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

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

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

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

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...

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

client, the therapist must first determine what the personality structure of the client is. Now, trying to determine "personality ...

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...

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...

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

potential for long term physiological complications as well as long-term emotional impacts. Not only does the type of care needed...

Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...

incorporated into this study is extensive. The research team breaks this discussion into three subheadings: Assessment Congruence ...

(Wertz, 1998, p. 42). In doing so, humanistic psychology acknowledges behavior as much more than merely stimulus determined; rath...

Statement, 2006). It is also a goal of HHC to "join with other health workers and with communities in a partnership" (Mission Sta...

for its lack of market-changing competition (Porter and Teisberg, 2004), but competition exists nonetheless, if only indirectly. ...

personal opinion can affect human behavior, and the frequently complicated nature of ethics complications in cancer research. It a...

illustrated how certain aspects such as genetics, disease and environment diversely impact the extent of human memory, with old ag...

2001). Current theory suggest that the disease initiates the internal cell-death programs which exists in neuronal cells (Marx, 2...

Surveys suggest there are more asthma patients with uncontrolled asthma than patients themselves think. The Asthma and Allergy Fou...

refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...

(2003) gives the example of an nurse assigned to a busy intensive care unit (ICU) began experiencing clear signs of traumatic stre...

Elderly, which requires a document signed by the doctor as well as certain health records to be faxed. Even though the same report...

"how they relate to others. It influences the way patients respond to medical services and preventive interventions and impacts th...

these elements were viewed as variables that could significantly influence patients attitudes(Im, et al, 2007, p. 706). This quest...