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proven to be the principal reason for nosocomial infections, that is, infections that are acquired after hospital admittance. Impo...
be increased substantially, of course, by those immigrants families who would likely be admitted to the country as well. The inte...
in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...
relationships between self-care agency and the self-care demand" (Kumar, 2007, p. 106). Within the context of Self-Care Deficit ...
of nursing and by lobbying" both Congress and regulatory agencies in regards to healthcare issues that affect nursing (ANA, 2008)....
when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...
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. ...
several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...
from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...
of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...
expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...
Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...
the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...
or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...
scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...
In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...
techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...
and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...
or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...
the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...
many of the findings of nursing research have little or no relevance to their daily practice. Im and Meleis (1999) cite several re...
information. These guidelines are also based on this researchers finding that self-care promotes the pediatric patients spiritual ...
ability to empower and grow people" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). Over the past decade, there have been numerous studies that have fou...
with their illness decreases and their partners ability to help them with the process is impeded as well. Decreased communication...
In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...
have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...
stress and exhaustion sets in (1992). Nurse managers are subject to continual stress as many of their tasks involve life an...
most often have a great deal of training and, in most mainstream settings, are also nurses or nurse-midwife practitioners. Many ar...
There is, in fact, an ongoing shortage of well-trained, competent, nurses. This shortage could be expected to intensify beginning...