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Essays 61 - 90
people from other cultures. Although we want to consider end-of-life issues for Native Americans, that is not one of the cultures...
accomplish beneficial behavioral change. As Kurt Lewins pioneering work with change theory points out, any change initiative ent...
love for their children. However, it quickly becomes evident that there is trouble in this paradise, as Alice has a problem, as sh...
management, in recent years, has been quite extensive. This body of empirical evidence and commentary largely supports the concept...
way, before his mind too, was gone." As a nurse, this presented me with what I felt were two conflicting goals. On the one hand, ...
the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...
hold a great deal of authority when it comes to changing the attitudes and perspectives of young girls who may believe living off ...
for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...
paternalistic approach that has been favored by physicians. Watsons theory stresses nurses should "honor anothers becoming, autono...
A pertinent issue to foreign nurse recruitment, as a method for alleviating the shortage of nurses in US hospitals, is the number ...
out the way one may have originally intended; as such, a life perceived as less enlightened still encourages - and even requires -...
to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...
on, whether a lesson was learned, a new perspective was created or an emotional wound was made. Levinson (1986) illustrates how e...
when nurses are needed the most, which is when we are ill (line 12). This is when "Nurses come through, with their care and goodwi...
of the site is that it connects to numerous opportunities for continuing education and there is a page dedicated to this purpose. ...
established that nurses are often involved in the "timely identification of complications," which, if acted upon swiftly, prevent ...
(Green, 2004a). A travel nurse, on the other hand, is typically contracted to work a 13-week period, and this usually includes an ...
noted that cases of a rare lung infection, pneumocystis carinni pneumonia, had occurred in Los Angeles and also that three young m...
homes. Rather, it is a high-quality facility dedicated to providing the best of care to its residents. Staff members are employe...
reality of the profession. It needs a makeover much as it had in the 19th century in Brittan when nursing reformers struggled to h...
Fifteen pages and 8 sources. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the information available about job opportunities fo...
recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...
(Cunningham, 2008). Observed Results Cortez (2008) states that in the past, patients had been known to call 911 from their ...
an advanced practice nurse. The benefits that a nurse midwife can bring to a first-time mother include information that the mothe...
This essay includes three sections. The fist section reflects on tempered change strategies as described in a journal article. The...
have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...
therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...
results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...
implementing the treatment regimen. 5. collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care f...
practitioner surgeries are run by practice nurses, only making referrals to other members of the healthcare team when required, Th...