Acute pain is one of the most common diagnoses in the nursing field. Building a single care plan is time consuming and takes away from the already minuscule amount of… read more →
Approximately 1 in 3 Americans aged 65 and over have some form of hearing loss. Though many of these individuals benefit from conventional treatments, such as hearing aids, those with… read more →
A gene variant has been identified by researchers that may be used to predict people most likely to respond to an investigational therapy under development for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The… read more →
Around of 70% of the body is comprised of water, and around of 71% of the planet’s surface is covered by water. Perhaps it is the ubiquitous nature of water… read more →
A new study of mice shows that head-direction cells in the brain – which act like a compass – are as electrically active during sleep as they are when the… read more →
Let’s look at the facts. According to The National Institute of Mental Illness (2012), an estimated 43.7 million adults in the U.S. are suffering from a mental illness of some form.… read more →
“Under the health law, large employers that don’t offer their full-time workers comprehensive, affordable health insurance face a fine. But some employers are taking it a step further and requiring… read more →
“Dogs are often referred to as “man’s best friend,” and a new study brings further strength to this term after revealing how a rescue dog called Frankie was able to… read more →
By accumulating ‘sleep debt’ throughout the week, we put ourselves at increased risk of obesity and metabolic problems, according to new findings presented at ENDO 2015. For the study, researchers… read more →
Careplans.com is the #1 online resource for nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. This site includes tools, web applications, articles, links, and libraries to assist both caregivers and students in… read more →