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

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

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

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

disagree with his wife could disrupt their marital relationship at a time when he needs this support, which is undoubtedly one of ...

an adolescent client (Wallis, 2004, p. 59). Data on the development of abstract reasoning skills, as well as of the "recognition o...

that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...

the needs of the dying and her work indicates that there are times when the most meaningful communication that a nurse can offer i...

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....

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...

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...

This paper considers how nurses can become an agent of change in regard to ageism, the myths surrounding it, and the care of older...

This research paper pertains to a nursing encounter in which a patient presented with chest pain. The writer discusses NIC, NOC an...

This paper outlines a dilemma that arises when a patient requests secrecy upon revealing physical abuse to a student nurse. There...

This research paper describes a patient with congestive heart failure, giving a case study overview of nursing care. Six pages in ...

This paper pertains to an ethical dilemma faced by hospital nurses caring for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Adherent of th...

This research paper pertains to a proposal for a capstone project in which telemonitoring and skilled nursing visits are utilized ...

This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...

Activities performed by the Department of Health and Human Services are discussed in comprehensive semiannual reports that are aut...

This paper reviews the important criteria of Essentials VIII professionalism and discusses how they apply to nurses working with p...

from those of education- focused institutions, when the institution in question is a nursing school, there are similarities, as we...

a video that presents the patients symptoms and are presented with the question "What is the most likely differential diagnosis ba...

Developing Clinical Guidelines by Allen et al (1997) set out to determine the disparities that exist within the resolution process...

nurses as they engage in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). ...

critical matters, employee requests for information often go unanswered for too long. Results can and have been employee frustrat...

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

dehydrated? Has literature simply made you aware of this potential problem? You might say something like: "Considering the dire co...