SEARCH RESULTS

is a term that refers to "a formal way of thinking (i.e. conceptualizing) about a process/system under study" (Conceptual Framewor...

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

a peaceful death among terminal patients. HSBs of specific groups of any size - whether large or small - are positively related t...

to bridge the gap between nursing research and nursing practice, two formal program efforts were undertaken: the Western Interstat...

of anxiety, and relate these to nursing studies, protocols for care and general theory and practice. As a result, this study will...

affects specific individuals, but the future of society as a whole. As HIV infection has affected African American youth in greate...

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

old signs of questionable care still apply, however. Unexplained injury or falls, the occurrence of pressure sores, and evidence ...

incremental. It occurs in small steps, each of which are interspersed with a period of adjustment. This can be useful in staffin...

of the site is that it connects to numerous opportunities for continuing education and there is a page dedicated to this purpose. ...

relations. Nurses must assess person and environment in relation to their impact on health. Both person and environment can vary...

& Kantor-Kaufmann, 2002). The meso level of the ecological model looks at the role of institutions and organizations in shaping ...

"interactive, systems, and developmental" approaches (Tourville and Ingalls 21). The systems model of nursing perceives the meta...

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

The organizational behavior problem selected for this analysis is nurse fatigue. Thousands of nurses arrive at work in a state of ...

then transpose and restate it, in order to explain the phenomenon (1987). Then, the identification of content from the parent theo...

an advanced practice nurse. The benefits that a nurse midwife can bring to a first-time mother include information that the mothe...

on Nursing" in 1860 which not only documented basic concepts of nursing care but also included basic research strategies such as o...

and Ingalls (2003) describe the four metaparadigms allegorically as the "roots" of a living tree, emphasizing that the metaparadig...

This research paper discusses the need to broaden the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses, which is recommendation of t...

This research paper pertains to actions that nurses undertake to aid heart failure patients in regards to self-care management. Th...

that appears to be in demand; there has been increasing awareness of fair trade issues; many firms have been able to develop a com...

registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...

social context of the area, seeing Iran as an example of a developing country as well as a divergent culture. The development o mo...

and * Student presentations (50.6 percent" (Burkemper, et al, 2007, p. 14). Less than one third of the courses surveyed indicat...

in any other state must, as of January 1, 2008, have a masters or another advanced graduate degree in nursing (Phillips, 2005). Wi...

rituals of this religion in order to offer quality care. They should know, for instance, that an Orthodox Jew is required to wash ...

Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...

makes the point that EBP involves more than simply utilize research evidence; and Penz and Bassendowski emphasize this point by s...

background of hospital RNs is a significant factor in providing quality nursing care, as this study showed that the level of educa...