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however, without first obtaining better control of interorganizational practices. Indeed, the situation at present is not only ch...

counseling and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle" (What is a Midwife? 2002). With a descripti...

northeastern Ohio. It is not only a general care facility but maintains many patient-oriented programs and services. Some of the...

paradigm but without the fantasy that acceptance is the ultimate outcome. In treating this patient, a student writing on the subje...

as the last hope when trying to cure a bacterial disease" (Introduction to Vancomycin: a history, 2002). Like most antibiotics,...

provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...

environment. That open system "interacts with internal and external stressors and is in a state of constant change, moving toward...

completing the ranges of study required to attain the licensing level each holds. Aides are not licensed individuals and may or m...

(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...

for more projects, and this also helps to increase the level of the water quality due to the potential problems with surface water...

these issues(LaBar, 1997). While OSHA as an organization is necessary, it perhaps oversteps its bounds and makes arbitrary rules, ...

jobs. The evidence appears to indicate that the survivors will also suffer. There is a range of literature that outlines responses...

this study there were 229 respondents who were married and 207 of them "said that bridewealth had been or was being paid. Items in...

ineffective - organizational structure on the organizations ability to function at optimal levels has been known literally for dec...

litigious society where health care workers and institutions are open and easy targets, this dearth of lawsuits reported in The Ne...

occur in an EMS vehicle in the summer months (McElroy, 2002). Such degradation can occur with no visible changes to the medicatio...

100 percent and also to create a neighborhood health and daycare facility. Another proposal is the creation of a preventative diag...

instruments not trustworthy? This is just another meaningless slogan, a cousin of zero defects" (Deming, 1986; p. 66). The...

its founding in the late 18th century, the United States has opened its borders to people from a variety of countries and cultures...

HMOs now are listed as the responsible parties for 97 percent of all Americans who have insurance coverage and are not covered thr...

of the market (Christensen, Bohmer and Kenagy, 2000). The area of disruptive technology is the same one through which personal co...

employers are increasing employees portion of premium payments or ceasing to contribute anything at all. Many employers have ceas...

parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...

processed, but also in terms of the culture where employees feel appreciated. They are paid more than the average wage, on top of ...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

can only contract: they "pull but they cannot push" (Muscle System Overview). Comprising 23 percent of the female body and 40 per...

of which includes diabetes (Samuels et al 55). Auricle pressure points - comprise over half of the more than 400 acupuncture poin...

with the heavens above have made astronomy the single most critical application with regard to his place in the universe. The ver...

that they are often asked to take care of more patients with higher acuity levels than they have in the past (Hassmiller and Cozin...

which is precisely why other more universal methods of visual and auditory stimuli are used in tandem. Soap operas are particular...