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and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

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

methods with measurable outcomes, creating a link between existing research and nursing process, define the role of nurse educator...

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

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

of use) of sunscreen at the beach are important considerations. Other factors that should be assessed relative to subjective data...

FTE RN Demand Projected Growth Setting 2000 2010 2020 2000 to 2010 2000 to 2020 Total 49,200 59,900 69,600 22%...

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...

of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

period of restructuring in many industries, including healthcare. Managed care organizations and changes in reimbursement rates f...

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

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

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

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

wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organiz...

sorrow; (b) relief from distress; (c) a person or thing that comforts; (d) a state of ease and quiet enjoyment, free from worry; (...

and each staff member were knowledgeable of hospital standards and policies in preparation for TJC or DHS inspection. We always ha...

paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...

p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...

nature have cropped up. Is a 60 year old woman too old to raise children? Is it ethical for a woman to carry her own grandchildren...

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...