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personnel needs of the PCT and develop a strategic development plan so that the needs of the PCT are met with the ultimate aim of ...

actionable and for the bringing of cases to be controlled. We may also argue that they also serve a purpose in restricting and cre...

health information is pivotal to the efforts of practitioners in promoting health, changing behaviors and attitudes, and preventin...

a good nurse ... Id spend more time with their families. If I were a good nurse, I would ..." (Williams, 2001; p. 24ac2)....

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...

indicator of quality, there remains a dearth of published research addressing the issue. There are some studies that address wait...

development of nurse-operated continence centers, which provide conservative management for UI (Bernier, 2002). Continence nurses...

it is discovered that her death was called by a massive pulmonary embolism. Two years later, her husband files suit against the n...

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

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

much sugar remains in the blood and too little energy is transferred to other cells. The diabetic needs to take externally adminis...

Today, the theories of Orem, Roy, Neuman, Rogers, King, and others seem to be more popular than older theories such as those of Fl...

or reject MEDITECHs suggestions as they see fit. Whether users accept or reject the suggestions made by MEDITECH, care prov...

lawyers, uncaring nurses and pedophile clergy is to cut back on scientific research--a tenuous conclusion at best. Where the art...

the mountains in California, ride a horse in the Grand Canyon, volunteer in a cancer center, finish painting his house, attend his...

Unlike the nonprofit hospitals that are becoming increasingly rare, HMOs are not required to provide any service to anyone who is ...

that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...

patient to re-establish the self-care capacity. Orems model defines a "self-care deficit" as when a patients condition interferes ...

In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...

2005). Theres little doubt, however, that spending in Medicaid has been on the rise - and this has constituted a huge problem (Bec...

they visited, and some tended to visit fairly frequently (Demling et al, 2002). Patients in general were very positive about thei...

balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...

the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...

In six pages this paper considers studies that explore the link between patient care quality and nurse staffing. Five sources are...

their wishes for the patients care. Every nursing home resident has a right to such a plan by law (Stern), and it does not only p...

call for compliance with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to su...

In five pages this paper considers such issues as access, quality, and cost as it relates to the British National Health Service p...

In five pages this paper examines the problems posed by electronic medical information and the assistance offered by SISTeM in ter...