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patient was in a significant amount of pain, he made jokes throughout his entire stay, as family members remained at his bedside. ...
with humanity, that is, to be humanistic in ones orientation refers to the principles of humanism, which has been given a variety ...
there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...
Leadership and management while related are two distinctively different concepts. Leadership can be discerned from simply manageme...
2008, p. 208). The purpose of the study designed by Sorensen and Yankech (2008) was to investigate whether a "research-based, th...
that not only were nurses retained but that everyone on staff is motivated to be actively engaged and involved in the work environ...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...
for protocol and for adhering to standard practice. There are many aspects of the job for which the nurse is best suited to addre...
money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely would no...
parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...
interactions with their patients and with each other have. Kurt Lewins change theory holds that change is incremental. It occurs...
Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...
the changes that have occurred since she founded modern nursing. "Florence Nightingale provided us with a framework, relevant tod...
in 2000, allowing a long comment period before the final rule was issued in February 2003. Five rules were published in 199...
the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
and antibiotics" (Ersek, 2005, p. 48). Upon first glance, it would appear that euthanasia is an application that is in direct con...
Not only are the direct health impacts to the nurse deleterious, impaired nurses cannot meet their responsibility to provide top q...
act as integral members of healthcare teams, provide direct and indirect patient care, and address central issues for patients, in...
19th and early 20th centuries. Hughes and Romeo (1999) question the usefulness of education that does not address the growing div...
the religious fervor generated by the teachings of "love and mercy" by Jesus Christ resulted in a dramatic increase in charitable ...
change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...
the extent to which terminally ill individuals can be alleviated of languishing in such an inhumane state without involvement of l...
including critical attributes, communication processes, and the overall benefits of school-based support groups in addressing the ...
a video that presents the patients symptoms and are presented with the question "What is the most likely differential diagnosis ba...
on a global scale. Therefore, for nurses to succeed in the complex world of the twenty-first century, many authorities feel th...
who choose to use qualitative methods tend to seek a deeper reality, inasmuch as their aim is to "study things in their natural se...