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Nursing at the End of Life

by the caring physical presence of this nurse in her last remaining hours. However, the way in which this case turned out saw the ...

Wound Care/Wet-to-Dry v. Advanced Dressings

the same manner, however, this dressing is intended to stay moist until removal; however, this may become a wet-to-dry dressing in...

Business and Free Trade

a while, products all look alike and quality declines. Consumers will buy them or they will not; in any case producers are able t...

Issues Pertaining to Hospital Facilities

and how this equipment should differ for this population: Bariatric patients are typically defined as those who are extremely obe...

JC Gear Risk Case Study

budget risk or financial risk, with the potential that the cost will be greater than estimated (Nellis and Parker, 2006). With an ...

Application Of Watson’s Care Model in the Clinical Setting

well with Watsons care model. Watson has seven assumptions, the first is that care is demonstrated in an interpersonal level (Geor...

Societal Oppression Because of Group Discrimination

are many explanations as to why some groups seem intent on oppressing other groups. Basically, however, this oppression is a refl...

Addressing Pollution and Environmental Destruction

There are a number of problems in the world that require citizen action. Pollution is one of those problems. Pollution threatens...

A Theoretical Approach To Cultural Change Within An Organization

are required. The concept of culture may be seen as the embodiment of the norms, values and beliefs. These may be seen...

Canadian Welfare, 1935-1970

public health care program in 1962 (A brief history, 2007). Subsequently, a Royal Commission recommended a "universal and comprehe...

Diabetes in Adolescence

between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...

Ethics and the Media: Lessons from the Dan Rather Scandal

as President against John Kerry. Rathers broadcast suggested that Bush had received preferential treatment by being allowed to se...

Comparing Mission and Philosophy Statements in regards to Nursing

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

Dementia Case

are different medications Mrs. N could take for depression, if she is depressed. There is no diagnosis to that effect. It is likel...

One Way to Manage Knowledge

more specifically, what is knowledge in an organization. Knowledge is divided into categories. We would all agree certain informat...

Implementing Electronic Health Records in the US

In the US there is a requirement for healthcare organizations to use electronic health records (HER), also known as electronic pat...

Pathologic Gambling In Parkinson's Disease Patients Using Dopamine Agonist

which dopamine agonists and levodopa therapy works synergistically to provide physical benefits is both grand and far-reaching; th...

Teaching Patients How to Use the Internet

look for the date that the page was last updated to ensure that the latest health information on that subject is offered. The last...

Skills Needed by a Forensic Nurse

McAndrew, 2006). With communication skills there are includes skills of listening as well as tact as essential to facilitate effec...

Doctor - Patient Confidentiality

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...

Impact Of Chronic Illness On The Elderly And Families

medications or they could be a sign of depression (Turner and Kelly, 2000). Turner and Kelly (2000) state strongly that it is e...

Rogerian Therapy For HIV Positive Clients

as the patient is the rogerian approach. This can be combined with different approaches to public health, such as the biomedical m...

Using PrOACT

moving onto the objectives, looking at the alternatives and considering the consequences and the trade offs. In this paper we will...

Disease Management/Hypertension

management (DM) concept Disease management (DM) is defined as a "systematic clinical improvement process," which addresses both ...

Should New Drugs Be Labelled As ‘New’ To Indicate A Higher Risk Than Established Dugs?

funds used to ensure drug safety focused in the approval of new drugs. After a drug is approved there are few quality reports unde...

Depression And Diabetes: Article Reviews

2001. Primary focus was placed upon newly-diagnosed patients at least twenty-one years of age. That they had depression was dete...

Report Proposing the Adoption of Electronic Health Records

additional costs of transcribing existing active patient records. The implementation will also incur additional operating costs,...

Diabetic Patient, A Care Plan

cholesterol and triglyceride level was also above normal to an extent indicating the necessity for intervention. The most disturbi...

Nursing Care for Elderly Patient

By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...

Assessment of the Adequacy of Diabetes Testing in Mental Health

The writer presents a proposal to evaluate whether or not the assessment of mental health patients for diabetes is effective and ...