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(Wichowski, 2004). This certainly appeared to be the case for Elvis, as he complained about the "Croatian people" in his head who ...
The methodology utilized in the study by OBrien is quantitative and includes an assessment of a review of literature, the developm...
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...
2005, p. 4). She incorporated the environment into the theory along with numerous other factors and variables, all of which would ...
(rural communities were slower to put into place screening mechanisms for HIV in the blood supply used for transfusions). Final...
the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...
the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...
First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
nature have cropped up. Is a 60 year old woman too old to raise children? Is it ethical for a woman to carry her own grandchildren...
reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...
also occupied a role or part in the setting, reflecting how participant observation is both extensive and intuitive by nature. In...
considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...
learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...
Working for the well-staffed working environment in itself is no small task, given the fact of the ongoing nursing shortage. The ...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...
a nurses role as a change agent in data base management. Fonville, Killian, and Tranbarger (1998) note that successful nurses of ...
the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...
which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...