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lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...

to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...

preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...

and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...

the changes that have occurred since she founded modern nursing. "Florence Nightingale provided us with a framework, relevant tod...

in 2000, allowing a long comment period before the final rule was issued in February 2003. Five rules were published in 199...

the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...

Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...

the religious fervor generated by the teachings of "love and mercy" by Jesus Christ resulted in a dramatic increase in charitable ...

first started to administer to the injured and the sick, the notion that nurses should be women has prevailed (Odendaul, 2004). T...

act as integral members of healthcare teams, provide direct and indirect patient care, and address central issues for patients, in...

change, understand the reasons for this change and hare a vision of the future" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). The catch is that these g...

the extent to which terminally ill individuals can be alleviated of languishing in such an inhumane state without involvement of l...

their profession to be their career and it definitely requires career-long continuous professional development. Why then, does a...

and antibiotics" (Ersek, 2005, p. 48). Upon first glance, it would appear that euthanasia is an application that is in direct con...

degree (CBS News). Where 4.1 percent of new female nurses leave the profession after four years, 7.5 percent of new male nurses lo...

including critical attributes, communication processes, and the overall benefits of school-based support groups in addressing the ...

a video that presents the patients symptoms and are presented with the question "What is the most likely differential diagnosis ba...

This essay describes the unionization debate in regards to the nursing profession and focuses on the con side. Four pages in lengt...

population" (Nyman, Butterfield and Shreffler-Grant, 2009, p. 282). Description of farming: Farming is "more than a business; i...

found on the Internet is accurate. As researching a topic using a Web browser is simply a matter of using a handful of keywords, t...

A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...

just need a positive touch from another human being. The student investigating the relationship of nursing contribution to patien...

2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...

for protocol and for adhering to standard practice. There are many aspects of the job for which the nurse is best suited to addre...

money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely would no...

A real nurse leader is the subject of the beginning of this essay. She is the Director of Blood Management and is interested in se...

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. It is a progressive, sequential act with different parts mandat...

as typical or traditional (first generation) and atypical (second generation) (Blake, 2006). Typical antipsychotic medications ar...

graduate nursing hires (Truman, 2004, p. 45). The novice nurses participate in six hours of classroom instruction, plus thirty hou...