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Nov 28, '07 - 
Abuse, neglect or exploitation of a patient or resident of a care facility is a crime.
I am sure all reading are thinking that they would never tolerate any such behavior. But do you?
Think of the unconcious post op that comes in with bizarre tatoos or...
by cmo421 1 comments Last by
diane227
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Mar 21, '09 - RETIREMENT WHEN?
Years have passed with my hair turning a shade of white. I walk with a slight limp, but chronologically not as old as one might think. Flat feet, and varicosities well hidden under pant legs for none to see, working as a nurse “humpin the...
by Lindsey McGraw 8 comments Last by
Mahage
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Mar 18, '09 - Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.......
I am a seasoned long-term care nurse. I deal with life and death matters all the time. My voice is often the last one a patient hears, and my hand the last human touch he or she feels. It's OK most...
by VivaLasViejas 28 comments Last by
FireStarterRN
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Feb 12, '09 - recently on allnurses i read a thread that bothered me and felt it was worth investigation, it was regarding foreign nurses taking jobs from americans. i feel this is a real fear amongst new grads but in todays financial climate is it realistic or unjustified.
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by madwife2002 11 comments Last by
traumaRUs
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Mar 23, '09 - Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) is a statistical technique that blends analysis of variance and linear regression analysis. It is a more sophisticated method of testing the significance of differences among group means because it adjusts scores on the dependent...
by VickyRN 1 comments Last by
zuzi
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Apr 14, '09 - structural equations comprehensively represent the complex multidimensional relations among research variables in a theory. structural equation modeling (or sem) is a sophisticated class of multivariate analytic statistical techniques used to examine the underlying...
by VickyRN 0 comments
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Mar 13, '09 - For those of you who have worked long in labor and delivery and before the advent of the epidural, you may, perhaps, can relate to patients such as mine.
Or not.
Many years ago, I was a labor and delivery RN at a county medical hospital, serving a large...
by cofcmom05 13 comments Last by
diane227
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Mar 12, '09 - ........I've learned that nursing is a great metaphor for life. It's both rewarding and frustrating, utterly fascinating at times and dull as tombs at others; it's funny, sad, beautiful, ugly, dramatic, unglamorous........and sometimes it outright stinks.
........A...
by VivaLasViejas 17 comments Last by
masahidesasada
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Mar 21, '09 - goals are useful in life by allowing people to strive for something better. never allowing oneself to become completely content, encourages the pursuit of bigger opportunities and keeps dreams alive. upholding one’s own beliefs and values during the journey toward...
by gscarlett 2 comments Last by
jesskerr
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Jan 7, '09 - It was snowing to beat all. Two feet was down already, and more was falling. Driving the little Toyota down the highway, I was thinking, where will I be next year? My current job is wearing me down. As a nurse, working in the confines of the prison system with sex...
by rolland542 10 comments Last by
rolland542
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Mar 8, '09 - As I walk down the hall of my long-term care clinical site, I am anxious to begin a day full of learning! I have my group patient care plan in hand, and I’m ready to work on my interventions. I spent a lot of time coming up with interventions that I felt could really...
by Mom2*2Girls 7 comments Last by
journey_bound
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Mar 27, '09 - factor analysis is a broad term for multivariate statistical methods used to identify common underlying variables called factors within a larger set of measures. basically, factor analysis determines which variables group or go together. a factor is a group of related...
by VickyRN 0 comments
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Mar 24, '09 - This paper discusses the interrelationship between nursing theory, research, and practice in the specialty area of gerontological nursing. Knowledge needs within gerontological nursing, as well as suggestions for further middle range theories and research, are...
by VickyRN 0 comments
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Feb 14, '09 - Decade after decade we are subjected to the same images and videos of crying children with bloated bellies. Most of us are long tired or immune to the images and pleas for money. Many may wonder why the situation persists. Some are quick to point fingers. Others...
by interleukin 13 comments Last by
interleukin
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Mar 23, '09 - regression analysis is used to predict a continuous dependent variable from a number of independent variables. if the dependent variable is dichotomous, then logistic regression, rather than linear regression, should be used. logistic regression (sometimes called the...
by VickyRN 0 comments
