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and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

a long period, have the opportunity to build relationships with them and are able to come to know the individual patients response...

such as medical history as well as their role in consultation and also in the way that preventative healthcare is delivered, the ...

risk factors that can be altered, with special attention to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. B. Treatment of ischemia usua...

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...

Developing New Nurse Leaders also considers the issue of shifts in leadership and governance, with a focus on the role of nurses a...

the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

advocates, providing medical treatments prescribed by physicians, and keeping accurate records of changes in patient status (Nurse...

of a break in the skin (a cut, a crack in dry skin) becomes infected by bacteria or fungi (Monroe, 2003). Cellulitis can also occ...

of a unified health care organization that included both Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH...

recognition of cultural and social influences on health care outcomes. As a result, advanced practice nurses have also become int...

of the greatest areas of concern. Finding sufficient time for school, as well as all other activities required of the student, was...

36). Both a therapeutic and social relationship are featured in the film Good Will Hunting (1997). The protagonist in the film, ...

influential resource and is a resource in which the patient will rely. Ethics Issues In this paper the treatment of a pati...

students. Why is there a nursing shortage? Basically, there is a nursing shortage because governments have not done what was requ...

considered one of a number of high stress jobs, and stress is problematic, causing inefficiencies, high staffing turnover rates an...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

nurse, 2005). In addition to basic educational preparation at the RN level, oncology nursing practice also requires cancer-speci...

2003). Most international nurses coming to the US come from the Philippines, but many also come from Canada and India with addit...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

up billboards offering cash incentives, while nursing schools also originated creative means of recruiting more students (Wells). ...

ethics are a part of the concern. The hospital should not accept a patient load that it cannot handle. Another example of an issue...

In four pages this research paper argues that nursing's image needs to be changed and focuses on accomplishing this through the in...

within these models. Definition of nursing model Semantic confusion abounds in the relevant literature as to what--precisely--is...

paradigms According to Parse (1987), the simultaneity paradigm of nursing offers a substantially different view worldview than th...

with at least one individuals background in patient care in conjunction with the theorists higher awareness of the interaction of ...

lawyers, uncaring nurses and pedophile clergy is to cut back on scientific research--a tenuous conclusion at best. Where the art...