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professionals has come into view as an element of this discourse. Nurse professionals, who once worked directly under the wing ...
The methodology utilized in the study by OBrien is quantitative and includes an assessment of a review of literature, the developm...
after the exposure to the initiating traumatic event (Stein, 2002). If PTSD-like symptoms become evidence and are intense prior to...
for registered nurses by 2010 (Feeg 8). While statistics such as these have received a great deal of press, what is less well kno...
issues pertaining to focus group interview with regard to access, ethical issues, power and relevance (Benner, 1991; Morse, 1994; ...
whole, and has also provided a basis for understanding the variety of nursing roles in this environment. At the same time, I have...
infant mortality rate in the United States, which is one of the highest of the developed nations. Women who smoke at the...
of a break in the skin (a cut, a crack in dry skin) becomes infected by bacteria or fungi (Monroe, 2003). Cellulitis can also occ...
In addition to their roles in the carative environment, RNs may also take on educational roles, providing important instruction, e...
experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...
objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
At the heart of nursing is the nurse-patient relationship, which provides the foundation for nursing care (Patusky, 2003). This r...
MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...
Bell (2000) reports that when an Australian hospital instituted shared governance, nurse managers responded "by developing a teamw...
risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...
already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...
undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...
reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...
are often called upon to provide comfort where there seems to be none, patience in the face of adversity, and grace under fire. Th...
is understandable given that MRSA is one of the primary threats in terms of diseases encountered in ICUs in the US. Over fifty pe...
and their insurers by operating under two distinct fee schedules. Medicare requires that care providers fees be "normal and custo...
is they do, when they change their actions, then the image of nursing will change" (Watson, 1996, p. 142). Watson has recognized ...
between states and federal regulation. The purpose here is to determine whether the USAF advanced nurse practitioners are "functi...
should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...
military personnel and other non-combatants. While McConnell was seeing her charges safely to Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was...
states, "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient" (Code of Ethics f...
improve it, then nursing can truly be an invaluable profession to choose. This leads us to the reality of helping people. Perha...
cross to bear and they would be shamed to bring it to someone else. The healthcare worker must not attempt to alter the patients r...