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This 9 page paper examines the euthanasia issue. How nurses can embrace values and encourage life is the focus of this paper. Attention to culture is provided. Euthanasia is defined and explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A 5 page paper assessing the decision aspect of the Stetler model of research analysis, which is use the findings; consider using the findings; delay using the findings; and reject the findings. The study assessed here addresses nurse empowerment, and the paper recommends using the findings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 6 page paper discussing various self-care modalities (self-massage, music, meditation, exercise and imaging) to be used over the period of a class in holistic nursing. Self-massage and meditation are the modalities chosen, because neither requires any specialized equipment and neither requires that another person be available to assist. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...
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A 3 page research paper that examines literature that focuses on medication errors and what nurses can do to prevent them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A 3 page essay that discusses the benefits of English instruction to the field of nursing. The writer argues that learning to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form, is fundamental to any future success that life may have to offer. This necessarily entails that students, in addition to learning how to communicate their ...
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A 5 page paper discussing the reasons for and need of ongoing training in health care, for the purpose of persuading a real-world director of nursing to take advantage of training programs available. In today's hypercompetitive health care environment where costs continue to spiral upward despite efforts to contain them, it can seem to ...
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Number of Pages: 8
An 8 page research paper that offers a literature review is for a study, which is for a study that deals with how Kolcaba's theory of holistic comfort can provide a framework that facilitates improving patient care and service within an outpatient ambulatory surgical facility, particularly in regards to peri-anesthesia nursing. This also includes a ...
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A 5 page discussion of the multifaceted approach this disease requires in order to accommodate both patent and community needs. The nursing role extends from the bedside administration of medications and the monitoring of vital signs to administration of prophylactic medications to close contacts of the patient to the education of the community as ...
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An 11 page research paper in which the writer argues that nurses have a duty not to passively accept the position that they cannot alter the monolithic nature of "the system" and should be advocates for their patient's right to informed consent. The historical understanding nature of informed of consent is explored, as well as ...
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A 6 page research paper in outline form that argues the "con" position in the debate concerning the efficacy of legislated nurse/patient ratios. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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A 4 page article critique of a study conducted by McHugh, et al (2001) concerning a nursing intervention for patients waiting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. No additional sources cited.
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A 4 page research paper that discusses how nurses are involved in health and wellbeing as it relates to heart disease prevention. The writer discusses this topic in relation to the five categories of health promotion listed in the Ottawa Charter of 1986. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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A 10 page research paper that offers a nursing concept analysis of coping. Topics covered include definitions and attributes, as well as model, borderline and related cases. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses nursing ethics, the factors that influence the development of personal and professional ethics and how they apply to clinical practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the roles and responsibilities inherent in pediatric nursing and also the various types of pediatric specialization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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A paper which looks in detail at mentoring in nursing, with specific reference to assessment and the importance of feedback and interdepartmental communication. Bibliography lists 4 sources
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Number of Pages: 7
A 7 page research paper that examines the problem of increased risk for HIV among young black men. This examination demonstrates the dire need for community health nursing efforts to be coordinated with other health initiatives in order to provide a comprehensive strategy for addressing the needs of this demographic group. In addressing this problem, ...
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A 5 page paper reporting the basics of 8 articles on diabetes education of staff nurses and patients. Article information is presented in table form only (no text explanations) including author, theory, objective, method, data analysis and findings. Some articles include notes on personal thoughts. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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A 4 page continuation of the development process of a pilot program for nurses to teach the effectiveness of insulin IV drip therapy on the regular medical unit, rather than transferring the patient to ICU, which often requires transferring the most stable ICU patient to the regular medical unit. The paper includes implementation and ...
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A 6 page research paper that discusses ethical dilemmas, the Canadian Nurses' Association Ethics Code, and various scenarios of ethical dilemmas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Number of Pages: 12
A case study which involves setting out a care plan for a bereaved woman suffering from depression, including delineating the kind of nursing interventions which might be appropriate, their outcomes, and the etiologies of the depression. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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This 8 page paper presents a case history of one trauma center that decreased their turnover rate from 58 percent to 15 percent and have a list of nurses who want to work at the center. This essay reports the process this center used to develop empowered teams that led to such remarkable success. Bibliography ...
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A 5 page nursing case study that concerns the situation of "Tommy," a 10-year-old permanently disable child who suffers from multiple handicaps caused by Shaken Baby Syndrome. The writer addresses Tommy's needs but also focuses on the needs of Tommy's extended dysfunctional family. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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An 8 page paper assessing the information flows becoming possible with one skilled nursing facility’s (SNF) attention to automating much of the information needed for patient records, managed care negotiations and Medicare. Five full-size, color diagrams illustrate the SNF’s information types, flows and uses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A 6 page paper discussing this abstract and grand nursing theory. Parse’s theory is illuminating and thought-provoking, and it gives the student of it a route by which to imagine how different all of health care would be were Parse’s theory descriptive of mainstream health care practice rather than a view of what health ...
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Number of Pages: 7
7 pages in length. Deliberate self-harm is an issue that troubles nurses all throughout the profession. Patients who have been victims of past or present abuse, those with compromised self-image, as well as people who are suffering with terminal illnesses all have tendencies to inflict harm upon themselves. The manner by which ...
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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: 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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A 12 page discussion of the varied factors which enter into nursing competency. Suggests that while the degree of training a nurse has is directly related to competence, so too are managerial factors. Identifies interdisciplinary managerial factors such as quality
assurance programs and the establishment of clinical
pathways as being significant to nursing competence as ...
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Number of Pages: 10
It must be remembered that patient records
are legal documents that reflect the care and skill of the nurse. This
10 page paper explores the ways in which documentation by nurses may be
enhanced, making the role of the nurse more visible. Bibliography lists
12 sources.
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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
A 5 page paper discussing the issue of the ethics of
euthanasia within a nursing context. The paper presents philosophical argument, but one author
notes that those nurses unable to come to terms with agreed-on procedures should disqualify
themselves from cases employing those procedures. Whereas the physician of record has the privilege of and ability to ...
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This 10 page paper outlines the case history of a72 year old patient
who requires critical care nursing in a home care scenario. This paper
outlines the similar practices between critical care and home healthcare
and outlines the specific nursing approaches for the case presented.
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This 10 page paper considers the issue of addressing opiate addiction in the
nursing population in managed care. This paper considers the specific
problems and policies that have been adopted to address the issue of
opiate addiction in this population, and relates specific protocols for
addressing addiction in nurse and nurse practitioner populations.
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A 5 page paper which discusses nursing in Europe
as it involves practice nurses and their prescribing of medicine. Bibliography lists 10
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Number of Pages: 12
A 12 page discussion of these nursing concepts as revealed in several key articles from the literature. The author of this paper provides a brief synopsis of three articles and one article has been selected for a more detailed discussion of how its findings pertain to preparation for practice as an RN and what ...
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A 7 page discussion of the issues presented
by domestic violence. The author contends that increased screening for domestic and partner violence is imperative if this problem is to be
effectively addressed. Consequently, there is a need for increasing nurses' awareness of the problem. The problem that must be overcome, however, is the medical ...
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The extent that computers have entered the world
of nurses begins with education and includes almost all aspects of the
work environment. The role of nurse in the health care industry will
continue to be of value. The role of nurses is expanding and includes
more responsibility as well as a need for a greater knowledge base. ...
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A 5 page paper which discusses how nursing can benefit from a
more detailed understanding of the feminist theory. Feminism has often been overlooked in
the nursing industry due to the fact that many believe a focus on feminism would detract
from the care given by nurses. There are many reasons for both the belief of feminism in
nursing ...
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A 5 page paper which addresses a nursing article titled “Brief Nursing Consultations for
Preventing Alcohol Use Among Urban School Youth,” written by Chudley E. Werch,
Joan M. Carlson, Deborah M. Pappas, and Carlo C. DiClemente, for The Journal Of
School Health (Nursing Perspectives), November, 1996. The study researched a number
of young adolescents and implemented various methods of ...
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Number of Pages: 9
A 9 page paper which discusses various concerns of the executive
nurse in our health community. The medical and health industries are changing very
rapidly as we enter into a new century. The role of the executive nurse is therefor
changing just as rapidly, thereby making it somewhat difficult to pinpoint the exact
involvement and role played by these ...
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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.
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Number of Pages: 28
A 28 page discussion of the importance of Safety Programs in Nursing Homes. Outlines the role of OSHA is nursing home safety issues and details specific
components of nursing home Safety Plans including accident prevention
and reporting procedures, general health concerns, and procedures for
disease control. Emphasizes the role of training in ensuring a
adequately carried out ...
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A 5 page paper which
discusses how sleep deprivation is a very serious problem with registered nurses who
work rotating shifts. The primary focus of the paper concerns nurses in Philadelphia,
although the information presented deals with all nurses and health professionals who must
work long and challenging hours. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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An 8 page paper which illustrates some of the most recent
concerns involving the ANA Code for Nursing. This is a document that was designed in
1976 and it sets forth all of the ethical concerns that nurses should consider when
performing their duties as nurses. The focus of the paper centers around the issues that are
not included ...
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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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In 1986 Jean Watson was Dean of the School of Nursing
in Denver and Director of the Center for Human Caring. The two job
titles provide a significant insight into how she views nursing. This 6
page paper examines the theory of nursing as an art within the context
of the bio-pscho-social model and presents a scenario ...
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A 5 page paper which examines why some women stop breast feeding
earlier than others. The paper also examines how nurses can help women nurse longer.
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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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A 7 page
paper that discusses Madeleine Leininger and her involvement in nursing as it applies to
her Transcultural Nursing Model and Human Care Theories. These models and theories
have gradually made their way into the nursing practice in a very unique way that rarely
even gives credit to Leininger, who is instrumental in bringing such issues to ...
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