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hospital stays (Cole and Soucy, 2003). While all ICU patients have serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, those ov...
real-time applications, patient records are updated instantly as information is added to them. Thus the physician making rounds h...
interfaces with the a new computerized patient order entry system. Therapists use tablets at the patient bedside, which enhances m...
culture has a direct impact on communication, both verbal and non-verbal (College of Business Administration, 2005). Researchers h...
also a former student of Vivians is now in the rather awkward position of also being one of her doctors, as he is an intern and re...
In addition to these operational benefits, the state in which databases exist today enable organizations to use the data contained...
that the government did not intend when establishing Medicare in the 1960s. At present, Medicare virtually rules all of Ame...
the balloon, and certain gestures, were definite responses to the environment and evidence of consciousness, but the doctors disag...
billions in additional health care cost. Likewise, Houston, et al (2002) substantiate that contraction of nosocomial pneumonia co...
differences between these two classifications are then described and three factors that are believe to influence the formation of ...
to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...
the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...
of materials for aiding with this preparation and it is recommended that the child should practice wearing a stoma bag, which aids...
(in English) between the years 1989 and 2004. The extent of the literature review appears to be sufficient to support the research...
of dying and that some of this research indicated significant differences in this awareness. This leads into a discussion of what ...
by the caring physical presence of this nurse in her last remaining hours. However, the way in which this case turned out saw the ...
being more capable of acting proactively and preventively. The philosophy of nursing is something much grander and more complex t...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
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...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...
The purpose of technology in hospitals is to increase efficiency and accuracy of their healthcare systems and to improve patient c...
This paper pertains to the care of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs). Three pages in length, four sources are cited....
This paper discusses a major health care organization and its diversity. Several topics are discussed: data regarding diversity, m...
This paper is on a primary care provider's concerns regarding the risk to a client's health and safety due to having to lift heavy...