Number of Pages: 12
A 12 page research paper that examines this question in regards to the competing paradigms of team nursing versus primary care nursing. The writer offers a critical study of literature on this topic, which evaluates the pros and cons of each perspective in regards to the question of whether or not team nursing is ...
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Number of Pages: 8
An 8 page nursing concept analysis that explores the topic of caring. The aim of this analysis is to investigate this body of research in order to determine the purposes of caring and how caring can facilitate the goals of nursing practice. The writer explores the literature in regards to a model case study, borderline, ...
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Number of Pages: 7
A 7 page paper discussing the trend toward evidence-based practice. The concept of evidence-based nursing is an attractive one that calls for abandoning closely-held, longstanding attitudes toward many of the duties of nursing. There are problems with making that shift, however, not the least of which is the time required to search and ...
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Number of Pages: 8
An 8 page overview of these two distinctive yet related theories. The author provides each theories background and relates them to the four metaparadigms of person, health, environment, and nursing. The contention is presented that these theories are
closely related to one another in that they each emphasize the critical relationship between therapist and ...
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Number of Pages: 3
A 3 page paper weighing the differences between the associates degree and bachelors degree routes to achieving RN status. Both have solid clinical experience, as well as technical training. The BSN degree, with an additional two years, provides more time for study of nursing theory and application to the clinical setting, while the ...
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Number of Pages: 4
This 4 page paper provides an overview of a study of a prison population with HIV status. This paper defines a management plan for evaluating this population. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page paper that incorporates and introduction, problem statement, purpose of study, literature review, independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and implications for nursing. The paper identifies the two types of RSD, describes and explains what reflex sympathetic dystrophy is, its incidence, some of the causes and the effects and the correlation between chronic pain ...
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Number of Pages: 7
This 7 page paper pertains to a research proposal regarding the study of set-efficacy and its perceived use among nurses. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Number of Pages: 5
This 5 page paper provides an overview of elements of health care administration. This report is based on Naish's article Natural Born Leader, published in the December 1997 Nursing Times, whichh outlines the issue of leadership in health care environments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Number of Pages: 4
This 4 page paper discusses a COPD case and nursing care. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Number of Pages: 3
3 pages in length. Nursing, a profession that was decidedly more of the female persuasion in the mid-eighteen hundreds, has long been considered an extension of a woman's natural ability to nurture. Had it not been for Florence Nightingale's attempts to humanize the medical profession in the nineteenth century, there is no telling ...
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Number of Pages: 6
There are a number of constraints to the provision of appropriate care including financial considerations, the shortage of nurses and the differences in settings.
This 6 page paper argues that nurses should be paid according to ability and experience rather than educational level. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page paper discussing development, preservation and advancement of nursing as a profession. Much of the focus of development of nursing over the past century has been on professionalism that has been based on theory and practice, while education, licensing and standards of care have addressed technical expertise requirements. Though true for ...
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Number of Pages: 8
An 8 page paper discussing this model of nursing and model of health care, particularly as it relates to education. The Pender model holds that people are willing and able to take the steps necessary to improve their health standing, to seek increasing levels of wellness rather than only existing without the presence of ...
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Number of Pages: 10
A 10 page research paper/essay that offers a guide for contrasting and comparing a student nurse's personal nursing philosophy to that of nursing theorist Jean Watson. The writer argues that each individual nurse brings personal perception to the act of interpreting Watson's theory. This interpretation is necessarily influenced by that nurse's personal history, knowledge level, ...
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Number of Pages: 4
A 4 page research paper that summarizes and discusses the nursing shortage in America. The current U.S. nursing shortage began in 1998 and resulted from a combination of social and economic factors, which included the “little growth in RN (registered nurse) wages, demographic changes in the RN workforce that decreased the supply of working RNs ...
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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. Considered an extension of a woman's natural ability to nurture and tend to others, the image of nurses and nursing as a profession historically fell into the more traditional female role where the majority of women went unpaid for their services. It was a clear presumption that women's contributions -- ...
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a case of an individual who developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome following a gastrointestinal infection. This paper provides an overview of the case history and determining factors as well as the care plan and case management perspectives. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Number of Pages: 10
A 10 page paper which examines current nursing research and findings regarding smoking cessation (quitting smoking). Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page review and critique of an article published in the American Journal of Nursing in 2001. Researchers established baseline values regarding how often health care workers washed their hands in two ICUs in a single hospital; introduced a waterless alcohol-gel hand sanitizing agent; and recorded subsequent incidence of hand antisepsis following that ...
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Number of Pages: 7
This 7 page paper discusses meningitis and how to implement a health education and immunization program on a college campus by the nursing professional. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Number of Pages: 4
This 4 page paper provides an overview of the case of a boy with acne and the nursing diagnoses used for his care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Number of Pages: 6
This 6 page paper provides an overview of an article on breast cancer and considers the impacts of rotating night shifts and breast cancer risk. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Number of Pages: 4
This 4 page paper examines a case study about a drug addicted nurse. Suggestions are made in respect to what a coworker is to do.
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Number of Pages: 3
A 3 page research paper that looks at this issue. Nursing practice, in regards to transplant medicine, involves numerous potential problems. Not only does the nurse have to be aware of possible medical complications for both the recipient and the donor in cases where a relative donates living tissue, but the entire subject of ...
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Number of Pages: 9
A 9 page research paper that discusses this topic. This area of historical study can be divided roughly into several categories, as there are books that detail the role of Northern women as nurses; abolitionists; spies; and as actual soldiers. The historiography of Northern women's involvement in the war is too vast to be addressed ...
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Number of Pages: 5
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: 7
A 7 page paper discussing how mentoring and networking can enable nurses to achieve desired career paths. Mentoring and networking are two important aspects of nursing in today’s healthcare environment. Older nurses have opportunity to share practical knowledge with new nurses; new ones can pass on the concepts of theory-based nursing they have ...
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Number of Pages: 6
In 6 pages, the author discusses Clara Barton. "As a young girl, her skull was studied by phrenologist, and he determined her to be one that would never assert herself for herself, but that for others she would be fearless. Angel of mercy during the Civil War, although not a nurse. Founder ...
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Number of Pages: 14
A 14 page research paper that is based on the premise that the author is a nurse who is spending a year as a health practitioner to the Olinkan tribe. The author must state a position relative to the subject of female circumcision, a practice of the Olinkans. The writer gives both sides of this ...
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Number of Pages: 5
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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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page paper discussing implementing changes that can assist in integrating theory into practice. Theory-based nursing practice is the focus of much current nursing research and practice, but established, experienced nurses may be less familiar with theory than are new graduates. It is common practice for older nurses to mentor newer ones; ...
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Number of Pages: 25
This 25 page paper includes a 9 page annotated bibliography. There are a number of topics discussed in this paper, including the cost analysis for adding a nurse practitioner to the staff of a hypothetical physician family practice. Topics discussed include the increasing numbers of nurse practitioners found in doctors' offices and clinics; information regarding ...
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Number of Pages: 5
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: 15
A 15 page discussion of the vital role nurse practitioners are playing in the health care environment. Emphasizes the need for such positions in practically every aspect of this environment, particularly in the family health clinic. Concludes that not only are nurse practitioners highly skilled professionals, they are trained in dealing with interpersonal ...
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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page paper which discusses the nursing
shortage and then illustrates the real and potential dangers facing nurses and patients due
to the shortage. Bibliography lists 6 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: 8
8 pages in length. One might not think that there would need to be a theory of caring in nursing, inasmuch as the entire foundation of the nursing profession is built upon nurturing. However, Jean Watson, PHD, RN, FAAN took this concept to an even
deeper level when she established an environment where biomedical ...
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Number of Pages: 5
(5 pp). On one level this book is about society's
dislike for, and eventual destruction of the
unrepentant non-conformer. But on another level it
is exactly what the story line portrays - a
brilliant look at the abuse, oppression and even
murderous nature of the modern "mental-health"
system. Action plays out through ...
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Number of Pages: 15
15 pages in length. As nursing has moved forward into the twenty-first century, has the industry earned any more respect and admiration than it had over one hundred years ago? Indeed, it can readily be argued that men continue to hold both superiority and power within today's medical
community, inasmuch as nurses' responsibilities include ...
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Number of Pages: 14
A 14 page paper which discusses the current, and future,
concerns of nurses in managed care systems. There are many varying levels of involvement
that influence the nurse in today's health care industry, offering a great deal more
possibilities for the nurse today. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Number of Pages: 5
This is a 5 page paper discussing health promotion plan for STDs in small and large communities. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a global as well as local concern for health care providers. In addition to guidelines and fact sheets about the prevalence, treatment and symptoms of STDs provided by the World Health Organization, national ...
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Number of Pages: 12
This is a 12 page paper discussing the current nursing shortage issues and proposed solutions within the profession. The United States is currently undergoing a nursing shortage which is expected to continue until the year 2020. Reasons for the shortage have been reported as: an ageing nursing population; an ageing and decreasing nursing education population; ...
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Number of Pages: 6
This 6 page paper examines this journal article and answers questions provided by the student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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