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reveal a steady growth in the number of nurses joining unions due to discontent" (Blankenheim 2001, p. 13). They are doing so to l...
for protocol and for adhering to standard practice. There are many aspects of the job for which the nurse is best suited to addre...
money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely would no...
2003, p. 50). Comments went on to say that it is disheartening when they arent acknowledged in any way for the hard work they do (...
interactions with their patients and with each other have. Kurt Lewins change theory holds that change is incremental. It occurs...
parameters of his perspective and goals, and, specifically, refers to the unique orientation of nursing. "Nurses encounter patient...
not unusual given that there is a common perception that the higher a persons educational attainment the greater level of employme...
the risk of medical errors, such as dispensing the wrong medication or the wrong dose (Nursing overtime, 2004). The study, which w...
Leaders create the future rather than simply become its victims (Kerfoot, 1998). They are generally thinking several months ahead,...
19th and early 20th centuries. Hughes and Romeo (1999) question the usefulness of education that does not address the growing div...
the religious fervor generated by the teachings of "love and mercy" by Jesus Christ resulted in a dramatic increase in charitable ...
first started to administer to the injured and the sick, the notion that nurses should be women has prevailed (Odendaul, 2004). T...
lethal drug is given with the intent to bring about death, thus ending suffering" (28). Of course, there is a difference between ...
to physicians. Increasingly, "evidence-based guidelines are becoming codes of medical practice" (Healy, 2005; p. 54). Superficia...
and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...
be more enlightening and convey a more precise meaning than an extended descriptive passage. At this point, the student researchin...
the changes that have occurred since she founded modern nursing. "Florence Nightingale provided us with a framework, relevant tod...
in 2000, allowing a long comment period before the final rule was issued in February 2003. Five rules were published in 199...
and was replaced by the broader term, telehealth (Maheu et al 7). The definition has also evolved to encompass all types of healt...
preventing and controlling nosocomial infection. Yet its often neglected although nosocomial infections threaten the lives of appr...
the importance of taking assessment from a number of different, relevant perspectives. For example, mentors who are conscious that...
A nurses dedication and selflessness recall a mothers sacrifice and care (Dworkin, 2002). Furthermore, Dworking (2002) points out ...
just need a positive touch from another human being. The student investigating the relationship of nursing contribution to patien...
of the great need for Hispanic nurses which has been created by the growing Hispanic population, this occupational choice presents...
and was told not to consider having children for fear of passing on defective genes (Sheldon, 1997; p. 34). This occurred d...
From this perspective, individuals can be viewed as open systems, in which energy is transformed within the body, gaining or losin...
that nurse is guilty of doing something unethical. Nurses must impose a high standard of care in the office, hospital or home sett...
exist for generations. Though Nightingale promoted a professional demeanor, nursing was not something that most well-bred women w...
A real nurse leader is the subject of the beginning of this essay. She is the Director of Blood Management and is interested in se...
This essay describes the unionization debate in regards to the nursing profession and focuses on the con side. Four pages in lengt...