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Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of Journali...
an overview of the issues that surround massage and the literature that support the fact that it is an effective approach in the t...
at any given time. More than a decade ago, Bigelow and Arndt (1995) suspected value in TQM in the hospital setting but wrote, "Th...
is not an expectation based on fact or knowledge, it is based on hope. 2. Clinicians personal and professional values Personal ...
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Tulsa. Linda W. Cardillo is a doctoral student in the School of...
that this provides. This has been seen in the past in different scenarios and different proportions on other economic difficulties...
"encouragement of facing probl4ems/fears, support of efforts to master problems/ears, affective experiencing/catharsis" (Coady 15)...
there are those that are relevant to childrens protection as well, such as confidentiality. For example, during a recent visit tw...
life in prison for patient death (Jacko & Sears, 2003). HIPAA is comprised of five major titles that are applicable to each provi...
movement disorders, such as Parkinsons and dystonia. This procedure was initially developed in 1987 in France (Song, 2006). This a...
to base their arguments on more spiritual and ethereal ground, such as the idea that a persons life ends when God chooses to end i...
in place for some time, and none of the fears surrounding it have ever materialized (Seale, 2006). Research shows that 171 people ...
cancer affects both the man and his life partner. In most cases, study designs addressing quality of life issues for prostate canc...
patient, the attending nurse is seldom in the room at the same time. The attending physician may refer the patient to a cardiologi...
by Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom (2006), they found 10 studies that examine4d the relationship between depression in HF patien...
classify medical errors (Pace et al., 2005). In fact, there are taxonomies to classify errors but they are not standardized (Pace ...
language competency. The results of this study confirmed that the BEST oral interview can be used successfully within the context ...
and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...
(Townsend, 2000). This study is advantageous in many other ways as well to the nursing educator. It utilizes methodologi...
to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...
the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...
of this journal is to demonstrate a newfound appreciation for everyday occurrences, it is important to note that each entry does n...
as individuals, "healthcare executives must evaluate the possible outcomes of their decisions and accept full responsibility for t...
in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...
hypoglycemia require different nursing responses. Mild hypoglycemia, which is defined by the symptoms listed above and a glucose r...
a study whose purpose was to determine the way in which patients perceive patient education efforts. This research revealed that c...
of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...
bodies to produce an excessive amount of cholesterol (Statins safe, 2004). Left untreated, this condition is associated with havin...
Study participants ranged from 20 to 79 years and noted that the mere exchange of information is not enough to accomplish the desi...
are told what they should do by their physicians. For example, if a patient visits a doctor and due to age parameters, he or she w...