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

later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...

for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

and without duress, and is competent. At least two physicians must agree that the patient is likely to die within six months. Th...

it is right to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives, or to assist such patients to commit suicide, will continue despi...

In seven pages this paper discusses the problems associated with a patient's deliberate self harm in a discussion of relevant mana...

in funding for long-term care will have had a devastating impact on women, minorities, and children. Patterns of Use According to...

In this paper consisting of seven pages the importance of adequately assessing patient needs is discussed by examining the theorie...

In five pages this text is used in an analysis of the mental patient's moral career and medical model. There are no other sources...

of heavy alcohol ingestion and heavy cigarette smoking (Brown, Kresevic and Nosan, 1998). Purpose of the Study...

were a child answering her mother (Ribeiro 80). The great playwright William Shakespeare was a keen observer of human behavior, ...

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

This paper presents the argument in nine pages that the government is earmarking too much spending on the preservation of terminal...

In five pages this research paper examines how Alzheimer's Disease influences the patients' brain cells and structure. Eight sour...

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and volunt...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

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

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...