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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...

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

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

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

with their illness decreases and their partners ability to help them with the process is impeded as well. Decreased communication...

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

time to actively conduct a research study, lack of time to read current research, nurses do not have time to read much of the rese...

Dr. McCullough is "Director of the Sexual Health and Male Fertility and Microsurgery Programs at New York University School of Med...

in Abrams (2004) article, as the author noted, have been successful in different organizations to recruit and retain talented empl...

to proper interaction with culturally diverse patients: "These standards provide comprehensive definitions of culture, competence,...

should be political informed by drawing on a variety of sources for information; vote for the candidates and/or ballot issues that...

neighbor who incurred a head injury and did not want to go to a hospital because she lacked the funds to pay for treatment. Wardan...

the profession of nursing has developed some basic ideas that serve as the foundation that guides all subsequent professional prac...

Advances in technology have changed everything from how patients are diagnosed to acute care to managing chronic illnesses. Techno...

the factors that make nursing unique The Department of Nursing at California State University at Fresno defines nursing as a "uni...

profession is very rewarding, if at times very difficult and even heartbreaking. This paper describes the Good Samaritan College o...

and technology, however, she refers to these elements as the "Trim," which is a term she originated that differentiates between ca...

catheterization provides an effective method for evaluating the effectiveness of medications while also assessing cardiac function...

fact that an individual "can be called to account for ones actions in regard to a duty" (Cornock, 2008, p. 64). While responsibi...

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

describe the utility of Peplaus model in working with a 62-year-old man, Jason, who was suffering from depression and anxiety resu...

prevent the potential of incidences of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. The authors maintained that pre-participation card...

This research paper describes the strategies and factors found in recent nursing research that are associated with achieving acad...

survey. Encouraging nurses to cultivate an inquiring attitude The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) indicates ...

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, looking at the effectiveness of nurses delivering health promotion activities to ...