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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...
clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...
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-...
view of medicine in order to better help the indigenous population on which she is called to serve. Before launching any p...
Sometimes just the opposite can occur and the bladder does not empty like it should, if at all. Other problems that seem to be ass...
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...
later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...
client, the therapist must first determine what the personality structure of the client is. Now, trying to determine "personality ...
and without duress, and is competent. At least two physicians must agree that the patient is likely to die within six months. Th...
quite a leap to effectively apply its principles to service industries, but TQM is as much at home in health care as it is in manu...
who is the legal guardian, as this pertains to the legality of admitting a minor for psychiatric care. If the patient is accompani...
"become a universal law" (Kant, 1993, p. 30). In other words, Kants main criteria for action is that the individual should conside...
potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...
the inherent differences between models. Ultimately, an individual chooses a nursing model that is based upon and compatible with...
between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...
A study by the Joint Commission revealed that communication failures were implicated at the root of over 70 percent of sentinel ev...
of which includes diabetes (Samuels et al 55). Auricle pressure points - comprise over half of the more than 400 acupuncture poin...
the same manner, however, this dressing is intended to stay moist until removal; however, this may become a wet-to-dry dressing in...
leaving him paralyzed from his neck down. It seems to take a famous person to contract a disease or suffer such devastating injuri...
being more capable of acting proactively and preventively. The philosophy of nursing is something much grander and more complex t...
benefits that massage therapy provides for CF patients includes "pain relief, relaxation, improved pulmonary function, decreased a...
someone who was less than one of the "real nurses," in his estimation, he found that the young nursing assistant accomplished the...
than verbal descriptions (Frey, n.d.). 3. Avoidant symptoms: The patient attempts to reduce the possibility of exposure to anythin...
announced that Irans scientists had succeeded in enriching uranium, as the first step in making that country self-sufficient in pr...
guidelines on how to address cleaning and disinfecting issues as they impact on the problem of HAIs. Before offering conclusion, t...
that the research report does not offer a description of the study instrument, nor does it offer details on the methods of data an...
capacity of the individual to be expressed and to strengthen (Kirschenbaum, 2004, p. 116). In pursuing this line of thinking, Ro...