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Theoretical Foundations for Nursing, Various Issues

and Kramer (2008) to describe the ability of nurses to be cognizant of and reflect upon the wide variety of cultural, social and p...

Nursing Relevance of Jean Watson's Theory of Caring

phenomenological, existential, and qualitative components (Cohen, 1991). These combine to create a theory that addresses the pers...

Jokinen's Family Life-Path Theory

also possess knowledge concerning a particular family as a whole, including the intricacies of its family system, the position of ...

Theory of Caring, Kristen M. Swanson

nursing from the time when Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing in the nineteenth century. Since Nightingale, a variety of ...

Self-Care Deficit Theory, Dorothea Orem

The SCDNT regards the meta-paradigm of "Nursing" as an art, that is, a "helping service," but also as a technology ("Dorothea," 20...

Electronic Documentation, Making the Switch

documentation towards the use of electronic medical records (EMRs). This frequently, however, causes conflict among nursing staff,...

Critique Health Care Leader

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

The Mentor's Role

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

Shooting Sprees

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

Home Nursing Care Accreditation, Regulation and Licensing

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

Nursing Course Evaluation

It also is clear that readily accessible primary care services are essential to achieving effective health care reform. The World ...

Nursing - A Historical Overview

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

Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care

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

Reflection on Community/Public Health Nursing

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

Customer Satisfaction, Responding to Call Lights

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

Phenomenology and Addressing Elderly Depression

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

Casuistry Ethics and Nursing

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

Assessing Research

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

Assessing Research

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

Role of Nurse Practitioners and Reimbursement

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

Aiding Patients with Chronic Conditions, A Reflection

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

Nursing Practicum Goals

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

Overview of Sepsis

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

Practicum Outline

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

A Leaflet Explaining the Impact of Mandated Nurse to Patient Ratios in the Health Industry

nurse to patient ratio in California. In 1992 and 1993 the California Nurses Association has sponsored the Democratic Senator Jack...

Dyspnea, Family Caregiving and Quality of Life

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

Reimbursing NPs at 100 Percent

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

79 Year Old Woman with Multiple Diseass

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

APNs and Cardiology

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

Influences on Patient Healthcare Service Provider Communication

information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...