Nurse's Role
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated registered nurses.

7 Dec 2009 AIM: The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework of the initial role transition for newly graduated nurses to assist managers, educators and seasoned practitioners to support and facilitate this professional adjustment appropriately. ... Read more...

Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications.

29 Nov 2009 The influence of religious beliefs and practices at the end of life is underinvestigated. Given nursing's advocacy role and the intimate and personal nature of the dimensions of religiosity and the end of life, exploring the multidimensional ... Read more...

From means to ends: artificial nutrition and hydration.

29 Nov 2009 The withdrawal, withholding, or implementation of life-sustaining treatments such as artificial nutrition and hydration challenge nurses on a daily basis. To meet these challenges, nurses need the composite skills of moral and ethical discernment, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nurse's Role'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated registered nurses. 7 Dec 2009
• Nursing, religiosity, and end-of-life care: interconnections and implications. 29 Nov 2009
• From means to ends: artificial nutrition and hydration. 29 Nov 2009
• Perspectives on transcultural care. 29 Nov 2009
• Care and meaning in war zone nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Science, technology, and innovation: nursing responsibilities in clinical research. 29 Nov 2009
• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Healing during existential moments: the "art" of nursing presence. 29 Nov 2009
• Nursing advocacy in a postgenomic age. 29 Nov 2009
• Moral accountability and integrity in nursing practice. 29 Nov 2009
• Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Personal conscience and the problem of moral certitude. 29 Nov 2009
• Trust, power, and vulnerability: a discourse on helping in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• To know, to reason, to act. 29 Nov 2009
• [Montérégie Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre: integrating nurse navigators in Montérégie's oncology teams: one aspect of implementing the Cancer Control Program--Part 1] 29 Nov 2009
• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support. 29 Nov 2009
• Aging matters in cancer research. 29 Nov 2009
• Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care. 10 Nov 2009
• Lessons from nursing leaders on implementing TCAB. 30 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Nurse's Role'

Definition: The expected function of a member of the nursing profession.

Descriptor UI: D024802

Alternative terms: Nurse's Role; Nurse Role; Nurse's Roles; Nurses Role; Role, Nurse's; Roles, Nurse's;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.829.316.616.625.450; N05.300.100.337;

History Note: 2002