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was evaluated using the Beth Israel Medical Center flow sheet sedation scale (Loewy, et al, 2006). If, after 30 minutes, the patie...

include an understanding of how insulin functions to control glucose levels and the interaction between variables that can affect ...

six months the intervention group had only 68 compared to 118 in the control group, likewise quality-of-life was found to be highe...

As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...

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

ask these questions because he is trying to find out if the patient has any understanding as to why his behavior makes him uneasy;...

in resistant strains of bacteria (Plonczynski, 2005). This situation suggests that changes in antibiotic prophylactic procedures ...

The purpose - indeed the entire study - does not specifically identify variables that can be labeled as independent. It is not an...

predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...

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...

Researchers have identified nutrition as a significant factor in wound healing. In fact, it has been argued that nutritional elem...

the DSM IV-TR (Therapydoc, 2007). The next one is due sometimes in 2012 (Therapydoc, 2007). It will no doubt change etiologies, di...

are fatigued often have trouble dealing successfully with their illness. In this article Benzein and Berg note that "Hope, hopeles...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

influences can be broken down into political, economic, social and technological. Political influences are one of the most importa...

Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...

authors isolated the following recurring elements, in order of their statistical appearance in the definitions [1]: Violence, forc...

In ten pages medical negligence is considered with such cases as 1957's Bolam v. Friern HMC and 1997's Bolitho v. Hackney HA refer...

are licensed individuals who go through at least one year of formal education in addition to clinical instruction, and the focus o...

after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in his ow...

to identify and to relate in terms of actual patient care. Ida Jean Orlando created a conceptual view of the nursing process whic...

Mr. Schiavo finally was allowed the right to have his wifes feeding tube removed, the right to allow her to die of lack of nutrien...

what is tantamount to a death sentence, because of the "uncertain definition of suicide in the context of a terminal illness" (Mar...

Crystalloids and colloids are coming into use for trauma cases where fluids are being used for resuscitation. This paper gives a g...

of revenues, and it is likely lower. Allowing 35 percent food cost, however, the cost of operations including labor should not ex...

can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...