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This paper is on a primary care provider's concerns regarding the risk to a client's health and safety due to having to lift heavy...
This research paper addresses selection of data collection and other relevant tools for use in a quality improvement project that...
This paper pertains to an ethical dilemma faced by hospital nurses caring for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Adherent of th...
sense that it is actively intended to cause harm, but negligence occurs when it is established that any reasonable person would ha...
and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...
The purpose of technology in hospitals is to increase efficiency and accuracy of their healthcare systems and to improve patient c...
This paper pertains to the care of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs). Three pages in length, four sources are cited....
This essay discusses different issues that center on the traditional organizational structure design. Issues include: patient-cent...
is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...
caused by the illnesses the may then have a negative physiological backlash on the patient. For other condition it may be the ro...
Over twice as many people have been infected with HIV than was initially projected; over 42 million people have been infected sinc...
there was a problem of infections in long-term care facilities and in hospitals (Dimond, 1994). These are called nosocomial infect...
* Time over Money - Employees today seek more personal time versus financial compensation. * Professional versus Personal Role - ...
several years. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare m...
protection. It seems that the purpose of the old system was typical as the facility needed communications. However, in health care...
not want his father informed), presenting a rationale for signing a health care proxy becomes extremely problematic. Guidelines us...
and two other men beside her patient, she becomes drawn to the patient, though not in a romantic way. She devotes nearly her entir...
a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...
in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...
can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...
have different health care needs than their non-disabled counterparts (Donegan Shoaf, 1999). Medi-Cal is one such health c...
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...
by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...
a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the country (Grumbach and Bodenheimer, 1994). Plagued by overspending for years,...
charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...
"many emotional, medical, and practical needs. These needs change over time, depending on the trajectory of...
moment to moment as the changing patterns of shifting perspectives weave the fabric of life through the human-universe interconnec...
affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...
ensuring that a significant proportion of stroke victims survive and retain their independence. This is important not only from th...
Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...