SEARCH RESULTS

of the study by stating it explicitly: "The purpose of this study was to explore how undergraduate nursing students learn to care ...

the fever? Was it related to an infection in the surgical wound? Was the patient developing atelectasis and pneumonia? Or, was the...

socially isolating, as outside opinion is discounted. The team adopts a "defensive posture," which is evidenced by "derogatory, de...

generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women would even ...

upon the nursing knowledge that I already possess in order to facilitate my helping larger number of people through the mediums of...

official entity until 1993. Today it addresses an array of nursing issues. The goals of the program are: * "Promoting quality in...

30 months, as this is when between 13 and 28 percent of senior nurses are due to retire (Sibbald, 2003). Currently, close to a thi...

methods with measurable outcomes, creating a link between existing research and nursing process, define the role of nurse educator...

program will foster my highest level of achievement and help me focus on both the immediacy of my educational process and the deve...

The following are research questions that could be asked of staff members regarding whether the program is needed: * Are there pat...

imply, a standardized nursing language provides a "uniform nomenclature for the diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation components...

care home agencies also offer data on each service that is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and acco...

the others (Trofino, 2007). Those 14 Forces of Magnetism provide the conceptual foundation and basis for what became the Magnet a...

avoidance, such as creating a buddy system, which pairs elderly neighbors with each other. Buddies check on one another and accomp...

in pursuit of their advanced standing certification. Moreover, active RNs, LPNs and CNAs understand that these advanced practice ...

plagued by both flies and a sense of overwhelming guilt. The stage is dominated by a statue of Zeus, "god of flies and death," whi...

versatile medium, learning how to create web pages and make them interactive and user-friendly. It is important that care provid...

years (Brumback, 1995). This company, intent on providing information to all of its employees, uses a multi-media ongoing training...

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

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

(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...

determine their relationships with others, as well as pull people of similar interests and often similar personalities together an...

Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monste...

The ever-changing nature of Americas health care system has introduced a chaos in a population that for more than a century has be...

p. 144). Each has value, but each exists with a paradox. The more abstract theories are more easily generalized, but more diffic...

(Snyder and Lindquist, 2001). Under this philosophy the social factors and even the spiritual factors of an individuals existen...

that have affected my choice of working as a nurse. Of course many people have these factors in common within their personal valu...

expected only to continue for several years to come. Then, growth will begin to decline in response to fewer numbers of people re...

are getting calls from every part of the country every day. I am hearing from nurses that the working conditions are intolerable a...