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patient, the attending nurse is seldom in the room at the same time. The attending physician may refer the patient to a cardiologi...
the patient die (1975). Consider the case of a patient with terminal throat cancer, who is in terrible pain which cannot successfu...
points out, medicalization is a process that defines a problem in terms of the practitioners perspective and cultural biases, rath...
to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...
paying salaries). Patients are going to generally go to hospitals where their doctors are - though when it comes to emergencies or...
and theoretical Framework: The instrument designed for use in this study drew heavily upon the survey developed by Cole, et al, wh...
of this journal is to demonstrate a newfound appreciation for everyday occurrences, it is important to note that each entry does n...
motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...
classify medical errors (Pace et al., 2005). In fact, there are taxonomies to classify errors but they are not standardized (Pace ...
and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...
have on patient outcomes. It was found patients from the Mexican American families, where there was a lower level of EE were also ...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
use of continuing education to improve patient care (Sterman, Gauker & Krieger, 2003). Effects of nursing rounds, call light use, ...
disorder that is characterized by obsessions, i.e., thoughts, and/or compulsions, acts that must be done. The acts become rituals....
the highest readmission rates for congestive heart failure (CHF), as well as other conditions (DeFelice, et al, 2010). Initially, ...
is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...
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...
millennia ago, it is the first recorded use of pooled payment systems to proved healthcare. There are many examples of similar soc...
the childs life. Children are not simply adults in miniature, as their bodies and organ function are in a continual state of deve...
one-third of patients with major depression experience remission using the first medication prescribed. This leads the doctor will...
(Smith, 2006). They need to realize they will become tired and frustrated. What family and friends can do to help the patient is...
but that is limited to 2 percent of the familys annual income or 1 percent for those who have chronic illnesses (Clarke, 2012). Th...
The writer looks at a hospital planning on implementing a web chat facility on their corporate web site to increase communication...
primary symptoms of COPD are "wheezing, cough, dyspnea on exertion and increased phlegm production" (Touhy and Jett, 2012, p. 289)...
of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...
using CHOP alone. This study involved 399 patients who were 60 years of age and older in the advanced stages of NHL ("Adult NHL,"...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
for a long period of time. It may be noted that the problem was caused by steroid use when jerry was in his 20s, and the dangers w...
serious, potentially fatal, but preventable, complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs when there is insufficient insulin to m...
abnormal (Yadkin, 2011). The ratio between the BUN reading and creatinine should not be greater than 20:1 or less than 10:1 and th...