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placement of polyvinyl alcohol sponges into subcutaneous pockets" (p. 7). Each of the rats were "given a nutritional solution con...
stronger. The authors make no comment on whether any of the individuals were concerned about becoming dependent on their pa...
paradigm but without the fantasy that acceptance is the ultimate outcome. In treating this patient, a student writing on the subje...
infinitely more to the aspect of nursing than administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise the ...
he could use public transportation to visit his parents nearby town. In short, the argument that Mr. Paul depends on his dr...
the patient prior to his death. The nurse clearly felt the need to encourage the family to stay and spend as much time as possibl...
provided. A nurse who has back pain will likely reduce the care he or she could otherwise administer. When people have back or m...
and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...
that make use of color, but even these efforts have not typically met with good response by patients or hospital administrators (S...
Acquiescing to the constraints imposed by organizational and professional structure does not mean that the nurse has no alternativ...
* Time over Money - Employees today seek more personal time versus financial compensation. * Professional versus Personal Role - ...
and two other men beside her patient, she becomes drawn to the patient, though not in a romantic way. She devotes nearly her entir...
disagree with his wife could disrupt their marital relationship at a time when he needs this support, which is undoubtedly one of ...
an adolescent client (Wallis, 2004, p. 59). Data on the development of abstract reasoning skills, as well as of the "recognition o...
prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...
which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...
on diabetes into categories and addresses these topics on separate web pages, as does the first site. The homepage explains that t...
In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...
also as a result of the environment in which they are cared for, where smoking is banned. Teaching patients may be seen as a funct...
only one group, no control group. Group exposed to treatment and then measure (Creswell, 2003). Measured participants blood gluco...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
with at least one individuals background in patient care in conjunction with the theorists higher awareness of the interaction of ...
many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
how change can be effectively managed and challenges in the transformation of nursing and health care delivery. Clearly, Roys mod...