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are necessary for patient survival" (Kelley, 2005, p. 2). When the blood volume in the body is too low, it activates "compensatory...

partners in the healthcare process. Through training and education, nurses learn to make decisions on multiple issues of patient c...

a mentor and/or a preceptor. Mentoring is the "process through which a relationship is established between an experienced indivi...

the nursing theorists that have come after her (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). The interactive model focuses on the significant of ...

naturally create a prime source of psychic conflict for nurses, which would facilitate the development of burnout. Jenkins, Ellio...

(BNE:NPA, 2006). To investigate for heart disease was clearly indicated by physicians orders and, furthermore, Eddie failed to not...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a nursing recommendation. This paper gives a number of reasons why the student would be...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

move in concentric circles of caring--from individuals, to others, to community, to (the) world" (Vance, 2003). Caring science inv...

2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...

For example, in regards to nurse practitioners from other state, the law states, "The Board (meaning the Board of Nursing) may iss...

nurse working on a medical unit at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. According to Kodet, the only thing ...

p. 311). Specifically, this study focused on discerning how indicators of the "psychosocial work climate" affected the frequency w...

This research paper pertains to smoking as a nursing advocacy issue, and describes how nurses are addressing this issue. Three pag...

This essay provides a summary and analysis of the research conducted by Solum and Schaffer (2003), which involved a study sample o...

This research paper discusses the ongoing debate about what should be the entry level degree necessary for entry into nursing. The...

This research paper explores nursing literature pertaining to the role of advanced practice nurses (APNs). The writer first discus...

This research paper offers an overview of issues pertaining to advanced nursing practice and the impact of advance practice nurses...

This research paper discusses a number of issues in advanced practice nursing, such as barriers to practice, credentialing, the hi...

describe the utility of Peplaus model in working with a 62-year-old man, Jason, who was suffering from depression and anxiety resu...

prevent the potential of incidences of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. The authors maintained that pre-participation card...

the signs of illness in order to maintain prolonged contact with healthcare providers (Criddle, 2010). History and Statistics Ph...

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, looking at the effectiveness of nurses delivering health promotion activities to ...

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...

The manner in which professional organizations can be used to keep nursing leaders aware of political issues that are relevant to ...

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

This research paper focuses on the development of novice nurses' skills and the ways in which they differ from those of an expert....

They are in the community and spreading bacterial infections to the general public. Appropriate health care could greatly improve ...