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in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

to be an essential element in the overall aspect of human life. Without its influential element, myriad individuals would not be ...

who are suffering from chronic ailments such as congestive heart failure, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma and...

there was a problem of infections in long-term care facilities and in hospitals (Dimond, 1994). These are called nosocomial infect...

Ida would do fine provide support for his theories. All he had to do was to fit her and her symptoms into the framework he alread...

protection. It seems that the purpose of the old system was typical as the facility needed communications. However, in health care...

provided. A nurse who has back pain will likely reduce the care he or she could otherwise administer. When people have back or m...

not want his father informed), presenting a rationale for signing a health care proxy becomes extremely problematic. Guidelines us...

are theoretically viable, but there is actually no evidence to support the claim that UPs will actually reduce the number of expos...

primary function is to "pump blood coming into the ventricles from the lower pressure venous system against the higher pressure ar...

to adulthood or general maturation processes. In an institutionalised environment, this can be a difficult transition, yet in a co...

sense that it is actively intended to cause harm, but negligence occurs when it is established that any reasonable person would ha...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

are, of course, special considerations which go into treating the elderly. We know, for example, that the elderly often experienc...

However, as indicated in the main heading, this behavior alone is not sufficient to indicate Aspergers Disorder. The fact that Bil...

and height), an intense fear of becoming fat, and (in females) skipped menstrual periods for at least three months" (Grilo, Sinha,...

responsible for their actions of over or under treating patients, and when can one say that the fine line is too sketchy? A case s...

the patient prior to his death. The nurse clearly felt the need to encourage the family to stay and spend as much time as possibl...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

diagnosing it. It is not as if depression is difficult to diagnose. What is difficult is getting clients into facilities and to ad...

of spirituality is not uniform and that "spirituality" as a term is frequently used as a synonym for religion, which is not necess...

a chromosome deletion. The major symptoms of PWS are: infantile hypotonia, failure to thrive, hypogonadism; developmental delay;...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

(Leason, 2002). The idea of joint working may have different manifestations, one of these may be the development of single ...

well. This study also appears to be sound scientifically. Its primary means of data analysis is statistical; the methods b...

stronger. The authors make no comment on whether any of the individuals were concerned about becoming dependent on their pa...

In a three page paper, the author reflects on a range of studies on diabetes, stroke, and skin impairment in patients with comorbi...

There are dozens of nursing theories that have been developed over decades. Each has its own value and each is beneficial for nurs...

This essay discusses two adults, one diagnosed with anorexia, low self-esteem, and interpersonal relationship problems, the other ...

There is a greater possibility of being transfused if the patient has anemia prior to surgery. There is a greater chance of compli...