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achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...

undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...

caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...

experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

the medical team with which these patients have surrounded themselves. It is the patients responsibility to cooperate and do ever...

the same sort of indirect methods that they have advocated will aid the economy. For example, the Republicans are pursuing putting...

reporting and administrative reporting so that the owner can have confidence that HHH is providing superlative patient care and me...

article, "Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care)," kangaroo care offers the parents the only opportunity to engage in ...

in which care is provided for aging and dying adults in general. In addition, the researchers recognize that preparation for dyin...

or reject MEDITECHs suggestions as they see fit. Whether users accept or reject the suggestions made by MEDITECH, care prov...

carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...

the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...

charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...

a list of advantages for patients, which include: * Greater coordination of services leads to higher quality care for the patient ...

this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

Furthermore they state that is a strategic approach which relates to all aspects of an organization within the context the culture...

While only 6 percent of newborns require advanced life support in 1997, the rise in the number of neonates since that time weighin...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

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

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

of use) of sunscreen at the beach are important considerations. Other factors that should be assessed relative to subjective data...

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

now regarded as a crucial and defining component of nursing, as caring defines "nursings unique area of practice and provides dire...

economic positions (McGinn and Murr, 2006). All of this development in the past several years has led to a restatement of Shannon...

9.Surg: Patients recovering from some form of surgery. 10. Med: Patients recovering from some form of illness. 11. ICU-Intensive C...

First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...