SEARCH RESULTS

inflamed, tender to the touch and evident of a small amount of pus (DAlessandro et al, 2004), becoming more painful as time progre...

the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...

inevitably compromise safety in the process. One study conducted among workers at two food processing plants clearly illustrated ...

of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...

explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

and how discharge instructions should cover these contingencies. "Health" has historically been used to describe the "absence of d...

increase; third-party payers strive to keep payments as low as possible; individuals seek to enhance performance or gain the great...

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

now regarded as a crucial and defining component of nursing, as caring defines "nursings unique area of practice and provides dire...

any incident that requires an increased level of response beyond the routine operating procedures" (NASN, 2006). Natural disasters...

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

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

economic positions (McGinn and Murr, 2006). All of this development in the past several years has led to a restatement of Shannon...

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

Integrity in this sense is about wholeness as opposed to how we often use the term (to mean honesty) (Johansson, 2002). It is abou...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

drivers" than do states that do not require test automatic testing (Murden and Unroe, 2005, p. 22). Most states do set standards f...

design. It is "not grounded in research that supports the therapeutic efficacy of this intervention, but upon the observation tha...

injuries as common occurrences in high-impact occupations (HSS, 2007). Musculoskeletal fatigue, caused by repetitive strain or i...

fatigue is related to functional state. Older patients are more likely to have persistent pain, to experience less relief from an...

how the very nature of crisis counseling is to achieve resolution within a finite period of time, typically one to three months, u...

study intervention that addresses strategies for helping student nurses cope with high levels of stress. This studys findings stre...

feet. Based on the assertion that nurses fall into this category of workers who spend long periods of time on their feet, this st...

was breached," the third is to prove that there was an injury incurred by the patient and the fourth must prove that this "injury ...

"three important hormones: erythropoietin ... or EPO, which stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells; renin, which regul...

Furthermore, it is also crucial for nurses to also recognize its association with other similar conditions, such dementia, as deli...

Additionally, at the completion of this study intervention, evaluation of results showed that the project also resulted in improve...

relationship or marriage (Darling, 2005). For example, a homosexual man suffering from HIV-related illness and receiving the inten...

predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...