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An 8 page research paper that investigates the issue of whether or not to use physical restraints on a patient. The writer offers a literature review on this topic and discusses professional guidelines that indicate when this is appropriate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 5 page paper answering four questions focusing on ethical considerations in clinical research and putting research into practice. The questions include topics of informed consent and the relative worth of some ethics committees’ requirement for comprehensive consent forms. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages in length. The topic of this book evokes a sense of patriarchal control and unmitigated ignorance with regard to the 'science' of medicine and how it has evolved during the past few hundred years. Women's contributions, disregarded and shunned until very recently, have historically been overshadowed by oppressive patriarchal perspectives; by ...
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An 8 page paper discussing the value and benefits of greater diversity sensitivity in the emergency room. Emergency room personnel must be able to communicate with each other and with patients, of course. Medical instructions and procedures must be well understood among staff members, and it is critical that staff be able to ...
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Number of Pages: 5
(5pp) The history of the organization of unions
has been some of the bloodiest in the United States.
We might say that was the beginning of the
organizational method of unions. Mediation has
come a long way since then, but seem to now exist
within a gray middle zone. This discussion will ...
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A 5 page paper discussing sources
of stress for the nurse practitioner (NP) student in both the academic and professional settings.
The role of NP has stresses unique to the position, and these professional stresses begin while the
future NP is still a student. The NP program involves several hundred hours of direct clinical
experience, where the ...
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Number of Pages: 7
7 pages in length. Quality health care is essential for optimum well being, however, myriad global countries go without even the basics of standard health care. Haiti, which is known to have among the poorest living and sanitation conditions in the Western Hemisphere, is one populace struggling to overcome the ravages of disease ...
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This 5 page paper examines why it is important for a graduate student to be able to interpret journal articles and extract information form them. The writer demonstrates this by looking at three journal articles and dissecting them to consider their content, the information they provide as well as their shortcomings. The bibliography cites 6 ...
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Number of Pages: 20
This 20 page
report discusses the state of the nursing home industry in the
United States and the many problems and challenges it has face
and continues to face. Even though Congress restored nearly $3
billion to skilled nursing facilities in 1999, it still wasn’t
enough to keep many of the facilities operating. In general, the
government’s payment system and the ...
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Number of Pages: 5
This 5 page paper presents the basic tenets of the
theories of Watson and Leininger, arguing that Jean Watson and Madeleine
Leininger are both nursing theorists who promoted caring through
integration of diverse aspects of the patient's life.
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Number of Pages: 8
This 8 page report discusses
leadership styles and the theories relating to role of the nurse.
It presents several well-known leadership theories and the
attributes of each in relation to a nurse’s leadership role in an
organization. Leadership and leadership styles are both highly
personal and highly subjective. Given a certain circumstance a
manager may find that he or she ...
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An 8 page research paper that applies the 'whole image' approach to negotiating conflict to the health care industry. Today, health care in this country faces a number of difficulties that necessitates health professionals becoming involved in intense negotiation processes in order to reach satisfactory conclusions. However, health professional training has not traditionally encompassed negotiation ...
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page paper discussing the
incidence and prevalence of "bed sores," or pressure ulcers, and the benefits of
determining who is most at risk for developing this costly and potentially dangerous
condition. When risk is unknown, there is no apparent reason to increase staffing in an
effort to avoid the problem. Nurses already operate at or ...
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Number of Pages: 4
A 4 page research paper (plus half-page abstract) that argues that the initial assessment of an emergency situation, with particular emphasis on the significance of vital signs, is instrumental in obtaining a positive patient outcome. To substantiate this argument, the writer turns to scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals that detail scenarios in which the crucial ...
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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page paper which
presents an examination of conditions which need to be addressed in the field of nurse
management as it involves conflict. Through the examination the paper presents aspects of
the subject which should be addressed in questionnaires in order to better assess and
evaluate the conditions of conflict. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Number of Pages: 8
The setting for the provision of
health care has greatly expanded over the years. This 8 page paper
explores the differences and similarities between the role of the nurse
in the home versus hospital setting. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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This 5 page paper looks at the top down model which may be used by the health care industry in its' ongoing attempts to detect, combat and prevent abuse of elderly residents. The paper recognises the different types of abuse, physical, psychological and financial along with the role that people at different places within ...
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6 pages in length. Dr. Madeleine
Leininger is considered the world's foremost authority on
transcultural nursing. Transcultural nurses, according to Dr.
Leininger, see more than just a globe. Theirs is a unique
perspective encompassing the entire world and all nationalities
when it comes to the family nurse practitioner. Her theories can
be applied in any clinic setting ...
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page paper which discusses the impact of feminist
theories on nursing from a historical, political, and management perspective. Bibliography
lists 8 sources.
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Number of Pages: 5
This five-page paper presents a
reflective analyst of an nursing theory article involving competency based orientation
programs designed to better equip RN graduates to enter the health care field.
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5-page paper that examines the rules and regulations mandated for the health care profession by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, with a focus on violence in the workplace. Discussed is OSHA's 1996 3148 Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for the Health Care and Social Service Workers and the fact that the ...
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This 5 page paper focuses in on the political action committee (PAC) affiliated of the ANA. The ANA's support of health care for the elderly is at the crux of this paper as well as the history of such issues affecting the aging population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 5 page paper which
reviews the book "Principle Centered Learning" by Stephen R. Covey, and discusses it in a
context which involves nurse management. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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A 5 page paper which discusses current
techniques employed by nurses in relationship to teaching wellness. Bibliography lists 5
sources.
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Number of Pages: 10
This 10 page paper looks at a the arguments
presented in a legal brief asking the court to rule on the participation
of nurses in a court ordered euthanasia by depriving the patient of food
and water. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Number of Pages: 10
This 10 page report discusses the
transitional care model of nursing and how it calls for an
interdisciplinary approach in the creation and establishment of
an appropriate and meaningful patient care plan. Without all
components of the service and care delivery process working in
coordination with one another, it is more than likely that one
(or more) aspect of the patient’s ...
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Number of Pages: 5
5
pages in length. This is a topic which those in the nursing
profession would do well to consider. For many cultures,
including those of the Middle East, the crisp white uniforms
found in American hospitals represents death and funerals. It is
for reasons such as this that those in caregiving professions
need to familiarize themselves with the ...
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(5pp). When Christ sent out the twelve disciples
on their first missionary tour, He bade them, "As
ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at
hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received,
freely give." Matthew 10:7, 8. So the New
Testament has ...
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Number of Pages: 5
(5 pp) Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark.), chairman of
the Subcommittee on Aging of the Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee, said the report,
"2000 National Sample Survey of RNs," -- being
released by the Health and Human Services Health
Resources and Services Administration - confirms
"nursing demands will exceed supply by 20% in year
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Number of Pages: 8
(8 pp) According to the American Nurses Association
and American Association of Diabetes Educators
(1998), diabetes, is increasingly recognized as a
national health care and economic concern that is
receiving a great deal of attention from
legislators, providers and those who pay health
care services. Efforts to improve care, and thus
decrease its complications, ...
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Number of Pages: 15
15 pages in length. In this research proposal
the student will be studying two different groups of nurses in
the home care setting. One group will have had training in
transcultural nursing and the other group will have had no
training in transcultural nursing. Both groups will be compared
in order to see which has a higher ...
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A 5 page overview of the myriad responsibilities facing DONs today, including quality clinical gerontology, human resource responsibilities and business management responsibilities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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This 5 page report
discusses pet therapy programs that generally consist of
volunteers bringing a dog or cat (a shelter animal or their own
pet) to an in-patient facility in order to interact with
residents or patients. National studies have confirmed the
therapeutic effects of animals upon humans, especially those
individuals who are confined due to age or illness. Human-animal
contact encourages ...
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Number of Pages: 10
( 10pp). Nursing preventative care involves
reducing the spread of infection in medical
settings through appropriate and through hand
washing, selection of appropriate gloves, and
adherence to safety conditions regarding sharps.
This discussion will examine those techniques and
procedures.
Bibliography lists 30 sources.
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8 pages.
Discusses the pros and cons of unionization of nurses, and how it
affects the employers and patients as well. Bibliography lists 7
sources.
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A 5 page paper discussing the AMA's complaints of
nurse practioners not having enough direct supervision by MDs and the nursing profession's
response. The uncertainty in the health care industry has not spared physicians. After more than
a century of preserving image, they face a shift away from themselves as the "most equal"
component of the health ...
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Client Centered Nursing Home Care. (12 pp). On any
given day, nursing homes are caring for about one
in twenty Americans over the age of 65. Almost half
of all Americans turning 65 this year will be
admitted into a nursing home at least once. One
fifth of those people admitted into nursing homes
stay ...
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(5pp). When Christ sent out the twelve disciples on their first missionary tour, He bade them, "As ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matthew 10:7, 8. So the New Testament ...
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This 11 page paper presents the
problem of pain management for the elderly and suggests a strategy of
intervention based on alternative techniques such as massage,
meditation, guided imagery and others. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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A 5 page paper which discusses the effects of
dealing with budget cuts and restructuring while still managing day to day operations as a
nurse manager. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page paper on recruiting student volunteers to work with homeless children at a homeless shelter. The writer describes the methods proposed to recruit volunteers along with unique innovations to motivate students. Techniques for assessment of the program are described. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A 5 pager on recruiting women from an inner-city homeless shelter to attend S.T.D. workshops. The writer describes the methods proposed to recruit them as well as how to evaluate whether or not these are successful. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 14 page paper that provides an overview of the issues related to palliative care and then considers palliative care in terms of home hospice. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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A 7 page paper arguing that the lack of access to health care for the homeless and poor is often the fault of health care professionals. Using national studies that show the impact that the lack of health care has on homeless populations, the writer attempts to connect this discrepancy with attitudes of hospital ...
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A 5 page paper which discusses the role of the nurse in
relationship to homeless patients. Issues which discuss who the homeless are, where they
live, what they suffer from, and where they can obtain care are discussed. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
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Number of Pages: 12
A 12 page paper which examines the life of Florence
Nightingale and considers her revolutionary contributions to
the field of nursing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A 5 page paper which discusses the role of nursing in
relationship to issues involving euthanasia concerns. Illustrations, descriptions, and
opinions are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A 6 page paper which discusses how nursing is
involved in many different ethical concerns, which are often the result of particular
populations such as people who are dying, people with religious beliefs, and people of
particular ethnicity of socioeconomic standing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 10 page paper which discusses where
nursing has been, where it is now, and where it is going in the next century. Bibliography
lists 8 sources.
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Number of Pages: 12
This 12-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion of the treatment of patients who have cultural or religious beliefs that cause them to refuse standard medical treatments. It opens with a discussion of the globalization of the world and the fact that the world is becoming a blended melting pot of cultural diversity. It moves into an ...
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