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an adolescent client (Wallis, 2004, p. 59). Data on the development of abstract reasoning skills, as well as of the "recognition o...
and also consider the concerns of the patients. There have been many drugs developed that are good for the treatment of ar...
on too long, she says things that do not need to be said, like the comment about not wanting to overwhelm him and they will go thr...
disagree with his wife could disrupt their marital relationship at a time when he needs this support, which is undoubtedly one of ...
that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...
the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...
to correct these deviations (Nicoll, 2002). If the hypothalamus senses that the body is too cold, the first autonomic response is ...
One of the more important lifestyle changes involves the diet. Coronary artery disease as the leading cause of death in the...
reason, who are newly diagnosed with Type II diabetes. The primary purpose will be to impress upon these patients the critical ne...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
and needs to be carefully monitored, and the water filled blankets may be effective if used above and below the patient by they ar...
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...
and the bitterness on both sides of that unfortunate incident have brought the debate about the right-to-die to the fore. Ironi...
In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
of condition in terms of importance due the impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et a...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
respected academically and is in the business of training future health care providers as it serves the local community. All "att...
continues to battle against the ongoing nursing shortage. Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that ...
(Outpatient Surgical Centers, 2005). Surgeons generally are not part of the staff, but the centers employ all other positions req...
2005). However, the employer of these aides will be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place in regards to proper manage...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
2% were on home hemodialysis (Freitas, 2002, 167). There are many chronic problems associated with hemodialysis including hyper...
hospitals are not required to report mistakes that have been made to any sort of overseeing agency (Inskeep and Neighmond, 2004). ...
God" (Hippocratic Oath, 2001). It seems to me that the wording leads the young physician directly into the trap he hopes to avoid...
ensuring that a significant proportion of stroke victims survive and retain their independence. This is important not only from th...
also as a result of the environment in which they are cared for, where smoking is banned. Teaching patients may be seen as a funct...
proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...