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Essays 211 - 240
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
"many emotional, medical, and practical needs. These needs change over time, depending on the trajectory of...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...
ensuring that a significant proportion of stroke victims survive and retain their independence. This is important not only from th...
Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...
patient care" (p. 438). Prior to 1970, nursing training in the UK could be described as rigid and highly structured. After...
can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...
a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years,...
criteria in an advanced directive or the individuals cognizance at the time of their decision. The first task that presents...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
The writer provides some feedback that may have been provided by a mentor, looking at a presentation given by the student. The pr...
The writer looks at the best practice strategies to reduce fall rates in elderly community based patients. The research based bet ...
This research paper pertains to the growing utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies by the Canadian ...
Systems (HCAHPS) is a patient satisfaction survey and assessment of the level of quality care provided by hospitals and healthcare...
millennia ago, it is the first recorded use of pooled payment systems to proved healthcare. There are many examples of similar soc...
increased; the incidence rate has risen from 15% to 35%. The problem is the increase in the rate of falls and a need to reduce the...
but that is limited to 2 percent of the familys annual income or 1 percent for those who have chronic illnesses (Clarke, 2012). Th...
implemented. The initial implementation will be for a three month period with a pilot area, which will be used to optimise the f...
The paper is a presentation made up 12 slides and notes for the speaker. The presentation outlines a protocol for a new multifact...
the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...
among the classic symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis. The pathophysiology of these symptoms results from the buildup in ketones due...
income (Douglas & Burke, 2010; Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011). Medicare taxes on net investment income will also increase from 0....