Word: patients
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...English Patient, the keenly rapturous film that Anthony Minghella has made of Michael Ondaatje's novel, burrows into these feelings even as it flies above them like a plane full of surveyors. This is a big film, serious and voluptuous. It hopscotches through time, from 1937 to 1944, and over two continents. It probes issues of betrayal and forgiveness. It borrows Lawrence of Arabia's epic intellect for a tale of potent romance. But its sophistication never obscures the story, which is as charged as the North African adulteries in Casablanca and The Sheltering Sky. Here is an Englishwoman...
...only did the Crimson show promise in net, but the power play looked remarkably improved from last year. In the first period, the power play unit was very patient and controlled. Harvard's first two goals of the season came off the man advantage...
...heard that around the country." She cited research from her university indicating hospitals that place a high priority on nurses have a 7.7% lower mortality rate than hospitals with no such priority. "Really experienced nurses know when they walk into the room if something is wrong with a patient," explains Lang. "Nurses are the glue that holds the whole hospital system together...
Valerie Van Valkenburg, an R.N. from Great Falls, Montana, also emphasizes the value of the individual's skills. "Nursing is an art. When I go to a patient's bedside to answer a call light or get vital signs," she notes, "I am collecting all sorts of information to help me assess that person. My critical evaluation and intervention could prevent a costly complication or even death...
...note of optimism was sounded by Lynn Werdal, an R.N. since 1956 and now the vice president of patient-care services at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. "There are models of patient-focused care, such as the Planetree model, that make patients the priority," she wrote. At Griffin, "patients are able to read--and write on--their medical charts," explained Lang. "There is a piano in each unit and a kitchen where families can cook meals. Griffin has round-the-clock visiting hours and care-partner rooms where family members can stay with patients." Technicians, stressed Werdal, can--and should...