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particular interest, given the topic of vision, is the PAIR program in the state of Virginia. This program offers a cooperative re...

In three pages this paper discusses recent legislation in WV that has either been enacted or is pending. Four sources are cited i...

gentry (Vaughn, 2004). In other words, the Chesapeake, as Englands first major experiment in North American colonization, was a "t...

of Virginia experienced something of a "rude awakening" with the realization that the students graduating from its high schools we...

the 16th century, tobacco was already considered something of great worth. One author, Thomas Hariot, back in 1590, wrote A Briefe...

it seems appropriate to suggest that a picture that appears less "faded" would be appropriate in conveying the message that the in...

information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...

denied tenure, the woman pulled out a gun and began shooting. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Scienc...

management, in recent years, has been quite extensive. This body of empirical evidence and commentary largely supports the concept...

the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...

have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...

results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...

implementing the treatment regimen. 5. collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care f...

therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...

of the site is that it connects to numerous opportunities for continuing education and there is a page dedicated to this purpose. ...

reality of the profession. It needs a makeover much as it had in the 19th century in Brittan when nursing reformers struggled to h...

practitioner surgeries are run by practice nurses, only making referrals to other members of the healthcare team when required, Th...

their conditions they had to stand up to what wasnt right. In other words she saw that there was a combination of factors, and not...

homes. Rather, it is a high-quality facility dedicated to providing the best of care to its residents. Staff members are employe...

from a broken down car in downtown Sacramento, California, but who was "only 15 minutes away" (pp. 9). She picked up her friend, g...

an advanced practice nurse. The benefits that a nurse midwife can bring to a first-time mother include information that the mothe...

(Cunningham, 2008). Observed Results Cortez (2008) states that in the past, patients had been known to call 911 from their ...

recognized categories for APNs within this state (TBoN, 2006). The scope of practice for Tennessee APNs includes the legal abili...

for my patients. Personal philosophy of nursing: Tourville and Ingalls (2003) offer a fascinating and very apt analogy to descri...

to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...

established that nurses are often involved in the "timely identification of complications," which, if acted upon swiftly, prevent ...

(Green, 2004a). A travel nurse, on the other hand, is typically contracted to work a 13-week period, and this usually includes an ...

noted that cases of a rare lung infection, pneumocystis carinni pneumonia, had occurred in Los Angeles and also that three young m...

when nurses are needed the most, which is when we are ill (line 12). This is when "Nurses come through, with their care and goodwi...

A pertinent issue to foreign nurse recruitment, as a method for alleviating the shortage of nurses in US hospitals, is the number ...