SEARCH RESULTS

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

a drivable distance. This rural population currently exceeds 35 million in the country (America Telemedicine Association, 2007). ...

their infants, and this factor is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as significant financial expenditures...

entrepreneurial nurses to take advantage of avenues to market themselves and their services more effectively than ever before. C...

legislation an the economic feasibility of the plan. A major role of the board will be to make the decision, to ensure that there ...

the suffering sick, and looking after their basic hygienic needs (Roux 2012). It is worth noting that during this period, nursing ...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

denied tenure, the woman pulled out a gun and began shooting. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Scienc...

the provision of nursing services for early diagnosis and preventive services, the progress made over the course of the last centu...

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

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...

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

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

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

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...

in pursuit of their advanced standing certification. Moreover, active RNs, LPNs and CNAs understand that these advanced practice ...

(Masters and Doctoral degree) (Career overview, 2009). Summary of Results of the Need Assessment For the purposes of the needs a...

various roles" (Meadows-Oliver, et al, 2007, p. 116). The stress involved in a teenage pregnancy and the associated pressure tha...

the factors that made up the CC situation. Analysis of the data identified 147 factors related to CC that could be classified into...

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

that by instituting improved sanitation and nutrition, there was a corresponding decrease in morality (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003...

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...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

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