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A 7 page client profile that discusses nursing care for an elderly client with degenerative brain disease and offers a research su...

by the caring physical presence of this nurse in her last remaining hours. However, the way in which this case turned out saw the ...

empowerment and the taking of responsibility. Though it might seem as though these two are at the opposite end of the spectrum, le...

out care. Though there is a need for health care providers as a whole to have a greater awareness of the diagnostic process for b...

grueling exam Id have to pass to earn my CCRN," she bought the necessary study materials, sent in an applications and "hit the boo...

"low-fidelity, moderate-fidelity, and high-fidelity" (Sportsman et al., 2009, p. 67). Low-fidelity are introductory, moderate-fide...

some problems that can be encountered include "breast engorgement, nipple soreness, and latch-on" (Hurst, 2007, p. 207). An interp...

arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways and all other products of human work and thought..." (Purnell, 2005, p. 7). It is the eth...

As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...

with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

and how this equipment should differ for this population: Bariatric patients are typically defined as those who are extremely obe...

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

nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

utilized 184 consecutive patients. All of the patients who were admitted were provided with informed consent. The researche...

economic positions (McGinn and Murr, 2006). All of this development in the past several years has led to a restatement of Shannon...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

now regarded as a crucial and defining component of nursing, as caring defines "nursings unique area of practice and provides dire...