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advocates, providing medical treatments prescribed by physicians, and keeping accurate records of changes in patient status (Nurse...

of a unified health care organization that included both Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH...

recognition of cultural and social influences on health care outcomes. As a result, advanced practice nurses have also become int...

nature. In essence, Rogers believed that man is fundamentally good and that this goodness could be manifested through his actions...

increasing of their profits (Chryssides et al, 1998). The main aim of the business is to make profit for the shareholders. Jensen...

of both his Preface paper and this new paper. Maslow states that his purpose is to: "formulate a positive theory of motivation w...

the central problem is often the inappropriate use of unlicensed personnel in the workplace setting. Though nurse mangers are ins...

which a person demonstrates fundamental functioning in their life environment (Jones and Kilpatrick, 1996). In other words, the c...

internal problems within organizations. The focus is on the employee, his or her goals and feelings and how employees should be tr...

of the greatest areas of concern. Finding sufficient time for school, as well as all other activities required of the student, was...

in the 19th and early 20th century, the fact is even more remarkable. "Well and Strong and Young" Updike writes that in 1854 Bar...

several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...

and generally run by fairly specific rules. This is necessary especially in a hospital -- for example, a surgeon just doesnt drag ...

to determine the best possible behavior is not a new idea. This is basically what John Stuart Mill proposed with his philosophy of...

from pain that began after radiation therapy that caused nerve damage (Fischman, 2000). After receiving therapy at a pain clinic, ...

when Coco Chanel made the look desirable. Since that time, legions of youth and adults have sought to possess the "perfect" tan, ...

the inclination is to treat the dying patient with as little emotion as possible, so as not to suffer emotionally as well, many nu...

have different concerns and worries which will need to be addressed prior to the tackling of the practical issues. The plan will...

nursing is based significantly more within the psychological components of the patient/caregiver relationship than most people rea...

fairly positive towards the 12-hour shift, but the nursing educators were extremely negative. The teaching staff opposed the use o...

of the nurses and the nurse population ratio is considered higher than most in the region (MoH, 2002). Recent advances in nursing ...

care. The team leader is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of the elements of care and also delegates care of specif...

whatever they become, defining their being through a projection of what they foresee of themselves in the future....

of a holistic approach to team management, and the integration of efforts to improve the overall function of nursing teams to redu...

expressing his or her misery. Such caregivers may have experienced patients who are as likely to cry out, thrash around, or simply...

its female counterpart; while this mentality has been somewhat reversed in certain global communities, it still takes precedent in...

and grows in popularity, but should live out its allotted time when it becomes a cash cow (1990). Hence, this theory above all co...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

2002 and allowed for a National Nurse Service Corps program to provide funding for tuition, expenses and a stipend to those nursin...

gives the appearance of increased attention to theory and evidenced-based nursing in an atmosphere of caring for the individual. ...