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nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, ...

as relating information to patients families. Pugh relates that just thinking about this task made her anxious; however, the staff...

ensure that any data given is not capable of identifying any of the respondents, although this is unlikely, there is also the way ...

the American healthcare system, the debate concerning whether or not states should implement mandated nurse-to-patient ratios rema...

researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...

unitary human beings (Newman). This theory is appealing because it acknowledges how each person is unique and, therefore, must be ...

systems. The following examination of the problem of medication errors focuses on the context of mental health nursing within the ...

such as "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). The gr...

(Tomey and Alligood, 2006, p. 645). Meaning There are two major assumptions upon which Reeds theoretical conclusions are based. ...

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organiz...

and theoretical Framework: The instrument designed for use in this study drew heavily upon the survey developed by Cole, et al, wh...

versatile medium, learning how to create web pages and make them interactive and user-friendly. It is important that care provid...

p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...

domestic violence is to, first of all, screen for domestic violence with all injured patients. When screening for abuse, Flitcraft...

to be exclusionary in terms of acceptable methods and resulted in what Taylor called "the great fault of modern psychology ... tha...

of pregnancies, pending on the population and the definitions used (Walker, 2000). Hypertension in pregnancy is typically classi...

role has changed in nursing home facilities. Long gone are the days when a modern amount of nursing care and dietary supervision w...

the case study, is important for planning a safe and effective rehabilitation program (Craven and Hirnle, 2007). People who experi...

quality of the provided care (ANA, 2008). Empirical research studies have confirmed that the risk for medical error increase subst...

breath (King, 2003, p. 24). The factors comprising the triad are "venous stasis, vessel wall damage and coagulation changes" (Van ...

avoidance, such as creating a buddy system, which pairs elderly neighbors with each other. Buddies check on one another and accomp...

beliefs and worldview of the nurse. Salladay (2006) in her review of A Christian Vision of Nursing Practice by Mary M. Doornbos,...

"study and report to Congress on standards for the maximum number of hours that a nurse may work without compromising the safety o...

during an era that rationalized social inequalities. In regards to Environment, Nightingale was changed the course of nursing an...

grueling exam Id have to pass to earn my CCRN," she bought the necessary study materials, sent in an applications and "hit the boo...

risk. For example, Mahlmeister (1996) relates a pediatric situation in which a night nurse in a small hospital was expected to wor...

regarded as creating obligations on others to help her exercise her rights. An inherent theme that is implied in all of the questi...

members to students, as state registered nurse practice acts typically mandate a ratio 1:10 (AACN, 2009). Individually, students,...

as a facilitator of human resources, but also encompasses consideration of financial resources. These two roles were selected as m...