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that they are often asked to take care of more patients with higher acuity levels than they have in the past (Hassmiller and Cozin...

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

whoever the client might be, that is, an individual, family, group or community. The third provision indicates that nurses are als...

(2003) gives the example of an nurse assigned to a busy intensive care unit (ICU) began experiencing clear signs of traumatic stre...

the "niche were multiple members encounter and respond to disease and illness across the life course" (Denham, 2003, p. 143). Nurs...

the nurse is uncertain of which tasks are appropriate to delegation, as well as the skill level of UAPs, their reluctance becomes ...

expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, t...

"interactive, systems, and developmental" approaches (Tourville and Ingalls 21). The systems model of nursing perceives the meta...

endeavor. Nursing in any context requires a detailed knowledge of individual patients. Specifically, a forensic nurse will have a...

It is well known that there is a significant shortage of registered nurses that will continue to grow. There is a difference of op...

The paper begins by briefly identifying and explaining three of the standard change theory/models. The stages of each are named. T...

In six pages this research paper discusses substance addicted pregnant mothers and the positive impacts of nursing practice and nu...

In six pages this essay discusses nursing shortages and examines the employment satisfaction aspects or lack thereof as it pertain...

In fifteen pages this paper focuses upon a diabetic home health care setting in a research proposal that studies and compares two ...

In ten pages this paper discusses the holistic approach of Sr. Callister Roy's nursing theories in terms of how they successfully ...

In five pages this paper considers the perpetuated images of nurses in general and of the nursing profession overall. Three sourc...

of the patient experience" (Engebretson 20). The background provided by a large, close-knit family means that, from childhood, I h...

as well as those studies that have suggested broadening students exposure to families and children with special needs. This discus...

much broader in its application. It is this broadness that allows nurses to reach across religious lines and distinctions. In a su...

The most recent trend in nursing home care is client-centered treatment. This paper examines statistics in elder care, with almost...

In five pages this paper discusses wellness teaching in a consideration of nursing's current techniques. Five sources are cited i...

it comes to orders, medications, tests, transfers and so on. Another problem for both physicians and nurses is identifying all p...

will--in all likelihood--result in a professional negligence suit, rather than criminal charges. Suits against nurses result from ...

NAON recognizes that learning and developing professional is a life-long processes and it helps orthopedic nurses achieve the goal...

Smith, et al. (2002) explain that their purpose "was to investigate the effects of therapeutic massage on selected outcomes relate...

legislation that authorizes a Nurse Licensure Compact (National Council of the State Boards of Nursing, Nurse Licensure Compact, 2...

ability has improved considerably, inasmuch as the decisions I now make are more analytical and based upon a broader and more dive...

up billboards offering cash incentives, while nursing schools also originated creative means of recruiting more students (Wells). ...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...