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system," since the institution of mandated nursing ratios, and also that data shows California hospitals have not only been able t...

the prevalence of UI was high in this region of the country and particularly high among African Americans in two of the states, wh...

cardiac monitor, a seizure, drug reaction or other sign of a critical condition...(They) are expected to fill out reports" that we...

of this decision. Ecological theory is an attempt to bring in many different influences in order to understand how a society ...

arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways and all other products of human work and thought..." (Purnell, 2005, p. 7). It is the eth...

2004). As errors are inevitable, in order to significantly reduce the rate at which they occur, it is imperative that mistakes sho...

Nursing (Webber, 2007). However, this is not a long-term solution. The long-term solution to achieving an adequate nursing force f...

events (Owen, 2007). This action includes "presentation of antigen by dendritic cells" as well as the "degranulation of mast cells...

harms the healthcare systems of the home countries of these nurses, which ethically and morally limits its use. Another method t...

the fever? Was it related to an infection in the surgical wound? Was the patient developing atelectasis and pneumonia? Or, was the...

meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...

diabetic education that uses the Neuman Systems Model, which supports and facilitates taking a "holistic view of people with diabe...

safeguard and monitor the public health, which means that it formulates prevention initiatives, investigates health problems and a...

be immensely helpful in gaining insight into the specific issues involved and subsequent perspective on what course of action to t...

and one must wonder - Why? This article suggested the reasons have to do with physician fears of having a malpractice lawsuit file...

with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...

to a patient over the phone and trying to convey the urgency of that patient coming in for a consultation. The patient resists, so...

were contributing to the "toxic" work environment, which characterized this CSDU, as there was "evidence of a lack of meaningful c...

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

caring; 2. every human culture has lay (generic, folk or indigenous) care knowledge and practices and usually some professional ca...

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

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

care is to formulate a health care system and workforce that possesses the skill and understanding required to deliver quality hea...

economic positions (McGinn and Murr, 2006). All of this development in the past several years has led to a restatement of Shannon...

and Cox, 2001; p. 375). The ascending colon, which is approximately six inches long, extends upward to the hepatic flexure....

weaker, less developed than the other. This delayed his walking, and, even after he walked successfully at age 3, it took several ...

factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...

p. 364). Due to the fact that eating behaviors tend to be established by early experience, it is important for healthy eating habi...

necessary health-related behaviors" required for meeting "ones therapeutic self-care demand (needs)" (Hurst, et al 2005, p. 11). U...

properly, nursing staff is highly aware of this lack. Research into nursing staff retention has found that the quality of housekee...