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the research, which includes finding a definitive measure for the health status of the homeless. This is a reasoned, extensive rev...

individual, the eight values of the CNA Code provide a framework for guidance regarding nursing behavior. The Code states that the...

and religious background and beliefs, as well as how the health/illness continuum works within the framework of their life. "Env...

According to one research study, the top five reasons why nurses employ restraints are "disruption of therapies, confusion, fall p...

this scenario, the question to be explored now is how each of above named nursing models addresses these patient needs. The Syste...

Developing Clinical Guidelines by Allen et al (1997) set out to determine the disparities that exist within the resolution process...

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...

2006). The activities of UAPs, unlike those of nurses and other licensed caregivers, is defined through job description and not re...

minority groups. They are frequently poor and have little education. Scrandis, Fauchald and Radsma describe a "Charlottes Web of C...

activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...

The metaparadigms of nursing represent common concepts that are accepted throughout the profession and across international bounda...

Hanson (2004) recommends a toothbrush, but specifies that it should be soft and that non-abrasive toothpaste should be selected. P...

with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to support a level of pro...

professionals has come into view as an element of this discourse. Nurse professionals, who once worked directly under the wing ...

of ear infection (Chronic otitis media, 2003). OM is a serious childhood illness because, if not properly treated, it can lead to ...

(1999), research shows that the level of education reached by an RN contributes to a sense of professional autonomy and those nurs...

lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...

specifically state that their objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with pr...

operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). This is broken down into three basic categories: 1) wholly compen...

in her favorite chair alone with her memories is something that those remaining behind will never know. Chosen Issue: Reminiscenc...

Irelands influence in reflective practice is now beginning to be felt around the country. Among other developments, the English N...

to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...

can facilitate a different type of learning and examination, peer groups may allow an exploration with fewer confines groups with ...

nurse refused and was subsequently fired. The court ruled in favor of the nurse and found that the Beloit Memorial had wrongfully...

various formal, stated ethics codes of nursing associations; nurse education programs; health care organizations; and certainly he...

risk factor, but is of less consequence among those diabetics who pay close attention to their blood sugar levels, test often and ...

particular certified nurse-midwives-- continues to increase, these impediments linger to a certain extent, and may continue to aff...

had to have gone through surgery (orthopedic, gynecological, urological, vascular) of at least twenty minutes in duration. They ha...

objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...