SEARCH RESULTS

the factors that made up the CC situation. Analysis of the data identified 147 factors related to CC that could be classified into...

that by instituting improved sanitation and nutrition, there was a corresponding decrease in morality (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003...

in pursuit of their advanced standing certification. Moreover, active RNs, LPNs and CNAs understand that these advanced practice ...

and the values and preferences of the individuals, families and communities who are served"(Reavy and Tavernier, 2008, p. 166). Nu...

against which to compare their progress. Some of the health problems affecting women are acute in nature and others are chr...

group, such as "those that control the eye," or it may become more generalized (Yee). The patients facial expression and speech ma...

due to a number of reasons. First of all, the average age of the population is getting progressive older. As a people. America, an...

for "population, intervention, comparison intervention and outcome" and therefore offers nurses a structure that prompts nurses t...

of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...

nursing supervision is to provide support for nurse practitioner in a range of issues, developing their own identity as well as sk...

Furthermore they state that is a strategic approach which relates to all aspects of an organization within the context the culture...

significantly as ethnicity and can encompass many different forms of beliefs. Spirituality plays a major role in how individuals...

While only 6 percent of newborns require advanced life support in 1997, the rise in the number of neonates since that time weighin...

to reach the disease" (Colwell; 2). The author also examines aspects of surgical treatment, indicating that a particular type of s...

Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

Programs and Addiction Treatment Centers, 2007). Breaking addiction to these and other abused drugs often requires medical interv...

apply to the many diverse factors related to teen suicide attempts and completions. Three of these objectives are: 1. Reduce fire...

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

ratio, the mortality rates are 44 percent lower (Degree-level nurses, 2005). Substantiating this research, a Canadian study cond...

it is appropriate, such as when a novice nurse is faced with a crisis. There are times, and stages in a career, when employees can...

in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...

power, found that where nurses report that power when is shared, there are corresponding improvements in the nursing/physician rel...

patients with certain injuries and missed diagnoses of certain conditions such as appendicitis or meningitis (Dansby, Kavaler & Sp...

Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...

of ethics; 5. is composed of individuals who consider this occupation as their lifework, contributing to the good of society throu...

does not address the topic of specific competencies. In other words, the most recent literature that is even remotely related to t...

methods with measurable outcomes, creating a link between existing research and nursing process, define the role of nurse educator...

period of restructuring in many industries, including healthcare. Managed care organizations and changes in reimbursement rates f...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...