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(HMOs), the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicare abuses and the resulting "crackdown" on Medicare policies and procedures. T...

at where it was spent in 1997 20.7% was spent on inpatient care, 25.6 on out-patient care and 14% on pharmaceuticals (Anonymous, 2...

medical education, it changed all aspects of medical care and the relationships that exist between physician and patient (pp. 395)...

who were in need of an epidural block in order to anesthetize the severe birth-related pain. Unable to hand over the several hund...

goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...

As a socially committed citizen who addresses health needs of the local, national, and global community, nursing will forever be h...

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Most of those insured by third-party payers have had all or part of their healthcare premiums paid by employers. Competitive pres...

without mentioning their love affair with olive oil, and the esteem which this precious ingredient holds in this culture (Miller, ...

health of the individual and to their success in recuperation. The Association for Spirit at Work is comprised of medical profess...

Medicine has shifted from the Cartesian way of viewing illness, injury and disease as components of a machine-like body to one whi...

with advancing age. Care providers cannot set lower fees for uninsured individuals and then penalize the insured and their insure...

to body changes due to issues of self-image and acceptance speaks to a very vulnerable group of individuals whose focus is more up...

of the true nature of their illnesses. While keeping such facts from the patients may be considered merciful it does, at times, en...

the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36...

for patients, there is a conflict between personal interest (through induced demand) and the interest of patients (Induced Demand,...

potential for depression. It stands to reason, therefore, that if nurses in critical care units are experiencing higher rates of ...

Developing New Nurse Leaders also considers the issue of shifts in leadership and governance, with a focus on the role of nurses a...

intervention protocols. In particular, this model has been utilized to consider the way in which health professionals address beh...

States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36 million Am...

benefit to help enhance the way a nursing job is performed. The duties of a nurse varies according to the patients they care for. ...

like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...

plan, while several public and private sects continue to fight for prescription drugs coverage. Election 2002 revisited the issue...

These authors conducted a large study of 3,830 individuals consisting of 17.8 percent nurses, 21.8 percent physicians, 29.6 percen...

dressed in a hat and white cotton gloves, and her dress has lace-trimmed collar and cuffs with a small bouquet of violets containi...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

feel that ongoing, regular access to and the use of health information is essential to achieve important public health objectives ...

of health promotion models. Though a single theory may not provide a complete perspective, the study of several theories can buil...

care is a basic survival need. Without adequate health care, they could and sometimes do die. There is empirical evidence that the...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...