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Recent Economic Effects on Home Health

In 2001, health care spending as a percentage of GDP was 14.1 percent, or $5,035 per capita (Levit, Smith, Cowan, Lazenby, Senseni...

Lillian D. Wald: Life and Works

one else to do them and she saw a need (Krain, 2002). "She recruited another nurse and began working out of a fifth floor apartmen...

Online Education/Professional Development

by trying things out)...reflective learners (learn by thinking things through, working alone) 5. sequential learners (linear, orde...

Ethical Dilemma/Canadian Nursing Practice

individual, the eight values of the CNA Code provide a framework for guidance regarding nursing behavior. The Code states that the...

Nursing/Entry into Practice

inpatient facility (Entry-Level). There are advantages and disadvantages to having three entry levels into nursing. An advantage...

Stem Cell Research: Societal Implications

in a laboratory situation (Licking, 1998; Brownlee and Schrof, 1998). Many of these cells, in fact, have the capability of develo...

Nursing Philosophy and Occupational Focus

theorist Jean Watson, who developed her Theory of Human Caring in the late 1970s. As a result of Watsons efforts to bring greater...

Reaction Essay to Treating the Poor/Matthew Dumont

announcing that shes "fine" and then another year or two will pass before the next outburst of psychosis. There is resignation an...

Reducing Absenteeism/Nursing Home

have "little or no training in fundamental management skills" (Baer, 2006, p. 60). As well as absenteeism, problems with managemen...

Public Health/Then & Now

and three stores," which served as "stock rooms, milk stations, clinics," etc. (Lillian Wald). Roughly 3,000 people typically were...

Case Study/ICU Wound Mgmt

(Cardozo, 2003, p. S35). Within a few hours of being admitted to the ICU, Jacks condition was evaluated using the Waterlow risk as...

U.S. Nursing Shortage

Roughly 50 percent of the current working nursing population will retire within the next 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). Adding...

Nursing Dilemma/Elder Abuse

a nurse to determine which elderly patients are being abused because a sense of shame or a desire to protect the family member who...

Technology Implementation at SJMCH, A Case Study

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

The Role of Health Professionals in Healthcare IT

IT systems have the potential to add value to the way healthcare is provided as well as increase quality when applied in a patien...

Reducing Staff Healthcare Facility

Most healthcare facilities today are short staff, especially nurses. Still, this paper discusses things to consider when reducing ...

Advanced Practice Nursing, Various Issues

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

Nurses and Unions

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

Nursing Article Summaries

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at nursing articles. Summaries are given of two professional articles. Paper uses two ...

The Use of the Clicker System

In a paper of eight pages, the author reflects on the use of technology in nursing education, specifically the use of a clicker sy...

Chief Nursing Officer

This essay provides a brief description of the chief nursing officer (CNO) and then discuses bureaucratic management using the CNO...

The Future of Nursing

This research paper pertains to "The Future of Nursing," a report that was collaboratively formulated by the Robert Wood Johnson F...

Advanced Practice Nursing Roles

This research paper discusses various aspects of the roles addressed by advanced practice nurses. Five pages in length, seven sour...

Nursing Director, Role and Description

This research paper offers a comprehensive overview of the qualities and characteristics that describe an ideal nursing director. ...

Nursing Recruitment, A Plan

This research paper offers a review of relevant literature that will be used in a plan that addresses recruitment and retention of...

Nursing Director, Hospital Hiring Practices

This research paper discusses hospital hiring practices and policies and specifically focuses on the position of nursing director...

Nurse Handoff Tools, Two New Instruments

This research paper discusses the problem of poor communication in regards to nursing handoff and describes two new tools to aid t...

Nurse Educator, A Philosophy of Teaching

This statement presents an example paper of how to present a nursing educator's personal philosophy on teaching. The theory of mul...

Caregiver Burnout, Compassion Fatigue

This research paper presents an overview of literature on the topic of compassion fatigue and nursing burnout. The discussion cove...

Overview of Nursing Liability

This research paper presents an overview of nursing liability. The writer defines terms and describes risk management procedures. ...