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

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...

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

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

quality and safety for the care they can expect to receive from nurses and midwives and other health professionals are the same" (...

individual family member are considered within this context (Friedman, Bowden and Jones 37). In analyzing the various theories th...

of diabetes care, including blood/glucose monitoring, food intake monitoring, exercise monitoring, and insulin administration. Be...

and respond to patient authentically as individuals in the here-and-now moment may be the best way to prepare safe and effective c...

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

relationships between self-care agency and the self-care demand" (Kumar, 2007, p. 106). Within the context of Self-Care Deficit ...

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

to proper interaction with culturally diverse patients: "These standards provide comprehensive definitions of culture, competence,...

these reforms. The data revealed a "sense of tension and conflict between nurses traditional values, roles and responsibilities ...

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...

well with Watsons care model. Watson has seven assumptions, the first is that care is demonstrated in an interpersonal level (Geor...

body being prioritised (Arvidsson et al, 2011). While this research is valuable for aiding with understanding and aiding with the ...

order to infer what theoretical framework is being utilized, and why such a framework is appropriate for the context. This parag...

perspective, is viewed as "the optimal level of ones potential relating to the environment" (Tourville and Ingalls 22). For examp...

prevent the potential of incidences of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. The authors maintained that pre-participation card...

the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...

that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care" (DPE Research Department, 2003). Physicians...

Budget Office forecasts that gross domestic product will grow by 3.6 percent after inflation (in "real" terms) this year and by 3....

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

This essay discusses the actions, skills, and knowledge of a group leader. It was a virtual higher education team, thus, these ski...

In health care, implementing evidence-based practices refers to making decisions about patient care that are based on the best evi...