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to five-times the risk for CHD, which contrasts sharply with the double risk encountered in African American men. There is also a ...

nurse, 2005). In addition to basic educational preparation at the RN level, oncology nursing practice also requires cancer-speci...

or other special attention to the wounds caused by burns. Each day s/he spends in the hospital is creating another reason for the...

and settings. Individuals reactions to the same stressors can be quite different, with one stressor creating significant stress r...

2003). Most international nurses coming to the US come from the Philippines, but many also come from Canada and India with addit...

up billboards offering cash incentives, while nursing schools also originated creative means of recruiting more students (Wells). ...

the very act of following the "law" (i.e., supply and demand) of economics now has exacerbated the shortage of nurses who also are...

issue of regulatory interest when attached to direct patient care (Nursing, 2004). As few nurses with no patient responsibilities...

member with a meaningful recovery experience? When did you first realize that you wanted to help others? Relating personal details...

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

patients, cleaning patients up, changing the beds for patients, helping patients go to the bathroom, and many other simple, but ne...

relationships, in terms of power dynamics and the initiation and resolution of conflicts. Communication theory is, therefore, impo...

In six pages this paper examines nursing care from the perspectives of nurses and patients as reported by this Australian study. ...

from an advanced practice nurse. Patients value the nurse practitioner (NP) as a trustworthy source of medical information that a...

they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in completing the ranges of stud...

individual, regardless of that individuals station in or stage of life. Todays nurse has many duties and answers to people and ad...

different that needs attention, but many have been able to prepare for the changes that are happening to them. Geriatric patients...

This research paper presents an examination of nursing empirical literature that covers a number of issues relevant to advanced pr...

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

This research paper discusses the ongoing debate about what should be the entry level degree necessary for entry into nursing. The...

This research paper discusses a number of issues in advanced practice nursing, such as barriers to practice, credentialing, the hi...

This essay is about proposed policies and legislation that addressed the nursing shortage. It also brings in proposed changed to M...

The writer presents a proposal to support a plan for setting up and running a nursing agency, providing nursing and other healthca...

This research paper offers an overview of issues pertaining to advanced nursing practice and the impact of advance practice nurses...

This essay provides a summary and analysis of the research conducted by Solum and Schaffer (2003), which involved a study sample o...

This paper offered a position paper on the topic of allowing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to practice up to their knowledge...

This research paper pertains to smoking as a nursing advocacy issue, and describes how nurses are addressing this issue. Three pag...

of professional nursing, nursing theory provides perspectives and guidance that aids nurses in achieving their primary goal of pro...

catheterization provides an effective method for evaluating the effectiveness of medications while also assessing cardiac function...