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level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

who are suffering from chronic ailments such as congestive heart failure, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma and...

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

health information is pivotal to the efforts of practitioners in promoting health, changing behaviors and attitudes, and preventin...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

the supply by 2010 (Kleinman and Saccomano, 2006). Traditional nursing care models, such as primary nursing, are founded on the su...

means of the company. Current Work Process Purpose of the Work Process The "home health" sector of the health care industry...

in a Scottish farmhouse that is more than 10 miles from the nearest village and more than 50 miles from the nearest hospital. Jame...

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

some of the inmates to play poker with pornographic cards. He smuggles hookers in for several of the ward mates, and he threatens ...

this rhetoric was how the act would impact the millions of people in the United States who suffer from emotional or physical disor...

of a busy dermatological practice. This dermatologist see as many as 100 patients a day and is known as an "expert in the evaluati...

In a paper of four pages, the writer considers the issue of the unresponsive patient, especially as it impacts patient care. This...

newspapers and magazines understands that the "Big Kahuna" of health care regulations involves the Patient Protection and Affordab...

refers to instances in which patients who have been admitted to a health care facility decide to refuse treatment from doctors (Lo...

Culturally competent care appropriate for a psychiatric hospital is considered a basic and primary component of nursing given the ...

culturally competent care. Well examine what the literature has to say about such standards and, with this background, and an unde...

The New York City Police Commissioner was successful in reducing crime by targeting high crime areas and allocating resources to t...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This paper includes four major changes ...

is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...

2010). The first provision of the ANA code specifies that nurses should show "compassion and respect" in regards to the "dignity, ...

of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...

healthcare services to senior citizens, which is an at-risk population in this country. One helping approach for people with dis...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

The purpose - indeed the entire study - does not specifically identify variables that can be labeled as independent. It is not an...

the nurse is uncertain of which tasks are appropriate to delegation, as well as the skill level of UAPs, their reluctance becomes ...

"how they relate to others. It influences the way patients respond to medical services and preventive interventions and impacts th...

illustrated how certain aspects such as genetics, disease and environment diversely impact the extent of human memory, with old ag...