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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, ...

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...

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

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, ...

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...

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...

the ability of an institution to deliver quality, error-free care. At the Six Sigma level, there are roughly "3.4 errors per one m...

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

(Allmark, 2003, p. 4). Poststructuralism: This perspective takes a deconstructive view of structuralism and "sees inquiry as ine...

serve to mentor teens and provide socially positive guidance and support. Diagnostic and screening exams will also be available, b...

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

body. Though "the VG site has long been established as an optimal site, not all nurses use it" (Scott and Marfell-Jones, 2004; p....

to five-times the risk for CHD, which contrasts sharply with the double risk encountered in African American men. There is also a ...

the medical profession as a whole. Nurses themselves face a number of concerns in the performance of their jobs in organ transpla...

using similar tests and with mixed variables such as aromatherapy and hypnosis. All of the studies mentioned concluded that massag...

creates a document that addresses the extent to which the program is in compliance with the standards for accreditation published ...

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 (...

The link between nurse caring and patient satisfaction has been reported numerous times. For instance, the AORN journal reported a...

Colorado/Utah and 3.7 percent of the hospitalizations occurring in New York resulted incurred adverse events (Dunn 45). Death occu...

as a therapeutic relationship between patient and nurse (Frisch and Kelley, 2002). Other theorists since that time have examined t...

of anxiety, and relate these to nursing studies, protocols for care and general theory and practice. As a result, this study will...

leadership training, including training that focuses on motivational elements, communication skills, and the development of leader...

In five pages this paper considers the perpetuated images of nurses in general and of the nursing profession overall. Three sourc...