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and the directives of the medical environment. For over two decades, for example, the health care industry has recognized a decli...
be in agreement with a working definition of autonomy. Thus, the following attributes should be seen: self-determination, in...
that time. What might be needed, then, would be some plan of action that the staff could follow, or possibly some type of polite s...
patient care" (p. 438). Prior to 1970, nursing training in the UK could be described as rigid and highly structured. After...
Primary Care Act, a feature of both practices is that the patients have the option of seeing a GP or a NP as their first point of ...
their wishes for the patients care. Every nursing home resident has a right to such a plan by law (Stern), and it does not only p...
call for compliance with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to su...
deal of pain likely will occur during the first 24 hours after surgery (Drakeford, Pettine, Brookshire and Ebert, 1991). Preventi...
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...
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...
In four pages a hypothetical situation is considered in which a conflict commences in an ICU between a healthcare assistant and a ...
(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...
causing in increase in health services. Furthermore, the US workforce of Registered Nurses (RNs) are aging as well. The ironic fac...
and environment integral relationships" (Carey, 2003). One way in which to determine the usefulness of the theory and how p...
Although she lived, she suffered extensive brain damage, leaving her in what is described as a "persistent vegetative state" (Jero...
from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...
model of nursing is predicated upon the call for an interdisciplinary approach in the creation and establishment of appropriate an...
still exists as to the necessity and long-term benefits of circumcision. Virtually all agree that if circumcision is to be done, ...
individuals belief, values, and membership in family and social groups. Brodie (2001) asserts that it is the hallmark of professio...
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...
a good nurse ... Id spend more time with their families. If I were a good nurse, I would ..." (Williams, 2001; p. 24ac2)....
and two other men beside her patient, she becomes drawn to the patient, though not in a romantic way. She devotes nearly her entir...
Irelands influence in reflective practice is now beginning to be felt around the country. Among other developments, the English N...