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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

This paper summarizes and analyzes a qualitative Norwegian study that examined the experiences of home care nurses in regards to f...

This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...

and arranging transportation; and ensuring that physician orders for residents are met and followed. Beyond these duties ar...

The writer provides some feedback that may have been provided by a mentor, looking at a presentation given by the student. The pr...

The paper is a presentation designed to introduce and explain a new fall prevention policy for a home care nursing agency. The pr...

or state agencies may seek and implement studies. II. Nursing Home Care for the Elderly Whenever nursing home care is an...

In six pages this research paper examines the nursing home industry and considers the increasing costs of patient care due to an e...

In eight pages this paper discusses nursing homes for long term care in a consideration of choices, features, and transitional rec...

In ten pages a tutorial review on the article 'Discharge Teaching Work Strategies for Patients and Families for Care in the Home'...

dependency upon others for assisted daily living skills, and institutional care. Rockwood (1997) defined frail elderly people as t...

regards to lung function. If patients cannot breath on their own, RTs are trained on how to intubate patients and connect them to ...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...