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in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...

of ethics; 5. is composed of individuals who consider this occupation as their lifework, contributing to the good of society throu...

indicates that 51 percent of patients who are older than 65 received no medication information at the time of hospital discharge H...

Evidence into Practice" (AHRQ, 2008). The Nursing Center is an extremely useful site in that it offers access to a long list of ...

a network within ecological communities that provided organisms with the means to life. In 1928, a Hungarian biologist, Ludwig vo...

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

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

reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...

p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...

are very similar and one will find the same or very similar components and steps across models. 2. Theory E and Theory O Leaders...

the insertion of a central line, threaded through a vein, and it was once believed that it would aid cancer patients, restoring ap...

If all factors remain the same, by 2030, the shortage could reach the 1 million mark (Chandra and Willis, 2005). There are tremend...

that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...

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

the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...

of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...

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

Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...

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

and how discharge instructions should cover these contingencies. "Health" has historically been used to describe the "absence of d...

having excellent personal interaction skills, skilled in change management and a person who is capable of establishing a nurturing...

any incident that requires an increased level of response beyond the routine operating procedures" (NASN, 2006). Natural disasters...

factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...

p. 364). Due to the fact that eating behaviors tend to be established by early experience, it is important for healthy eating habi...

trends. This peer-reviewed journal also offers its readership a forum for sharing their experiences with their peers, as well as l...

2001, p. 24). While the ancestors of many Americans of Czech extraction came to the US in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries...

properly, nursing staff is highly aware of this lack. Research into nursing staff retention has found that the quality of housekee...

there is no cure either for Alzheimers disease or the various forms of dementia on the horizon, healthcare practitioners should "i...

an obstruction of the airway and can involved any or all of the following factors: "smooth muscle bronchoconstriction, mucous secr...

care is to formulate a health care system and workforce that possesses the skill and understanding required to deliver quality hea...