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and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...

patient, the attending nurse is seldom in the room at the same time. The attending physician may refer the patient to a cardiologi...

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

classify medical errors (Pace et al., 2005). In fact, there are taxonomies to classify errors but they are not standardized (Pace ...

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

movement disorders, such as Parkinsons and dystonia. This procedure was initially developed in 1987 in France (Song, 2006). This a...

to base their arguments on more spiritual and ethereal ground, such as the idea that a persons life ends when God chooses to end i...

in place for some time, and none of the fears surrounding it have ever materialized (Seale, 2006). Research shows that 171 people ...

a peaceful death among terminal patients. HSBs of specific groups of any size - whether large or small - are positively related t...

"encouragement of facing probl4ems/fears, support of efforts to master problems/ears, affective experiencing/catharsis" (Coady 15)...

cancer affects both the man and his life partner. In most cases, study designs addressing quality of life issues for prostate canc...

there are those that are relevant to childrens protection as well, such as confidentiality. For example, during a recent visit tw...

points out, medicalization is a process that defines a problem in terms of the practitioners perspective and cultural biases, rath...

prior to being admitted to the care facility, it is possible that these needs are not being met. There is also the religious need ...

this rhetoric was how the act would impact the millions of people in the United States who suffer from emotional or physical disor...

9 pages and 6 sources. This paper considers the concept of fortitude and the ability of hospital personnel to assess fortitude. ...

In five pages an overview regarding prosthetics and the biofeedback innovations that enable patients to exercise greater device co...

In eight pages an asthma education program that will address both patient and family needs in terms of empowerment and information...

In sixteen pages this paper discusses orthopedic sports medicine in terms of its evolution with such topics as injuries, treatment...

regarded as creating obligations on others to help her exercise her rights. An inherent theme that is implied in all of the questi...

grew from an average of seven in 1993 to an average of eleven in 2000 to an average of twelve in 2004 (Critser, 2007). At the tim...

In two pages cardiovascular disease and the complications it represents for patients suffering from Type II diabetes are discussed...

that it is impossible for a mere individual to resist the monolithic nature of an authoritarian state, also can be interpreted on ...

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

services. However, the greatest cost of all has been to human life, because nosocomial infections have resulted in patient deaths...

whether or not a patient complaining of chest pains is having or has had a heart attack (American Clinical Laboratory Association,...

to provide adult individuals, at the time of inpatient admission (or enrollment) information about state laws rights concerning ad...

The problem is that the system is broken when it comes to getting appropriate healthcare to the uninsured. Even if Congress passes...

to adopt healthy living habits (Schiavo, 2007). The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says health communication is ...

2008). Incentive programs can actually have very positive outcomes if they are used correctly and ethically (Sabin, 2008). In so d...