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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...

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

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 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of how Evidence-based practice is used to treat substance abuse disorders. This paper inclu...

The treatments Breuer and Freud developed for treating hysteria had an impact on the development of psychoanalysis. This is discu...

This paper considers the role of patients' religion and how it should impact nursing care. The writer focuses on the way in whic...

Bipolar Disorder dramatically changes a person's life and quality of life. It affects every part of the patient's life. There is v...

health results from individual action, willpower and sustained efforts, while an eternal locus of control is characterized by beli...

Treating non responsive patients presents challenges. This paper looks at the approach to treatment and sequence which should be u...

The paper is a literature review on the topic of schizophrenia and the impact and influence that the condition has on patients and...

This essay provides a student with a hypothetical guide to discussing interviews with RN, a nurse practitioner and a patient conce...

a discussion and review of literature that focuses on hypertension (HTN) among minority ethnic groups, with a particular emphasis ...

To deal with the HIV crisis many lesser and middle income countries had to develop innovative and cost effective strategies to de...

This essay focuses on Watson's nursing theory of caring. It reports and explains the meta-paradigms, caratives, and how nurses dev...

to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...

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...

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