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in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

fairly positive towards the 12-hour shift, but the nursing educators were extremely negative. The teaching staff opposed the use o...

the inclination is to treat the dying patient with as little emotion as possible, so as not to suffer emotionally as well, many nu...

have different concerns and worries which will need to be addressed prior to the tackling of the practical issues. The plan will...

from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

designed to study and improve the process of receiving Medicare patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and then t...

saying: "Either youre slinging crack rock or youve got a wicked jump shop -- nobody wants to work for it any more. Theres no honor...

the ability to learn nursings technical complexities and already have full command of ethical values to the point that the can act...

about hierarchy than they do results and practical application rather than medical theory. Though the overt struggle is between a...

and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...

or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...

Rose to continue to look after him and do things for him. He does not thank her for any of the things she does for him, implying ...

techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

the incidence of the deaths that were preventable, and also developed the polar-area diagram as a way of demonstrating the impact ...

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...

different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...