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and was told not to consider having children for fear of passing on defective genes (Sheldon, 1997; p. 34). This occurred d...

patient shows up in a physicians office with symptoms resembling those associated with a rare bone infection, the physician can fi...

before God to my chosen profession... Law Enforcement" (Morris and Vila, 1999, p. 164). When labor unions had succeeded in substa...

the extent to which terminally ill individuals can be alleviated of languishing in such an inhumane state without involvement of l...

problem in this area. One author reports that turnover rates recorded for 2000 went from 3.8 % (Lommel, 2004, p.54) in New York a...

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

was assigned to a ship. Its sister ship was in Vietnam and was coming back to the US; Mr. Conners ship was scheduled to take its ...

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

the religious fervor generated by the teachings of "love and mercy" by Jesus Christ resulted in a dramatic increase in charitable ...

Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...

the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...

19th and early 20th centuries. Hughes and Romeo (1999) question the usefulness of education that does not address the growing div...

that if a society views social workers and their clients as somehow less desirable members of that society, and if they dont like ...

organisational changes fail at a rate of 29% (Maurer, 1997). Reengineering is higher at 30% and of most concern is the figure for ...

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

first started to administer to the injured and the sick, the notion that nurses should be women has prevailed (Odendaul, 2004). T...

act as integral members of healthcare teams, provide direct and indirect patient care, and address central issues for patients, in...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

drugs and to administer those drugs in a manner that is beneficial to our patients as well as being put into a positions where we ...

preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...

and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...

the changes that have occurred since she founded modern nursing. "Florence Nightingale provided us with a framework, relevant tod...

in 2000, allowing a long comment period before the final rule was issued in February 2003. Five rules were published in 199...

lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...

to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...

the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...

a manner that is of the highest integrity. These professions must gain the trust of the people. Doctors cannot go home and make fu...

to cope with chronic, acute or terminal illness, such as Alzheimers disease, cancer or AIDS" (U.S. Department of Labor). In additi...

different forms such as verbally or in writing, however, the compliance with the request is also influenced by other factors, such...