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patient care (Hassmiller and Cozine, 2006). Some strategies proposed by RWJF for helping to decrease the tremendous workload on nu...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

phases of gait, the kinematics of the anatomical knee and the specific issues for pediatric prosthetic knee users, relates some of...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of...

Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of Journali...

at any given time. More than a decade ago, Bigelow and Arndt (1995) suspected value in TQM in the hospital setting but wrote, "Th...

"study and report to Congress on standards for the maximum number of hours that a nurse may work without compromising the safety o...

differences between cultures consist of variation in their main pattern in terms of these five dimensions and that these differenc...

In two pages cardiovascular disease and the complications it represents for patients suffering from Type II diabetes are discussed...

that it is impossible for a mere individual to resist the monolithic nature of an authoritarian state, also can be interpreted on ...

and concisely, and there are no major medical terms that might cause someone to stumble. But theres nothing really exciting to loo...

regarded as creating obligations on others to help her exercise her rights. An inherent theme that is implied in all of the questi...

grew from an average of seven in 1993 to an average of eleven in 2000 to an average of twelve in 2004 (Critser, 2007). At the tim...

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

services. However, the greatest cost of all has been to human life, because nosocomial infections have resulted in patient deaths...

to provide adult individuals, at the time of inpatient admission (or enrollment) information about state laws rights concerning ad...

The problem is that the system is broken when it comes to getting appropriate healthcare to the uninsured. Even if Congress passes...

to adopt healthy living habits (Schiavo, 2007). The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says health communication is ...

2008). Incentive programs can actually have very positive outcomes if they are used correctly and ethically (Sabin, 2008). In so d...

for patient safety identified these specific goals. For obvious reasons, these are copied directly from the Commissions Web page. ...

Nursing has evolved over the decades primarily as a result of research (Director, 2009). Nurses recognize a problem and introduce ...

whether or not a patient complaining of chest pains is having or has had a heart attack (American Clinical Laboratory Association,...

of different causative factors (Clinician Reviews, 2007; Hunter et al, 2002). Extrapolated prevalence rates for constipation in t...

often impacts the health and well-being of other members in a family (Miami Valley Hospital, 2004). As a result, the Womens Healt...

it is like the concept of paying it forward. Praying forward is that act of doing something kind or helpful for someone else, they...

of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

edema in MS bilateral lower extremities suggests diminished cardiac function is occurring. MS was assessed with potential previou...

infections can, of course, relate to a number of factors. The type of care needed can vary both according to the type of wound an...

not just in adverse impacts to the patients themselves but also in significant societal costs. Wounds that are improperly cared f...