388 Search Results for Nursing and Hospice Care
Interdisciplinary Teams and the Importance of Collaboration
By those who know, collaboration in the medical field is generally considered to be the future of medicine. It's important to acknowledge that in medicine today, there are still large gaps Continue Reading...
S.W.O.T. For Community South Medical Center
Needs of Community South Medical Center
The identified strength of Community South Medical Center is that of the array of services it offers and the level of excellence of those services. The weakness of Continue Reading...
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McMillan, S.C., & Small, B.J. (2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), 313-21.
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This literature review supports the premise that opinions regarding euthanasia differ among various groups of professional. This literature review demonstrates that the nurse plays an important role in the perceived quality of the death experience. Continue Reading...
Pain Issues With the Dying Process
Palliative care for the terminally ill has spurred multiple analyses of the Nursing Profession's commitment to relieve pain endured by terminally ill patients. Though intently examining numerable aspects of palliat Continue Reading...
Non-Profit Business Plan for Care on the Horizon
Imagine a community of elderly people of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. Now imagine that each and every one of them must provide for themselves and their health care by leaving their homes and Continue Reading...
Scholarship Grant
Why I am Applying:
I have two motives in applying for this course. The main motive is my personal goal and ambitions, and the second is the core values on which those ambitions are based. Both these have created an aptitude in me Continue Reading...
Conclusion:
The changes in the age demographic of the U.S. As well as the need to reduce overall spending in health care are significant reasons why advanced practice and specialty provision practitioner's skill sets and demands have changed. It i Continue Reading...
Physician Assistant Program Narrative
Personal Statement: My Motivation towards Becoming a PA
We all have dreams and aspirations. As a young child, my dream was to become a chef. When asked why I wanted to become a chef, my answer was always consis Continue Reading...
I also need to know the length of time that I have scheduled to speak since professional research conventions usually allocate 10 minutes to 90 minutes for a presentation. If only a short time, I may be advised to present highlights and to give han Continue Reading...
teaching BSN program ADN level a graduate level nurse. Prepare online te
The topic for the online teaching session covered in this document is Evidence-Based Nursing: Transforming Clinical Practice. This is a prudent topic for individuals looking to Continue Reading...
Spiritual Needs Assessment
Interview Transcript
How important is your spirituality to you?
Very important. I understand not everyone sees things the way I do but it matters greatly to me when I'm facing my mortality and questions about life in gen Continue Reading...
Physically, massage or TT eases muscle tension and improves circulation. In turn, it improves digestion and breathing, enhances mental clarity, and encourages better sleep. TT is particularly useful to terminally ill patients in reducing or mitigati Continue Reading...
As the number of dementia patients with end-stage illness is increasing; a higher number of social workers will be required to treat them in the future. It is important to evaluate the behavioral patterns of social workers dealing with such patients Continue Reading...
Hospice caregivers have moral obligations to the patient and the patient's caregivers. The author clarifies that in the hospice, the patient's family members are, in fact, the primary caregivers under the situation. The best that nurses can do is to Continue Reading...
, 195-196).
The web page on the website Health Resources and Services Administration has its own guidelines for cultural competency on behalf of health care providers. The domain that deals specifically with the patient population at Hospice House a Continue Reading...
In fact, hospitals and nursing homes have the option of advising their patients of their right to either accept or refuse medical treatment and their right to formulate advance directives regarding their care should they become incompetent based int Continue Reading...
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Research Critique on "Empathy and social support for the terminally ill: Implications for recruiting and retaining hospice and hospital volunteers"
This particular research focuses on the relationship between empathy and social support as esse Continue Reading...
Combating Compassion Fatigue
There are a number of warning signs for the concepts that fall under compassion fatigue. Perfectionists put themselves at risk, as do people who are naturally self-giving and those who are overly conscientious (Bush, 200 Continue Reading...
According to this second view, contemporaneous autonomy trumps precedent autonomy because honoring precedent autonomy imposes preferences and values of a different person, the formerly competent self (Buccafumi, p. 14).
The role that patient's fami Continue Reading...
By using a review technique, evidence from many different studies and types of research could be compared and analyzed, leading to the result of a higher grade. The few guidelines that were reviewed were the most clear in their recommendations, yet Continue Reading...
That record must state that the patient's medical condition is terminal, irreversible and indefinite, involves permanent unconsciousness and that life-sustaining treatment would create tremendous or extraordinary burden on the patient. The guardian' Continue Reading...
For elderly patients who have no one to appoint as their proxy, completing a living will that outlines their wishes is preferable to not providing any information at all about care preferences. This is equally so for patients who want to provide the Continue Reading...
Personal StatementAs I reflect on my personal journey and aspirations, I am confident that my calling is to become a Registered Nurse. Nursing is more than just a job or a career; it is a noble profession that requires selflessness, compassion, and d Continue Reading...
Community Analysis: Columbus, Ohio - Hilltop Area/Franklinton
Identification and History
The Franklinton/Hilltop area of Columbus, Ohio is located on the west side of the greater metropolitan area. Franklinton is in a river valley next to the Sciot Continue Reading...
Community Health Assessment
Major risk factors identified in the assessment
A close look at the assessment reveals that there is no formal cardiology, oncology, and orthopedic programs alhough a couple of orthopedic cardiologists and surgeons maint Continue Reading...
Baystate Health, Inc.
Baystate Health is the largest health delivery system for Western Massachusetts, with three medical centers located in Springfield, Greenfield, and Ware (Deloitte & Touche, LLP, 2014). Baystate Medical Center (BMC), located Continue Reading...
In 1990, 22,500 patients were dead due to non-treatment accounting for as much as 17.5% of all deaths. More than 1000 patients who did not fully satisfy the criteria for euthanasia were given lethal injections. In one case Dr. Chabot, a psychiatrist Continue Reading...
Morality and ethics: what are they and why do they matter?
All you need to know about ethics approaches and theories
Means, ends, principles and virtues six step process of ethical decision making for you to follow
Surviving professional life ethi Continue Reading...
Strategic Plan Part II - Environmental Analysis and Setting Strategic Goals
The objective of this study is to complete an environmental scan for the Bon Secours Health System. This study will assess the organizational internal strengths and weakness Continue Reading...
nursing research findings into clinical practice.
Nociceptive Pain at the end of life
Conduct a Medline/PubMed & CINAHL search to identify 2 (two) PRIMARY SOURCE research articles that were published within the last 5 years that are not cited Continue Reading...
Immersion Project: Best Practice Recommendations for End-Stage Dementia Care
My immersion project created opportunities to interact with other care professionals, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, geriatric specialists, hospice Continue Reading...
Policy, Politics and Global Trends in Health Sector
The goal of this policy paper is to provide the strategy to align effort transforming the health healthcare in the United States. The policy brief is also to improve the quality of healthcare deliv Continue Reading...
friend of mine overcome the desire to kill himself. He was suicidal and made several attempts on his life. Gradually he found the help he needed and today is still alive and healthy and no long suicidal.
I think my culture would find this story ins Continue Reading...
Physician-Assisted Death
Importance of Physician Assisted Deaths
My Ethical Position on Physician Assisted Deaths as a Nurse
The Legal Risks for Nurses
The Opposing View
Summary of Arguments in Favor of My Position
Importance of Physician-Assis Continue Reading...
e., males and females per nurse specialty).
Variables & Measures
Variables for the study are as follows: workload management, work environment, burnout rate, and job satisfaction. In addition to these variables, instruments gauging the level of Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment in Hospitals
Existence of sexual harassment in the hospital setup in its varied forms has been clearly confirmed by exhaustive studies. It is unfortunate that such insidious practices have invaded the serene hospital environment. S Continue Reading...