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describe the utility of Peplaus model in working with a 62-year-old man, Jason, who was suffering from depression and anxiety resu...

This research paper describes the strategies and factors found in recent nursing research that are associated with achieving acad...

fact that an individual "can be called to account for ones actions in regard to a duty" (Cornock, 2008, p. 64). While responsibi...

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...

individual, regardless of that individuals station in or stage of life. Todays nurse has many duties and answers to people and ad...

they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

the incidence of the deaths that were preventable, and also developed the polar-area diagram as a way of demonstrating the impact ...

In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...

most often have a great deal of training and, in most mainstream settings, are also nurses or nurse-midwife practitioners. Many ar...

This paper offers answers to three nursing questions that address the role of nurse practitioners, the Consensus Model for APRN Re...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...

the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...

and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...

or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...