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between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...

interests and values considered and respected in the decision-making process" (Fly and Johnstone, 2002). This rationale is undoubt...

ethics are a part of the concern. The hospital should not accept a patient load that it cannot handle. Another example of an issue...

risk factors that can be altered, with special attention to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. B. Treatment of ischemia usua...

the signs of illness in order to maintain prolonged contact with healthcare providers (Criddle, 2010). History and Statistics Ph...

using similar tests and with mixed variables such as aromatherapy and hypnosis. All of the studies mentioned concluded that massag...

This 15 page paper discusses seven patients who suffer from various forms of mental illness, and argues that there may be an under...

The most recent trend in nursing home care is client-centered treatment. This paper examines statistics in elder care, with almost...

In eight pages this essay discusses the ethical conflict between a patient's 'right to die' and the Nurse's Code. Five sources ar...

individual is an "open system," which includes "distinct, but integrated physiological, psychological and socio-cultural systems" ...

Dixs problems with mental health may have inspired her passion for aiding those who were diagnosed as being mentally unstable or i...

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

Background/Review of Literature The eight articles/studies that constitute this literature review encompasses several key concept...

upholding the human dignity of the people involved, as well as their "unique biopsychosocial, cultural, (and) spiritual being" (LM...

nurses can become political active, as these organizations frequently play an active role in establishing public policy by publica...

in the U.S. stands at 8.5 percent to over 14 percent, depending on the specific area of specialty (Letvak and Buck, 2008), by 2020...

This paper pertains to legal issues that pertain to rape charges. Rules pertaining to motions of severance and continuance are des...

staff that can result in moral stress or stress of conscience (Fry, Hurly & Foley, 2002). Because unresolved ethical issues can ...

with other organizations in order to achieve health objectives. For example, community-based resources may be used in conjunction...

2001). Toms condition remained so precarious that personal care for him had to be done very tentatively. For example, brushing his...

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

Kanters position that the situational aspects of a working environment have the ability to influence worker attitudes and behavior...

those under stress or who are unhappy with their lives. For this reason there has been a higher use in poorer social classes where...

when he cannot feel a pulse. A new nurse, a first year graduate, Sally enters the room, sees Long and runs out. She encounters Nur...

today will reach retirement age within 15 years (Mee and Robinson, 2003). At the same time, fewer people are entering nursing, as ...

had to have gone through surgery (orthopedic, gynecological, urological, vascular) of at least twenty minutes in duration. They ha...

This 6 page paper explains how there should be more of a standard for education for people studying to be nurses and how nurse edu...

This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...

This research paper pertains to a nursing education classroom scenario in which the students are experiencing learning problems. T...

and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...