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Diabetes is a significant problem in the health care arena today, impacting morbidity and mortality. Approximately 1.3 million people aged 20 years or older are newly diagnosed each year with diabetes. Additionally, obesity, has now...
The profession of nursing is in the midst of a crisis brought on by a nursing shortage. Many are choosing to leave the profession of nursing coupled with fewer numbers choosing nursing as a profession. As a result, nurses are challenged...
This study was performed to identify the reasons Florida hospital Registered Nurses leave hospital employment. The study was a descriptive study using convenience sampling. Inclusion criteria included RNs who held an active Florida RN...
Caregivers of the elderly who suffers from AD and dementia have significantly high psychological stress. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disease that affects cognition, the ability to perform activities of daily...
This study compared immunization adherence rates of 440 two-year-old children receiving two different types Medicaid managed care services in a nine county area in North Florida. Of particular interest was the primary care nurse case...
This study compared immunization adherence rates and demographic characteristics of 288 indigent and non-indigent 2-year-old children in Leon and surrounding Counties of North Florida. The hypothesis of the study was that indigence is...
Betty Neuman's Systems Model (1985), the Integrated Case Management Model (2004), and the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Spheres of Influence (1998) were blended together to create the theoretical framework that guided this study. This...
Recent reports and studies have identified that the increasing number of individuals developing Type 2 diabetes is a public health concern. The enormous increase in the prevalence of this disease warrants further studies. Florida has...
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The possibility of developing a DVT is one major complication for the patient population with damaged blood vessels, decreased circulation problems...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect a debriefing had on Compassion Fatigue levels as measured by the Compassion Fatigue Self Test (CFST) in public health nurses employed by the Florida Department of Health who provided...
The framework that guided this study was Betty Neuman's Systems Model (1995), The Gate Control Theory (1965), and Malcolm Knowles' Principles of Andragogy (1998). The pathophysiology of pain and the pharmacological treatment of pain were...
Health care literature and mainstream media sources have produced volumes of information regarding the current and projected effects of the nursing shortage. Little, however, has been written regarding the deleterious effects of this...
Coronary heart disease is the single leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for the lives of 41.4 % of more than 2.3 million Americans who die...
Nausea and vomiting are common complications of surgery, which are not only unpleasant for the patient, but also increase cost through prolonged hospital stays and additional interventions. Specific risk factors for postoperative nausea...
Pediatric end-of-life palliative care (EOL-PC) has been recognized as an area in which nursing knowledge is deficient. Due to this deficiency, children and their families are not given optimal EOL-PC. The philosophy and principles of...
The impetus for this research study is to identify fertility considerations of men in the decision to have a child or a subsequent child. The men in the study are single and ages range from 18- 45 years. Demographic variables of these...
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