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Nurse's Role in Patient Assessments »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the role of the nurse in patient assessments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Advanced Practical Nurse's Role »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the role of the advanced practice nurse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Qualitative Nursing Research and Focus Group Interviews »

Number of Pages: 12

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the issues related to focus group interviews utilized in qualitative nursing research. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

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Practice, Knowledge, and Nursing Theory's Role »

Number of Pages: 11

An 11 page research paper that examines the relationship between theory, knowledge and practice. Florence Nightingale asserted that there is no differentiation between "men of thought" and "men of action" and that an "ideal" or philosophy should not be considered as isolated, but rather incorporated into everyday routines (Jacobs, 2001). In other words, Nightingale felt ...

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Nursing Diabetes Patient Education Internet Websites »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares 3 websites that address nursing diabetic patient education. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Proper Care for Stroke Victims, a Case Study »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper in which the writer provides the data on nursing care for stroke patients. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

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6 Questions on Nursing Professionalism »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that examines six questions pertaining to nursing professionalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Nurse Practitioner's Role and Strategies »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page research paper that discusses educational routes for becoming a nurse practitioner. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Roy Model and Infection Control »

Number of Pages: 9

A 9 page paper discussing a case of Streptococcus a infection in an elderly woman following myocardial infarction and bypass surgery, in terms of Roy’s adaptation model. The Roy model imposes a responsibility on the part of the nurse(s) involved to adapt to changing conditions so that they can provide higher quality nursing care. ...

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A Nursing Student's Plan for Personal Development »

Number of Pages: 6

This 6 page paper examples a personal development plan for someone intending to go into the nursing profession. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Euthanasia's Pros and Cons »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page paper which examines the pros and cons of euthanasia from a nursing perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Family Nurse Practitioner »

Number of Pages: 8

An 8 page research paper that discusses the four metaparadigms of nursing in relation to the family nurse practitioner role. FNPs work with people of all age groups and their families, as they provide the necessary care and information for individuals to make informed decisions concerning their health and lifestyle choices. Across the country, nurse ...

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Hypovolemic Shock and Perioperative Nursing »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper discusses hypovolemic shock and why it relates to nursing in particular. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Lillian D. Wald: Life and Works »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page paper which examines the life and work of nurse Lillian D. Wald. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Leadership in Nursing »

Number of Pages: 8

An 8 page research paper that, first of all, examines the difference between leadership and management concepts while also providing a personal philosophy of leadership. From this orientation, suggestions are then offered that illustrate how team building concepts and organizational theory, including change theory, can be applied to nursing clinical practice. Contemporary nursing is ...

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British Columbia and the Problems of Substance Abuse Among Canadian Youth »

Number of Pages: 10

A 10 page research paper that addressing nursing interventions and substance abuses programs in regards to British Columbia, Canada. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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Inpatient Settings and Bereavement Care Explored »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a nursing research article entitled: Exploring Bereavement Care in Inpatient Settings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing and the Interaction Between Theory, Research, and Practice »

Number of Pages: 11

An 11 page paper discussing the interaction of theory, practice and research in nursing. The practical aspect of nursing can be viewed as that point of overlap of three intersecting circles of a Venn diagram, with the circles of the diagram being theory, practice and research. Each of the entities exists separately and ...

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2 Topics Involving Health Care Management »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page paper that addresses two topics - interdisciplinary teams and strategic planning to reduce nurse turnover. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing and 2 Qualitative Research Articles Critiqued »

Number of Pages: 7

This 7 page paper provides an overview of two research articles that provide qualitative research in the field of nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing Career Plans & Goals »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page sample entrance essay for a student applying to a master’s degree program in nursing. No bibliography is provided.

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Overview of Family Health Nursing »

Number of Pages: 6

A 6 page research paper that discusses this area of nursing. The World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe introduced the concept of the Family Health Nurse (FHN) in 1998 as a possible means for promoting and strengthening health among families (Macduff and West, 2005). It was proposed that this new type of nurse would make ...

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Nursing Theory and Self Agency »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper. One of the basic principles of nursing is that intervention should aid the client/patient in obtaining the goal of self-agency or self-care. Nurses, in other words, do not seek simply to aid patients during a period of illness or injury, but to help them in reestablishing their ability to care ...

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Nursing Theories and Paradigms »

Number of Pages: 9

This 9 page paper provides an overview of existing paradigms and theories of nursing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Role of Nurses in Knee Replacement Surgery »

Number of Pages: 4

Discusses what occurs with knee replacement surgery and the nursing role. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Collaborative Practice »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page research paper that discusses collaborative practices between doctors and nurses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Group Process/Nursing »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page research paper that discusses group psychology in relation to nursing management. The tasks and objectives associated with nursing and nursing management can be understood in terms of the broader context of group roles and group process as outlined by what is known concerning leadership and group psychology. When a task is delegated ...

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Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, I Present…the Nursing Documentation »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page summary of the article Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, I Present….the Nursing Documentation by Sally Austin. No additional sources cited.

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Foot Fatigue in Nurses: A Theoretical Framework for Change »

Number of Pages: 8

This 8 page paper provides an overview of a theoretical foundation for change in a nursing organization for foot fatigue. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Emergency Nurses Association »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page research paper that offers an in-depth look at this nursing organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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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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Nursing Need to Delegate »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that discusses the need for RNs to delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel. While unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) are available in a number of clinical environments, overworked and harried registered nurses (RNs) will frequently fail to take full advantage of the capabilities of UAPs by not delegating tasks. Buerhaus, et ...

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Critique of Nursing Articles »

Number of Pages: 6

This 6 page paper briefly critiques 7 articles about nursing practice, values and autonomy. Bibliography lists 7 articles.

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Nurse/Patient Ratios/Not One Size Fits All »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page essay/research paper that argues against mandatory, legislated nurse/patient ratios. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Women's Health Nurse Practitioner »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that offers an overview of this nursing specialty: its practice settings, roles, expected salary, educational requirements, etc. Bibliography lists 1 source.

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3 Sociological Views on the Shortage of Nurses »

Number of Pages: 5

5 pages in length. The nursing industry of years gone by saw beyond society's brusque and compassionless approach to medicine by providing humanistic care beyond the traditional way. The lack of humanistic care made glaringly apparent by the medical community's unemotional arms-length attitude was precisely what nurses like Florence Nightingale sought to correct, ...

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Nursing Theory, a Comparison »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page paper discussing two nursing theories, one of which is broad, the other mid-range. Most models of nursing theory are careful to take into account the fact that the patient is more than only a body in dysfunction. These theories have originated with at least one individual’s background in patient care ...

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Nursing Practice and Pain Management Research »

Number of Pages: 10

A 10 page paper discussing putting research into nursing practice. There is much research done in the name of furthering practice technique and nursing values. Not all research is of the quality it should be, but even that which is still is difficult to incorporate into practice in many instances. Increasing projects ...

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Values and Professionalism in Nursing »

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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Reform and Ethics As They Relate to Nursing Home Care »

Number of Pages: 10

10 pages in length. Discusses at length the health care reforms and ethics as pertaining to nursing homes. Whenever nursing home care is an issue, people take notice. It is possible that with Medicaid dollars decreasing that the nursing home industry will fight increases in the amount of state regulation required in maintaining ...

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Three Articles on Issues Involving High Acuity Nursing Reviewed »

Number of Pages: 11

An 11 page paper discussing a variety of issues related to high-acuity nursing. High-acuity nursing is that branch of acute nursing in which patients have various conditions that require close and often intense attention. It is more intensive and far more costly than other types of care, and it generally is reserved for ...

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Value of Mentoring in the Nursing Profession »

Number of Pages: 11

An 11 page paper discussing the value of mentoring in nursing. Mentoring is a nursing practice that is simultaneously informal and prescribed in the organization supporting it. In those organizations most devoted to improvement in all areas of operation, mentoring can be a valuable tool in improving patient outcome while enhancing efforts to ...

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Nursing Management Change Theory »

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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Nursing and Global Perspectives »

Number of Pages: 12

A 12 page research paper that examines how nursing is changing to meet the new demands of the twenty-first century. With the advent of global marketing and the revolution in telecommunications, the world has suddenly become a much smaller and much more interrelated place. All aspects of society are under reconstruction to fit the ...

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The Difficult Problem of the Nursing Shortage »

Number of Pages: 5

A 6 page paper offering a letter of petition for publication, abstract and a short journal article discussing current efforts and future predictions of increase in the current nursing shortage. The current nursing shortage is expected only to intensify over the next generation. Though there are 126,000 hospital vacancies for RNs in late ...

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Chronic Pain Management and Nursing Philosophy »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page paper considering management of chronic pain within the framework of basic nursing values. Management of chronic pain can be as frustrating for the nurse as it is for the patient. Though the patient suffers the pain, the nurse’s aim is to help him cope with it. There are growing ...

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Benefits of Having a School Nurse »

Number of Pages: 7

A 7 page paper which examines the benefits of having a school nurse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Nursing Practice and Types of Research Methodologies »

Number of Pages: 5

A paper which considers the relative merits of action research and phenomenology in relation to nursing practice, particularly in terms of the use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

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Malpractice and the Nursing Profession »

Number of Pages: 4

A 4 page paper discussing the growing trend toward naming nurses in malpractice claims, reviewing current literature on the subject and making recommendations for the future. It is a common view that greater numbers can be attracted with higher salaries, and that appears to be true to a point. Beyond that point, however, ...

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Nursing and Patient Dignity »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page paper discusses the issue of patient dignity and the nurse's role in providing that for the patient. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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