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a profession, nursing theory has responded to meet the needs of nurses. For example, from the mid-1970s through the 1980s, the foc...

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

Formal skill development is not part of this paradigm. Rather the children learn through conversation, observation and engagement...

forces," but rather drive from the "whim of the C.F.O. of the hospital" (Bernard B.1). The article goes on to explain that certain...

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

also possess knowledge concerning a particular family as a whole, including the intricacies of its family system, the position of ...

nursing from the time when Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing in the nineteenth century. Since Nightingale, a variety of ...

is a cognitive skill necessary for survival. This innate tendency is the root cause for the formation of in-groups, people similar...

and Kramer (2008) to describe the ability of nurses to be cognizant of and reflect upon the wide variety of cultural, social and p...

They are in the community and spreading bacterial infections to the general public. Appropriate health care could greatly improve ...

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...

fusion. The study concluded that younger men who had all male siblings had more intimacy to parents and more intimidation by paren...

registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...

points: In this informative article, Holcomb begins by first differentiating between hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which is p...

Prospective Payment System (PPS), reimbursement rates going to both hospitals and physicians have declined significantly. In react...

to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...

in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...

looking at a potential scenario where a patient seeks the provision of narcotics with the intention of ending their life the nurse...

This research paper discusses the assessment and determination of four nursing diagnoses that pertain to a 68-year-old stroke vict...

between a patient and a doctor in a community practice setting" (Manias, 2010, p. 934). However, this scenario is no longer the mo...

well with Watsons care model. Watson has seven assumptions, the first is that care is demonstrated in an interpersonal level (Geor...

L. (2010). The influence of school leadership styles and culture on students achievement in Cyprus primary schools. Journal of Edu...

the Internet and also the availability of a patients electronic health record (HER) facilitate nurses providing the highest level ...

a negative effect on patient care. Sara will most likely need to use conflict management strategies. These include using active ...

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

the Articles were abandoned. One of the most divisive controversies facing the Constitutional Convention was how to settle the t...

This research paper offers four nursing diagnoses and their relevant goals and interventions, which are applicable to a case study...