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the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
train sufficient numbers of new nurses. Turnover is high among those who remain in the profession, and those so dissatisfied - an...
considering this economic downturn, the numbers of undergraduates pursuing nursing careers began to also decline. In 1991, Canada ...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
safeguard and monitor the public health, which means that it formulates prevention initiatives, investigates health problems and a...
meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...
to a patient over the phone and trying to convey the urgency of that patient coming in for a consultation. The patient resists, so...
more on intuition and to "a hidden knowledge that is not so open to cognitive description" (Bradshaw, 1995, p. 83). In other words...
results are reliable and representative (Curwin and Slater, 1996). The first is the profiling of the samples to show that they are...
the effect of music on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain with a participant group that listened to "peaceful pan flute m...
be immensely helpful in gaining insight into the specific issues involved and subsequent perspective on what course of action to t...
with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...
caring; 2. every human culture has lay (generic, folk or indigenous) care knowledge and practices and usually some professional ca...
harms the healthcare systems of the home countries of these nurses, which ethically and morally limits its use. Another method t...
(Webber). This does sound extremely similar to the way in which the AACN defines the CNL role. In some hospitals, nurse practiti...
"chronic, heavy drinking" (Enoch and Goldman, 2002, p. 192). According to government standards, a woman is at-risk for heavy drink...
discuss and name the various methods for preventing the transmissions of STIs; and also, they will demonstrate ability to resist p...
this condition. If the student does not have asthma, the student may feel motivated to help this population because of he/she rea...
change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...
assisting registered nurses (RNs) in order to meet legislated requirements (Schaefer 9). This means that while RNs have fewer pati...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
if they are simple and straightforward. These patient data records will be replaced weekly, and each will contain a weeks worth o...
the most frequently reported intervention classifications for NPs were patient education, drug management, nutrition support, risk...
for nurses who come into intimate contact with clients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Ott, Al-Khadhuri and Al-Junaibi...
classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...
includes strategies that are designed to make the individual feel better, such as "exercise, spirituality, support groups and humo...