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members to students, as state registered nurse practice acts typically mandate a ratio 1:10 (AACN, 2009). Individually, students,...

risk. For example, Mahlmeister (1996) relates a pediatric situation in which a night nurse in a small hospital was expected to wor...

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

due to the fact that these medications lack the flexibility to provide fast hyperglycemic control (Seelandt, 2007). A diagnosis ...

the lack of direct instruction on how to go about accomplishing these goals in the classroom, she effectively convinces her reader...

disciplined and well-organized care. On returning to England, she visited the Institute of Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth, ...

to proper interaction with culturally diverse patients: "These standards provide comprehensive definitions of culture, competence,...

This essay is about proposed policies and legislation that addressed the nursing shortage. It also brings in proposed changed to M...

to intimidation over rental agrees, not being able to pay bills by mail, and being intimidated by virtually everyone else in socie...

as a central tenet to professional practice (Hanks, 2010). Both the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics and the Code ...

profession is very rewarding, if at times very difficult and even heartbreaking. This paper describes the Good Samaritan College o...

Advances in technology have changed everything from how patients are diagnosed to acute care to managing chronic illnesses. Techno...

as the concept of the constructionism explanation has formed the basis for many social polices and programs that are in place to t...

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...

nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, ...

as relating information to patients families. Pugh relates that just thinking about this task made her anxious; however, the staff...

the American healthcare system, the debate concerning whether or not states should implement mandated nurse-to-patient ratios rema...

quite frequently, they are seldom defined specifically, yet both terms hold significant importance in terms of their relevance to ...

the procedures for preparing medications, procedures for dispensing medications, and the responsibilities of a pharmacy profession...

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

such as "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). The gr...

(Tomey and Alligood, 2006, p. 645). Meaning There are two major assumptions upon which Reeds theoretical conclusions are based. ...

researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...

unitary human beings (Newman). This theory is appealing because it acknowledges how each person is unique and, therefore, must be ...

systems. The following examination of the problem of medication errors focuses on the context of mental health nursing within the ...

precisely the same as for other patients. Legal responsibility for care decisions in cases where there is a living will: does the...

awareness of the self within the context of the environment grows in association with each other in a manner that allows the indiv...

the case study, is important for planning a safe and effective rehabilitation program (Craven and Hirnle, 2007). People who experi...

quality of the provided care (ANA, 2008). Empirical research studies have confirmed that the risk for medical error increase subst...