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Pressure Sore or Ulcer Treatment and Prevention Research

In fifteen pages this paper applies wound assessment teams, Braden and PSST assessment tools to the consideration of the U.S. pres...

Pressure Ulcers/Changing Care

change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...

Pressure Ulcers and Nursing Research

Of course it is not only the unacceptable nursing home that has escaped the attention of regulatory agencies in which pressure ulc...

UTIs Pressure Sores Pneumonia in the Elderly

higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...

Literature Review on Pressure Sores or Ulcers

In ten pages this paper presents an extensive literature review on the topic of pressure ulcers or sores. Fifteen sources are cit...

Pros and Cons of QII

of projects is critical to the success elements affecting the Six Sigma program (Antony 3). Prioritization is often based on subje...

Decubitus Ulcers and Nursing Shortage

1999). Elderly patients who are alert, and not declared incompetent, have the right to refuse treatment, which includes turning or...

Stetler Model and Decision Making

studies have reported more satisfactory results for the Norton and Braden scales, but that the researchers nonetheless "have confi...

PRESSURE ULCERS, HAC AND PREVENTION

which to do this. Pressure Ulcers and the Hospital Acquired Condition The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as w...

JNC 7 Hypertension Recommendations

This research paper discusses the recommendations made by the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detect...

JNC 7 Report: Hypertension Guidelines

This research paper presents a synthesis of hypertensive staging definitions and medication guidelines given in Seventh Report of ...

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Studies

At the same time, it is also the case that Black women...

Prevention and Management of Constipation

healthcare provider to assess the potential risk of constipation and helping to get preventative measures (Campbell et al, 2001). ...

Prevention And Treatment Programs For Alcohol Abuse

prevention of alcohol abuse from a community perspective has made Sacramento, California a precedent setting city whereby extended...

Herbal Therapeutic Effectiveness of Echinacea

In three pages the herb echinacea that is often used in the treatment of sore throats and colds is examined in terms of research o...

Chemical Dependency Issues

the substance replaces recreational social or occupational activities (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). * The continuing u...

Physical Therapy and the Healing of Pressure Sores

In five pages this paper discusses the causes of pressure sores, how to treat them, and the role of physical therapy in healing th...

CBT & Drug Addiction/A Case Scenario

in which he or she is most vulnerable to drug use, avoid those high-risk situations whenever possible, and use a range of behavior...

Hospital Disclosure

hospital is not exactly easy, and in some cases impossible." This would suggest that Auers (2006) reported average of five percent...

Pressure Ulcer Assessment, Article Critique

the Feuchtinger, Halfens and Dassen (2007) study report in order to evaluate its validity and applicability to nursing science and...

Hypertension

This paper presents a six page examination of hypertension or high blood pressure in a discussion of various treatments, natural r...

Quality Improvement/Pressure Ulcers

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

Pressure Ulcers; Risk Management

In 1997 it is estimated the pressure ulcers cost the Australian healthcare system A$350 million and with patients that develop ulc...

'Pressure Ulcers: Prevalence, Staging, and Assessment of Risk' Critiqued

is its significance to nursing. Introduction The authors begin their article with identification of the problem on which th...

Research Proposal on Intervention Studies Precutaneous Revascularization, Pharmacotherapy, and Exercise in PADr

problems with the arteries that carry the blood away from the heart. In recent years, a focus on arteriosclerosis, hardening of t...

Overview of the Painful Condition Known as Venous Leg Ulcers

of a pulmonary embolus" are warning signs that his patient may experience venous leg ulcers (RCN Institute, 1998). Complicating f...

Right to Refuse Treatment

so (Forsloff). However, the state considers itself to have a vested interest in protected those who cannot protect themselves, suc...

Alcoholism's Social and Psychological Effects

In eight pages this paper examines the US abuse of alcohol in a consideration of causes, psychological and social effects, and tre...

Electrical Stimulation For Chronic, Non-healing Wounds Literature Review

or slowly the body is able to heal itself, which is why the elderly often have considerable difficulty with chronic wounds. The s...

Montessori Method: Children Develop At Their Own Pace

Each child is unique and develops at his own pace, an important realization adults must understand to keep from imposing undue pre...