Essays 661 - 690
and Kramer (2008) to describe the ability of nurses to be cognizant of and reflect upon the wide variety of cultural, social and p...
client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...
a profession, nursing theory has responded to meet the needs of nurses. For example, from the mid-1970s through the 1980s, the foc...
their infants, and this factor is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as significant financial expenditures...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...
The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...
Prospective Payment System (PPS), reimbursement rates going to both hospitals and physicians have declined significantly. In react...
registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...
in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...
to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...
in the overall quality of care delivered by community health nurses (CHNs) is providing end-of-life care that is holistic and cong...
rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...
derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...
with a study sample of six female diabetes nurse specialists, who worked with a multidisciplinary team offering comprehensive diab...
is why research design is such an important issue and why it is intimately linked to the idea of internal validity" (Trochim, 2002...
if they are simple and straightforward. These patient data records will be replaced weekly, and each will contain a weeks worth o...
18 to 89 years old. All of the members of the aggregate have been referred to the alternative program by a physician, ensuring th...
The non-technical interpretation of the results of a study is presented and assessed in the Discussion section. The Introduction ...
ethics and value of this research. Ethically and scientifically responsible nurses must realize that from a deontologic perspecti...
in higher costs and reduced perceived quality of care. Hypotheses The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the eff...
rheumatoid arthritis with the need to fortify ones mental and emotional status in order to deal with the chronic systemic illness....
nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...
from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...
as a central tenet to professional practice (Hanks, 2010). Both the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics and the Code ...
in her favorite chair alone with her memories is something that those remaining behind will never know. Chosen Issue: Reminiscenc...
unethical, or illegal practice of any person" (Erlen 67). But while it is a nurses duty to be a patient advocate, Beth should real...
field of nursing and in particular for nursing home facilities. Valid data could put pressure on nursing homes to hire an adequate...
as relating information to patients families. Pugh relates that just thinking about this task made her anxious; however, the staff...
nurses regarding physical touch, found that these study participants used touch as a therapeutic form of nonverbal communication, ...