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that make use of color, but even these efforts have not typically met with good response by patients or hospital administrators (S...

and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...

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

caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...

experience, particularly that immigrant experience as it occurs within the modern medical environment, revolves around cultural un...

that inadequate understanding of the impact of oral health in the hospital setting can be evidenced, and Holmes (1996) further con...

is they do, when they change their actions, then the image of nursing will change" (Watson, 1996, p. 142). Watson has recognized ...

and environment integral relationships" (Carey, 2003). One way in which to determine the usefulness of the theory and how p...

She has promoted her theory of human caring throughout the world from various positions including lecturer at several universities...

on nurses increase (Cullen, 2003). Nevertheless, nurse educators and scholars stress that it is through recognition of caring as a...

and the patient are often unproductive (Roberson and Kelly, 1996; Hanna, 1997). Understanding the basis for this cultural percept...

computerized or electronic patient records. 1c. To discuss these findings with supervisor/mentor to consider how the information...

in the home and individuals suffering from dementia. The background literature review sites a wide range of sources, including res...

The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...

populations in other settings (Gray-Miceli, 2007). The aim of this risk model is to identify adults which are most likely to be at...

in the overall quality of care delivered by community health nurses (CHNs) is providing end-of-life care that is holistic and cong...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

for competency, the use do surveys to assess standards and the evaluation of clients as well as the provision of a complaints hotl...

of literature pertaining to type 2 diabetes mellitus, begins by describing, summarizing and analyzing the study conducted by Barko...

phenomenological, existential, and qualitative components (Cohen, 1991). These combine to create a theory that addresses the pers...

client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...

and how this equipment should differ for this population: Bariatric patients are typically defined as those who are extremely obe...

prompts nurses to cultivate the "conscious intent to preserve wholeness; potentiate healing; and preserve dignity, integrity and l...

utilized 184 consecutive patients. All of the patients who were admitted were provided with informed consent. The researche...

number of patients, in other words) and the incidence of injury at nursing homes, making this correlation a worthwhile problem to ...

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

between a patient and a doctor in a community practice setting" (Manias, 2010, p. 934). However, this scenario is no longer the mo...

provided in their own home. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general nursing services, physical and occupational ...

entails addressing the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as medical and physical needs, entails...

learned long ago the value of yet another Deming (1986) exhortation, that of continuous improvement. By definition, the concept i...