Nursing is a fairly young profession, but one of the oldest arts. It evolved from the familial roles of nurturing and caretaking. Early responsibilities included assisting women during childbirth, suckling healthy newborns, and ministering to the ill, aged and helpless within the household and surro...

Nursing "Join the ones who dare to care" is the nursing motto. While having to be quite intelligent, a nursing major must also have a caring and compassionate heart. These abilities work together to create efficient nurses, who not only treat their patient's physical well being, b...

Kristen Le Page Bereavement per. 8 2/16/01 What is Hospice? According to Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary, hospice is a place of entertainment or shelter. Dictionary.com defines hospice as a program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional, spiritual, social, and financial nee...

The concept of empowerment is one that is often discussed in the context of modern nursing practice. Empowerment has become somewhat of a 'buzz' word in the health care system and is often used out of context and without a true understanding of it's meaning or implications to practi...

As my ability to work as a nurse moves closer to reality I have spent time thinking about my personal philosophy. What is it that I believe about nursing? What are the things that are most important to me and the patients I will take care of? What do I want to be remembered for by my colleagues? ...

This article on the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal pain was of particular interest to me. In my practice, I deal with many patients who have chronic pain. Sometimes the pain the experience is an element of physical disease. Sometimes the pain is an element of psyc...

This is a poem that never spells out its subject but merely hints at it, the title for instance is nondescript and leaves the reader to draw his or her own conclusions. The imagery within the poem suggests that "The Building" is in fact a hospital. The "close ribbed streets" th...

A professional nurse is one who puts the needs and importance of patient care above all others. The professional should exert a positive public image considering the public is where services are directed to. A professional appearance is important for making first impressions on patients and other c...

The flow of patients within the hospital from one ward to another is similar to the transfer of a baton from one runner to another in a track meet. Winning or loosing is in the details. This incoming runner has to be matched in speed and distance traveled by the runner receiving the bato...

According to CARE (Cooperative for American's Remittances to Europe), PAS is morally, legally and medically unacceptable. Morally, as a society we have a moral obligation and social responsibility to care for those who are elderly, dying or disabled. The legalization of PAS would result in pres...

Euthanasia should be permissible only in certain cases. It is a controversial issue that society is facing. It is the practice of painlessly ending the lives of people who have incurable diseases. Some severely handicapped patients have ended their lives this way. The issue is whether...

The Discernment of Patch Adams Hunter "Patch" Adams is the main character in the film Patch Adams. Hunter was lost and confused when he checked himself into a mental hospital after trying to commit suicide. Plagued with the uncertainties of life, he realized that he needed to get med...

The 5-4-20 Mandate Should Remain Victorian nurses, on the 9th of November 2003 launched a campaign to block the progress of the state government move to change work conditions for Victorians nurses. All the Australian nursing Federation (ANF) wants is to keep the 5-4-20 Mandate. Introduced...

Communication, how important is a nurse's communication skills while treating diagnosed cancer patients? Should nurses have additional training to communicate with patients not only in a professional manner but to show respect and provide comfort and trust to these patients struggling through a li...