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and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...
This paper is made up of three sections, with each section pertaining to a significant hospital administration issue. These topics...
This nursing practicum proposal focuses on the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios that have been implemented in California. The writ...
In eight pages this essay discusses efforts to reconcile euthanasia and the Nurse's Code in a consideration of the ethics nonmalef...
through the administration of pain medication. It is not to end that suffering through medically-induced suicide. In fact, the C...
It seems that within the context of the work, there is little compassion shown for the protagonist with the exception of one oncol...
providers and also provide a well-balanced outline about the issues involved in a patients "right to die" (Hendin, Foley and White...
best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...
policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...
indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...
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...
the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...
"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...
The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...
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...
to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...
need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...
For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...
Sometimes just the opposite can occur and the bladder does not empty like it should, if at all. Other problems that seem to be ass...
view of medicine in order to better help the indigenous population on which she is called to serve. Before launching any p...
are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...
later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...
for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...
some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...
and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...
clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...
to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...
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...