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that time. What might be needed, then, would be some plan of action that the staff could follow, or possibly some type of polite s...

decisions. It is through our status as health care professionals that such a role is not only valued but critical. Nursing...

A study by the Joint Commission revealed that communication failures were implicated at the root of over 70 percent of sentinel ev...

This research paper pertains to a nursing encounter in which a patient presented with chest pain. The writer discusses NIC, NOC an...

This paper outlines a dilemma that arises when a patient requests secrecy upon revealing physical abuse to a student nurse. There...

This research paper describes a patient with congestive heart failure, giving a case study overview of nursing care. Six pages in ...

This research paper pertains to a proposal for a capstone project in which telemonitoring and skilled nursing visits are utilized ...

This research paper presents a review of the research conducted by Bae (2011). This study consists of a systematic review of empir...

This paper considers how nurses can become an agent of change in regard to ageism, the myths surrounding it, and the care of older...

This paper reviews the important criteria of Essentials VIII professionalism and discusses how they apply to nurses working with p...

This paper pertains to an ethical dilemma faced by hospital nurses caring for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Adherent of th...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

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

the situation, the charge nurse might take a number of different actions in response to this information. For example, the charge ...

and theoretical Framework: The instrument designed for use in this study drew heavily upon the survey developed by Cole, et al, wh...

paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

This research paper describes how an advanced practice nurse used Neuman's systems model and assessment tool to aid in developing ...

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. It is a progressive, sequential act with different parts mandat...

This 16 page paper outlines the elements that need to change for improving quality of nursing care. This paper explains that the p...

in resistant strains of bacteria (Plonczynski, 2005). This situation suggests that changes in antibiotic prophylactic procedures ...

predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...

As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...

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

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

this condition. If the student does not have asthma, the student may feel motivated to help this population because of he/she rea...

McAndrew, 2006). With communication skills there are includes skills of listening as well as tact as essential to facilitate effec...