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the incidence of the deaths that were preventable, and also developed the polar-area diagram as a way of demonstrating the impact ...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...

different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...

individual, regardless of that individuals station in or stage of life. Todays nurse has many duties and answers to people and ad...

they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...

techniques or theories as they pertain to the medical world, and it is as if the prison setting is the last place where these tech...

Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that it is no longer only added stress and long hours for those...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

of the patients in a single unit will be assigned to one RN; the other half will be assigned to another. Another will be availabl...

or understanding when the staff or the doctors have to move on to the next client. Many patients complain that their healthcare pr...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

the inclination is to treat the dying patient with as little emotion as possible, so as not to suffer emotionally as well, many nu...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

most often have a great deal of training and, in most mainstream settings, are also nurses or nurse-midwife practitioners. Many ar...

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

In five pages this paper examines literature regarding the nurse's role in educating hospitalized patients on smoking cessation. ...

stress and exhaustion sets in (1992). Nurse managers are subject to continual stress as many of their tasks involve life an...

In eight pages this paper discusses holistic practice in terms of nursing's role, spirituality, and what mental health means. Sev...

PG). Society also tends to associates professionals with prestige (PG). According to Lysaught, characteristics of a profession i...

In a paper consisting of twenty five pages that includes an annotated bibliography of nine pages the addition of a staff nurse pra...

There is, in fact, an ongoing shortage of well-trained, competent, nurses. This shortage could be expected to intensify beginning...

crosses over all these disciplines (Warda, 2001). Family is defined broadly to incorporate the diverse structures of family in to...

time were better qualified to make such definitions. Baker had received her preliminary degree in nursing in 1945, a degree which...

Decision-making, critical thinking and advocacy are all important in the modern hospital experience. This paper examines a patient...

In seven pages this research paper discusses epidural analgesia in an overview that examines nursing practice and considers the Ce...