SEARCH RESULTS

in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...

Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...

it is appropriate, such as when a novice nurse is faced with a crisis. There are times, and stages in a career, when employees can...

patients with certain injuries and missed diagnoses of certain conditions such as appendicitis or meningitis (Dansby, Kavaler & Sp...

the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...

the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...

paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...

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

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...

also occupied a role or part in the setting, reflecting how participant observation is both extensive and intuitive by nature. In...

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

nature have cropped up. Is a 60 year old woman too old to raise children? Is it ethical for a woman to carry her own grandchildren...

First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...

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

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

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

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,...

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...

care is to formulate a health care system and workforce that possesses the skill and understanding required to deliver quality hea...

there is no cure either for Alzheimers disease or the various forms of dementia on the horizon, healthcare practitioners should "i...

an obstruction of the airway and can involved any or all of the following factors: "smooth muscle bronchoconstriction, mucous secr...

public health care program in 1962 (A brief history, 2007). Subsequently, a Royal Commission recommended a "universal and comprehe...

and in different stages; as such, adolescents are not treated with the same corrective methods as their adult counterparts are bec...

necessary health-related behaviors" required for meeting "ones therapeutic self-care demand (needs)" (Hurst, et al 2005, p. 11). U...

properly, nursing staff is highly aware of this lack. Research into nursing staff retention has found that the quality of housekee...

2001, p. 24). While the ancestors of many Americans of Czech extraction came to the US in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries...

trends. This peer-reviewed journal also offers its readership a forum for sharing their experiences with their peers, as well as l...