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made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

some of the inmates to play poker with pornographic cards. He smuggles hookers in for several of the ward mates, and he threatens ...

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

undue fear created but there is also an appreciation of the true nature of the condition and the care the patient needs to take of...

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...

and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...

to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...

and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...

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

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...

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

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...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and volunt...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

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

for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...

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

need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...

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 ...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

It seems that within the context of the work, there is little compassion shown for the protagonist with the exception of one oncol...

this was even reflected in Chaucers Friars Tale; "which locates the devils hideaway" fer in the north contree" (Ellis, 1995; 153)....

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 ...

private sector work force (SBA, Statistics, 2003). The following reflects a the broad categories of SBAs programs for small busi...