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fairly positive towards the 12-hour shift, but the nursing educators were extremely negative. The teaching staff opposed the use o...

of the nurses and the nurse population ratio is considered higher than most in the region (MoH, 2002). Recent advances in nursing ...

care. The team leader is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of the elements of care and also delegates care of specif...

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

nursing is based significantly more within the psychological components of the patient/caregiver relationship than most people rea...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

Dixs problems with mental health may have inspired her passion for aiding those who were diagnosed as being mentally unstable or i...

backstabbing, failure to respect privacy and broken confidences" (Stanley, et al, 2007, p. 1248). Ferrell notes the importance of ...

and respond to patient authentically as individuals in the here-and-now moment may be the best way to prepare safe and effective c...

(Nellis and Parker, 2000). Elasticity Elasticity of a good is the measure that assess the impact that a change in price will have...

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

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...

advocates, providing medical treatments prescribed by physicians, and keeping accurate records of changes in patient status (Nurse...

of a unified health care organization that included both Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH...

recognition of cultural and social influences on health care outcomes. As a result, advanced practice nurses have also become int...

required qualified, competent staff. This resulted in the establishment of training schools for nurses (Formal training, 2005). Un...

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

up billboards offering cash incentives, while nursing schools also originated creative means of recruiting more students (Wells). ...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

2003). Most international nurses coming to the US come from the Philippines, but many also come from Canada and India with addit...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

of the greatest areas of concern. Finding sufficient time for school, as well as all other activities required of the student, was...