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At the heart of nursing is the nurse-patient relationship, which provides the foundation for nursing care (Patusky, 2003). This r...
are often called upon to provide comfort where there seems to be none, patience in the face of adversity, and grace under fire. Th...
should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...
achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...
reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
international trade, has also increased pollution from diesel engines (Bostwick, 2004). A 20 parts-per-billion increase in ozone l...
Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...
Although she lived, she suffered extensive brain damage, leaving her in what is described as a "persistent vegetative state" (Jero...
from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...
model of nursing is predicated upon the call for an interdisciplinary approach in the creation and establishment of appropriate an...
In four pages a hypothetical situation is considered in which a conflict commences in an ICU between a healthcare assistant and a ...
that nurse is guilty of doing something unethical. Nurses must impose a high standard of care in the office, hospital or home sett...
to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...
biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...
a much greater burden of responsibility and knowledge than was previously the case. Even nurses in highly specialised fields are o...
using this paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION Janet (an RN) and Carol (her manager) had been working together in the same Can...
of anxiety due to the diagnosis. She is single but hoped to one day get married and have children. The sudden onset of symptoms an...
There are many settings in which nursing can occur within this framework. The most obvious is...
(p. 1617). This suggests that the subject for this study is so under-researched that there are no previous studies to cite, which ...
She has promoted her theory of human caring throughout the world from various positions including lecturer at several universities...
exist for generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women w...
more likely to give birth prematurely, have children with low-birthweights, and experience pregnancy problems like eclampsia. Fur...
development of nurse-operated continence centers, which provide conservative management for UI (Bernier, 2002). Continence nurses...
until they become powerless in terms of their own personal care that nursing care should take over. There are essentially 3 typ...
and the patient are often unproductive (Roberson and Kelly, 1996; Hanna, 1997). Understanding the basis for this cultural percept...
All of these studies reflect empirical studies of hospital populations in an effort to determine how changes in the healthcare env...
as sadness. My Dad quickly smiled and patted me on the back, but in my heart I knew that my decision would forever change the cou...
Furthermore, if the ulcers end up in hospitalization, the nursing home is responsible for those costs as well. Even if the patient...
to produce better outcomes for patients and improve the conduct and performance of nurses and other health care employees on a dai...
efforts and prevention methods (Erickson, 1997). Ericksons (1997) study considered the impacts of psychology and specific attit...