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The incidence of heart failure is so great, it has become a public health concern. The readmission rates are very high for heart f...

This paper introduces the new diagnostic criteria found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V and utilizes those criteria in ...

Hospital readmissions of patients is upsetting to patients and families, especially when that readmission occurs within 30 days of...

Dementia is a debilitating disease that strikes mostly older people. The focus of this essay is Spiritual care for people with dem...

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...

consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and volunt...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...

to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...

problems associated with breast implants include capsular contraction, a hardening of the breast (Nissen, Newman, and McRee). Pat...

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

until he is drunk so the main character gets drunk, passes out and then is told that Zaabalawi was there with him all night. This ...

means of the company. Current Work Process Purpose of the Work Process The "home health" sector of the health care industry...

Statement, 2006). It is also a goal of HHC to "join with other health workers and with communities in a partnership" (Mission Sta...

problems?] The pharmacology interventions target the patients different health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high c...

Surveys suggest there are more asthma patients with uncontrolled asthma than patients themselves think. The Asthma and Allergy Fou...

as long as they know whos records they are looking for and how to access them. The next stage from this that avoids the delays eve...

some of the inmates to play poker with pornographic cards. He smuggles hookers in for several of the ward mates, and he threatens ...

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

undue fear created but there is also an appreciation of the true nature of the condition and the care the patient needs to take of...

Partially as a result of improved heath care practices which result in longer life and partially as the result of the movement aw...

including children who were racially different from themselves, as well as a different gender or body type.ii The results of the s...

of dementia depend on the cause of the disease. However, in all senses of the definition of dementia, it is irreversible and will...