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and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables su...

of Health (NMDH) indicates that, as of 2007, it was estimated that 157,930 New Mexico adults, 18 years of age and older, had diabe...

a statement made early-on in the post, which is that nursing has the potential to make a huge contribution to the transformation o...

environment is highly competitive and consumers have high expectations in regards to the quality and effectiveness of the services...

a factor that makes this assessment method "objective" (Crighton, 2012). However, standardized testing is no longer believed to be...

housing, case management, nutritional guidance and vocational rehabilitation, as well as the development of new approaches to prev...

Prospective Payment System (PPS), reimbursement rates going to both hospitals and physicians have declined significantly. In react...

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

derives from Greek mythology, as it was the character of Mentor in Homers great epic poem who served Odysseus as a faithful adviso...

evaluated stated that they are predominantly "hands-on learners." Eight of the 10 nurses evaluated stated they were hands-on lear...

to the passage of the California law (Tevington, 2011). Currently, Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas an...

characterized by hostility tended to exhibit decreased emotional wellbeing (Baxter, Weston and Qu, 2011). This study shows that th...

in emergency nursing, as the my mentor expressed obtaining this certification would enhance my professional development. The Ped...

rate at the hospital soon declined by two-thirds (Garofalo and Fee, 2010). This emphasis is immediately evident in Nightingales No...

registered nurse (RN) who has obtained a graduate degree, at least a masters. There are four basic APN categories: clinical nurse ...

sustainable practices and offering degree courses in career paths directly related to sustainability such as civic planning and en...

their infants, and this factor is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as significant financial expenditures...

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

use of continuing education to improve patient care (Sterman, Gauker & Krieger, 2003). Effects of nursing rounds, call light use, ...

agent, such as an adult child or another proxy. In recent years, the DNR has been included in the Physicians Orders for Life Susta...

is important to perceive climate change in accordance with a human rights perspective because of the devastating effects that dras...

a negative effect on patient care. Sara will most likely need to use conflict management strategies. These include using active ...

to directly measure, but it could be operationalized in terms of measuring related metrics such as life expectancy, standard of li...

This research paper discusses the assessment and determination of four nursing diagnoses that pertain to a 68-year-old stroke vict...

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

of interest: Statistically, every classroom of 20 or more children probably includes at least one or two students who have been cl...

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

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

well with Watsons care model. Watson has seven assumptions, the first is that care is demonstrated in an interpersonal level (Geor...

the Internet and also the availability of a patients electronic health record (HER) facilitate nurses providing the highest level ...