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to reduce pain remains controversial. A 2001 meta-analysis of 39 clinical studies found that marijuanas was no more effective in...

carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...

Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...

The link between nurse caring and patient satisfaction has been reported numerous times. For instance, the AORN journal reported a...

analysis. Making use of a sample of 100 patients, the test group is made up of 60 depressed patients with reflex sympathetic dystr...

evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...

provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...

in groups created by the reciprocal model and attention is given to both ideas and feelings (1990). The needs of the group members...

2000). Even as recently as just a couple of decades ago, conditions such as cramps, pregnancy nausea and even labor pains were oft...

desire to increase revenue to allow further development and facilitate increased benefits to the users. The errors may not be as s...

the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner announced in its July 2000 issue that reports of the AMAs petition had been received as...

caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

In ten pages medical negligence is considered with such cases as 1957's Bolam v. Friern HMC and 1997's Bolitho v. Hackney HA refer...

authors isolated the following recurring elements, in order of their statistical appearance in the definitions [1]: Violence, forc...

are licensed individuals who go through at least one year of formal education in addition to clinical instruction, and the focus o...

after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in his ow...

to identify and to relate in terms of actual patient care. Ida Jean Orlando created a conceptual view of the nursing process whic...

Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...

Mr. Schiavo finally was allowed the right to have his wifes feeding tube removed, the right to allow her to die of lack of nutrien...

what is tantamount to a death sentence, because of the "uncertain definition of suicide in the context of a terminal illness" (Mar...

Crystalloids and colloids are coming into use for trauma cases where fluids are being used for resuscitation. This paper gives a g...

of revenues, and it is likely lower. Allowing 35 percent food cost, however, the cost of operations including labor should not ex...

most pragmatic and meaningful of treatments in terms of how it shows where and how a person may have distorted thoughts regarding ...

still exists as to the necessity and long-term benefits of circumcision. Virtually all agree that if circumcision is to be done, ...

have different health care needs than their non-disabled counterparts (Donegan Shoaf, 1999). Medi-Cal is one such health c...

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...

a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...

EMDR therapists assert that the treatment is suitable for a wide range of disorders; that it is much quicker than other forms of...