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achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...

should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

process that requires "interpretation, sensitivity, imagination and active participation" (Jenner, 1997). Scientific knowledge, o...

or reject MEDITECHs suggestions as they see fit. Whether users accept or reject the suggestions made by MEDITECH, care prov...

the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...

carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...

for nurses who come into intimate contact with clients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Ott, Al-Khadhuri and Al-Junaibi...

has focused on two corollary components: 1. the accuracy of body size estimations and 2. the attitudes and feelings individuals ...

clinical nurse specialist and the advanced nurse practitioner is decidedly hazy. However, Wickham (2003) states that a nurse worki...

as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nur...

with at least one individuals background in patient care in conjunction with the theorists higher awareness of the interaction of ...

within these models. Definition of nursing model Semantic confusion abounds in the relevant literature as to what--precisely--is...

has been with us for several years, and it is widely publicized. The result is that the nursing shortage not only affects the qua...

certification program (Policy statement, 1999). On the other hand, the additional education required to become a licensed NP may t...

evaluate nursing care and use research findings in clinical practice" (Barnsteiner, Wyatt and Richardson 165). This survey reveal...

started to fall out of favour, and the fall of this from popualrity is claimed by Charles Jenks to have marked the end of the mode...

balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...

in intellectual environments, especially theoretical ones. This personality often prefers to work alone. The artistic component re...

declined as "educators, employers and others recognize the need for educational changes in nursing" (Bednash, 2000, p. 2985). Asso...

Gottredson and Hirschis Self-Control Theory contends that criminal behavior is perpetuated to meet the perpetrators own self-inter...

classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...

caring as the very definition of what constitutes personal values from a nursing perspective (2003). Koerner (1996), likewise, e...

Critically-Care nurses, 1989 in Nursing Management, 1999, p. 38). This abbreviated version of AACN nursing standards was located...

causing in increase in health services. Furthermore, the US workforce of Registered Nurses (RNs) are aging as well. The ironic fac...

Although she lived, she suffered extensive brain damage, leaving her in what is described as a "persistent vegetative state" (Jero...

from disease to non-disease to health. She argues that "This synthesized view incorporates disease as meaningful aspect of health...

respond to stress differently than do others. Current medical theory suggests that individuals who evidence a more exaggerated re...