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of ear infection (Chronic otitis media, 2003). OM is a serious childhood illness because, if not properly treated, it can lead to ...

According to one research study, the top five reasons why nurses employ restraints are "disruption of therapies, confusion, fall p...

indicates, restraint places health practitioners between the proverbial rock and a hard place. However, there are practice standar...

dehydrated? Has literature simply made you aware of this potential problem? You might say something like: "Considering the dire co...

minority groups. They are frequently poor and have little education. Scrandis, Fauchald and Radsma describe a "Charlottes Web of C...

however, Jones requested an ethics consult on the case due to the fact that Johns psychosocial evaluation had caused Jones to have...

authors state that research "and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive" (p. 35) practice. As...

Developing Clinical Guidelines by Allen et al (1997) set out to determine the disparities that exist within the resolution process...

(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...

activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...

operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). This is broken down into three basic categories: 1) wholly compen...

part of their academic preparation knowledge that pertains to how "to initiate, plan and manage change" (Elser, McClanahan and Gre...

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

particular certified nurse-midwives-- continues to increase, these impediments linger to a certain extent, and may continue to aff...

had to have gone through surgery (orthopedic, gynecological, urological, vascular) of at least twenty minutes in duration. They ha...

specifically state that their objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with pr...

can facilitate a different type of learning and examination, peer groups may allow an exploration with fewer confines groups with ...

various formal, stated ethics codes of nursing associations; nurse education programs; health care organizations; and certainly he...

in her favorite chair alone with her memories is something that those remaining behind will never know. Chosen Issue: Reminiscenc...

Irelands influence in reflective practice is now beginning to be felt around the country. Among other developments, the English N...

absolute separation of duties and artificial formality intended to preserve hierarchy in attitude as well as fact. Physicians pro...

to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...

development of nurse-operated continence centers, which provide conservative management for UI (Bernier, 2002). Continence nurses...

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

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

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

to bridge the gap between nursing research and nursing practice, two formal program efforts were undertaken: the Western Interstat...

The vision is to be a leader in providing high quality health care services. Their values include a customer-focus and to exceed t...

practice. Research reveals best practices and these will improve nursing practice. For example, nurses knew that people coming out...

the following: In my practice setting, a major barrier against using EBP is that it takes an inordinate amount of time. This is...