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nurses should understand these patients thoroughly, "who they are, where they live and with whom, their current health status and ...

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

"take" was enough to convince him that he was on the right track. He was-it was the start of an entire industry. Bushnell talked ...

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

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

Beginning in the early 1990s, managed care targeted nursing as an expenditure where hospitals could cut costs. Managed care consul...

change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...

this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...

9.Surg: Patients recovering from some form of surgery. 10. Med: Patients recovering from some form of illness. 11. ICU-Intensive C...

in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...

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

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

on nurses increase (Cullen, 2003). Nevertheless, nurse educators and scholars stress that it is through recognition of caring as a...

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...

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

The Home Depot Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is the worlds largest home-improvement chain and second-largest U.S. retailer (...

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

nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...

between a patient and a doctor in a community practice setting" (Manias, 2010, p. 934). However, this scenario is no longer the mo...

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

utilized 184 consecutive patients. All of the patients who were admitted were provided with informed consent. The researche...

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

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

prompts nurses to cultivate the "conscious intent to preserve wholeness; potentiate healing; and preserve dignity, integrity and l...

there is very little information about predisposes people to these episodes (Swann, 2006). Therefore, for the most part, nursing a...

out care. Though there is a need for health care providers as a whole to have a greater awareness of the diagnostic process for b...