America is in the midst of a health care crisis, and access to health care is a significant problem. As this crisis has escalated with little response from the federal government, state governments have begun to respond. ...

Executive Summary Dementia is a condition exhibited by emotional and physical states such as anxiety, agitation, sleeplessness, inability to care for oneself, wandering, defiant and sometimes violent behavior, and other ...

Newly graduated nurses (NGNs) are thrust into roles that some purport they are inadequately prepared to handle. Studies found that 4% of NGNs were comfortable with their skills, it took up to one year to feel competent and ...

Chronic and complex conditions are a significant concern within contemporary health care systems. The ageing population and improvements in survival from acute cardiac illness have seen an increasing incidence of heart ...

Purpose. To understand how nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians (MDs) collaborate with one another to provide resident care in Ontario long-term care homes (LTCHs). Methods. A sequential two-phase, mixed methods ...

Summary of project aims The aims of this pilot study were as follows:  (a) to examine the design and utility of an intervention based on the Sensemaking model, and (b) to examine communication between nurses and physicians ...

Background: Stroke is the second-leading cause of death and a major cause of serious long-term disability worldwide. Approximately 15 million people who suffer a stroke each year are at risk of developing depression. ...

There is a general lack of evidence of the efficacy and cost efficiency of interventions in the area of health promotion. The lack of evidence is frequently cited as a reason programs are not adopted. Resources are limited, ...

In the United States nearly 1 million annual new and recurrent myocardial infarctions (MI) occur with 10% of patients hospitalized with MI having unrecognized ischemic symptoms. Inexperienced nurses are expected to accurately ...

Sexual assault is a pervasive problem in our society.  Acceptance of rape myths, such as a believe that rape victims who are intoxicated deserve to be assaulted, adversely affect victims and discourage reporting for ...