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The Impact on the Quality of Life for the Tube Fed Elderly

quality of life represents the extent to which an individual can continue living his or her normal existence without the overwhelm...

Mandatory Staffing Ratios

between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...

Organizational Structure and Patient Care

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

Assisting in Grief Counseling

left to deny anything connected with the loss, either before or after the fact. Those left behind also need to acknowledge the me...

The Kidneys and Renal Failure

"three important hormones: erythropoietin ... or EPO, which stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells; renin, which regul...

Depression: To Medicate Or Not

2004). This is to say nothing of the side effects that accompany every drug manufactured to treat depression. Contrastingly, hol...

Limited Nursing Advocacy

report, admissions, and emergency situations" (Griffin, 2003, p. 135). The rationale for this policy is that it protects the confi...

Diabetes Self-Management - Hispanic Patients

has always been about the development of autonomy, equality, social justice and democracy" (Mezirow, 1999). The transformative app...

3 Nursing Theories as They Pertain to Geriatrics

of professional nursing, nursing theory provides perspectives and guidance that aids nurses in achieving their primary goal of pro...

Paranoid Schizophrenia

potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...

SNF Costs and the Impact of the Shortage of Registered Nurses

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...

Care at the End of Life and Cultural Variations

(1997) observes: "Involving the family in hospital care, maximizing the family as a resource, and creating an environment where h...

A Case History of Angina

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

Geriatric Mentally Ill Patients and Nursing

characteristics of metal disorders may include abnormalities in cognition, mood or emotions; it may include abnormalities in integ...

Sick and Dying Catholic Ministering

in the world (McClory 2002). The Cardinal had lost his battle with cancer and he was ready to let go (McClory 2002). Letting go a...

A Scenario of Company Plunged into Chaos

as the CEO becomes too ill to continue. In this situation, the current CEO should be able to identify which executive is best able...

Euthanasia, Physician Assisted Suicide, and Ethics

In ten pages this paper considers the act of physician assisted suicide from a perspective of ethics and morality and determines t...

A Book Review of Anna Quindlen's 'One True Thing'

This review consists of 5 pages and describes how this journalist used to living in the fast lane took a detour to care for her te...

Human Nature and Ethics

In ten pages ethical development is considered within the context of human nature with an application of a contemporary situation ...

Withholding Nutrition in the Terminally Ill Child

remaining days, weeks, months, or perhaps even years of their life. Pros...

Imogene King: Theory Of Goal Attainment

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

Choosing Life, Spiritual Counseling

us departs from this world. It is our job to remain secure in our faith, praying incessantly that the will of God will unfold as i...

Assessing the Success of an IT Implementation in a Healthcare Setting

The writer presents a paper which looks at the implementation of electronic patient records for a company providing medical care f...

How Euthanasia is Treated in New York

Laws that govern each of the named practices reflect a judgment call and they vary ("When Death is Sought" 49). Physicians often ...

Treating Youths - The Ethical Challenges

going unfilled. As a manager of JPS, Ive been asked to become a member of a project team dedicated to developing a plan to face t...

Marvel vs Sony : Spider-Man Lawsuit

nor do we know what the to companies actually agreed to in 1999, Marvel may have been very justified in filing this lawsuit. Marve...

Nursing: Article Reviews

some determining the study was inconclusive, others saying certain interventions should be made universal and still others stating...

Conceptual, Philosophical, Legal And Ethical Foundations And Processes Inherent To Professional Nursing Practice

there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...

The Potential Issues and Career Possibilities for Up and Coming Nursing Professionals

Fifteen pages and 8 sources. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the information available about job opportunities fo...

Restraint Uses in Psychiatric Nursing

Yet both organizations also observe that, sometimes, it is necessary to use seclusion and restraint, as a last resort, in order to...