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Nursing Ethical Issues Concerning Assisted Suicide

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Nursing Article Summaries »

Number of Pages: 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of nursing articles. Two articles on nursing are summarized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Evaluating Nursing Programs »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page paper. This paper discusses internal and external influences on nursing program evaluations, it identifies and explains one accreditation agency and on regulatory body, it reports their Web sites, and it comments on how these agencies affect the curriculum of the nursing program. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Reshaping Nursing Education »

Number of Pages: 10

This 10 page research paper discusses the The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) collaborative two-year initiative, The Future of Nursing, which was established for the purpose of responding to the need to evaluate and transform the nursing profession. Within this context, the writer proposes establishing a fellowship program. ...

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The Future of Nursing, The IOM Report »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page research paper/essay reports on The Future of Nursing, a report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The writer focuses on the goals of transforming nursing practice, education and leadership. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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ANA, Benefits of Membership »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page essay discusses the rationale that a nurse might provide for joining the American Nurses Association. The benefits of membership are described. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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FNP Practice Parameters »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page essay discusses the student's anticipated role as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) practicing in the State of Florida. The parameters of practice as established by the Florida Nurse Practice Act are described. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Aspects of FNP Practice »

Number of Pages: 10

This 10 page research paper discusses the core competencies of various advanced practice nursing roles, and then focuses on the role, legal requirements in the State of Florida, and credentialing requirements for a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Bibliography lists 12 sources.

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Nursing Education »

Number of Pages: 8

An 8 page paper. This essay discusses some of the practices nurse educators use and how they impact students and the nurse educator. A sample is computerized patient simulators or the COPA method, both of which are explained. The essay also provides a literature review that focuses on the practices identified and finally, discusses trends ...

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Interview with Nursing Faculty »

Number of Pages: 4

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of nursing faculty experiences. An interview with a nursing professor is examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Regulation and Accreditation of Nursing Education »

Number of Pages: 5

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of nursing accreditation. The impact of regulatory bodies on nursing education is also examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Nursing Caring, Nursing Meta-Paradigms »

Number of Pages: 5

This 5 page research paper/essay considers the nursing meta-paradigms of Nursing, Person, Health and Environment as they apply to the concept of caring. The writer provides a personal interpretation that also draws on research. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Some Questions on Nursing »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of three submission questions on nursing. These questions are related to nursing informatics. Bibliographies list 6 sources.

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MSN Practicum Education Project Reflection »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page essay offers a nursing student an example of how the student might choose to express reflections on a nursing practicum and her mentor/preceptor. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Orem, Watson/Caring in their Theories »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that compares the nursing theories of Jean Watson and Dorothea Orem and their use of caring as the central principle in contemporary nursing. The latter half of the paper concentrates on describing Orem's theory. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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Clinical Nurse Leader Project »

Number of Pages: 12

This 12 page paper provides an overview of a project designed to support the implementation of a new role for the clinical nurse leader. This paper considers the role of the CNL and also the impacts for other nursing staff. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Power and Practice in Nursing »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the role of RNs in healthcare in New Mexico. This paper considers their role in the organizational setting and the powers that are allocated to nurses and nurse leaders. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Historical Development of Nursing Theory »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page paper presents a timeline of developments in nursing starting with Florence Nightingale, outlining the development in nursing theory to the modern times. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

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Educating Nurses on the Importance of Clean Scissors »

Number of Pages: 8

This 8 page paper is a design for a nurse educational program on cleaning scissors. The paper presents the rationale for the study, learner goals, an outline of the content, the educational approach; resources needed and process of evaluation. The program is designed so it can be adapted for nurses at different stages of their ...

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An Interview with a Nurse Manager »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an interview with a nurse manager and considers the implications of her thoughts in relation to both quality and direct care nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Overview of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome »

Number of Pages: 10

A 10 page research paper that offers an overview of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome. The paper defines the disorder; describes its history and incidence statistics; research; implications/impacts on health; psychological and social implications; treatment; and the role of nurses and nurse practitioners in management, concluding with a section that addresses the feeling of the NP ...

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Practicum Outline »

Number of Pages: 6

This 6 page paper is an outline for a practicum exercise on a nursing course (NUR/590A). The paper presents a table outlining a set of learning objectives along with learning strategies and the way accomplishments may be evidenced. The project is to introduce electronic patient records to a nursing agency providing care in patients own ...

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Nursing Programs, Academic Success »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that reports on strategies in nursing literature for achieving academic success in regards to a nursing program. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Personal Nursing Philosophy »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page research paper/essay offers suggestions to a nursing student on how to go about describing the student's personal nursing philosophy, which draws upon Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing Staffing Shortage/Proposed Project »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that proposes a project to address the nursing shortage. The project focuses on the goal of nurse retention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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The Master's Prepared Nurse: Competencies in Health Care »

Number of Pages: 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of nursing competencies. The proper role of the master's prepared nurse is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Nursing Studies: Identifying the Underlying Theoretical Frameworks »

Number of Pages: 8

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of nursing theories. A nursing study is analyzed in terms of Watson's philosophy of care. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Advanced Practice Nursing Roles »

Number of Pages: 6

This 6 page research paper reports on various aspects of the APN roles, such as the nursing process in the delivery of care, interaction with colleagues and patients, and the future of AP nursing. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Private Duty Nursing »

Number of Pages: 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of private duty nursing. The profitability of private duty nursing is emphasized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Summary and Analysis of a Nursing Practicum »

Number of Pages: 7

This 7 page paper summarizes and analyzes a nursing practicum project that used a needs assessment to evaluate the need for and appropriateness of using simulation technology to educate nurses on pulmonary artery catheterization . Bibliography lists 5 sources, which includes citing one of the student's previous papers.

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Nursing Hybrid Program »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page paper that discusses the Health Care Academy in the Delaware Community College district in Pennsylvania. The existing nursing shortage has the potential of seriously reducing quality patient care. Many approaches have been used to reduce the shortage and have more people enter nursing as a career. The program described in this ...

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Overview of Roy Adaptation Model »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that presents an examination of literature, which offers an overview of the key components of the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM). The writer describes how the RAM addresses the nursing meta-paradigms of person, environment, health and nursing, as well as how Roy envisioned the principal component of her ...

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Self-Care Deficit Theory, Dorothea Orem »

Number of Pages: 10

This 10 page research paper offers a comprehensive overview of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, which discusses its key components, establishes ties between theory, research and practice and describes relevance to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

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Review of Nurses Experiences Care for Patients with Prehypertension »

Number of Pages: 3

This 3 page paper looks at a nursing article which reports in research undertaken to assess the experiences of nurse practitioners in managing patients with pre-hypertension. The research methodology, sampling and findings are all reviewed. The bibliography cites 1 source.

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Exploration Pedagogical Approaches For Nurse Education »

Number of Pages: 10

A 10 page paper. This essay discusses several teaching theories. These include behaviorist, cognitivist, and constructivist. Bloom’s taxonomy is explained along with the major thoughts of Piaget and Vygotsky. The benefits of simulation and problem solving in nursing education are discussed. Trends in nursing education are also identified. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

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Nursing Home Falls and Performance Improvement »

Number of Pages: 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of performance improvement in nursing homes. The case of using performance indicators to reduce falls in nursing homes is made. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Evaluating a Nursing Educational Program »

Number of Pages: 4

This 4 page paper presents an assessment tool which may be used to determine the reception of an nursing education program. The tool is an anonymous questionnaire designed to assess a course on fall prevention for a home care nursing agency. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

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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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Being an Advocate for an Injured Client »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research that addresses an assignment scenario, which proposes that a nurse is handling a case in which a client was injured on the job and now needs accommodations in order to continue in that job during recovery or, possibly, long term. How should the nurse go about approaching the employer about making ...

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Schools of Philosophy as Used in Nursing »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that examines 5 school of philosophical thought, which serve to inform the methodology and thinking nurse researchers. This discussion offers a brief overview of five philosophical perspectives, which culminates in a comparison of these viewpoints. The philosophical views addressed are: logical positivism, poststructuralism, hermeneutics, paradigmatics, and phenomenology. The information presented ...

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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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Coping with Being Understaffed »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page research paper that first presents a nursing management scenario that hinges on a rural hospital being understaffed. This examination of literature utilizes the Six Sigma approach to problem solving in order to provide an answer to this nursing management scenario. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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The Lasting Legacy of Nursing Theorist Virginia Henderson »

Number of Pages: 3

In three pages this paper examines the contributions of nursing theorist Virginia Henderson (1897-1996) and her impact on the field of modern nursing. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

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Addressing the Nursing Shortage »

Number of Pages: 8

An 8 page discussion of the many problems inherent in the current nursing shortage. The author evaluates various legislative suggestions to alleviate that shortage. House Resolution 5924, a bill calling for increased caps for Visas for foreign nurses, is dismissed as a less than workable possibility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Orem, Mid-range & Grand Theories »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that offers an examination of Orem’s theoretical perspective as it differentiates between the grand and mid-range versions of Orem’s model of nursing and then goes on to discuss the substance of her mid-range theory, that is, her Self-Care Deficit theory of nursing and its application. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Sharing Grief »

Number of Pages: 5

A 5 page essay/research paper that offers a student nurse a template for describing his/her personal experiences with death and loss and applying this understanding to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Nature of Humanity »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page essay in which the writer offers a guide to writing about how a nurse's philosophy pertaining to the nature of humanity impacts his or her work as a nurse. No bibliography is offered.

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Putting Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort in Practice »

Number of Pages: 7

A 7 page paper examining Kolcaba's theory of nursing and how to put it into practice. Many of the technological advances in medicine and nursing have focused far more on processes and outcome benefits than on the comfort of the patient. Kolcaba (2008) holds that greater comfort translates to greater attention to the ...

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Value of Joining a Nurses’ Organization »

Number of Pages: 3

A 3 page research paper that discusses the value of joining a professional nursing organization and then profiles the ANA and the National League for Nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Nursing Questions »

Number of Pages: 23

This 23 page paper answers a set of 25 questions regarding communication and nursing across cultural differences, defining and giving examples of effective communication, where. How and why communication should take place, the impact of patient/nurse language and cultural differences and the potential outcomes of conflict. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

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Discharge Instructions, Heart Patients »

Number of Pages: 7

A 7 page research paper that discusses a nursing management scenario presents the following problem, which is that a patient who had suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) is being discharged without receiving discharge instruction, which is considered to be patient neglect. This discussion examines the various aspects of this problem before proposing how a ...

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