Pain: A Concept Analysis Pain is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that is subjective and unique to each individual. Pain is difficult to describe and often hard to measure; however‚ most healthcare professionals agree that pain is whatever the patient describes it to be. Pain is one of the most frequently used nursing diagnosis and is the most common problem for which patients in the clinical setting seek help (Cheng‚ Foster‚ & Huang‚ 2003). Unrelieved pain can have a profound impact on
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Module Code: FC006 Group: C Module Title: Economics in an International Context Assessment Title: What are the main differences between Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly market structures? Which of these market structures best serves the interests of the consumer and why? Tutor Name: David Lee Student ID Number: 200937726 Date of submission: 22th March 2013 Word Count: There are different types of market structure‚ which every type of market structure has different level of
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Resilience: A Concept Analysis The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years‚ and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning‚ theoretical and operational definitions of the concept‚ for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant‚ 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today‚ policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact
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Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice Dana Lynn Eckert Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 January 21‚ 2015 Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice Introduction According to some‚ the use of theory offers “structure and organization to nursing knowledge and provides a systematic means of collecting data to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice” (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). As a result‚ there have been many nursing theories that have been developed and have
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Improving Patient’s Ability To Identify Caregivers Lucy Shilasi Grand Canyon University: NURS 451V February 6th‚ 2015 Purpose Of The Project At any given time during their hospital stay‚ a patient encounters several caregivers. Most hospitals have nurses‚ patient care technicians‚ dietary staff‚ housekeeping‚ hospitalists‚ residents‚ and physicians‚ case managers‚ social workers‚ physical therapists and many more. Most institutions have name badges and require employees to wear
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References: Varcarolis‚ E.M. (2011). Manual of psychiatric nursing care planning: assessment guides‚ diagnoses‚ psychopharmacology (fourth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders. Varcarolis‚ E.M.‚ Halter‚ M.J. (2011). Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing‚ a clinical approach. (sixth edition). St. Louis‚ MO: Saunders.
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Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Leila Pouttu‚ 77‚ suffered from Alzheimer’s disease‚ and her husband Donald was devoted to caring for her. “He was always there for her‚ always‚” a friend of the couple commented. “He never left the house other than to ride his bike around and go swimming every morning”. The Pouttus had no local relatives and no children. Both were retired and lived in their house for 29 years (Kornacki‚ S.‚ 2006d). The couple died together in their home on a
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“I have a car‚ a Custom 500 Ford four-door‚ plenty of legroom. He’d taken it to the car wash before he disappeared and left it gleaming in the sunshine on the driveway. How did he leave? Walk? Hitchhike? How do you leave a town with no train‚ no bus‚ no car? I also have a French horn I plan on learning how to play‚ an Akai stereo and my records‚ Tash’s stuff‚ and an official looking note saying the house is mine. All my dad left with was his new suit‚ his dipping bird‚ and the bible he’d had since
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1. My understanding of the business problem: There are two problems in this business that combine to make one big issue. First‚ we have a major shortage of caregivers. This is not specific to the VNA‚ it’s happening all over the country. But it’s a big problem for all agencies right now. People just don’t want to do this job because it’s hard and low-paying. Second‚ we are shortly going to be “graded” on our clients who have potentially avoidable events. All home health agencies are facing this
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Introduction Concepts are the building blocks from which theories are constructed. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning of a concept and help us understand the current theoretical and operational definitions of the concept for use in theory and research (Walker & Avant‚ 2005). The concept resilience was chosen for analysis because of its many uses in the literature today‚ and the need of a central‚ encompassing‚ modernized definition. In wake of the recent tragedies that have been occurring
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