New policies regarding long-term care insurance offer access to a variety of care options and services. This information can initiate discussions about long-term care needs and financial options for you and your patient population. This article provides an overview of long-term care and factors to consider when choosing insurance programs and benefits.

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PubMed2000

Stress: a self-management approach and nursing care plan for nurses.

Stress is unavoidable but can be controlled to provide the energy for health, growth, and the development of human potential. This article provides a self-management approach and a nursing care plan for nurses.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1999

Communication skills: the art of listening.

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Communication↗

PubMed1999

Resource guide to professional cancer organizations, programs, and foundations.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

American Cancer Society↗

PubMed1998

Understanding informed consent.

Understanding and facilitating the informed consent process is our duty as perioperative nurses. Acting as patient advocates, we must determine if our patients have given "informed consent" prior to surgical treatment. When we witness our patients signing consent forms, we must be sure they are competent to sign; that they have spoken with the physician and have discussed the proposed procedure (including the risks, benefits and alternative treatments) and have had their questions answered; and have read the consent form they are being asked to sign. As nurses, we must become aware of our responsibilities related to informed consent. By understanding the concept of informed consent and its legal implications, we will be able not only to the facilitate informed consent process but also to fulfill our legal responsibilities.

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PubMed1998