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

(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...

during which time they reviewed data regarding the patient and made adjustments to the clinical care program. The advanced practic...

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

(p. 835) among Medicaid residents of Massachusetts nursing homes between 1991 and 1994. This mixed method (i.e., quantitative as ...

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

Kanters position that the situational aspects of a working environment have the ability to influence worker attitudes and behavior...

assess the number of fatalities that may be seen. Using this we see the flowing in terms of the national fatalities rates for the ...

records and kept him and his family informed about his progress to date and what he could expect along the path to recovery. Nurs...

of knowledge, however, such demonstrative proof is not always readily available. It is also important for the knowledge dev...

level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

problems?] The pharmacology interventions target the patients different health conditions, such as high blood pressure and high c...

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...

later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

there were five things that had to be done for Americas school children. He listed providing a child with "a safe place to grow up...

Nations throughout the world, regardless of their current level of development, have found that the gap between the technology-hav...

510). Another example would be that in many circumstances, history is easier to learn, understand, and remember if a reader feel...

and without duress, and is competent. At least two physicians must agree that the patient is likely to die within six months. Th...

In three pages the perspective of a resident from West Virginia is used in an examination of the perceived reaction to 'Measuring ...

In sixteen pages this report reviews journal articles featuring research regarding children's education and the importance of pare...

The Canadian Parents for French movement's promotion of French as a second language is the focus o this report consisting of seven...

point is that democracy is not the "be-all and end-all" for many nations and that far too many Americans have used the ideal of de...

which methodologies are the most useful in terms of fully utilizing technology in the classroom and which areas may be better left...