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

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

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...

2003). As this suggests, a major factor in the leadership of CNSs is that they facilitate and implement educational initiatives. ...

2003). As this suggests, a major factor in the leadership of CNSs is that they facilitate and implement educational initiatives. ...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

Programs and Addiction Treatment Centers, 2007). Breaking addiction to these and other abused drugs often requires medical interv...

apply to the many diverse factors related to teen suicide attempts and completions. Three of these objectives are: 1. Reduce fire...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...

nursing supervision is to provide support for nurse practitioner in a range of issues, developing their own identity as well as sk...

Furthermore they state that is a strategic approach which relates to all aspects of an organization within the context the culture...

significantly as ethnicity and can encompass many different forms of beliefs. Spirituality plays a major role in how individuals...

While only 6 percent of newborns require advanced life support in 1997, the rise in the number of neonates since that time weighin...

to reach the disease" (Colwell; 2). The author also examines aspects of surgical treatment, indicating that a particular type of s...

Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...

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

power, found that where nurses report that power when is shared, there are corresponding improvements in the nursing/physician rel...

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...

this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...

9.Surg: Patients recovering from some form of surgery. 10. Med: Patients recovering from some form of illness. 11. ICU-Intensive C...

does not address the topic of specific competencies. In other words, the most recent literature that is even remotely related to t...

methods with measurable outcomes, creating a link between existing research and nursing process, define the role of nurse educator...

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

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

This PowerPoint presentation includes 9 slides plus a bibliography. The topic is the nursing shortage. Bibliography lists 1 sourc...

increase; third-party payers strive to keep payments as low as possible; individuals seek to enhance performance or gain the great...

period of restructuring in many industries, including healthcare. Managed care organizations and changes in reimbursement rates f...

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