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which means that the homeless population in Vancouver encompasses roughly 1800 people (The Americas, 2004). They are virtually all...

characteristics of metal disorders may include abnormalities in cognition, mood or emotions; it may include abnormalities in integ...

p. 1). Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is caused by a series of strokes, which are frequently small (MID, n.d.). Patients with MID ...

change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...

take to the streets rather than cope with abuse, violence or parental drug addiction. Also, as indicated above in regards to alcoh...

Kolatkar, 2005). For instance, a lack of exercise and obesity are believed to contribute to diabetes (American Diabetes Associatio...

the nGMS as an assessment instrument. This computer program provides a check list that the nurse can use to cover all pertinent in...

article, "Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care)," kangaroo care offers the parents the only opportunity to engage in ...

for the birth" (MacKinnon, McIntyre and Quance, 2005, p. 29). As this suggests, intrapartum nurses spend the most time with labor...

says that families have been sorely neglected as a great deal of nursing practice continues to focus on individuals (Denham, 2003)...

a video that presents the patients symptoms and are presented with the question "What is the most likely differential diagnosis ba...

their profession to be their career and it definitely requires career-long continuous professional development. Why then, does a...

the beginning of her career in the 1950s, Peplau indicated that she believed that the significance between the nurse and the patie...

et al, 2005). However, smokers are not limited in their addition, those who are addicted to other substances, such as alcohol. For...

budget restraints. Nurses leave the profession because they are "distressed by being unable to provide quality nursing care, disgr...

notable historic key developments in nursing research are: 1859 Nightingales Notes on Nursing published 1900 American Nursing Jou...

nurses as they engage in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). ...

currently has 9 major nursing schools, which include the University of Pennsylvania (one of the most renowned facilities in the Un...

including critical attributes, communication processes, and the overall benefits of school-based support groups in addressing the ...

shock, (b) a match with a rule or with previous decision situations, and (c) a script-driven decision" (Lee, et al., 1996; p. 5), ...

with the reconfiguration of practice settings, delivery sites and staff composition. Professional guidelines must be established ...

promote an analytical view of this issue and define the variables that will be assessed: 1. What is the magnitude of the effect o...

cancer being observed (Wynder, Goodman and Hoffman, 1985). They also suggest that schools should place "major emphasis" on program...

view as well, developing theories of nursing that focus on nursing and its components as systems of varying degrees. Some, such a...

an "integration of feelings with knowledge and experience" (Cumbie, 2001, p. 56). Nurses, as caregivers, have to reflect on their ...

Developing Clinical Guidelines by Allen et al (1997) set out to determine the disparities that exist within the resolution process...

in which care is provided for aging and dying adults in general. In addition, the researchers recognize that preparation for dyin...

to reason, therefore, that if nurses are experiencing higher rates of stress, the inevitable consequences of such can only lead to...

however, Jones requested an ethics consult on the case due to the fact that Johns psychosocial evaluation had caused Jones to have...

authors state that research "and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive" (p. 35) practice. As...