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Activity in the Elderly: A Research Proposal

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Falls and Senior Citizen Patients »

Number of Pages: 10

A 10 page research paper that examines nursing and medical literature relating to falls and the elderly. This literature review discusses the significance of falls the elderly; intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors; precautions/interventions that can be taken and the negative drawbacks to the use of side rails. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Foot Fatigue in Nurses: A Research Proposal »

Number of Pages: 12

This 12 page paper provides an overview of a research proposal on the topic of foot fatigue in nursing populations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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Pain Management and Nursing Involvement Increases »

Number of Pages: 19

A 19 page paper divided into 14.5 pages of text and 4.5 pages of annotated bibliography discussing augmenting the nurse's role in pain management among the elderly within the nursing home setting. Pain among the elderly has been seen more as an unfortunate fact of life in the past, but current approaches to pain ...

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Four Questions on Nursing Research »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page paper answering 4 questions about research design. One asks for distinction between correlation and cause and effect, with an example of each. Another asks for the three qualities that must be present in any true experimental design (random assignment, control and treatment groups, and posttesting of each group). Another ...

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Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a two parts of a nursing research project on fall prevention for the elderly in home care settings. This paper relates the problem identification and solution sections of the research project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Elderly Rural Diabetics/Access to Health Care »

Number of Pages: 6

This 6 page paper discusses elderly patients with T2DM who are living in rural locations. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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Continuing Education »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page essay/research paper in which the writer/tutor offers advise to the student on how to write a paper that relates her continuing education activities as a nurse. The writer/tutor, for the purposes of demonstration, selected the subjects of smoking cessation and an article describing 1-day continuing education conference on the implications of genomics ...

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Nursing Homes and Elderly Abuse »

Number of Pages: 5

5 pages. Many times, abuse of the elderly is fraught at the hands of overstressed nursing home staffs that have too much work in a facility that does not have enough employees to get the work done. This is no excuse for abuse of the elderly; it is just an unfortunate fact in ...

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Nursing Homes and Senior Citizen Infections »

Number of Pages: 8

An 8 page research paper that discussing the pervasive problem of controlling infection among elderly patients in a nursing home environment. The writer covers the most common infections of the urinary, respiratory and GI tract and also discusses the principal features of an infection control program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Death and Dying Interview »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page paper reflecting concepts conveyed in an interview with a retired Director of Nursing Services at a long-term care facility for the elderly. The woman's unique perspective on the process of dying and the interaction between elderly and their community base during this process is a significant theme. The writer presents ...

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Carobeth Laird's Limbo A Memoir About Life in a Nursing Home by a Survivor »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page review on the book 'Limbo: A Memoir About Life in a Nursing Home by a Survivor,' by Carobeth Laird. In a day and age where many of our elderly are sent to live in nursing homes, this book makes for a excellent read, illustrating, through the eyes of one who lived the ...

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Overview of Elderly Abuse »

Number of Pages: 8

In 8 pages, the author gives an overview of elderly abuse. One of the lesser known and even lesser talked about crimes is abuse of elderly or geriatric people. This type abuse occurs at a phenomenal rate. Older persons are at a great risk for this type of abuse. This type ...

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Research Proposal/Self-Efficacy »

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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Management of Diabetic Patients and Nurse Practitioner Practice »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that outlines a proposal for a project that will be investigate literature pertaining to the management of diabetic patients. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Exercises to Support Continued Professional Development »

Number of Pages: 14

This 14 page paper is a reflective document considering the way in which certain activities have aided a student with practicing for continual professional development activities as part of their nursing career. The first part of the paper demonstrates the use of an analytical tool to assess the reliability of a research paper, and ...

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Phenomenology and Addressing Elderly Depression »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page research paper has 2 sections. The first section is a 1 page summary that describes a study by Eggenberger and Nelms (2007) that uses a phenomological approach, and the second section is 3 pages that describe an intervention to prevent depression among elderly nursing home residents. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nightingale's Theory, Case Study of Elderly Woman »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that uses the focus provided by the nursing theory of Florence Nightingale to discuss a case study of an elderly woman with Alzheimer's who demonstrates the symptoms of geriatric failure to thrive. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing-Sensitive Outcome Indicators »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that discusses an assignment scenario that features an elderly Jewish man, who has been restrained, in terms of nursing-sensitive outcome indicators. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Theory-Driven Praxis—Personal Framework »

Number of Pages: 12

A 12 page research paper that offers guidelines to a student in regards to creating a personal theory-drive framework intended to guide the student's nursing practice. The meta-paradigms of nursing are defined, as well as the basic principles of nursing ethics, and related to the theoretical perspective of Newman and Reed. The student's focus ...

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Community Nursing Problem/Yeadon, PA »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper/essay that takes the form of a letter to the editor of the Yeadon Times concerning the rise in crime against the elderly, which proposes a community nursing program on this topic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Role of Public Health Nurse/Diabetes Care »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that addresses the role of public health nursing in regards to elderly population with diabetes. The writer stresses the importance of self-management and educational intervention. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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Client Profile »

Number of Pages: 7

A 7 page client profile that discusses nursing care for an elderly client with degenerative brain disease and offers a research suggestion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Study Proposal/Will Placing an NP in EDs Help Overcrowding? »

Number of Pages: 15

A 15 page research proposal that outlines the design for am empirical investigation into the use of nurse practitioners in emergency departments within an American setting. While there is a great research in other countries on this topic, the extensive literature review shows that studies in American settings are lacking on this aspect of ...

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Occupational versus Nursing Therapy for Stroke Patients »

Number of Pages: 14

This 14 page paper reports and reviews a published research study entitled "Observing washing and dressing of stroke patients: nursing intervention compared with occupational therapists. What is the difference?" The investigators specifically compared categories of interventions used by nurses as compared to occupational therapists when working with stroke patients with morning hygiene and drssing activities. ...

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Nursing Graduate Study »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a graduate proposal for the study of nursing.

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Practice Scope and Nursing Professionalism »

Number of Pages: 3

: A 3 page research paper that includes a 1 page introductory business letter to the nursing program manager who requested the research. This report pertains the topic of nursing professionalism and how this is influenced by the scope of practice. The topics covered pertain to nursing professionalism, as evidenced in activity of nursing ...

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Pets in the Nursing Home: A Program Proposal »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a proposal for a program that brings pets into a nursing home. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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FIELDWORK PLAN FOR POPULATION HEALTH: HIV »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5-page paper is a proposal outlining a plan for PrEP to prevent the spread and impact of HIV. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Proposed Nursing Communication Project »

Number of Pages: 23

A 23 page research paper that proposes a project designed to improve communication among nurses at a specific health care facility. The writer proposes that institution of a shared governance management structure will improve nursing communication through empowerment and providing a specific structure for hearing nursing contributions. This project proposal includes all areas pertaining to ...

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SNF Costs and the Impact of Primary Nursing »

Number of Pages: 20

A 20 page nursing research proposal seeking approval for instituting a primary nursing structure in a nursing home setting. Primary nursing is an old concept and has not been extensively studied in the long term care setting. The paper includes an extensive literature review as well as methods, hypotheses, data collection, data analysis, ...

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Medication Administration and School Nurses »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper is a proposal for a study related to school nurses and the administration of medication. Sections include and introduction with hypotheses, review of the literature, methodology and suggestions for actual research projects. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Elderly Care in a Nursing Home v. At Home »

Number of Pages: 7

An 7 page overview of health care options for the elderly. Evaluates the need for long-term care and the factors which went into creating this need and identifies home health care as being advantageous in many respects over health care provided in residential nursing homes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Research Proposal on Emergency Department Cost Containment by Using Nurse Practitioners »

Number of Pages: 45

This 45 page research proposal considers the use of nurse practitioners in the emergency departments as a cost-containment effort, and focuses on the differentiation in services and costs following a comparison of referrals to an eye emergency department. This paper assesses the current literature and then focuses on a study of referrals and services ...

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Overview of the American Nurses Association »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page research paper/essay offers a description of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The writer discusses its the organization's aim and activities, as well as its emphasis on evidence-based practice. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Contract Proposal for a Nursing Program »

Number of Pages: 6

A 6 page learning contract proposal for a nursing program focusing on labor and delivery. Today's educational landscape is much different than that of the past, with far less attention given to the humanities as rapidly-evolving technical and scientific information builds, changes and is required to be directly applicable to students' intended or current ...

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Childhood Obesity and Public Health Nursing »

Number of Pages: 7

A 7 page proposal for a pilot program combining nutritional and activity information for preteens, as well as education in the tools that marketers use to sell nutritionally bankrupt foods to children and their families. There are times that the phrase, “Knowledge is power,” is misused and misleading. This is not one of ...

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Change and Nursing Homes »

Number of Pages: 10

10 pages in length. Getting old is not a socially accepted occurrence. In America, contempt and disrespect stem from the aspect of aging against one's will, with people looking upon the elderly as slow, incapable, broken down and virtually worthless individuals. The notion of ageism, the negative attitude associated with getting old, ...

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Business Plan for a Nursing Agency Providing In-Home Care »

Number of Pages: 26

This 26 page paper is a proposal for setting up a new business providing home nursing care. The proposal starts with a description of the business and individuals who will be involved in the start-up, including their qualifications and expertise that will support the new venture. The proposal then undertakes an environmental scan looking ...

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Feedback on a Nursing Intervention Project »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper reviews a project to design and implement a strategy to reduce fall incidence rate in elderly community based patients. The paper is written as a mentor review, discussing the strengths and weakness of the overall project and its implementation.

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Review of Achievements in the Development and Implementation of Nursing Program to Reduce Falls »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper presets a review of a nursing program introduced to reduce the number of fall suffered by elderly patients under the care if a home nursing agency. The paper is written in the style of a mentor review looking at the work undertaken to create develop and deliver the program.

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The Influence of Environmental Factors on Falls »

Number of Pages: 8

This 8 page paper is an annotated bibliography outlining a range of peer-reviewed literature examining issues associated with falls and environmental causes or influences. The articles identified look at the way environmental may issues may increase the incidence of fall rates, especially in elderly populations, the interaction of fall rate of other risk factors, and ...

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Practicum Example for a Nursing Course »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page paper presents a practicum as an example for fulfillment of NUR/590A, with the goal of developing and evaluating an educational program to educate staff in the home care agency in fall prevention for elderly patients in the home with certain chronic diseases. The learning objectives, leaning strategies and evidence are all presented. ...

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ANALYSIS OF HEALTH ISSUES IN DALLAS ELDERLY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4-page paper examines medical problems suffered by elderly African Americans in South Dallas. The focus is on diabetes, with the problem outlined, and a solution presented. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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ANA as a Political Action Committee »

Number of Pages: 5

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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Confused Elderly Patient Case Study »

Number of Pages: 12

This 12 page paper provides a case study of an elderly patient who arrives at an emergency room in a confused state. Techniques a nurse can use to help in diagnosis—which is likely concussion—and ways to make the patient feel comfortable, are examined. Degrees of concussion and symptoms are discussed. The paper ...

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Pain Management and Long Term Care Residents' Rights »

Number of Pages: 11

An 11 page paper discussing traditional and newer approaches to pain management among the elderly, specifically those confined to nursing homes. The paper includes discussion of Neuman’s, Orem’s and King’s theories of nursing practice as they relate to the issue of pain management among nursing home residents. The use of pain-killing drugs is ...

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Abuse of the Elderly »

Number of Pages: 6

A 6 page paper on the growing problem of elderly abuse. The writer describes the various types of abuse and the typical situations from which it arises. Bibliography lists four sources.

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Elderly Abuse in Nursing Homes and Detection »

Number of Pages: 5

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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Decision Making and Nursing »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page paper discussing the mechanisms that nurses use to arrive at decisions, including the processes of analysis and intuition. The paper uses as an example an elderly patient scheduled for relocation from a hospital to a long-term care facility. It integrates Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in the decision-making process as well. ...

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Vulnerable Populations and Nursing »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper defines vulnerable populations. It looks at solutions and presents a nursing philosophy in terms of how to treat children, the elderly and the poor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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