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patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

phases of gait, the kinematics of the anatomical knee and the specific issues for pediatric prosthetic knee users, relates some of...

The purpose - indeed the entire study - does not specifically identify variables that can be labeled as independent. It is not an...

ask these questions because he is trying to find out if the patient has any understanding as to why his behavior makes him uneasy;...

income (Douglas & Burke, 2010; Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011). Medicare taxes on net investment income will also increase from 0....

can be easily determined via the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and by testing fasting plasma glucose (FPG), as these tests ar...

The writer looks at a hospital planning on implementing a web chat facility on their corporate web site to increase communication...

with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...

of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...

last start up cost is the start up training costs for the staff, if the staff are to be brought in from external sources there may...

abnormal (Yadkin, 2011). The ratio between the BUN reading and creatinine should not be greater than 20:1 or less than 10:1 and th...

for a long period of time. It may be noted that the problem was caused by steroid use when jerry was in his 20s, and the dangers w...

any of the organizations system which are not available to the general public, which will include the patient records it should be...

serious, potentially fatal, but preventable, complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs when there is insufficient insulin to m...

using CHOP alone. This study involved 399 patients who were 60 years of age and older in the advanced stages of NHL ("Adult NHL,"...

or the frequency level of falls in terms of overall patient numbers. For quality improvement to take place it is necessary not onl...

to any injury to the head that impairs subsequent brain functioning. While mild TBI can appear to have left the individual unimpai...

perception of powerlessness is a condition that can affects virtually all individuals at some point in their lives (Dryer, 2006). ...

among the classic symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis. The pathophysiology of these symptoms results from the buildup in ketones due...

mimicry and metaphor (Braunmuller and Hattaway 93; Kennedy 64). It is interesting to note that drama was using similar tools othe...

have on patient outcomes. It was found patients from the Mexican American families, where there was a lower level of EE were also ...

beneficial or having no impact, negative or positive on most patients outcomes (Agarwal et al, 2009; Masip et al, 2005). The ben...

use of continuing education to improve patient care (Sterman, Gauker & Krieger, 2003). Effects of nursing rounds, call light use, ...

disorder that is characterized by obsessions, i.e., thoughts, and/or compulsions, acts that must be done. The acts become rituals....

the highest readmission rates for congestive heart failure (CHF), as well as other conditions (DeFelice, et al, 2010). Initially, ...

is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...

millennia ago, it is the first recorded use of pooled payment systems to proved healthcare. There are many examples of similar soc...

the childs life. Children are not simply adults in miniature, as their bodies and organ function are in a continual state of deve...

(Smith, 2006). They need to realize they will become tired and frustrated. What family and friends can do to help the patient is...

but that is limited to 2 percent of the familys annual income or 1 percent for those who have chronic illnesses (Clarke, 2012). Th...