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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 six pages this research paper examines the nursing home industry and considers the increasing costs of patient care due to an e...

issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symp...

routine activities necessary to their own care. The purpose is that with a nurses direction, encouragement and initial supervisio...

Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...

the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner announced in its July 2000 issue that reports of the AMAs petition had been received as...

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

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

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...

also as a result of the environment in which they are cared for, where smoking is banned. Teaching patients may be seen as a funct...

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....

Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...

which resulted in 47 practices taking part and two of these having two patients. The sample : 98 (75 male) consecutive patients w...

and patient. Orems theory is central to much of nursing philosophy and methodology. This theory is one of three theories...

how change can be effectively managed and challenges in the transformation of nursing and health care delivery. Clearly, Roys mod...

many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...

moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...

Understanding that there is a step by step progression, both physically and psychologically, can be part of the nurses role in thi...

charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...

As described by Araich (2001), four nursing strategies effectively summarize how a critical care nurse can use the RAM to aid a ca...

in resistant strains of bacteria (Plonczynski, 2005). This situation suggests that changes in antibiotic prophylactic procedures ...

predicting mortality and morbidity. Authors provide a section to explain and explore the existence of natriuretic peptides. Anoth...

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

an obstruction of the airway and can involved any or all of the following factors: "smooth muscle bronchoconstriction, mucous secr...

and the spirit says, "Ahhh, everything feels much better now" (Wooten, 2005, p. 510). Another factor in her relationships with c...

Johns Hopkins University and member of the IOM research team that authored the report, said that "fatigue was a major cause of mis...

system," since the institution of mandated nursing ratios, and also that data shows California hospitals have not only been able t...