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need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

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...

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...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

some of the inmates to play poker with pornographic cards. He smuggles hookers in for several of the ward mates, and he threatens ...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

of a busy dermatological practice. This dermatologist see as many as 100 patients a day and is known as an "expert in the evaluati...

In a paper of four pages, the writer considers the issue of the unresponsive patient, especially as it impacts patient care. This...

refers to instances in which patients who have been admitted to a health care facility decide to refuse treatment from doctors (Lo...

of literature about biomedical ethics relative to patient autonomy. This type of autonomy is limited, at best, with managed health...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

healthcare services to senior citizens, which is an at-risk population in this country. One helping approach for people with dis...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This paper includes four major changes ...

is based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Or, it could be the greatest pleasure or good over the least pain...

The New York City Police Commissioner was successful in reducing crime by targeting high crime areas and allocating resources to t...

newspapers and magazines understands that the "Big Kahuna" of health care regulations involves the Patient Protection and Affordab...

this rhetoric was how the act would impact the millions of people in the United States who suffer from emotional or physical disor...

Concepts, theories, principles and practices in managed care and the health services industry in regards to social, economic, and ...

2008). Incentive programs can actually have very positive outcomes if they are used correctly and ethically (Sabin, 2008). In so d...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

2010). The first provision of the ANA code specifies that nurses should show "compassion and respect" in regards to the "dignity, ...

make a real difference. In helping professions, such leadership is desirable. The health care industry today is fraught with probl...

the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...

culturally competent care. Well examine what the literature has to say about such standards and, with this background, and an unde...

Culturally competent care appropriate for a psychiatric hospital is considered a basic and primary component of nursing given the ...

In 1992, for example, this organization issued a mandate that all hospital chief executive officers become familiar with continuou...

In three pages this paper presents a summary and review of an article that describes how marketing principles are being applied to...

which both of those impacts are important. The question of what statistics should be collected in a medical facility, however, is...

2000). Even as recently as just a couple of decades ago, conditions such as cramps, pregnancy nausea and even labor pains were oft...