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Schneider (2015) noted that “basic nursing care encompasses a responsibility for correct interpretation of assessment data using critical thinking” (p. 60). Nurses just beginning to pay attention to their thinking processes may ask ...
The philosophical perspectives of Florence Nightingale, Virginia Henderson, and Jean Watson teach about how the environment can positively or negatively affect health. The nursing care models of Dorothea Orem, Imogene King, ...
Part I. Guides for principled behavior.
This new edition has been completely updated to reflect the realities of clinical nursing practice in the fast-paced, modern health care environment.
A nurse who has changed permanent residence from one compact state to another may practice under the license from his or her former state of ... For example, a person parks his car on a hill and does not engage the parking brake.
Neal, J., Chawla, R., Colombo, C.M., Snyder, R.L., & Nigam, S. (2015). Medical homes: Cost effects of utilization by chronically ill patients. American Journal of Managed Care, 21(1), e51e61. Nichols, M., Stein, A.D., & Wold, ...
This edition promises to be an integral tool to providing effective nursing care in an increasingly global, rapidly changing, technology driven world.
Providing encouragement to stay physically active without piling guilt on those who have begun “ taking to bed " ( Clark , Dion , & Barker , 1990 ) requires keen insight into the individual client and well - honed negotiating skills on ...
Magnet hospitals have also demonstrated lower mortality rates (McHugh et al, 2013). Magnet status is now seen as the single most effective mechanism for providing consumers and nurses with comparative information, the gold standard for ...
Murray T, Crain C, Meyer G, et al. Building bridges: an innovative academic-service partnership. Nursing Outlook 2010;58:252–60. Weng R, Huang C, Tsai W, et al. Exploring the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and ...