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This research paper investigates the relationship between the provision of futile care and the development of moral distress among...

2010). The first provision of the ANA code specifies that nurses should show "compassion and respect" in regards to the "dignity, ...

and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables su...

(Link and Tanner, 2001). Research has found that some clients may be suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) even when they have...

considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...

should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...

a specific number or percentage of Australian citizens who have or may be suffering from unstable angina. Part of the reason for ...

Rural Nurses, represented by registered nurse and practicing attorney Jacqulyn Hall, filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) ...

(Wichowski, 2004). This certainly appeared to be the case for Elvis, as he complained about the "Croatian people" in his head who ...

is simply to require that their nursing staff make up for understaffing by working mandatory overtime on a more or less permanent ...

of ear infection (Chronic otitis media, 2003). OM is a serious childhood illness because, if not properly treated, it can lead to ...

ability has improved considerably, inasmuch as the decisions I now make are more analytical and based upon a broader and more dive...

have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...

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

food, clean water and - most important for some people who did not survive - electricity to keep their life-sustaining equipment r...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...

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

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

imply, a standardized nursing language provides a "uniform nomenclature for the diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation components...

2008, p. 143). Innovation has the opportunity to flow freely, though accountability can be more difficult than within more define...

socially isolating, as outside opinion is discounted. The team adopts a "defensive posture," which is evidenced by "derogatory, de...

generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women would even ...

higher nurse-to-patient ratios suffer an increased rate of burnout and experience greater dissatisfaction with their jobs. In resp...

quality and care" of health services that offered to rural areas throughout the US (Clinton, 2007). In addition to providing fun...

the question of what effect an aging nursing work force has on American healthcare in general. First and foremost, the aging of ...

records and kept him and his family informed about his progress to date and what he could expect along the path to recovery. Nurs...

organizations environment was dynamic versus stable? The strategy of Guttman and Hawkes (2004) appears to be sound. It req...

and nurses need to be and has generated capacity and energy within that body of nursing to reach that vision" (Ralko 6). A princip...

leader. Finally, my educational objectives include demonstrating an awareness of and a skill for nursing research, which requires...