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is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...

has focused on two corollary components: 1. the accuracy of body size estimations and 2. the attitudes and feelings individuals ...

condition, her lack of awareness of her own limitations or lack of limitations in activity, and her response to various types of p...

for the same population. Pertinent Neighborhood Characteristics This is a sample of the information that should be included in...

of a break in the skin (a cut, a crack in dry skin) becomes infected by bacteria or fungi (Monroe, 2003). Cellulitis can also occ...

who is the legal guardian, as this pertains to the legality of admitting a minor for psychiatric care. If the patient is accompani...

Stimulus for developing of the students personal philosophy The process of nursing education exposes students to diverse clinical...

Hospital. The purpose here is to describe and evaluate the restructuring of St. Vincents ICU to gain one-on-one nursing and so im...

some determining the study was inconclusive, others saying certain interventions should be made universal and still others stating...

of use) of sunscreen at the beach are important considerations. Other factors that should be assessed relative to subjective data...

and Cox, 2001; p. 375). The ascending colon, which is approximately six inches long, extends upward to the hepatic flexure....

cope with ethical situations primarily from experience and only minimally from formal education, which leaves novice nurses with "...

Kolatkar, 2005). For instance, a lack of exercise and obesity are believed to contribute to diabetes (American Diabetes Associatio...

after the exposure to the initiating traumatic event (Stein, 2002). If PTSD-like symptoms become evidence and are intense prior to...

Yet both organizations also observe that, sometimes, it is necessary to use seclusion and restraint, as a last resort, in order to...

of anxiety due to the diagnosis. She is single but hoped to one day get married and have children. The sudden onset of symptoms an...

profession" and so individuals are susceptible, the current structure in medicine has exacerbated the stress. Cutbacks at hospital...

definitions of community have emerged, with the consequence that, concurrently, definitions of health promotions have also evolved...

of pregnancies, pending on the population and the definitions used (Walker, 2000). Hypertension in pregnancy is typically classi...

domestic violence is to, first of all, screen for domestic violence with all injured patients. When screening for abuse, Flitcraft...

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...

This research paper offers four nursing diagnoses and their relevant goals and interventions, which are applicable to a case study...

change the position before completing three years of clinical practice (MacKusick and Minick, 2010). This research article is very...

information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...

This research paper pertains to a nursing encounter in which a patient presented with chest pain. The writer discusses NIC, NOC an...

This research paper presents the client's biographical background, his past health history and a well young adult behavior al heal...