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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Number of Pages: 5
A paper which looks at the development of antisepsis, infection control and antibiotics, and the responsibility taken by nurses both in the hospital and in the community for infection control and the prevention of contamination and the spread of contagious diseases.
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A 5 page paper that examines the
history of collective bargaining in the nursing profession. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion outlining the perioperative surgical elective that nursing students can take to determine if they want to go into perioperative
care as their specialty. Bibliography lists five sources.
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A 7 page paper which discusses many of the aspects involved in
the profession of nurse practitioner. A section detailing the education required included,
and this is followed by a section detailing some of the responsibilities of the nurse
practitioner and how such elicits particular attitudes from other medical professionals.
Another section provides information pertaining to the field of ...
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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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A 5 page paper which examines a series of simulations designed to evaluate the leadership of nursing management assistant directors, including employee tardiness, personal use of office equipment, medication errors, inappropriate
dress, and questionable conduct. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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This is a 7 page paper which discusses the stereotyping of males and females in the nursing profession.
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Number of Pages: 6
This 6 page paper provides a plan for a public health nurse to implement in order to improve the rate of immunization throughout the world. The target population is children in Africa.
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Number of Pages: 20
A 20 page research paper on management practices, theories and ideologies that should be applied to astute nursing home management. The paper gives a general overview of current general management trends and discusses the changing face of the field of health care. All involved parties have come to the realization that health care costs must ...
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A 9 page paper discussing increased utilization of nurse practitioners for direct patient care at an HIV/AIDS clinic. Increased utilization of NPs in an HIV/AIDS clinic can bring about several benefits, including patient responsiveness, financial considerations and ability to see greater numbers of patients. Patients are likely to build closer interpersonal relationships with ...
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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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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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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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A 9 page paper. Interdisciplinary health care teams have been around in one form or another since at least the early 20th century but they have become more popular and more formalized in recent years. This essay defines an interdisciplinary team and discusses the benefits of this model for the patient as well as for ...
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Number of Pages: 4
A 4 page paper which examines why one would wish to
become a nurse. No sources cited.
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This 4 page essay discusses a
hypothetical situation in which a nurse and a health care assistant have a conflict while
working in a hospital ICU. Issues related to conflict resolution, communication, and
cooperation are discussed. No reference sources are used.
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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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A 4 page paper discussing the benefits of operating under the principles of these two approaches to nursing. There are several levels at which health care facilities maintain care-giving employees. Not all of them require specific licensing, but lack of licensing prevents them from operating in the realm of the RN or LPN. ...
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A 4 page paper integrating the concepts of Orem’s self care model and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Astute health care providers encourage patients in both acute and long term care to do as much for themselves as they can, operating within their limits while also responsibly stretching them at the same time. This ...
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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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A 3 page paper relating this former president's 1961 warning to current nursing practice. "See your doctor." "Ask your doctor about ____ and if it's right for you." So go pharmaceutical companies' advertising directly to consumers who cannot directly purchase their products. As health care costs continue to spiral despite efforts ...
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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: 5
A 5 page book review of Jody Glittenberg’s text To the Mountain and Back, The Mysteries of Guatemalan Highland Family Life (1994, Waveland Press), which describes how the author’s understanding of this culture evolves from her visits to Guatemala, which took place in the 1970s, first as a missionary nurse, and then as an ...
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Number of Pages: 15
A 15 page paper. The purpose of this study was to conduct an academic critical appraisal related to literature review on critical thinking skills and concept mapping. Five articles are reviewed. In each, the participants in the study were baccalaureate nursing students. Each article discusses critical thinking skills and concept mapping. The earliest article is ...
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This 6-page paper provides answers to questions about generational issues in hospitality workplaces, as well as motivatiational tools and a discussion about the fallacy of generational descrptions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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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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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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This 6-page paper examines epidemiological trends and information pertaining to aspects of women's health (breast cancer and depression), as well as looking at social determinants. Another topic analyzed is that of familiarity issues and adolescent health. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 5 page paper. Advanced practice nursing has a long history dating back to the 1800s. It was not until the 1960s that this title was conferred, however. Today, APNs can specialize in any number of medical specialties. They are leaders wherever they are working. Their knowledge and skill give them influence over others. ...
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A 6 page paper. The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is being used in many different types of organizations across the world. This essay presents a Balanced Scorecard for a healthcare institution. There are four categories identified with 2 measures for each one. The scorecard is evaluated in terms of ...
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A 3 page paper. This essay reviews the documentary, Open Heart, which shows the journey of eight Rwandan children who made the trip to The Salam Center for that surgery. Funding is an issue for this hospital and they are always struggling to keep the doors open. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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This 3-page paper analyzes a study containing a chi-square test, one that measured the relationship between longer palliative postings for physicians and their confidence and ability to handle end-of-life patient issues. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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An 8 page review of the numerous issues confronting a stroke victim in terms of long-term care. This paper sums up the shortcomings of our current health care system in terms of providing those needs. The author emphasizes that case managers should be involved not just in the immediate needs of a particular ...
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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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Number of Pages: 10
A paper which looks at the way Dorothea Orem’s theories of self-management can be seen to have an impact at all levels of health care, with particular reference to the way in which cardiac patients benefit from an increased level of autonomy, and how Orem’s methodology has a positive influence on such issues as community ...
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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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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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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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This 10 page report discusses research conducted regarding the
nursing perspective of patient-nurse intimacy. The research is
considered within specific guidelines relating to how qualitative
research is best analyzed. By following such a process, an
individual nurse has a greater opportunity to review for
her/himself information presented in research journals and
publications. Bibliography lists 4
sources.
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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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Number of Pages: 12
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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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 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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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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This 12 page paper
provides an analytical overview of the current literature regarding the
changing role of nurses and their function in postoperative pain
management. In particular, this study assesses the changing role of
nurses in the midst of efforts towards cost containment in recent years.
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Number of Pages: 6
Nursing has always been dichotomized between
science and humanity. Being a good nurse is being defined by the
ability to be proficient in both. This 6 page paper provides a tutorial
and information on the construction of a teaching plan for self-care of
wounds. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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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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A 5 page paper. Obesity is one of the leading health indicators identified in the Healthy People 2010 report. It is at near epidemic proportions in the U.S. The writer reports the statistical data and the effects of obesity. The writer also discusses a community health program that could be established to decrease the ...
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A 6 page research paper that describes this ongoing debate and then offers editorial comment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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