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prior to patient/surgeon consultation (Lee, Walsh, and Ho, 2001). In reality, such approaches are limited given that the most acc...
upper house has, in fact, been in a state of suspended reform for almost a century - ever since the unelected Tory landowners who...
This 15 page paper discusses seven patients who suffer from various forms of mental illness, and argues that there may be an under...
In five pages this paper examines how the Internet can be used as a tool to teach patients how to manage the disease diabetes....
who "cheats" on his diet (1994). Doctors merely expect patients to comply with their dictums but this author says that some like S...
The following are the five DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses based on the DSM Five-Axis determinations: Axis I: Alcohol dependence...
welfare must be protected at a premium. If our definition of boundary violations, however, overlap our standard practices a dilem...
what serves the greatest number serves the greater good" (London A12), rather than what is favorable for a few. Indeed, this has ...
"syndrome of behavioral deficits and excesses that have a biological basis but are nonetheless amenable to change through carefull...
Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
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 dementia depend on the cause of the disease. However, in all senses of the definition of dementia, it is irreversible and will...
to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...
have changed considerably over the last century. This change is associated with a number of factors, the most prominent being our...
differences between these two classifications are then described and three factors that are believe to influence the formation of ...
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...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...
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...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
"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...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
Understanding that there is a step by step progression, both physically and psychologically, can be part of the nurses role in thi...
a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years,...