

indicates that 51 percent of patients who are older than 65 received no medication information at the time of hospital discharge H...

doctoral degree in Psychology and Education in 1969" (Pender, n.d.a). She found psychological research to be rigorous and methodo...

its pointless...misfortune rules the world" (Rosselli, 2000, p. 30). In later life, Verdi admitted that in a "sudden moment of des...

the changes that have occurred since she founded modern nursing. "Florence Nightingale provided us with a framework, relevant tod...

One of the first things that struck this writer in this work was the following: "Too often, however, the inertia of service system...

support for the concept that effective leadership style is directly related to nursing job satisfaction (Kleinman, 2004a). These s...

the ears of company officials. Marlow accepts this mission, travels upriver, and confronts the horror that Kurtz has become. In ot...

Southern young men, war was an opportunity to travel to other parts of the country that they had never seen. War seemed glorious a...

(Walsh, 2003; p. 22). The intended role is that of partner with an MD in providing direct patient care in terms of serving in rol...

lessons. There is an old saying that claims that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. And although most ag...

follow-up full medical treatment and counseling. 5. Bargain for violence-prevention provisions. 6. Make violence-prevention progra...

on the following (Nursingworld.org, 2004). * Human dignity * Commitment to the patient * Protection of the patients privacy and co...

have the discretion to terminate their dependents lives" (Woodward, 1995). Defenders of Latimer points out that if the surgery tha...

better suited to the needs of many consumers, rather than only to those at the low end of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kena...

nursing. Forchuk and Dorsay (1995) and Barker, Reynolds and Stevenson (1997) identify Hildegard Peplau as the first to apply nurs...

issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symp...

mother who works outside of the home would also have earning potential for the duration of her life, and may also contribute to ho...

many businesses have embraced the concept as well, or at least have used it to an extent. The contemporary workplace has within it...

course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...

as how the profession has been viewed for at least a century. It was an honorable and respected position for a woman and one that ...

Replicatability is one hallmark of valid quantitative research. In past years, qualitative research in nursing has been ass...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those ...

of patients that not only speak about the medical problem, but also monopolize the staffs time by discussing volumes of informatio...

The knowers reaction to truth is important, but the truth is not dependent upon that reaction" (Newport PG). Newport sugge...

that she had organized her wards to the utmost efficiency. At the same time, her best friend Jessica had written to her brother in...

- Toby and his mother are escaping an abusive situation (one that, ironically enough, Tobys mother was used to, having dealt with ...

This research paper describes two research articles and one opinion piece that pertain to the practice of master's degree prepared...

This research paper pertains to the Montefiore Medical Center's Mission, Values and Philosophy statement. The writer compares thes...