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as long as they know whos records they are looking for and how to access them. The next stage from this that avoids the delays eve...

made of cotton or cotton blends, which absorb rather than repel fluids. One of the most important precautions that a nurse can t...

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in nursing knowledge and patient education. The progr...

operating room to recovery, the tracking of patient information becomes an imperative part of this process (Beyea, Hicks and Becke...

and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...

clear that the patient is taking part in a decision-making process, and not simply signing a form. In practical terms, of course, ...

and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...

to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

The Clinical Workstation Application of the 3M(tm) Care Innovation Expert Applications system focuses on providing clinicians and ...

"ICU syndrome" (Elliot and Wright, 1999). In its milder form, ICU syndrome was characterized by the presence of confusion and memo...

level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and volunt...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...

for the family. Finances have been destroyed with assets being wiped out, the stress such illness creates in the other family memb...

For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...

some studies that address waiting times that patients invest in seeing physicians, however. McCarthy, McGee and OBoyle (2000) pro...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

facility grew to over 1,000 beds and the addition of a many barracks-style buildings. The design for a new facility began in 1942 ...

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

later adding informational pamphlets discussing heart disease in the aging. My first meeting with Ms. Bross largely was informati...

It seems that within the context of the work, there is little compassion shown for the protagonist with the exception of one oncol...

to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...