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In fifteen pages this research paper considers the relevance of the transcendence concept to the nursing profession and discusses ...

question was directed at the nurse. One of her companions noted that her daughters name is Nancy, but Nancy died three years previ...

There is, in fact, an ongoing shortage of well-trained, competent, nurses. This shortage could be expected to intensify beginning...

In seven pages this research paper discusses epidural analgesia in an overview that examines nursing practice and considers the Ce...

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

In eight pages this report discusses the nurse's role in a consideration of leadership styles and theories. Ten sources are cited...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...

or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...

the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...

the incidence of the deaths that were preventable, and also developed the polar-area diagram as a way of demonstrating the impact ...

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

to body changes due to issues of self-image and acceptance speaks to a very vulnerable group of individuals whose focus is more up...

the inclination is to treat the dying patient with as little emotion as possible, so as not to suffer emotionally as well, many nu...

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

from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...

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

must have at least some knowledge of the topic of discussion beforehand, or the discussion can disintegrate into an exercise in "p...