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2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...
a nurses role as a change agent in data base management. Fonville, Killian, and Tranbarger (1998) note that successful nurses of ...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...
learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...
Working for the well-staffed working environment in itself is no small task, given the fact of the ongoing nursing shortage. The ...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
An effective and valuable nurse is one who has sound technical knowledge and experience in applying it, but who also is a superlat...
includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...
many people have these factors in common within their personal value sets, but I believe that the nurse possesses them in specific...
was perceived as merely the "handmaiden" of medicine, that is, a service that was there to facilitate the practice of the physicia...
rather than requiring patient transfer to ICU. This plan is consistent with the principles of planned change in that it focuses o...
have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...
train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...
(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...
declined as "educators, employers and others recognize the need for educational changes in nursing" (Bednash, 2000, p. 2985). Asso...
There are different studies that have made a partial examination of the developmental models of clinical mentorship and supervisio...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
adaptation has a process in which individuals respond positively to environmental changes and described three types of stimuli: fo...
activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...
nonverbal and behavioural signals and information relating to the clients support system. Objective data could include observation...
in decision making (Thomas Group, 2004). The leadership team appointed a steering committee to develop a plan for empowering nur...