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and the bitterness on both sides of that unfortunate incident have brought the debate about the right-to-die to the fore. Ironi...

that may trigger a Bipolar incident, many of these also trigger using substances. Oliver (2007) identified twelve different "Trigg...

funds used to ensure drug safety focused in the approval of new drugs. After a drug is approved there are few quality reports unde...

meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...

McAndrew, 2006). With communication skills there are includes skills of listening as well as tact as essential to facilitate effec...

York found that, in the past, ambulance diversions were a seasonal event. However, more recent research finds that diversional sta...

with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...

this condition. If the student does not have asthma, the student may feel motivated to help this population because of he/she rea...

and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...

movement disorders, such as Parkinsons and dystonia. This procedure was initially developed in 1987 in France (Song, 2006). This a...

to base their arguments on more spiritual and ethereal ground, such as the idea that a persons life ends when God chooses to end i...

in place for some time, and none of the fears surrounding it have ever materialized (Seale, 2006). Research shows that 171 people ...

cancer affects both the man and his life partner. In most cases, study designs addressing quality of life issues for prostate canc...

paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...

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

patient, the attending nurse is seldom in the room at the same time. The attending physician may refer the patient to a cardiologi...

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

classify medical errors (Pace et al., 2005). In fact, there are taxonomies to classify errors but they are not standardized (Pace ...

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...

the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...

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...

hypoglycemia require different nursing responses. Mild hypoglycemia, which is defined by the symptoms listed above and a glucose r...

are told what they should do by their physicians. For example, if a patient visits a doctor and due to age parameters, he or she w...

Study participants ranged from 20 to 79 years and noted that the mere exchange of information is not enough to accomplish the desi...

proven to be the principal reason for nosocomial infections, that is, infections that are acquired after hospital admittance. Impo...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

are fatigued often have trouble dealing successfully with their illness. In this article Benzein and Berg note that "Hope, hopeles...

the DSM IV-TR (Therapydoc, 2007). The next one is due sometimes in 2012 (Therapydoc, 2007). It will no doubt change etiologies, di...

system, decreasing the natural defenses that allow the body to fight off infections and diseases (Etiology, 2008). As this suggest...