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make a real difference. In helping professions, such leadership is desirable. The health care industry today is fraught with probl...

The advent and growth of health insurance was a great advance at the time, but it created the scenario in which those receiving he...

the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...

2008, 2005). In Namibia alone, officials expect that 13 percent of all children under the age of 15 will be orphans by 2006 (Aids...

learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...

result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...

confidentiality means that the discussions about issues of Evan and Rebeccas care, family conflicts, and the reasons that Evan is ...

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

in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). From this perspective,...

p. 5). Since that amendment, far more cases have been successfully prosecuted (Hawryluk, 2004). In 2003, for instance, the Federal...

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

the group, the service provider should discuss with her whether she will want to be responsible for her child or if she prefers on...

runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...

Tom. Jennifer flatly states that she has been locked out of the house at night in punishment for objecting to being sent to her ro...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36 million Am...

for patients, there is a conflict between personal interest (through induced demand) and the interest of patients (Induced Demand,...

the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36...

By the early 1930s, the issue had become politically viable and in 1938 "the struggle over control of health care spilled over int...

By the early 1930s, the issue had become politically viable and in 1938 "the struggle over control of health care spilled over int...

of health promotion models. Though a single theory may not provide a complete perspective, the study of several theories can buil...

prove to be so embarrassing to elderly clients that they alter their lifestyles to avoid social situations and, thereby, become so...

the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...

partners. The relationship dates back to at least 1945 when Harry Truman wanted to "wage war against infirmity" (Jones, 2003, p. 3...

potential for depression. It stands to reason, therefore, that if nurses in critical care units are experiencing higher rates of ...

become a prominent question in the care of patients. Society and medical practitioners continually face many dilemmas at the end ...

by ten years in prison and an undetermined fine. One of the most obvious differences between this statute and the others is that ...

care is a basic survival need. Without adequate health care, they could and sometimes do die. There is empirical evidence that the...

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