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it is discovered that her death was called by a massive pulmonary embolism. Two years later, her husband files suit against the n...
much broader in its application. It is this broadness that allows nurses to reach across religious lines and distinctions. In a su...
It is left to regulatory agencies such as the DFPS to interpret the law, write regulations that are in accordance with the law and...
records and kept him and his family informed about his progress to date and what he could expect along the path to recovery. Nurs...
over a great deal with social exchange theory and the study of politics in the workplace (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The use ...
Wagner 35). It is also suggested that the practitioner should, of course, thoroughly read the contract, but also that practition...
twentieth century, with accusations that it has failed to live up to the demands placed upon it by the ever-growing population, ef...
points out that patients with comorbidities have additional needs that serve to increase the complexity of care. Various models of...
hallways of hospitals, it does seem to contain a great deal of minority workers. Yet, it is not clear who are in managerial roles ...
markets that can be quite lucrative. The industry can expect greater numbers of patients in the future, resulting both from demog...
important to understanding the impact of interventions. One of the major problems noted by a number of theorists is that the exte...
a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...
patient to re-establish the self-care capacity. Orems model defines a "self-care deficit" as when a patients condition interferes ...
they visited, and some tended to visit fairly frequently (Demling et al, 2002). Patients in general were very positive about thei...
receiving additional income for having patients who use less services. As Stone (1997) indicates, she received a healthy bonus che...
In most states, regulations concerning private managed care companies and programs are put forth primarily by the states insurance...
from large teaching hospitals, leaving them with the more seriously ill patients, whose care also is the most costly (Johnson and ...
begins with "orientation," which is a period in which the nurse and the patient become acquainted. The relationship then proceeds ...
agony? Medicine was not always the assembly line it is today. According to Pescosolido and Boyer, there were three events that ch...
because they do not have the means to get medical attention (Center for American Progress, 2007). Health care costs seem to rise e...
situation. As a provider of care, it is the role of the community health nurse to address the needs of Centerville adolescents i...
conversation with MaryAlice Mowry," 2003). Many people do not realize that government benefits aligned with disabilities would be ...
birth, it is critical to interact with the infant, to touch and cuddle and talk with the infant, to provide a safe and nurturing e...
(Jennings, 2005). The reason for the huge increases in health care costs is not the insurance companies, Jennings found, but the f...
the rate of such hospital mergers. One of these trends was the "phenomenon of Columbia/HCA," a for-profit hospital system that man...
knowledge safely and appropriately" (p. 17). Morath (2003) went so far as to state clearly that the U.S. healthcare system is dang...
change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...
now our nations elderly have depended on Medicare/Medicaid for their medical needs. The Medicare/Medicaid system upon which these...
Foundation, 2006). In 2003, at least US$700 million was spent by Americans purchasing drugs from Canadian pharmacies (Kaiser Famil...
diversion stoma (urostomy) allows urine to be passed through the stoma rather than the urethra (Kirkwood 20). Sometime stomas are ...