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rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...

in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...

Prospective Payment System (PPS), reimbursement rates going to both hospitals and physicians have declined significantly. In react...

to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...

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 ...

primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...

and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables su...

law stipulates that an RN is allowed to delegate specific nursing tasks individuals who are unlicensed if they have been adequatel...

to the patient conflicts with the nurses duty to his or her employer (Hanks, 2007). Specifically, barriers to nursing advocacy inc...

evolved through various versions of the ANA Code. In addition to describing the duties and obligations that provision 1 entails, T...

frequently the needs of terminal patients are not addressed properly and that multiple problems exist in this regard. Practitioner...

and fatigue, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and learning difficulties" ("Lead"). These physiological effects are caused by...

is commonly utilized in other discourse in relation to the management of energy resources not related to human physical function. ...

student offer a description that relates the students personal assessment of the strategy. For example, in regards to rubrics, the...

a statement made early-on in the post, which is that nursing has the potential to make a huge contribution to the transformation o...

housing, case management, nutritional guidance and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the development of new approaches to prev...

the staff endeavors not only to care for our residents physical needs, but also for their psychological, social, and emotional nee...

of Health (NMDH) indicates that, as of 2007, it was estimated that 157,930 New Mexico adults, 18 years of age and older, had diabe...

registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...

environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...

the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...

in scientific reasoning that she changed the face of nursing. She made use of statistical analysis in order to demonstrate the way...

for the precise coding of medication in order to avoid the errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002). Cohen, Robinson and...

when he cannot feel a pulse. A new nurse, a first year graduate, Sally enters the room, sees Long and runs out. She encounters Nur...

Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...

is simply to require that their nursing staff make up for understaffing by working mandatory overtime on a more or less permanent ...

1999). Lee and his family owned a small business and had no health or medical insurance. The family was urged to begin the process...