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rather than requiring patient transfer to ICU. This plan is consistent with the principles of planned change in that it focuses o...

have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...

draw on the fundamental concepts espoused by the metaparadigms. Nevertheless, each branch of nursing theory approaches the subjec...

includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...

many people have these factors in common within their personal value sets, but I believe that the nurse possesses them in specific...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

An effective and valuable nurse is one who has sound technical knowledge and experience in applying it, but who also is a superlat...

A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...

declined as "educators, employers and others recognize the need for educational changes in nursing" (Bednash, 2000, p. 2985). Asso...

McKenna (1997) points out that mid-range nursing theories tend to focus on concepts of interest to nurses. This can encompass pati...

The act of faxing patient information to another care-providing organization or third-party payer comes under privacy regulations ...

nonverbal and behavioural signals and information relating to the clients support system. Objective data could include observation...

in decision making (Thomas Group, 2004). The leadership team appointed a steering committee to develop a plan for empowering nur...

They are: 1. "activity level 2. "diet 3. "discharge medications 4. "follow-up appointment 5. "weight monitoring 6. "what to do if ...

classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...

learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...

Working for the well-staffed working environment in itself is no small task, given the fact of the ongoing nursing shortage. The ...

reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...

suggestions for future action in regards to this problem. Section A: Problem identification The Problem and its importance The G...

make a real difference. In helping professions, such leadership is desirable. The health care industry today is fraught with probl...

that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...

Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...

the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...

In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...

The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...

which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...

define what other mechanisms are brought into the healing process. For example, Gordon et al (2002) argue that depending on the v...

expenses, the learning contract is a device used by those involved - the student, the school and any other interested parties - to...

...purpose of this study was to describe the process of bearing illness and injuries among individuals with catastrophic illnesses...

the basic paradigms of nursing professional theory are considered within a social context. For example, health is defined as a "dy...