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considered one of a number of high stress jobs, and stress is problematic, causing inefficiencies, high staffing turnover rates an...

Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...

with humanity, that is, to be humanistic in ones orientation refers to the principles of humanism, which has been given a variety ...

that not only were nurses retained but that everyone on staff is motivated to be actively engaged and involved in the work environ...

p. 311). Specifically, this study focused on discerning how indicators of the "psychosocial work climate" affected the frequency w...

This paper considers 20th century women's changing social roles with employment and family position among the topics discussed in ...

individual is an "open system," which includes "distinct, but integrated physiological, psychological and socio-cultural systems" ...

which are factors that are likely to have a beneficial affect on the chronic nursing shortage that is currently affecting the heal...

some determining the study was inconclusive, others saying certain interventions should be made universal and still others stating...

2008, p. 208). The purpose of the study designed by Sorensen and Yankech (2008) was to investigate whether a "research-based, th...

There is a new method of assessment for the performance of hospitals. It is national and standardized which will allow consumers a...

in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, looking at the effectiveness of nurses delivering health promotion activities to ...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

interests and values considered and respected in the decision-making process" (Fly and Johnstone, 2002). This rationale is undoubt...

(Cunningham, 2008). Observed Results Cortez (2008) states that in the past, patients had been known to call 911 from their ...

both for nurses and their patients, meaning that nurses experience and deal with stress in a variety of directions and settings. ...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...

graduate nursing hires (Truman, 2004, p. 45). The novice nurses participate in six hours of classroom instruction, plus thirty hou...

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...

patient was in a significant amount of pain, he made jokes throughout his entire stay, as family members remained at his bedside. ...

defining the leadership characteristics that would be the focus of this educational effort (Pintar, Capuano and Rosser, 2007). As ...

Statement, 2006). It is also a goal of HHC to "join with other health workers and with communities in a partnership" (Mission Sta...

stress, which causes fluctuating levels of neuro-endocrine responses (Taylor, Repetti and Seeman, 1997). To understand this concep...

Empirical research ahs consistently reported that when communication between the two professions is good, which includes doctors ...

Decision-making, critical thinking and advocacy are all important in the modern hospital experience. This paper examines a patient...

This paper addresses the new and growing field of forensic nursing. The author contends that forensic nursing is a necessity in t...