SEARCH RESULTS

researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...

unitary human beings (Newman). This theory is appealing because it acknowledges how each person is unique and, therefore, must be ...

the environment" (Reynolds and Cormack, 1991, p. 1123). Within this main system are eight subsystems: the "ingestive, eliminative,...

quality of the provided care (ANA, 2008). Empirical research studies have confirmed that the risk for medical error increase subst...

relations. Nurses must assess person and environment in relation to their impact on health. Both person and environment can vary...

Social Services they have complained that that funding is insufficient to provide for even their most basic dietary needs. Part o...

avoidance, such as creating a buddy system, which pairs elderly neighbors with each other. Buddies check on one another and accomp...

On further examination, the cause of death is determined to be smallpox. As the World Health Organization (WHO) completely eradica...

owes the same duties of care to herself or himself as is owed to patients. A nurse cannot adequately attend to patients if that nu...

of her theory is the "improvement of nurses relationships with patients," which is a goal that she proposed can be accomplished by...

there is very little information about predisposes people to these episodes (Swann, 2006). Therefore, for the most part, nursing a...

accomplish beneficial behavioral change. As Kurt Lewins pioneering work with change theory points out, any change initiative ent...

fact that Ross, who is associated with an established clinic, recommends this procedure and offers her an example of how this can ...

This 3 page paper looks at the type of mental models which may be used by a chief finance officer in a healthcare organization whe...

as typical or traditional (first generation) and atypical (second generation) (Blake, 2006). Typical antipsychotic medications ar...

the others (Trofino, 2007). Those 14 Forces of Magnetism provide the conceptual foundation and basis for what became the Magnet a...

of course, it only takes one person in any organization to "make a difference" (Sanborn, 2004, p. 8). The second principle, Succe...

Based on their results, the authors suggested nurse educators add more critical thinking exercises to their classroom curriculum. ...

indicate the patients readiness for growth and movement" (Marchese, 2006, p. 364). Phase 1, orientation, describes the patient and...

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

support of a nurse that can keep these patients inspired to continue the positive health behaviors that ensure their continued goo...

populations and fall prevention strategies. 1b. Review the home care records to identify precipitating situations leading to fal...

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...

meant. Jan shared it concerned her, too, and she would inquire about what it would really mean to them. This conversation was live...

nurse practitioners how they could join the movement and help. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1989 included minimal reimbursem...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

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

the team to make a decision. The advantage of the casuistry approach to ethical decisions is that the team finds some sort of co...

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