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generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women would even ...

30 months, as this is when between 13 and 28 percent of senior nurses are due to retire (Sibbald, 2003). Currently, close to a thi...

more user friendly in the future, at the moment they are somewhat complex, so "how well a hospitals system functions now can be cr...

to effective, responsible health policy initiatives" (Doctor in HA). Whether or not long-term goals are reached within the country...

the question of what effect an aging nursing work force has on American healthcare in general. First and foremost, the aging of ...

pilot study was performed first, in which the research tested the methodology. This also involved developing an interview schedule...

roles were changing and many simply left the profession (Richardson, Lane and Flanigan, 1996). Rosenthal (2003) reports that betwe...

In five pages this paper examines the benefits of pet therapy in a nursing home setting in terms of memory stimulation and positiv...

In a paper consisting of sixteen pages magnet hospital qualities and the achievement certification process are examined with an ap...

triggering agents that typically cause a MH crisis are: Halothane (ie, Flurothane); Enflurane (ie, Ethrane); Isoflurane (ie, Foran...

their wishes for the patients care. Every nursing home resident has a right to such a plan by law (Stern), and it does not only p...

this study. The Goals and Objectives for the Study The following are the major goals and objectives for the study:...

the associates course of study to address the very things that can make the greatest difference in patient outcomes and satisfacti...

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

in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

eventually revert to many of the methods formerly used in patient care. She makes clear distinction between research in nursing t...

appropriate. Also, when changing bed linens it is imperative that the soiled bed linens get placed in a bag and not into the clea...

are getting calls from every part of the country every day. I am hearing from nurses that the working conditions are intolerable a...

base on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, officially bringing the United States into World War II. At the time of the surprise attack, howev...

use this possibility as an excuse to not provide other people, people who are obviously suffering tremendously and would inevitabl...

(p. 835) among Medicaid residents of Massachusetts nursing homes between 1991 and 1994. This mixed method (i.e., quantitative as ...

well. This study also appears to be sound scientifically. Its primary means of data analysis is statistical; the methods b...

to changes which in turn can result in higher costs and reduced perceived quality of care. Primary nursing is not a new con...

Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monste...

determine their relationships with others, as well as pull people of similar interests and often similar personalities together an...

a method which pursues both action and understanding at the same time, and points out that it is particularly relevant in situatio...

(Snyder and Lindquist, 2001). Under this philosophy the social factors and even the spiritual factors of an individuals existen...

that have affected my choice of working as a nurse. Of course many people have these factors in common within their personal valu...

during which time they reviewed data regarding the patient and made adjustments to the clinical care program. The advanced practic...

expected only to continue for several years to come. Then, growth will begin to decline in response to fewer numbers of people re...