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facets of nutrition geared toward dietary improvements (Snelling and Snelling, 1989). Finally, dietetic educators are nutritional...

based on a research study that surveyed over 2,000 RNs who provide direct nursing care in three mid-western hospitals. This result...

were those who didnt like the "gatekeeper" mentality, the fact that any referral or recommendation needed to come from a "primary ...

facility is (2000). Most also are not aware that Medicare pays for hospice facilities (2000). This article is important in pointi...

older our bodies begin to simply wear out. The modern marvels of medicine can patch up many of our creaks and groans, it can even...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

at both the federal and state level. This also holds true for the health care industry, and perhaps more so because of the impactf...

In eleven pages this paper discuses PPOs and HMOs in an evaluation of these managed care system's pros and cons. Twelve sources a...

hospitals to reevaluate the way in which patient care is delivered and quality of care is approached, while at the same time find ...

between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...

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

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

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

(Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Male doctors, for instance, may not be allowed to touch female Arab patients in certain parts of the body a...

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

2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...

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

own studies in numerous areas, such as formal logic, metaphysics, action theories, and to her readings of Aristotle, Aquinas and m...

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

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

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...

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

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

of use) of sunscreen at the beach are important considerations. Other factors that should be assessed relative to subjective data...

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

This research paper concerns Jean Watson's theory of human caring and its use within nursing clinical practice. Eleven pages in le...

This paper pertains to an ethical dilemma faced by hospital nurses caring for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Adherent of th...

This research paper consists of a longer version of khebptech.doc. The paper offers additional information on the impact that EBP ...

This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...