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issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

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

now regarded as a crucial and defining component of nursing, as caring defines "nursings unique area of practice and provides dire...

change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

Beginning in the early 1990s, managed care targeted nursing as an expenditure where hospitals could cut costs. Managed care consul...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

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

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

In five pages this paper discusses the plight of the homeless and health care access in a consideration of a nurse's role. Six so...

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of nursing research for a clear understanding of methodology and ever changing ...

job experience, type A behavior patterns, and fear of negative evaluation, combined with frequency of stressful events" (Dugan et ...

In five pages a nursing services' director for a long term health care facility for senior citizens is interviewed regarding the p...

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the health care setting in an examination of the advanced practice nurse or nurse practition...

In eight pages the concerns that have recently developed regarding the 1976 ANA Code for Nursing are considered including nursing ...

book" (Rizzo). The problem with the book is that its very thin, too thin to hang a complex work on. The story, such as it is, is ...

This 3 page paper is a response to Philippa Foot’s critique of Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative. ...

points: In this informative article, Holcomb begins by first differentiating between hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which is p...

to do something about her problem, but as we can see, it is not something that can be fixed, and we learn it is not something that...

While the book is certainly comprehensive in most ways, it has a couple of problems. First, as with all "compilation" type of book...

will sit and pay close attention, is the fact that the audience knows that this woman, Lula, has some motive in mind. It is the 19...

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

notes that he kept it quiet for a long time from the public eye. His medication allowed him to do this so that people were not awa...

brought there. Pip tells of this meeting in a calm voice, almost serene, but his powers of observation are acute. He describes th...