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they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...

In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...

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

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

of diabetes care, including blood/glucose monitoring, food intake monitoring, exercise monitoring, and insulin administration. Be...

in this case for a variety of reasons (Chaguturu and Vallabhaneni, 2005). First of all, despite any financial incentives, it has b...

percent of al cardiac surgery patients (Brantman and Howie, 2006). While this postoperative condition is typically well-tolerated ...

are possess "awareness and intention," and can construct a sense of self-identity and meaning," which includes the ability to choo...

background of hospital RNs is a significant factor in providing quality nursing care, as this study showed that the level of educa...

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

nurses are part of this generation and a large majority of nurses are retiring. It has been estimated that 50 percent of the count...

supply and the importance of fruit and vegetables in the patients diet. She authored over 200 books, reports and pamphlets on nurs...

quality and safety for the care they can expect to receive from nurses and midwives and other health professionals are the same" (...

individual family member are considered within this context (Friedman, Bowden and Jones 37). In analyzing the various theories th...

Aesthetic, the need for beauty, order and symmetry (Huitt, 2004). 7. Self-actualization is a plateau not all people reach. At this...

is a term that refers to "a formal way of thinking (i.e. conceptualizing) about a process/system under study" (Conceptual Framewor...

interests and values considered and respected in the decision-making process" (Fly and Johnstone, 2002). This rationale is undoubt...

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

Sometimes the ability to perform foot self-exams for follow-up education or acute illness (Nettles, 2005, p. 44). Additionally, ...

verifies old knowledge (Wilkerson, 1998). As this suggests, the continuation of scholarly advances in the development of nursing t...