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establish policy guidelines. In the administration of medication, "processes have been virtually ignored in the search for EBP" (...
(Link and Tanner, 2001). Research has found that some clients may be suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) even when they have...
led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...
the order be filled. They specified one minor change, however. That was that each of the condoms that were manufactured include ...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
a process that assumes that a persons own subjective construction of reality is more accessible than anything else. The process o...
and with others interacting with the patient. Mezirow (1991) promotes the use of critical reflection in building new knowle...
criminal and social repercussions, creating a punitive response to alcoholism that can impact the views of service providers. Cha...
how change can be effectively managed and challenges in the transformation of nursing and health care delivery. Clearly, Roys mod...
Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...
reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
At the heart of nursing is the nurse-patient relationship, which provides the foundation for nursing care (Patusky, 2003). This r...
achieved that the critical care nurse may address the bio-psycho-social implications of the event (Alfafara and Hedges, 1996). Fur...
risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...
undergoes surgery for a hip arthroplasty 24 hours after admission. Twenty-four hours after surgery the nurses note that Mrs. Gale...
Bell (2000) reports that when an Australian hospital instituted shared governance, nurse managers responded "by developing a teamw...
military personnel and other non-combatants. While McConnell was seeing her charges safely to Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was...
a little less than a third of them were under the age of 40 (Meadows, 2002, p. 46). This offered conclusive proof that number of ...
and statistics. This approach works well for in physics and math, but less well when applied to people. Moloney (2002) offers thre...
the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner announced in its July 2000 issue that reports of the AMAs petition had been received as...
objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...
caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...
improve it, then nursing can truly be an invaluable profession to choose. This leads us to the reality of helping people. Perha...
states, "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient" (Code of Ethics f...
should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...
are often called upon to provide comfort where there seems to be none, patience in the face of adversity, and grace under fire. Th...