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Continuing education is a universal requirement for professionals in the healthcare industry. This paper presents a lesson plan on...
In six pages this research paper examines the nursing home industry and considers the increasing costs of patient care due to an e...
Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...
not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...
the disease as well as around the prevention of the spread of the causative organism to other individuals that come into contact w...
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...
ensuring that a significant proportion of stroke victims survive and retain their independence. This is important not only from th...
balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...
care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...
the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...
Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...
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...
a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years,...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
criteria in an advanced directive or the individuals cognizance at the time of their decision. The first task that presents...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
"many emotional, medical, and practical needs. These needs change over time, depending on the trajectory of...
of dying and that some of this research indicated significant differences in this awareness. This leads into a discussion of what ...
between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...
real-time applications, patient records are updated instantly as information is added to them. Thus the physician making rounds h...
interfaces with the a new computerized patient order entry system. Therapists use tablets at the patient bedside, which enhances m...
quite a leap to effectively apply its principles to service industries, but TQM is as much at home in health care as it is in manu...
also a former student of Vivians is now in the rather awkward position of also being one of her doctors, as he is an intern and re...
In addition to these operational benefits, the state in which databases exist today enable organizations to use the data contained...
of materials for aiding with this preparation and it is recommended that the child should practice wearing a stoma bag, which aids...