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nurse working on a medical unit at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. According to Kodet, the only thing ...
are necessary for patient survival" (Kelley, 2005, p. 2). When the blood volume in the body is too low, it activates "compensatory...
naturally create a prime source of psychic conflict for nurses, which would facilitate the development of burnout. Jenkins, Ellio...
the nursing theorists that have come after her (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). The interactive model focuses on the significant of ...
partners in the healthcare process. Through training and education, nurses learn to make decisions on multiple issues of patient c...
much broader in its application. It is this broadness that allows nurses to reach across religious lines and distinctions. In a su...
a mentor and/or a preceptor. Mentoring is the "process through which a relationship is established between an experienced indivi...
patient care (Hassmiller and Cozine, 2006). Some strategies proposed by RWJF for helping to decrease the tremendous workload on nu...
nurses are part of this generation and a large majority of nurses are retiring. It has been estimated that 50 percent of the count...
supply and the importance of fruit and vegetables in the patients diet. She authored over 200 books, reports and pamphlets on nurs...
are possess "awareness and intention," and can construct a sense of self-identity and meaning," which includes the ability to choo...
background of hospital RNs is a significant factor in providing quality nursing care, as this study showed that the level of educa...
quality and safety for the care they can expect to receive from nurses and midwives and other health professionals are the same" (...
individual family member are considered within this context (Friedman, Bowden and Jones 37). In analyzing the various theories th...
of diabetes care, including blood/glucose monitoring, food intake monitoring, exercise monitoring, and insulin administration. Be...
nurses can become political active, as these organizations frequently play an active role in establishing public policy by publica...
directly with families in their home, aiding them with complex care situations (Denham, 2003). How has the family changed? In 20...
the problem of teaching students with diverse backgrounds and abilities and refer to the 1997 report of the National Committee of ...
in harmony and when they dont, osteoporosis is the result (Kantrowitz, 2007). Bone mineral density is generally measured as a T-s...
is a term that refers to "a formal way of thinking (i.e. conceptualizing) about a process/system under study" (Conceptual Framewor...
interests and values considered and respected in the decision-making process" (Fly and Johnstone, 2002). This rationale is undoubt...
include an understanding of how insulin functions to control glucose levels and the interaction between variables that can affect ...
Sometimes the ability to perform foot self-exams for follow-up education or acute illness (Nettles, 2005, p. 44). Additionally, ...
task forces, committees, and organizational projects," while also serving as "resources to other nurses to facilitate advancing sk...
This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...
verifies old knowledge (Wilkerson, 1998). As this suggests, the continuation of scholarly advances in the development of nursing t...
makes the point that EBP involves more than simply utilize research evidence; and Penz and Bassendowski emphasize this point by s...
Aesthetic, the need for beauty, order and symmetry (Huitt, 2004). 7. Self-actualization is a plateau not all people reach. At this...
and technology, however, she refers to these elements as the "Trim," which is a term she originated that differentiates between ca...
nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, ...