SEARCH RESULTS

complex levels in the communication process. For practical purposes, we might say that communication is achieved when a message is...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

to the bill as did many nursing executives, arguing that there was sufficient legislation already on the books that dealt with sta...

of professional nursing, nursing theory provides perspectives and guidance that aids nurses in achieving their primary goal of pro...

has left the facility and has gone home to the comforts of home in order to spend the last days, weeks or months of their life in ...

call for compliance with standardized procedures, health codes, and licensing requirements, all of which have been initiated to su...

In seven pages the confidentiality issues nurses must contend with are discussed within the weighty context of the trust between p...

meals to all Orthodox Jewish patients should be investigated by hospital administrators if they are not already in place. Furtherm...

the fever? Was it related to an infection in the surgical wound? Was the patient developing atelectasis and pneumonia? Or, was the...

Partially as a result of improved heath care practices which result in longer life and partially as the result of the movement aw...

In five pages this research paper discusses quality care standard maintenance and the role played by nurse managers in sustaining ...

"become a universal law" (Kant, 1993, p. 30). In other words, Kants main criteria for action is that the individual should conside...

prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...

reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...

In three pages this research paper discusses how humor can be a modality that assists nurses in patient care as well as self care....

This paper considers the role of patients' religion and how it should impact nursing care. The writer focuses on the way in whic...

This 16 page paper outlines the elements that need to change for improving quality of nursing care. This paper explains that the p...

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. It is a progressive, sequential act with different parts mandat...

is the development of Mishels Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS), which is comprised of twenty-eight item measure that utilizes a...

abide with. From a strictly business perspective, therefore, it is necessary to recognize that a daycare cannot stay in business ...

In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...

to miscommunication. For example, in a busy hospital where there is a high degree of activity patients may be distracted and not e...

Decision-making, critical thinking and advocacy are all important in the modern hospital experience. This paper examines a patient...

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

process variation, foster awareness of the impact of different clinical decisions, and encourage reduction in undesirable practice...

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

legislation an the economic feasibility of the plan. A major role of the board will be to make the decision, to ensure that there ...

the various roles and responsibilities that the specialty involves, they share the common quality that the nursing process is inhe...

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

endeavor. Nursing in any context requires a detailed knowledge of individual patients. Specifically, a forensic nurse will have a...