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In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...

the chaos," she said (Serafini 1490). This nurse further stated that sometimes ER nurses are called to the intensive care unit for...

or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...

and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...

the incidence of the deaths that were preventable, and also developed the polar-area diagram as a way of demonstrating the impact ...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...

the inclination is to treat the dying patient with as little emotion as possible, so as not to suffer emotionally as well, many nu...

have different concerns and worries which will need to be addressed prior to the tackling of the practical issues. The plan will...

fairly positive towards the 12-hour shift, but the nursing educators were extremely negative. The teaching staff opposed the use o...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

Advances in technology have changed everything from how patients are diagnosed to acute care to managing chronic illnesses. Techno...

and technology, however, she refers to these elements as the "Trim," which is a term she originated that differentiates between ca...

the profession of nursing has developed some basic ideas that serve as the foundation that guides all subsequent professional prac...

profession is very rewarding, if at times very difficult and even heartbreaking. This paper describes the Good Samaritan College o...

neighbor who incurred a head injury and did not want to go to a hospital because she lacked the funds to pay for treatment. Wardan...