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reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
the basic paradigms of nursing professional theory are considered within a social context. For example, health is defined as a "dy...
considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...
on an evidenced based evidence based practice and the development of increased individual accountability in the area of clinical g...
The ANCI Competency Unit 4 demands that nurses accept accountability and responsibility for their actions in nursing. To do so we...
greater demand on health care services as more of them cross that line from employed to retired. Projections are just that,...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...
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...
train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...
(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
1999). Lee and his family owned a small business and had no health or medical insurance. The family was urged to begin the process...
10 years ago, the Christian Science Monitor, in covering an article about child care workers and the poverty-level wages they rece...
own paper. Specify the institution, the type of degree, and precisely what your GPA was, not simply "greater than 3.5." I have f...
trying times of their lives. Nurses have the capacity to improve lives. Nothing could be more meaningful or provide a greater sens...
the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...
if the individual discovers that he or she has thoughts and feelings that are "very basic and very strong" with regard to others o...
These authors conducted a large study of 3,830 individuals consisting of 17.8 percent nurses, 21.8 percent physicians, 29.6 percen...
Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...
prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...
(rural communities were slower to put into place screening mechanisms for HIV in the blood supply used for transfusions). Final...
for the same population. Pertinent Neighborhood Characteristics This is a sample of the information that should be included in...
(Wichowski, 2004). This certainly appeared to be the case for Elvis, as he complained about the "Croatian people" in his head who ...
and religious background and beliefs, as well as how the health/illness continuum works within the framework of their life. "Env...
(Summers, 2004). This switch back to pursing a doctors role sent a horrendous message concerning nursing to the viewing public. ...
issues pertaining to focus group interview with regard to access, ethical issues, power and relevance (Benner, 1991; Morse, 1994; ...