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between states and federal regulation. The purpose here is to determine whether the USAF advanced nurse practitioners are "functi...

is they do, when they change their actions, then the image of nursing will change" (Watson, 1996, p. 142). Watson has recognized ...

and their insurers by operating under two distinct fee schedules. Medicare requires that care providers fees be "normal and custo...

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...

At the heart of nursing is the nurse-patient relationship, which provides the foundation for nursing care (Patusky, 2003). This r...

the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner announced in its July 2000 issue that reports of the AMAs petition had been received as...

caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...

experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...

and statistics. This approach works well for in physics and math, but less well when applied to people. Moloney (2002) offers thre...

Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...

already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...

undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...

risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...

achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...

MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...

reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...

still exists as to the necessity and long-term benefits of circumcision. Virtually all agree that if circumcision is to be done, ...

be on the alert for any changes in blood pressure, urinary tract, and body temperature (Jackson, 2000). Muscles must be exercised ...

large perspective world view. Summing up, three differences between paradigms and models are that paradigms take a broader view of...

Although she lived, she suffered extensive brain damage, leaving her in what is described as a "persistent vegetative state" (Jero...

from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...

model of nursing is predicated upon the call for an interdisciplinary approach in the creation and establishment of appropriate an...

Acquiescing to the constraints imposed by organizational and professional structure does not mean that the nurse has no alternativ...

leadership of the nursing department with another individual at the VP level. Maras has full leadership of the department o...

causing in increase in health services. Furthermore, the US workforce of Registered Nurses (RNs) are aging as well. The ironic fac...

and environment integral relationships" (Carey, 2003). One way in which to determine the usefulness of the theory and how p...

will the organization finance those costs? How will current and future employees view the planned changes? Once senior man...

the abuse shed suffered - child molestation at the hands of a brutal stepfather, witnessing equally-brutal bestiality (they lived ...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...