SEARCH RESULTS

cope with ethical situations primarily from experience and only minimally from formal education, which leaves novice nurses with "...

much broader in its application. It is this broadness that allows nurses to reach across religious lines and distinctions. In a su...

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

when we were given a $60.00 increase. Such a small increase didnt make up for the increases in gas, light and water, all of which...

endeavor. Nursing in any context requires a detailed knowledge of individual patients. Specifically, a forensic nurse will have a...

hospital stays (Cole and Soucy, 2003). While all ICU patients have serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, those ov...

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. It is a progressive, sequential act with different parts mandat...

patient care" (p. 438). Prior to 1970, nursing training in the UK could be described as rigid and highly structured. After...

who suffer from cancer, arthritis, AIDS, multiple sclerosis or acute back pain are known to frequently turn to alternative medicin...

Continuing education is a universal requirement for professionals in the healthcare industry. This paper presents a lesson plan on...

the question of what effect an aging nursing work force has on American healthcare in general. First and foremost, the aging of ...

founded on the perspective that patients who are cared for in the home are provided with an overall better quality of life (Peters...

in harmony and when they dont, osteoporosis is the result (Kantrowitz, 2007). Bone mineral density is generally measured as a T-s...

to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...

for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...

reality of the profession. It needs a makeover much as it had in the 19th century in Brittan when nursing reformers struggled to h...

noted that cases of a rare lung infection, pneumocystis carinni pneumonia, had occurred in Los Angeles and also that three young m...

the nurse is uncertain of which tasks are appropriate to delegation, as well as the skill level of UAPs, their reluctance becomes ...

(Green, 2004a). A travel nurse, on the other hand, is typically contracted to work a 13-week period, and this usually includes an ...

In addition to these central variables, the authors also considered other potential factors influencing study outcomes, including ...

recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...

when nurses are needed the most, which is when we are ill (line 12). This is when "Nurses come through, with their care and goodwi...

A pertinent issue to foreign nurse recruitment, as a method for alleviating the shortage of nurses in US hospitals, is the number ...

Budget Office forecasts that gross domestic product will grow by 3.6 percent after inflation (in "real" terms) this year and by 3....

have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...

implementing the treatment regimen. 5. collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care f...

of the site is that it connects to numerous opportunities for continuing education and there is a page dedicated to this purpose. ...

therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...

results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...

a long period, have the opportunity to build relationships with them and are able to come to know the individual patients response...