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(Summers, 2004). This switch back to pursing a doctors role sent a horrendous message concerning nursing to the viewing public. ...

"become a universal law" (Kant, 1993, p. 30). In other words, Kants main criteria for action is that the individual should conside...

article, "Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care)," kangaroo care offers the parents the only opportunity to engage in ...

In seven pages professional autonomy is one of the topics discussed in changes between present day nursing and during the period o...

industry and primary care access; homecare access; and the new legislation proposed in regards to the entire health human resource...

This research paper presents a comprehensive discussion of the American nursing shortage. A brief history of the shortage is prese...

This statement presents an example paper of how to present a nursing educator's personal philosophy on teaching. The theory of mul...

This research paper presents 5 articles that pertain to Patricia Benner's "From Novice to Expert" nursing theory. The writer summa...

"organization does not need transforming" (Transformational leadership, 2007). Transactional leadership is much in keeping with ...

a discussion and review of literature that focuses on hypertension (HTN) among minority ethnic groups, with a particular emphasis ...

that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care" (DPE Research Department, 2003). Physicians...

She has promoted her theory of human caring throughout the world from various positions including lecturer at several universities...

imply, a standardized nursing language provides a "uniform nomenclature for the diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation components...

graduate nursing hires (Truman, 2004, p. 45). The novice nurses participate in six hours of classroom instruction, plus thirty hou...

quality and care" of health services that offered to rural areas throughout the US (Clinton, 2007). In addition to providing fun...

30 months, as this is when between 13 and 28 percent of senior nurses are due to retire (Sibbald, 2003). Currently, close to a thi...

the question of what effect an aging nursing work force has on American healthcare in general. First and foremost, the aging of ...

pilot study was performed first, in which the research tested the methodology. This also involved developing an interview schedule...

promotion can address a variety of nursing clients in a variety of circumstances. For example, Richardson (2002) acknowledges that...

defining the leadership characteristics that would be the focus of this educational effort (Pintar, Capuano and Rosser, 2007). As ...

embarrassment in front of others, withheld pay increases, and termination" (Marriner-Tomey, 2004, p. 118). While conferring reward...

has always been about the development of autonomy, equality, social justice and democracy" (Mezirow, 1999). The transformative app...

the politics found in hospitals and other environments (Reuters, 2008). Supply and demand is always a major driver of salaries in...

age. Therefore, the patient population is increasing. This factor is also influenced by the fact that that the huge lump in the Am...

self-knowledge (Simpson, 2004). While anecdotal evidence is not regarded as conclusive, the experience of individual nurses in reg...

numbers of young students came to believe that perhaps nursing would provide an outlet for caring natures as well as support a fam...

and influence and that "alternative" family structures "spell the downfall of American youth" (2003, p. 471). While it is true tha...

are under our care. By promoting healthy and better communication between us and the patient, we do not need to involve the famil...

Under her wing, Nightingale took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to health. ...

and nursing literature abounds with how such theories influence and guide nursing practice in all of its varied aspects. For exa...