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serious, potentially fatal, but preventable, complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs when there is insufficient insulin to m...

concerns the how NP practice has been implemented in countries other than the US. The majority of research articles available in v...

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

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

routine activities necessary to their own care. The purpose is that with a nurses direction, encouragement and initial supervisio...

potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...

2008, p. 208). The purpose of the study designed by Sorensen and Yankech (2008) was to investigate whether a "research-based, th...

planning evaluation to those patients, conducted or overseen by a registered nurse, social worker or other appropriately qualified...

Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...

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

management, in recent years, has been quite extensive. This body of empirical evidence and commentary largely supports the concept...

effectiveness has been studied extensively, and that studies consistently conclude that NP-based care is comparable to that origin...

to identify and to relate in terms of actual patient care. Ida Jean Orlando created a conceptual view of the nursing process whic...

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

(Walsh, 2003; p. 22). The intended role is that of partner with an MD in providing direct patient care in terms of serving in rol...

While CHF has a mortality rate that ten times that of AIDS and is also responsible for far more hospitalizations than cancer, even...

of condition in terms of importance due the impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et a...

the managers of each outlet may not be available, we do know that Wal-Mart has more employee-initiated class-action lawsuits again...

the signs of illness in order to maintain prolonged contact with healthcare providers (Criddle, 2010). History and Statistics Ph...

This research paper describes two research articles and one opinion piece that pertain to the practice of master's degree prepared...

(Domrose, 2001). However, current trends have developed that have greatly expanded the scope of med-surg nursing, which includes a...

a method which pursues both action and understanding at the same time, and points out that it is particularly relevant in situatio...

In three pages this paper examines the insight this text provides and how nursing practice could benefit from its application....

they do and so are less valuable in health care (Cys, 2004). NPs are and have been nurses first, and a requirement for the Master...

nurses should understand these patients thoroughly, "who they are, where they live and with whom, their current health status and ...

to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...

for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...

of professional nursing, nursing theory provides perspectives and guidance that aids nurses in achieving their primary goal of pro...

report, admissions, and emergency situations" (Griffin, 2003, p. 135). The rationale for this policy is that it protects the confi...

and theoretical Framework: The instrument designed for use in this study drew heavily upon the survey developed by Cole, et al, wh...