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of this decision. Ecological theory is an attempt to bring in many different influences in order to understand how a society ...
hospital stays (Cole and Soucy, 2003). While all ICU patients have serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, those ov...
which are factors that are likely to have a beneficial affect on the chronic nursing shortage that is currently affecting the heal...
and the church" and encompasses "spirituality, social support, and traditional, non-biomedical health and healing practices," whic...
the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...
population, newborn infants who can not verbally communicate their pain or allow the researcher any means of utilizing patient sel...
grueling exam Id have to pass to earn my CCRN," she bought the necessary study materials, sent in an applications and "hit the boo...
records and kept him and his family informed about his progress to date and what he could expect along the path to recovery. Nurs...
Kings theory provides a useful tool for nursing intervention designed to facilitate helping the patient and his/her family cope w...
adding a child life therapist for a neonatal intensive care unit (ICU). This person would be a trained therapist, with the sole pu...
a good nurse ... Id spend more time with their families. If I were a good nurse, I would ..." (Williams, 2001; p. 24ac2)....
this scenario, the question to be explored now is how each of above named nursing models addresses these patient needs. The Syste...
part of their academic preparation knowledge that pertains to how "to initiate, plan and manage change" (Elser, McClanahan and Gre...
care is the guiding concept behind the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphias (CHOP) commitment to values that place mutual trust and...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
of a research article is "an impersonal evaluation of the strengths and limitations of the research being reviewed" (Coughlan, Cro...
This 14 page paper looks at the issue of iatrogenic infection and how a hospital may undertake an innovation to reduce the occurre...
the non-emergency sections of the hospital or when they are in the doctors office or the resident clinic! Heart attacks happen! ...
job experience, type A behavior patterns, and fear of negative evaluation, combined with frequency of stressful events" (Dugan et ...
(Domrose, 2001). However, current trends have developed that have greatly expanded the scope of med-surg nursing, which includes a...
some problems that can be encountered include "breast engorgement, nipple soreness, and latch-on" (Hurst, 2007, p. 207). An interp...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
serve to mentor teens and provide socially positive guidance and support. Diagnostic and screening exams will also be available, b...
begins with "orientation," which is a period in which the nurse and the patient become acquainted. The relationship then proceeds ...
authors state that research "and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive" (p. 35) practice. As...
potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...
whoever the client might be, that is, an individual, family, group or community. The third provision indicates that nurses are als...
employees feel valued; the conditions in their working environment; and resources and salary. Cline, Reilly and Moore (2003) con...
have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...
The methodology utilized in the study by OBrien is quantitative and includes an assessment of a review of literature, the developm...