Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Desirable Characteristics in Others

Desirable Characteristics in Others

Various factors, including the type of relationship, gender, and duration of the relationship, influence the perception of desirable characteristics in others. While certain traits such as trustworthiness, cooperativeness, agreeableness, and extraversion are universally valued across all relationships, other characteristics are context-dependent and gain prominence based on specific relational dynamics.Universal and Context-Dependent TraitsTrustworthiness and cooperativeness are fundamental...

Maslow's Theory of Basic Human Needs

Maslow's Theory of Basic Human Needs

Maslow's hierarchy is described with the help of a pyramidal shape. The most fundamental needs, physiological needs, are at the bottom of the pyramid.
Physiological needs such as hunger, thirst, sex, physical comfort, and survival are at the bottom of the pyramid. These are the components that are necessary to sustain life. Once the first level of needs has been met, the second level arises.
Safety needs include stability and predictability. Protection and freedom from danger are all a part...

Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory

Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory

Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation, introduced in 1943, is widely known as the "Hierarchy of Needs." This theory posits that human needs are arranged in a hierarchical structure, starting with basic survival needs and progressing toward more complex psychological and self-fulfillment desires. The hierarchy is typically a pyramid, and the lower needs must be satisfied to reach the next level.
At the pyramid's base are physiological needs, including food, water, and shelter...

Expected Value

Expected Value

The expected value is known as the "long-term" average or mean. This means that over the long term of experimenting over and over, you would expect this average. The expected average is represented by the symbol μ. It is calculated as follows:

Standards of Care I

Standards of Care I

Federal statutes profoundly impact nursing practice, providing critical guidelines to ensure patient care is equitable, accessible, and of the highest quality. The following laws address distinct aspects of healthcare provision and patient rights:

The Endoplasmic Reticulum

The Endoplasmic Reticulum

The endoplasmic reticulum or ER makes up for more than half of the membranes in a cell and accounts for 10% of total cell volume. It is also the primary protein and lipid synthesis factory for most cell organelles, such as the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, secretory vesicles, and the plasma membrane. Despite being the most extensive and functionally complex subcellular organelle, ER was the last to be discovered. After years of deliberation, Keith Porter and George Palade in the year 1954,...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Potential increase of the U.S. total fertility rate resulting from restorative treatment of unresolved subfertility: a simulation study.

Frontiers in reproductive health·2026

Same author

Early resource scarcity drives persistent transcriptional changes and vascular remodeling in the female prefrontal cortex.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026

Same author

Experimental Test of the Ratio Method for Nuclear-Reaction Analysis.

Physical review letters·2025

Same author

Understanding context: leveraging the pragmatic robust implementation sustainability model to inform the implementation of a community-based southeastern preconception counseling intervention to improve maternal health equity.

Discover health systems·2025

Same author

A Low Albedo, Thin, Resistant Unit in Oxia Planum, Mars: Evidence for an Airfall Deposit and Late-Stage Groundwater Activity at the ExoMars Rover Landing Site.

Journal of geophysical research. Planets·2024

Same author

Effects of a synthetic analog of the bovine appeasing pheromone on the overall welfare of dairy calves from birth through weaning.

Journal of dairy science·2024

Same journal

Effect of artificial intelligence on nursing documentation and patient safety.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

Same journal

Strategies for responding to anger from patients, relatives and carers.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

Same journal

Nurses' role in detecting early and subtle signs of patient deterioration in acute hospitals.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

Same journal

Pulse oximetry: exploring its role, limitations and challenges in clinical practice.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

Same journal

Anorexia nervosa: identification and management by non-specialist nurses.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

Same journal

Skin and soft tissue abscesses: assessment and management.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 17, 2026

High-Resolution Ultrasonography for the Analysis of Orthotopic ATC Tumors in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model

High-Resolution Ultrasonography for the Analysis of Orthotopic ATC Tumors in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model

Published on: October 11, 2022

Deserve the best.

¹Cleveland.

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)

|July 15, 2016

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Competent nurses are essential for geriatric care, challenging the notion that skilled professionals should avoid working with elderly patients. This perspective highlights the critical need for high-quality nursing for seniors.

More Related Videos

Procurement for a Vascularized and Reinnervated Abdominal Wall Allotransplantation

Procurement for a Vascularized and Reinnervated Abdominal Wall Allotransplantation

Published on: July 18, 2025

Expansion and Enrichment of Gamma-Delta γδ T Cells from Apheresed Human Product

Expansion and Enrichment of Gamma-Delta γδ T Cells from Apheresed Human Product

Published on: September 22, 2021

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 17, 2026

High-Resolution Ultrasonography for the Analysis of Orthotopic ATC Tumors in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model

High-Resolution Ultrasonography for the Analysis of Orthotopic ATC Tumors in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model

Published on: October 11, 2022

Procurement for a Vascularized and Reinnervated Abdominal Wall Allotransplantation

Procurement for a Vascularized and Reinnervated Abdominal Wall Allotransplantation

Published on: July 18, 2025

Expansion and Enrichment of Gamma-Delta γδ T Cells from Apheresed Human Product

Expansion and Enrichment of Gamma-Delta γδ T Cells from Apheresed Human Product

Published on: September 22, 2021

Area of Science:

Geriatric Nursing
Nursing Professionalism

Background:

A recent assertion suggests academically minded, competent nurses are unsuited for geriatric nursing.
This raises concerns about the quality of care provided to the elderly population.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the misconception that skilled nurses should not work in geriatric care.
To advocate for the provision of high-quality nursing services to elderly patients.

Main Methods:

This study is a theoretical and ethical discussion.
It analyzes the implications of excluding competent nurses from geriatric care.

Main Results:

The exclusion of academically minded, competent nurses from geriatric care is ethically unsound.
Elderly patients deserve and require the highest standard of nursing expertise.

Conclusions:

Geriatric nursing demands highly competent and academically proficient nurses.
Ensuring the best nursing care for the elderly is a professional and ethical imperative.