Essays 451 - 480
the "inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events" (McCormick, 2002, p. 127). Furthermore, Chinn and Kramer (1999)...
and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...
Literature on this topic indicates that RNs are hesitant in delegating tasks primarily because they are uncertain of the qualific...
power, found that where nurses report that power when is shared, there are corresponding improvements in the nursing/physician rel...
in response to cognitive and physiological challenge" (Covelli, 2007, p. 323). Diet: Both the intake of dietary sodium and potas...
indicates that 51 percent of patients who are older than 65 received no medication information at the time of hospital discharge H...
9.Surg: Patients recovering from some form of surgery. 10. Med: Patients recovering from some form of illness. 11. ICU-Intensive C...
If all factors remain the same, by 2030, the shortage could reach the 1 million mark (Chandra and Willis, 2005). There are tremend...
this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...
of ethics; 5. is composed of individuals who consider this occupation as their lifework, contributing to the good of society throu...
A 3 page research paper that compares and contrasts the way in which nursing theorists Hildegard Peplau, Dorothea Orem, and Betty ...
Evidence into Practice" (AHRQ, 2008). The Nursing Center is an extremely useful site in that it offers access to a long list of ...
that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...
Among the challenges facing the integration of EBP into nursing behaviors is the idea that staff, which is clinically competent, a...
group of health care providers," which means that based on their sheer numbers, nurses have the power to reform the way that healt...
the context of severe nursing shortage, it is imperative that employment strategies are designed to persuade older nurses to remai...
population" (Nyman, Butterfield and Shreffler-Grant, 2009, p. 282). Description of farming: Farming is "more than a business; i...
dehydrated? Has literature simply made you aware of this potential problem? You might say something like: "Considering the dire co...
minority groups. They are frequently poor and have little education. Scrandis, Fauchald and Radsma describe a "Charlottes Web of C...
for the birth" (MacKinnon, McIntyre and Quance, 2005, p. 29). As this suggests, intrapartum nurses spend the most time with labor...
degree (CBS News). Where 4.1 percent of new female nurses leave the profession after four years, 7.5 percent of new male nurses lo...
In five pages this research paper discusses quality care standard maintenance and the role played by nurse managers in sustaining ...
for the precise coding of medication and, thereby, helps nurses avoid the common errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002...
budget restraints. Nurses leave the profession because they are "distressed by being unable to provide quality nursing care, disgr...
their profession to be their career and it definitely requires career-long continuous professional development. Why then, does a...
support for the concept that effective leadership style is directly related to nursing job satisfaction (Kleinman, 2004a). These s...
in which care is provided for aging and dying adults in general. In addition, the researchers recognize that preparation for dyin...
however, Jones requested an ethics consult on the case due to the fact that Johns psychosocial evaluation had caused Jones to have...
authors state that research "and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive" (p. 35) practice. As...
the new paradigm becomes the new standard. Lewin once commented, "If you want to truly understand something, try to change it" (Go...