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does not address the topic of specific competencies. In other words, the most recent literature that is even remotely related to t...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...

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

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

any incident that requires an increased level of response beyond the routine operating procedures" (NASN, 2006). Natural disasters...

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

there is no cure either for Alzheimers disease or the various forms of dementia on the horizon, healthcare practitioners should "i...

and how discharge instructions should cover these contingencies. "Health" has historically been used to describe the "absence of d...

This PowerPoint presentation includes 9 slides plus a bibliography. The topic is the nursing shortage. Bibliography lists 1 sourc...

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

In eight pages this paper discusses holistic practice in terms of nursing's role, spirituality, and what mental health means. Sev...

In eight pages this paper examines the skills that are necessary for nurse to exert effective leadership. Seven sources are cited...

nursing home chains. As a result, there have been a number of highly publicized defaults such as that of Integrated Health Service...

long been an integral component to the standard of care provided at hospitals, nursing homes, home care and other situations where...

current literature, which includes existing nursing journals and the WEB sites conducted by the American Association of Nurses and...

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of gleaning articles from scholarly journals, interpreting and assimilating thei...

In five pages this paper discusses these important theories of nursing in an examination of their basic principles. Eight sources...

In five pages the effects of various health care practices and trends upon the nursing field are examined. Five sources are cited...

nurse-patient relationship, the nurse gives without the expectation of reciprocation (1991). Thus, a patient need not return the f...

defined relationships and also includes an interdependency between such and the surrounding environment. Systems theory also embra...

Emergency rooms are, at least in many cases, the primary health care provider to the underinsured and uninsured patient (Isenstein...

and empowerment must be mutually exclusive. Falk (1995) describes empowerment as a more contemporary concept than advocacy, and...

quality of a patients life, (4) implementing managed care policies that threaten quality of care, and (5) working with unethical/i...

In a paper consisting of six pages the argument is presented that nurses should be paid not on their level of education but rather...

insight regarding the details of their normal everyday life and health concerns. Boutain sets the stage by reporting that one in...

nurses considering returning to school for a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), the perceived barriers include issues directly r...

the condition. More frequently it is the healthcare system which is both exposed to the condition and thus responsible for detect...

In five pages a 2001 article by Sarah Jo Brown on the relationship between patient outcomes and nurse staffing according to a stud...