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(Briggs, 2003). At the lower levels of the hierarchy there is also a very clear and specified role to accept "personal responsibil...

in a Scottish farmhouse that is more than 10 miles from the nearest village and more than 50 miles from the nearest hospital. Jame...

respected academically and is in the business of training future health care providers as it serves the local community. All "att...

consumers want, then the price for the product would be considered correct or appropriate. If there is an imbalance, the price wil...

which is where the AIDS population appears to lose its right to privacy. Schmidt (2005) notes that more currently, the Kennedy-Ka...

seek the same health goals for clients as in mainstream nursing, nurses in remote locations often cope with problems and obstacles...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

and they want guidance to improve their conditions and diseases Canton (2007) reminds the reader that technology has changed eve...

workers (Center for American Progress, 2007). Something must be done. Universal health care has been proposed by many politicians...

expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, t...

of problems with cadmium have not been ignored. Such concerns have been voiced over the past twenty-year or so and early issues h...

to adulthood or general maturation processes. In an institutionalised environment, this can be a difficult transition, yet in a co...

2000). Even as recently as just a couple of decades ago, conditions such as cramps, pregnancy nausea and even labor pains were oft...

The link between nurse caring and patient satisfaction has been reported numerous times. For instance, the AORN journal reported a...

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

must have at least some knowledge of the topic of discussion beforehand, or the discussion can disintegrate into an exercise in "p...

and their insurers by operating under two distinct fee schedules. Medicare requires that care providers fees be "normal and custo...

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

are licensed individuals who go through at least one year of formal education in addition to clinical instruction, and the focus o...

have different concerns and worries which will need to be addressed prior to the tackling of the practical issues. The plan will...

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

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...

patient was in a significant amount of pain, he made jokes throughout his entire stay, as family members remained at his bedside. ...

Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monste...

A quick comparison of the financials shows some interesting differences between these two companies. Sales of Merck were noticeabl...

As a socially committed citizen who addresses health needs of the local, national, and global community, nursing will forever be h...

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

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

services. It was a clear presumption that womens contributions -- no matter how physically or mentally trying -- did not carry an...

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