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today will reach retirement age within 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). At the same time, fewer people are entering nursing, as ...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

and how this equipment should differ for this population: Bariatric patients are typically defined as those who are extremely obe...

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...

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

utilized 184 consecutive patients. All of the patients who were admitted were provided with informed consent. The researche...

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

prompts nurses to cultivate the "conscious intent to preserve wholeness; potentiate healing; and preserve dignity, integrity and l...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

populations in other settings (Gray-Miceli, 2007). The aim of this risk model is to identify adults which are most likely to be at...

in the overall quality of care delivered by community health nurses (CHNs) is providing end-of-life care that is holistic and cong...

This essay discusses the barriers and advantages of health care professionals collaborating. This was one of the sections in the F...

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects the importance of a crisis management process that would impact the decision-making ...

This research paper discusses how nursing managers establish a workplace culture that supports the delivery of quality patient car...

This research paper employs a nursing case study in order to discuss issues associated with understaffing and its negative impact ...

The writer provides some feedback that may have been provided by a mentor, looking at a presentation given by the student. The pr...