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

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

The manner in which professional organizations can be used to keep nursing leaders aware of political issues that are relevant to ...

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

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

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

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...

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

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

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...

2003). Most international nurses coming to the US come from the Philippines, but many also come from Canada and India with addit...

up billboards offering cash incentives, while nursing schools also originated creative means of recruiting more students (Wells). ...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

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

nurse, 2005). In addition to basic educational preparation at the RN level, oncology nursing practice also requires cancer-speci...

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

member with a meaningful recovery experience? When did you first realize that you wanted to help others? Relating personal details...

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

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

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

result that nursing pays well enough to support a family now, which is in great contrast to conditions in the distant past. The p...

required qualified, competent staff. This resulted in the establishment of training schools for nurses (Formal training, 2005). Un...

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...