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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Number of Pages: 15
A 15 page essay/research paper that offers a student a comprehensive template for discussing self development in reference to pursuing a masters degree in nursing. It is taken as axiomatic that in order to reach a specific destination, it is wise to obtain a road map and plan one's route for reaching that destination. Similarly, ...
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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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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page paper discussing this theory in conjunction with conditions in modern refugee camps. Application of Nightingale's theory directly applies today to refugee camps around the world. As these camps exist in countries whose economies have been decimated by never-ending war, drought or cataclysmic natural disaster, it is common for them to ...
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Number of Pages: 14
A 14 page paper evaluating whether Leininger's or Roy's nursing theory is best suited to the endoscopy and day surgery clinical setting. This is not an area in which nurses have opportunity to develop long-term relationships with patients, which is the focus of both these theories. In that context, communication is seen as ...
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Number of Pages: 10
A 10 page paper assessing whether nursing is a profession or a vocation. Today’s nurses are indeed members of a profession, rather than vocational workers or pursuers of an avocation. They are accountable for their own actions, and they are directly responsible for the lives of patients. Nursing is one of the ...
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Number of Pages: 3
The name Virginia Henderson is well known within the Nursing profession. During her long life she provided a great deal of pragmatic and evocative theories and guidelines for the practice of nursing. She was one of the first to encourage nurses to be actively involved in facilitating not only the care of the patient as ...
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Number of Pages: 5
5 pages in length. There exists an inherent connection between those who enter the nursing field and their desire to help others. They discover that the best way to make a difference in someone's life is to be there in their most desperate of times. This is why nursing is such a ...
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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page research paper that discusses a case scenario and the ethical issues involved. Due to medical innovation and advancement, more patients are living longer with chronic diseases. But while these innovations can prolong life, death is eventually inevitable for everyone and, therefore, it seems logical that the majority of nurses will be called ...
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Number of Pages: 6
A 6 page research paper that discusses care of chronic health failure patients. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a prevalent chronic condition hat can be characterized as encompassing “major fluctuations in clinical status” as the disease advances toward the more advanced stages (Di Salvo and Warner Stevenson, 2003, p. 87). In order to obtain the ...
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Number of Pages: 18
This 18 page report is a
literature review of works pertaining to the incidence of
workplace violence and its impact on nurses and what measures can
be taken into consideration regarding including an educational
component in the nursing curriculum to assist nurses in dealing
with the problem. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
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Number of Pages: 7
7 pages in length. For the most part, senior citizens are independent people who strive to maintain their independence in the face of physical and mental adversity; even after their spouses pass away, many continue to remain self-sufficient despite having ailing bodies and minds. When these conditions become too challenging - and even ...
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Number of Pages: 5
A 5 page research paper that discusses the parameters in defining a personal definition of nursing based on ethical and professional standards. Actions that are purposeful and effective are inevitably aligned with a specific set of values that serve to guide individuals in the process of decision making, in both their personal and professional ...
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Number of Pages: 6
6 pages in length. Nursing requires some of the most attentive, detailed and organized staff of all industries; to make even one error in judgment or application can cost a life. As such, decision-making ability is of utmost importance from the moment students step into a nursing program to the day of retirement ...
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Number of Pages: 3
3 pages in length. Much of life's attempts at communication is fraught with misunderstanding or misconstrue. In the field of nursing, this reality can be deadly. One of the many ways to uphold a working system of checks and balances is through the practice called process recording. Nursing - more than ...
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Number of Pages: 3
3 pages in length. A true pioneer in the nursing field as well as a social reformer, Margaret Sanger upholds what some believe to be the dubious legacy of introducing birth control for the sole purpose of giving women a choice when it comes to their own bodies. Her nursing career was the ...
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Number of Pages: 20
This 20 page paper provides a review of the current literature regarding the issue of alcoholism and the attitudes of nurses and social workers
who are employed in positions working with alcoholic clients and their families. This literature review promotes an understanding of the
problem of alcoholism and the issues that stem from developing nursing
and social ...
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Number of Pages: 5
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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Number of Pages: 4
A 4 page review of two specific articles concern asthma. One article is from a professional
nursing journal while the other is from a trade publication. The author of this paper emphasizes that while the type of information they cover is
essentially the same, the manner in which they cover it is significantly different. ...
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Number of Pages: 13
13 pages in length. With a strong emphasis upon prevention, more and more contemporary health maintenance facilities are deciding to act upon potential medical conditions long before they arise. Incorporating nurse-led secondary prevention clinics for sufferers of coronary heart disease (CHD) who have already experienced myocardial infarction, these facilities effectively train their patients ...
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Number of Pages: 10
(10 pp)This paper compares and contrasts two movies,
"Gandhi" and "Saving Private Ryan" In each of
these films we will be looking at leadership
tendencies and how they may be translated into
broader areas such as the field of health care,
particularly nursing. That information will then
be extended into a ...
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Number of Pages: 5
This 5 page report discusses the life and
accomplishments of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse, activist, suffragist, organizer, and
founder of the American Red Cross. Barton’s commitment to the people she cared for and
her understanding that nursing care extended far beyond the hospital or the battlefield.
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Number of Pages: 10
10 pages in length. The application of nursing requires much more than merely administering drugs and treatments; rather, the overall concentration of nursing is based significantly more within the psychological components of the patient/caregiver relationship than most people realize. Such prominent individuals as Sr. Callister Roy put forth
nursing theories that effectively addressed 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.
Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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