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that the working environment of the scenario is lacking, as the two nurses who are moonlighting, if this accusation is true, may h...

312). Various types of contracts characterize contemporary professional nursing. For example, due to the nursing staffing shorta...

the associates course of study to address the very things that can make the greatest difference in patient outcomes and satisfacti...

and nursing literature abounds with how such theories influence and guide nursing practice in all of its varied aspects. For exa...

and Ingalls (2003) describe the four metaparadigms allegorically as the "roots" of a living tree, emphasizing that the metaparadig...

Under her wing, Nightingale took care of the soldiers while at the same time training other women to "nurse" them back to health. ...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...

to changes which in turn can result in higher costs and reduced perceived quality of care. Primary nursing is not a new con...

(p. 835) among Medicaid residents of Massachusetts nursing homes between 1991 and 1994. This mixed method (i.e., quantitative as ...

a method which pursues both action and understanding at the same time, and points out that it is particularly relevant in situatio...

nurses which makes job searching easier. Registered nurses are in great demand and it is thought that there will be a significa...

theoretical framework for promoting professional development through the use of quality circles. This management theory involves a...

The concept of health also has undergone change over the years. It formerly referred to absence of disease, but now it generally ...

and Robinson, 2003). Another element complicating the problem is the fact that in the early 1990s, many hospitals restructured a...

operating room to recovery, the tracking of patient information becomes an imperative part of this process (Beyea, Hicks and Becke...

In four pages this research paper examines nursing's metaparadigm in a consideration of concepts including nursing, health, enviro...

today will reach retirement age within 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). At the same time, fewer people are entering nursing, as ...

nurse anesthetist. For one week, I watched the interactions between the nurse anesthetist and other professionals, as well as the...

and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...

leader. Finally, my educational objectives include demonstrating an awareness of and a skill for nursing research, which requires...

and nurses need to be and has generated capacity and energy within that body of nursing to reach that vision" (Ralko 6). A princip...

those under stress or who are unhappy with their lives. For this reason there has been a higher use in poorer social classes where...

images represent some aspect of nursing? Examination of this question shows that two of these images are particularly helpful in d...

less people living in rural communities and the "more remote geographical regions" of Australia than in urban locales (Bushy 104)....

2001). Toms condition remained so precarious that personal care for him had to be done very tentatively. For example, brushing his...

students values : This calls for personal reflection. A question that the student can ask herself/himself is how he or she might h...

chosen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art indicates two events that would be appropriate for a humanities-oriented fieldtrip geared...

embarrassment in front of others, withheld pay increases, and termination" (Marriner-Tomey, 2004, p. 118). While conferring reward...

defining the leadership characteristics that would be the focus of this educational effort (Pintar, Capuano and Rosser, 2007). As ...