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reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...

considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...

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

her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...

train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...

In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...

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

Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...

I replied that I could develop a program with her supervision, that nurses were more interested in furthering their training than ...

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

"significant anxiety, particularly before they discover the most effective symptom management" (Moloney, et al, 2001, p. 19). In o...

their own condition. Judkins and Ingram (2002) designed a self-paced learning module in order to determine whether knowledge relat...

result that nursing pays well enough to support a family now, which is in great contrast to conditions in the distant past. The p...

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

for the precise coding of medication in order to avoid the errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002). Cohen, Robinson and...

the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...

or chronic illness; however, nurse practitioners also have additional intensive education that involves risk reduction and prevent...

runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...

is a very important consideration in nursing. Indeed, some four thousand of so documents were published annually about pain in th...

In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....

Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...

is simply to require that their nursing staff make up for understaffing by working mandatory overtime on a more or less permanent ...

1999). Lee and his family owned a small business and had no health or medical insurance. The family was urged to begin the process...

considered one of a number of high stress jobs, and stress is problematic, causing inefficiencies, high staffing turnover rates an...

the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

when he cannot feel a pulse. A new nurse, a first year graduate, Sally enters the room, sees Long and runs out. She encounters Nur...

showing that they graduated from a nursing education program approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing or from a nursing education ...

individuals personal integrity, which is defined as a "sense of worth which can be conserved through consideration of cultural, et...

In fourteen pages this research paper considers how a nursing intervention can be designed to assist adults with PTSD resulting fr...