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US shortage has caused many healthcare institutions to look for nurses outside their countrys borders and many nurses are leaving ...
individual, this woman does reflect on the past and has some regrets, but some optimistic comments are made as well. In evaluat...
While these definitions are extremely similar, a differences in emphasis can reflect a differing philosophical stance. The manner ...
lives, especially the course of their daily professional lives. We tend to get stuck in ruts where we rely on the same patterns an...
This research paper describes the professional development plan of a nursing manager who is about to assume the position of Direct...
In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on two sets of questions about nursing informatics. This paper is divided into two...
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...
with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to support a level of pro...
professionals has come into view as an element of this discourse. Nurse professionals, who once worked directly under the wing ...
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. ...
prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...
I - Demonstrating Integrity at all times D - Showing concern for the Dignity of others E - Displaying Excellence and Empathy 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...
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...
suggestions for future action in regards to this problem. Section A: Problem identification The Problem and its importance The G...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...
The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...
In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...
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...
the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
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...