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among the classic symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis. The pathophysiology of these symptoms results from the buildup in ketones due...
income (Douglas & Burke, 2010; Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011). Medicare taxes on net investment income will also increase from 0....
can be easily determined via the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and by testing fasting plasma glucose (FPG), as these tests ar...
of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
The purpose of technology in hospitals is to increase efficiency and accuracy of their healthcare systems and to improve patient c...
This paper pertains to the care of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs). Three pages in length, four sources are cited....
This essay discusses different issues that center on the traditional organizational structure design. Issues include: patient-cent...
This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...
This paper considers how nurses can become an agent of change in regard to ageism, the myths surrounding it, and the care of older...
This paper deals with the issue of traumatic brain injury and coma, which includes the trauma of families facing the decision as t...
This paper discusses a major health care organization and its diversity. Several topics are discussed: data regarding diversity, m...
This paper is on a primary care provider's concerns regarding the risk to a client's health and safety due to having to lift heavy...
This research paper addresses selection of data collection and other relevant tools for use in a quality improvement project that...
This paper pertains to an ethical dilemma faced by hospital nurses caring for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Adherent of th...
had pushed through legislation mandating mandatory medical error reporting (Hosford, 2008). Additionally, and perhaps more importa...
are told what they should do by their physicians. For example, if a patient visits a doctor and due to age parameters, he or she w...
care system. In 2004, Dr. David Brailer, pursuant to an presidential executive order, announced the Strategic Plan for Health Inf...
often impacts the health and well-being of other members in a family (Miami Valley Hospital, 2004). As a result, the Womens Healt...
explained the process further and made it clear that he would perform the catheterization, the man approved. As this indicates, fr...
between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...
and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...
As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...
influences can be broken down into political, economic, social and technological. Political influences are one of the most importa...
is not an expectation based on fact or knowledge, it is based on hope. 2. Clinicians personal and professional values Personal ...
there is very little information about predisposes people to these episodes (Swann, 2006). Therefore, for the most part, nursing a...
to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...
Nursing has evolved over the decades primarily as a result of research (Director, 2009). Nurses recognize a problem and introduce ...
The problem is that the system is broken when it comes to getting appropriate healthcare to the uninsured. Even if Congress passes...
to adopt healthy living habits (Schiavo, 2007). The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says health communication is ...