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result that nursing pays well enough to support a family now, which is in great contrast to conditions in the distant past. The p...

considered one of a number of high stress jobs, and stress is problematic, causing inefficiencies, high staffing turnover rates an...

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...

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...

a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience that enables these nurses to offer a high standard of care to critically il...

must have at least some knowledge of the topic of discussion beforehand, or the discussion can disintegrate into an exercise in "p...

(Fawcett, 1995). Application of either model rests in large part on the appropriateness and completeness of nurse documentation (...

The link between nurse caring and patient satisfaction has been reported numerous times. For instance, the AORN journal reported a...

evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...

This left Mee with little opportunity to connect with these patients as human beings and she started "to feel like a machine," whi...

the mountains in California, ride a horse in the Grand Canyon, volunteer in a cancer center, finish painting his house, attend his...

formulation with others, testing new behaviors, integrating this learning into "new, more satisfying behavior, and then using thes...

viewpoints that articulate their own unvoiced feelings toward their profession. For example, in a discussion in an online nursin...

lawyers, uncaring nurses and pedophile clergy is to cut back on scientific research--a tenuous conclusion at best. Where the art...

effectiveness has been studied extensively, and that studies consistently conclude that NP-based care is comparable to that origin...

to take insulin only when his blood glucose level was above the value established by his physician. The nurse laid out all ...

body. Though "the VG site has long been established as an optimal site, not all nurses use it" (Scott and Marfell-Jones, 2004; p....

for caring for the wounded (Holder, 2003). For the first time in American history, women were asked to leave their homes and act...

and can be applied in a variety of clinical settings, as well as in educational programs and research. Orems theory is bas...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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