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for the precise coding of medication and, thereby, helps nurses avoid the common errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002...

Smith, et al. (2002) explain that their purpose "was to investigate the effects of therapeutic massage on selected outcomes relate...

it comes to orders, medications, tests, transfers and so on. Another problem for both physicians and nurses is identifying all p...

of the patient experience" (Engebretson 20). The background provided by a large, close-knit family means that, from childhood, I h...

as well as those studies that have suggested broadening students exposure to families and children with special needs. This discus...

critique of this study will both summarize and analyze the various sections of Coetzees article, which describes this research, a...

In 1999, Albertas Nursing Profession Act Extended Practice Roster Regulation provided province authorities with the legal capacity...

are able to make error reports without fear of reprisal. Nevertheless, the consequence of possible disciplinary action and repris...

are necessary for patient survival" (Kelley, 2005, p. 2). When the blood volume in the body is too low, it activates "compensatory...

partners in the healthcare process. Through training and education, nurses learn to make decisions on multiple issues of patient c...

individual is walking, the thorax rotates in "clockwise and counter-clockwise directions," which are "opposite the pelvic rotation...

such as "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). The gr...

(Tomey and Alligood, 2006, p. 645). Meaning There are two major assumptions upon which Reeds theoretical conclusions are based. ...

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...

unitary human beings (Newman). This theory is appealing because it acknowledges how each person is unique and, therefore, must be ...

12-21, live relatively sedentary lives, as they are not active enough to successfully maintain good health (Covelli, 2007). The in...

wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organiz...

and theoretical Framework: The instrument designed for use in this study drew heavily upon the survey developed by Cole, et al, wh...

versatile medium, learning how to create web pages and make them interactive and user-friendly. It is important that care provid...

reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...

p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

be increased substantially, of course, by those immigrants families who would likely be admitted to the country as well. The inte...

in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...

that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...

If all factors remain the same, by 2030, the shortage could reach the 1 million mark (Chandra and Willis, 2005). There are tremend...

indicates that 51 percent of patients who are older than 65 received no medication information at the time of hospital discharge H...

A 3 page research paper that compares and contrasts the way in which nursing theorists Hildegard Peplau, Dorothea Orem, and Betty ...

Evidence into Practice" (AHRQ, 2008). The Nursing Center is an extremely useful site in that it offers access to a long list of ...