1.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 106(5): 1008-11, 2011 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21540910
Subject(s)
Colonoscopy/methods , Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Aged , Anal Canal/pathology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Rectum/pathology
2.
Nurs Sci Q
; 24(2): 120-5, 2011 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21471035
ABSTRACT
This column employs a case study approach to examine the application of the circle of caring model in actual nursing practice as it pertains to a medication education teaching plan for a cardiac transplant patient. The circle of caring model is applied by experienced registered nurses. The tailored medication education plan is based on the patient's conceptualized database, understanding patient responses, using a holistic/broadened approach to therapeutics, and considering the patient's views of outcomes. Individualized teaching plans improve patient adherence to complicated medication regimens, thus improving long-term quality of life and survival in transplant recipients.