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also as a result of the environment in which they are cared for, where smoking is banned. Teaching patients may be seen as a funct...

in African American communities in though it has level off and is falling in other US populations (Dyer, 2003). Adolescents are am...

was perceived as merely the "handmaiden" of medicine, that is, a service that was there to facilitate the practice of the physicia...

rather than requiring patient transfer to ICU. This plan is consistent with the principles of planned change in that it focuses o...

have had ethical reservations about taking a patient off of life support, but she did not add to Lynns burden by interfering with ...

only one group, no control group. Group exposed to treatment and then measure (Creswell, 2003). Measured participants blood gluco...

transformative perspective because Newman argues that rather than being diametrically opposed, disease and health are merely facto...

There are different studies that have made a partial examination of the developmental models of clinical mentorship and supervisio...

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...

(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...

preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...

the non-emergency sections of the hospital or when they are in the doctors office or the resident clinic! Heart attacks happen! ...

also point out that "developed countries may not be well served by international nurse recruitment if it prevents them from addres...

just need a positive touch from another human being. The student investigating the relationship of nursing contribution to patien...

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

* "HF-2 LVF assessment * "HF-3 ACEI for LVSD * "HF-4 Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling" (Overview, 2002). JCAHO e...

as a solution to the problem of developing reflective skills, Ferrario defines reflective thinking as: a) analyzing, synthesizing,...

many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...

moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...

They are: 1. "activity level 2. "diet 3. "discharge medications 4. "follow-up appointment 5. "weight monitoring 6. "what to do if ...

caring as the very definition of what constitutes personal values from a nursing perspective (2003). Koerner (1996), likewise, e...

Critically-Care nurses, 1989 in Nursing Management, 1999, p. 38). This abbreviated version of AACN nursing standards was located...

Although the nursing professions is just now beginning to become more aware of the need for this type of approach it was first int...

in order so that it can be determined if all of the childs educational needs are being met. Aiding disabled children in reaching t...

classifies the stroke patients needs in four domains: 1) medical/surgical issues; 2) mental status/emotion/coping behaviors; 3) ph...

This research paper presents a case study of the implementation of electronic technology at St. Joseph Medical Center at Houston, ...

This research paper investigates the relationship between the provision of futile care and the development of moral distress among...

This research paper offers discussion of a various issues that pertain to advance practice nurses (APNs), such as their involvemen...

This essay describes the unionization debate in regards to the nursing profession and focuses on the con side. Four pages in lengt...