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the American healthcare system, the debate concerning whether or not states should implement mandated nurse-to-patient ratios rema...
This nursing practicum proposal focuses on the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios that have been implemented in California. The writ...
was a patient protection initiative which incorporated a requirement for there to be set nasty patient ratios in healthcare system...
nurse to patient ratio in California. In 1992 and 1993 the California Nurses Association has sponsored the Democratic Senator Jack...
to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...
to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...
assisting registered nurses (RNs) in order to meet legislated requirements (Schaefer 9). This means that while RNs have fewer pati...
(Cunningham, 2008). Observed Results Cortez (2008) states that in the past, patients had been known to call 911 from their ...
nursing skill levels and patient mix" (Minimum staff levels, 2004, p. 33). However, the researchers found that a "greater total nu...
literature and also "analysis of ICD-9-CM codes," which were reviewed by a "clinician panel," offering specific IQs that address i...
through the administration of pain medication. It is not to end that suffering through medically-induced suicide. In fact, the C...
In eight pages this essay discusses efforts to reconcile euthanasia and the Nurse's Code in a consideration of the ethics nonmalef...
between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...
system," since the institution of mandated nursing ratios, and also that data shows California hospitals have not only been able t...
Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...
(Domrose, 2001). However, current trends have developed that have greatly expanded the scope of med-surg nursing, which includes a...
This essay gives an overview of why mandatory overtime for nursing staff is a significant issue that as the potential to harm pati...
established that nurses are often involved in the "timely identification of complications," which, if acted upon swiftly, prevent ...
Leadership and management while related are two distinctively different concepts. Leadership can be discerned from simply manageme...
expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, t...
patient care (Hassmiller and Cozine, 2006). Some strategies proposed by RWJF for helping to decrease the tremendous workload on nu...
nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...
in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...
the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...
cash flow incomes that are to be received and the level of current assets reflects this, if receivables are coming in quickly (as...
who is the legal guardian, as this pertains to the legality of admitting a minor for psychiatric care. If the patient is accompani...
left to deny anything connected with the loss, either before or after the fact. Those left behind also need to acknowledge the me...
report, admissions, and emergency situations" (Griffin, 2003, p. 135). The rationale for this policy is that it protects the confi...
In seven pages the confidentiality issues nurses must contend with are discussed within the weighty context of the trust between p...
This 15 page paper discusses seven patients who suffer from various forms of mental illness, and argues that there may be an under...