"Believing the impossible"

Believing the Impossible

Pain resource nurses: believing the patients, and believing in themselves.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the experience of being a pain resource nurse (PRN), discuss the influence of the PRN's role on colleagues and patient care, and explore barriers to the PRN role. DESIGN Qualitative, exploratory. SETTING A Veterans Administration hospital in the southeastern United States. SAMPLE 12 nurses who received advanced training in pain assessment and management atte...

Believing the Axioms I

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Believing the Axioms II

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The Possible ‘Impossible’ Turn

Turning back after engine failure during the take off phase of flight in a single engine aircraft is examined using a simplified analytical model. The important parameters are identified. The analysis shows that the optimum flight path is teardrop shaped with a 45◦ bank angle at stall velocity during the turn. The effects of engine failure altitude, wind direction and velocity, and bank angle o...