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a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

advocates, providing medical treatments prescribed by physicians, and keeping accurate records of changes in patient status (Nurse...

of a unified health care organization that included both Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH...

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....

(Nellis and Parker, 2000). Elasticity Elasticity of a good is the measure that assess the impact that a change in price will have...

"interactive, systems, and developmental" approaches (Tourville and Ingalls 21). The systems model of nursing perceives the meta...

the problem of teaching students with diverse backgrounds and abilities and refer to the 1997 report of the National Committee of ...

In ten pages child abuse and its social implications are described in terms of its different forms which also considers a communit...

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the field of nursing is discussed in terms of breast cancer, coping strategies, and how nurs...

In six pages this nurse's job loss is examined in terms of the reasons behind it after her failure to save a terminally ill patien...

crosses over all these disciplines (Warda, 2001). Family is defined broadly to incorporate the diverse structures of family in to...

individual, regardless of that individuals station in or stage of life. Todays nurse has many duties and answers to people and ad...

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

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

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

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

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

a profession, nursing theory has responded to meet the needs of nurses. For example, from the mid-1970s through the 1980s, the foc...

to increase the quality of care given in long term care facilities in the country, in order to ultimate reduce health care costs t...

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

This research paper describes the professional development plan of a nursing manager who is about to assume the position of Direct...

This paper applies a social psychological theory to a current event. The paper demonstrates how the theory can be applied to a ver...

In a paper of ten pages, the author reflects on nursing theories and educational theories, including constructivism and the theori...

In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...

based on a research study that surveyed over 2,000 RNs who provide direct nursing care in three mid-western hospitals. This result...

that they are often asked to take care of more patients with higher acuity levels than they have in the past (Hassmiller and Cozin...

whoever the client might be, that is, an individual, family, group or community. The third provision indicates that nurses are als...

Partially as a result of improved heath care practices which result in longer life and partially as the result of the movement aw...

between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...