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reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...
Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...
risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...
Bell (2000) reports that when an Australian hospital instituted shared governance, nurse managers responded "by developing a teamw...
already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...
undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...
as sadness. My Dad quickly smiled and patted me on the back, but in my heart I knew that my decision would forever change the cou...
Furthermore, if the ulcers end up in hospitalization, the nursing home is responsible for those costs as well. Even if the patient...
All of these studies reflect empirical studies of hospital populations in an effort to determine how changes in the healthcare env...
efforts and prevention methods (Erickson, 1997). Ericksons (1997) study considered the impacts of psychology and specific attit...
more likely to give birth prematurely, have children with low-birthweights, and experience pregnancy problems like eclampsia. Fur...
development of nurse-operated continence centers, which provide conservative management for UI (Bernier, 2002). Continence nurses...
until they become powerless in terms of their own personal care that nursing care should take over. There are essentially 3 typ...
and the patient are often unproductive (Roberson and Kelly, 1996; Hanna, 1997). Understanding the basis for this cultural percept...
of anxiety due to the diagnosis. She is single but hoped to one day get married and have children. The sudden onset of symptoms an...
There are many settings in which nursing can occur within this framework. The most obvious is...
that nurse is guilty of doing something unethical. Nurses must impose a high standard of care in the office, hospital or home sett...
to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...
biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...
a much greater burden of responsibility and knowledge than was previously the case. Even nurses in highly specialised fields are o...
using this paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION Janet (an RN) and Carol (her manager) had been working together in the same Can...
(p. 1617). This suggests that the subject for this study is so under-researched that there are no previous studies to cite, which ...
She has promoted her theory of human caring throughout the world from various positions including lecturer at several universities...
individuals belief, values, and membership in family and social groups. Brodie (2001) asserts that it is the hallmark of professio...
be on the alert for any changes in blood pressure, urinary tract, and body temperature (Jackson, 2000). Muscles must be exercised ...
Acquiescing to the constraints imposed by organizational and professional structure does not mean that the nurse has no alternativ...
leadership of the nursing department with another individual at the VP level. Maras has full leadership of the department o...
still exists as to the necessity and long-term benefits of circumcision. Virtually all agree that if circumcision is to be done, ...
and environment integral relationships" (Carey, 2003). One way in which to determine the usefulness of the theory and how p...