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in harmony and when they dont, osteoporosis is the result (Kantrowitz, 2007). Bone mineral density is generally measured as a T-s...

nurses can become political active, as these organizations frequently play an active role in establishing public policy by publica...

directly with families in their home, aiding them with complex care situations (Denham, 2003). How has the family changed? In 20...

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

nurse job satisfaction and the development and implementation of a patient care delivery model at New Hampshire Hospital?" (Allen...

in any other state must, as of January 1, 2008, have a masters or another advanced graduate degree in nursing (Phillips, 2005). Wi...

rituals of this religion in order to offer quality care. They should know, for instance, that an Orthodox Jew is required to wash ...

This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...

many of the findings of nursing research have little or no relevance to their daily practice. Im and Meleis (1999) cite several re...

information. These guidelines are also based on this researchers finding that self-care promotes the pediatric patients spiritual ...

ability to empower and grow people" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). Over the past decade, there have been numerous studies that have fou...

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

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...

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

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, ...

task forces, committees, and organizational projects," while also serving as "resources to other nurses to facilitate advancing sk...

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...

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

makes the point that EBP involves more than simply utilize research evidence; and Penz and Bassendowski emphasize this point by s...

perceived self-efficacy (Capik, 1998). JJ explained how Penders theory guides her priorities in establishing educational goals, ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a nursing recommendation. This paper gives a number of reasons why the student would be...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

move in concentric circles of caring--from individuals, to others, to community, to (the) world" (Vance, 2003). Caring science inv...

2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...

For example, in regards to nurse practitioners from other state, the law states, "The Board (meaning the Board of Nursing) may iss...

naturally create a prime source of psychic conflict for nurses, which would facilitate the development of burnout. Jenkins, Ellio...

p. 311). Specifically, this study focused on discerning how indicators of the "psychosocial work climate" affected the frequency w...