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defining the leadership characteristics that would be the focus of this educational effort (Pintar, Capuano and Rosser, 2007). As ...

embarrassment in front of others, withheld pay increases, and termination" (Marriner-Tomey, 2004, p. 118). While conferring reward...

numbers of young students came to believe that perhaps nursing would provide an outlet for caring natures as well as support a fam...

self-knowledge (Simpson, 2004). While anecdotal evidence is not regarded as conclusive, the experience of individual nurses in reg...

promotion can address a variety of nursing clients in a variety of circumstances. For example, Richardson (2002) acknowledges that...

comprehend and places in increased requirement for the reader to be able to determine what texts should be used. The role of conte...

based on a research study that surveyed over 2,000 RNs who provide direct nursing care in three mid-western hospitals. This result...

that they are often asked to take care of more patients with higher acuity levels than they have in the past (Hassmiller and Cozin...

between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...

whoever the client might be, that is, an individual, family, group or community. The third provision indicates that nurses are als...

to nursing practice in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as the welfare of each high-needs baby is intrinsically tied to fami...

The 7 page paper looks at the approaches to environmental protection. The first part of the paper discusses the latest environment...

"interactive, systems, and developmental" approaches (Tourville and Ingalls 21). The systems model of nursing perceives the meta...

nurses should understand these patients thoroughly, "who they are, where they live and with whom, their current health status and ...

either ill or injured, and therefore requires the aid of health care professionals. One might also feel that "person" underscores ...

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

actions. It has been over a decade since the passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), which means that the 5 and 10 ye...

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

of abilities that serve to engage, relieve, understand and respect the patient. The extent to which reaching for their feelings i...

the "niche were multiple members encounter and respond to disease and illness across the life course" (Denham, 2003, p. 143). Nurs...

(2003) gives the example of an nurse assigned to a busy intensive care unit (ICU) began experiencing clear signs of traumatic stre...

It is well known that there is a significant shortage of registered nurses that will continue to grow. There is a difference of op...

the nurse is uncertain of which tasks are appropriate to delegation, as well as the skill level of UAPs, their reluctance becomes ...

expectancy is increasing and more people are surviving serious illness and living longer with chronic illness. At the same time, t...

The paper begins by briefly identifying and explaining three of the standard change theory/models. The stages of each are named. T...

change is when they are both used in conjunction with each other. Theory E takes the hard approach; this is the task orientated ...

Sharf, 2007). Other central foundational concepts of this approach include the striving for self-awareness, the goal of freedom an...

One supply chain consultant noted that "Supply chains today are working like worldwide production lines ... We cant afford safety ...

of nursing and by lobbying" both Congress and regulatory agencies in regards to healthcare issues that affect nursing (ANA, 2008)....

indicates that 51 percent of patients who are older than 65 received no medication information at the time of hospital discharge H...