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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...
hospitals are not required to report mistakes that have been made to any sort of overseeing agency (Inskeep and Neighmond, 2004). ...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
2% were on home hemodialysis (Freitas, 2002, 167). There are many chronic problems associated with hemodialysis including hyper...
care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
the difficulties and losses inherent with aging. The assumption is often made that, with age comes transcendental wisdom, but res...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
indicated as an advantage of PICCs can be initiated at the bedside by a registered nurse, which avoid the need for general anesthe...
and unequivocally made significant strides" within their specialty over the last two decades (Geiss and Cavaliere, 2003, p. 577). ...
affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...
ensuring that a significant proportion of stroke victims survive and retain their independence. This is important not only from th...
proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...
(Outpatient Surgical Centers, 2005). Surgeons generally are not part of the staff, but the centers employ all other positions req...
2005). However, the employer of these aides will be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place in regards to proper manage...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
God" (Hippocratic Oath, 2001). It seems to me that the wording leads the young physician directly into the trap he hopes to avoid...
Yet both organizations also observe that, sometimes, it is necessary to use seclusion and restraint, as a last resort, in order to...
respected academically and is in the business of training future health care providers as it serves the local community. All "att...
continues to battle against the ongoing nursing shortage. Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that ...
reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...
and needs to be carefully monitored, and the water filled blankets may be effective if used above and below the patient by they ar...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...
which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...
of standards with sets of criteria that must achieved. Standards related to information management span the operations of the orga...
on diabetes into categories and addresses these topics on separate web pages, as does the first site. The homepage explains that t...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...