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for protocol and for adhering to standard practice. There are many aspects of the job for which the nurse is best suited to addre...

the order be filled. They specified one minor change, however. That was that each of the condoms that were manufactured include ...

2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...

to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...

a nurses role as a change agent in data base management. Fonville, Killian, and Tranbarger (1998) note that successful nurses of ...

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...

lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...

preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...

transformative perspective because Newman argues that rather than being diametrically opposed, disease and health are merely facto...

There are different studies that have made a partial examination of the developmental models of clinical mentorship and supervisio...

also as a result of the environment in which they are cared for, where smoking is banned. Teaching patients may be seen as a funct...

in African American communities in though it has level off and is falling in other US populations (Dyer, 2003). Adolescents are am...

the importance of taking assessment from a number of different, relevant perspectives. For example, mentors who are conscious that...

was perceived as merely the "handmaiden" of medicine, that is, a service that was there to facilitate the practice of the physicia...

rather than requiring patient transfer to ICU. This plan is consistent with the principles of planned change in that it focuses o...

have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...

An effective and valuable nurse is one who has sound technical knowledge and experience in applying it, but who also is a superlat...

includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...

many people have these factors in common within their personal value sets, but I believe that the nurse possesses them in specific...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

draw on the fundamental concepts espoused by the metaparadigms. Nevertheless, each branch of nursing theory approaches the subjec...

evaluate nursing care and use research findings in clinical practice" (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). This survey reveal...

In eleven pages this paper examines such strategic pain management for senior citizens as guided imagery, meditation, and massage ...

In thirteen pages this paper presents a current literature review involving quitting smoking and the significance of nursing inter...

In eight pages this paper examines advanced nursing practices through an application of the theory by Rosemarie Parse. Five sourc...

the micro and macrocosm of the "healthy" American Society. Power conflicts Indictment against the mental health institution begi...

addition, there were 614 national physicians serving in mission hospitals. Most of these were trained at one of the 19 Christian m...

Iin eight pages this paper examines US women's roles during the war effort with factory workers and nurses among the topics explor...

that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...