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Essays 241 - 270
Nursing ethics and autonomy are considered in this discussion of the position statement by the ANA regarding nurses' rights to acc...
In ten pages this paper examines the issues involving health care professionals and insurance companies as they relate to HMO and ...
In five pages this paper examines the problems posed by electronic medical information and the assistance offered by SISTeM in ter...
In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of nursing research for a clear understanding of methodology and ever changing ...
several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...
sense that it is actively intended to cause harm, but negligence occurs when it is established that any reasonable person would ha...
and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...
In five pages this paper discusses New York's health care proxy regarding the wishes of incompetent patients passed in light of t...
In six pages this paper considers studies that explore the link between patient care quality and nurse staffing. Five sources are...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...
Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...
there was a problem of infections in long-term care facilities and in hospitals (Dimond, 1994). These are called nosocomial infect...
not want his father informed), presenting a rationale for signing a health care proxy becomes extremely problematic. Guidelines us...
and two other men beside her patient, she becomes drawn to the patient, though not in a romantic way. She devotes nearly her entir...
protection. It seems that the purpose of the old system was typical as the facility needed communications. However, in health care...
* Time over Money - Employees today seek more personal time versus financial compensation. * Professional versus Personal Role - ...
a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...
have different health care needs than their non-disabled counterparts (Donegan Shoaf, 1999). Medi-Cal is one such health c...
in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...
can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...
a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years,...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
patient care" (p. 438). Prior to 1970, nursing training in the UK could be described as rigid and highly structured. After...
to the CEOs statement, the difficulties which the hospital is experiencing can be divided into two main but overlapping categories...
and sustaining without yielding, they contend that bearing is a reaction which is more passive than coping but an activity which p...
one, we become constantly reacquainted with the subject. The way that we deal with death varies on both an individual and a colle...
as HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, PHO, IDS and AHP (IHA, 2002). This is creating a service that can be seen as dividing...