Essays 631 - 660
In twenty pages this research paper discusses management practices as they pertain to nursing homes in a consideration of ideologi...
of family such as the one cited above. In many instances hospitals adhere to the traditional definition, which means that the poli...
of hospital environments is driving many nurses away from hospital nursing and some are leaving the profession entirely. In 2000, ...
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...
ratio, the mortality rates are 44 percent lower (Degree-level nurses, 2005). Substantiating this research, a Canadian study cond...
2003). As this suggests, a major factor in the leadership of CNSs is that they facilitate and implement educational initiatives. ...
and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...
Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...
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 ...
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...
that the legal struggle took on her family was immense. Her father never recovered emotionally and committed suicide (Colby, 2002)...
should all be considered (OConnor and Walker, 2003). Traditionally, societys influence on educational planning has meant that the...
with "depression, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and decreased overall physical and mental functioning" (Hearn, 2001). Problem Stat...
on nurses increase (Cullen, 2003). Nevertheless, nurse educators and scholars stress that it is through recognition of caring as a...
nurses and other health care givers to provide many primary care services such as family planning and physical exams and to be pai...
In five pages burnout is defined with its causes and reduction strategies discused in terms of recent research and its impact on n...
In three pages a quantitative research study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing is reviewed. There is included a comple...
In seventeen pages this research paper examines the U.S. system of health care in terms of the empirical studies that indicate the...
Social Security Act of 1935. In simplest terms, the Social Security Act of 1935 designated nearly $50 million of federal funds to...
In three pages a nursing perspective is applied to a hospice program that deals with terminal patients through investigative resea...