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have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...
(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...
a nurses role as a change agent in data base management. Fonville, Killian, and Tranbarger (1998) note that successful nurses of ...
train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
staff them (Ocala, Fla., Hospitals Tackle Nursing Shortage, 2002). The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizati...
in acute care is sensitive about the use of drugs in recovering patients. Exposure of abuses of past years has raised awareness o...
life needs to change in response to the patients health care needs, then the nurse needs to be sensitive to that factor as well. ...
deaths each year are related to medications" (Meadows, 2003). The actual number is estimated to be much higher because these kinds...
clinical nurse specialist and the advanced nurse practitioner is decidedly hazy. However, Wickham (2003) states that a nurse worki...
* "HF-2 LVF assessment * "HF-3 ACEI for LVSD * "HF-4 Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling" (Overview, 2002). JCAHO e...
as a solution to the problem of developing reflective skills, Ferrario defines reflective thinking as: a) analyzing, synthesizing,...
many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...
certification program (Policy statement, 1999). On the other hand, the additional education required to become a licensed NP may t...
a partnership approach where the discipline work together can be increased cost effectiveness in the overall treatment of a patien...
adaptation has a process in which individuals respond positively to environmental changes and described three types of stimuli: fo...
also point out that "developed countries may not be well served by international nurse recruitment if it prevents them from addres...
just need a positive touch from another human being. The student investigating the relationship of nursing contribution to patien...
within these models. Definition of nursing model Semantic confusion abounds in the relevant literature as to what--precisely--is...
with at least one individuals background in patient care in conjunction with the theorists higher awareness of the interaction of ...
An effective and valuable nurse is one who has sound technical knowledge and experience in applying it, but who also is a superlat...
includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...
many people have these factors in common within their personal value sets, but I believe that the nurse possesses them in specific...
A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...
declined as "educators, employers and others recognize the need for educational changes in nursing" (Bednash, 2000, p. 2985). Asso...
proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...