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in which care is provided for aging and dying adults in general. In addition, the researchers recognize that preparation for dyin...

view as well, developing theories of nursing that focus on nursing and its components as systems of varying degrees. Some, such a...

the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...

only one group, no control group. Group exposed to treatment and then measure (Creswell, 2003). Measured participants blood gluco...

departments (Courson, 2004). It isnt that nurses have not been serving in these roles, they have but today, nurses receive speci...

on diabetes into categories and addresses these topics on separate web pages, as does the first site. The homepage explains that t...

suggestions for future action in regards to this problem. Section A: Problem identification The Problem and its importance The G...

make a real difference. In helping professions, such leadership is desirable. The health care industry today is fraught with probl...

on an evidenced based evidence based practice and the development of increased individual accountability in the area of clinical g...

over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...

balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...

learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...

professionals has come into view as an element of this discourse. Nurse professionals, who once worked directly under the wing ...

These authors conducted a large study of 3,830 individuals consisting of 17.8 percent nurses, 21.8 percent physicians, 29.6 percen...

Developing New Nurse Leaders also considers the issue of shifts in leadership and governance, with a focus on the role of nurses a...

trying times of their lives. Nurses have the capacity to improve lives. Nothing could be more meaningful or provide a greater sens...

activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...

declined as "educators, employers and others recognize the need for educational changes in nursing" (Bednash, 2000, p. 2985). Asso...

caring as the very definition of what constitutes personal values from a nursing perspective (2003). Koerner (1996), likewise, e...

Critically-Care nurses, 1989 in Nursing Management, 1999, p. 38). This abbreviated version of AACN nursing standards was located...

in order so that it can be determined if all of the childs educational needs are being met. Aiding disabled children in reaching t...

classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...

moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...

a list of advantages for patients, which include: * Greater coordination of services leads to higher quality care for the patient ...

charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...

operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). This is broken down into three basic categories: 1) wholly compen...

which both of those impacts are important. The question of what statistics should be collected in a medical facility, however, is...

or reject MEDITECHs suggestions as they see fit. Whether users accept or reject the suggestions made by MEDITECH, care prov...

the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...

carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...