Article Critique/One-to-One Midwifery
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A 14 page research paper that offers an article critique on a study of one-to-one midwifery, plus much more. This critique evaluates this research by directly addressing the study and its design structure, but it also offers further evaluation by comparing the results of McCourt, et al (1998) with other literature on this topic, particularly focusing on more recent literature. However, in order to appreciate the significance of the one-to-one midwifery model, which the McCourt, et al, study addresses, it is also necessary to see this standard of care in light of the historical background that initiated its formulation. This topic, also, is addressed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: kh1to1.rtf

Article Critique/Online Cancer Support Groups
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A 10 page study article critique, which summarizes and analyzes a qualitative investigation conducted by Im, et al (2007), entitled “Patients’ attitudes toward Internet cancer support groups.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khicsg.rtf

Article Critique/Perceptions of Palliative Care
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A 6 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes a study by Johnston and Smith (2006) on palliative care. After defining precisely what is meant by "palliative care," the researchers indicate that the purpose of their study is "to explore the perceptions of patients and nurses of palliative care" in order to more precisely define the "concept of the expert palliative nurse" (Johnston and Smith, 2006, p. 701). The various section of the research study are reviewed and the writer discusses the significance of the research findings. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpalst.rtf

Article Critique/PICC Study
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A 4 page article critique that examines a study performed by Tolomeo and Mackey (2003), which evaluated the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) with cystic fibrosis patients. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpicc.rtf

Article Critique/Placing Gastric Tubes
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An 8 page detailed article critique of a study conducted by Ellett, et al (2005) concerning the formulating a predictive model for determining esophageal distance in placing gastric tubes. Roughly 1 million enteral tubes are placed through either the nose or mouth in adults and children in the US on a yearly basis. A primary issue in regards to the safety and effectiveness of gastric feeling by tube is achieved through optimal tube placement on insertion (Ellett, et al, 2005). Nevertheless, research indicates that gastric tube place errors are common (Ellett, et al, 2005). Therefore, Ellett, et al (2005) designed a study that employed 24 variables in order to formulate a predictive rule for clinical practice that could be used in facilitating gastric tube insertion in adults by indicating the insertion distance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khgag.rtf

Article Critique/Pneumonia Prevention
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A 3 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes a qualitative research study (Cook, et al, 2002), which investigated why ICU personnel do not use the semirecumbent position while administering mechanical ventilation as this has been shown to reduce the incident of pneumonia. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khsempnu.rtf

Article Critique/Portion v. Serving Size
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A 3 page summation and analysis of a study performed by Daggett and Rigdon (2006), who designed a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) tool that can aid users in determining the difference between serving size and portion size. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khporc.rtf

Article Critique/Post-op Pain & Back Surgery
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A 3 page article critique that summarizes a study performed by LaMontagne et al (2003) on the interventions for adolescents suffering from post-operative pain from idiopathic scoliosis back surgery. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khbkpn.rtf

Article Critique/Quality of Life/Palliative Care
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A 6 page article critique of a study conducted by Peters and Sellick (2006) that concerns a comparison between two settings for palliative care: inpatient hospice care and home-based care. The results show home-based care as preferable and the writer discusses the study and its implications. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khinphb.rtf

Article Critique/Substance Exposure & Neonates
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A 15 page research paper that offers critique, which examines the research study conducted by Lester, et al (2002), which is part of a prospective longitudinal multi-site investigation into the effects of prenatal cocaine and/or opiate exposure on the neurological developmental outcomes of term and pre-term infants at one month of age. The report first summarizes the information given by the researchers about the significance and scope of this problem. Then the various section of the study are summarized and discussed. This includes section on the methodology that was employed, the research findings, and discussion of the implications of the research. Also included in this report is a literature review of relevant studies that pertain to this topic. This critique concludes with a summation of the implications for further research, as well as the implications for social work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khneoad.rtf

Article Critique/Waiting for Bypass Surgery
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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.
Filename: khcabg.rtf

Article Critique/Where Terminally Ill Prefer to Die
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A 6 page article critique that examines a study by Tang (2003) that investigates the preferences of terminal cancer patients for their place of death and also to identify the reasons for selecting this location and to discern the importance for the patient of being able to die in the location that the patient prefers. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khtang.rtf

Article Critique: Television And Childhood Obesity
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6 pages in length. The fundamental basis this article addresses is that children who spend too much time watching television and playing games are prone to obesity due to the sedentary nature of these activities. Utilizing Bandura's social cognitive theory and citing decreased passive activity in exchange for increased physical activity and improved dietary intake, Robinson provides significant and informative information for the health of today's younger generation. The article cites a randomized controlled school-based trial that includes two sociodemographically and scholastically equal public elementary schools where participants were examined with regard to their respective and collective television, videotape and video game habits. Findings indicate that sedentary children in the intervention group had statistically significant relative decreases in body mass index. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCTVobs.wps

Article Review
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This 12 page paper reviews and critiques the article by DiLorenzo (et al, 2004) entitled “Comparison of Older and Younger Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Investigation”, published in Rehabilitation Psychology in May 2004. The critique considers the overall presentation of the ape and looks at the methodology in-depth, before assessing the conclusions and considering how the conclusions may be used. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEMSreview.rtf

Article Review/Presence of Nurse during Childbirth
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A 5 page article review that summarizes the principal points of a research study, offering analysis. Research pertaining to childbirth and the significance that this life events has for women supports the pivotal role that nursing support plays in the birth experience. Exploring this topic, the study designed by MacKinnon, McIntyre, and Quance (2005) investigated the what it meant to a study group of Canadian women to have a nurse present during labor and childbirth. These researchers decided to approach the issue of a nurse's role during labor from a previously unexplored perspective and focused on the meaning attributed to nursing presence. This examination of this study explores the parameters of this research and its relevance to nursing practice. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khobnur.rtf

Article Review: Nosocomial Infection
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An 8 page paper reviewing a review of four studies. Beyea (2003) provides abstracts of four studies published in 2002, all of which address the issue of nosocomial infection control. Though each study takes place in different settings and uses several different approaches, each focuses on informing efforts to control the spread of nosocomial infection in the hospital setting. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursArtRevInf.rtf

Article Review: Effect Of Estrogen On Obesity And Diabetes
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An 8 page paper that reviews an article entitled: "Estrogen can prevent or reverse obesity and diabetes in mice expressing human islet amyloid polypeptide." The essay reports and comments on methodology, research questions, introduction, theoretical foundation, results, discussion and conclusion.
Filename: PGestrg.rtf

Article Review: Exposure To Smoke And Fetal Growth
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An 8 page paper that reviews and critiques an article entitled, "The exposure of nonsmoking and smoking mothers to environmental tobacco smoke during different gestational phases and fetal growth." This was a large study involving more than 6,000 mother-infant pairs. The essay reports and comments on methodology, research questions, introduction, theoretical foundation, results, discussion and conclusion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGsmknf.rtf

Article Review: Quality Improvement In Nursing Homes
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A 7 page paper. The article reviewed reports a demonstration project that links payment to quality and specifically, to outcomes for the residents. This was a project that began in Minnesota in 1995 and is still going on. It reflects a move from quality assurance to quality improvement and makes a shift to an alternative payment system. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGnrshm3.rtf

Article Reviews in Nursing Ethics
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This 3 page paper includes two article reviews in nursing ethics. One article examines a survey on ethical issues in nursing while the other focuses on the idea that nurses often engage in rule bending behavior. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA505nur.rtf

Article Reviews: High Acuity Nursing
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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 those cases requiring either more advanced or more intricate techniques. This paper reviews three articles reporting on nursing research while also addressing epidemiology, pathophysiology and the personal and financial costs of Type II diabetes. It includes the case of Mr. Conner, a heart patient who later developed Type II diabetes along with its complications. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursHiAcuArt.rtf

Article Summary, Critique/Transition to Parenthood
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A 3 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes a study conducted by Hudson, Elek and Fleck (2001) on the adjustment of new, first-time parents to their new roles. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khcrittp.rtf

Article Summary/Medicare Audits for PTs
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A 3 page article summary that addresses an article by John Wallace on Medicare audits as they pertain to physical therapists. Medicare and Medicaid paperwork can present physical therapists (PTs) with a complicated set of "red tape" regulations that have to be followed explicitly. Furthermore, he various audits and review processes that can be PT practices add to the confusion. In his article, "A look at who's doing the reviewing, what's being scrutinized and how best to ensure compliance," author John Wallace offers a Medicare audit and review primer for PTs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khpts.rtf

Article Summary/Study on Korean Teen Drug Addiction
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A 4 page research paper that summarizes and analyzes a study by Hyun, Kools and Kim (2004), which was designed to provide a model that would shed light on the recovery process from substance abuse and dependence for Korean adolescents. Their study identifies the stages for recovery and specifies specific interventions for these stages. This article is useful as the strategies outlined may be applicable to Korean-American adolescents suffering from substance abuse, as well as other adolescents. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khkordrg.rtf

Articles in The New York Times: 1) Vitamin Toxicity and 2) Toxins released into the air by burning trash.
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5 pages. The first article that is analyzed tells us that large doses of vitamins C and E and selenium can be harmful, resulting in toxicity, explaining that Americans are taking far too many vitamins than are necessary. The second article shows that burning our trash releases far more toxins into the air than if we sent these items to the landfill. Both articles are interesting and well analyzed. Bibliography lists 2 sources. .
Filename: JGAnytms.wps

Artificial Nutrition/hydration & Terminal Pediatric Patient
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A 10 page research paper that discusses the ethical issues involved in withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from a terminally ill child. The writer describes the various types of artificial nutrition and hydration and their benefits and risks, as well as the ethical principles of beneficence, non-malfeasance, etc. within the context of this pediatric nursing dilemma. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khartnhp.rtf

Asbestos
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A 10 page paper which discusses the history and the current situation of asbestos as it relates to its position as an occupational carcinogen. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: RAasbest.rtf

Asbestosis
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This 10 page paper examines asbestosis from the perspective of environmental health. The paper looks at the use of asbestos, how it causes asbestosis, the prevention of the disease, the incidence, at risk occupations. The paper then examines how asbestos damages the lungs, the symptoms, the diagnosis, the treatment and the prognosis. The bibliography cites 19 sources.
Filename: TEasbest.rtf

Asia/AIDS/Children & Global Health
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A 3 page research paper on promoting global health that specifically addresses the HIV/AIDS problem in Asia, focusing on its impact on children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khaidsak.rtf

Aspects Of Aging In Indonesia
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12 pages in length. Living and dying in Indonesia is sometimes said to be one and the same. With the vast and overwhelming aspects of poverty, environmental degradation and gross overpopulation – to name but a few – some senior citizens actually look forward to crossing over from one's mortal state into a much less painful spiritual state. With such a low life expectancy, coupled with myriad sociopolitical obstructions, Indonesia's elderly population faces many obstacles in relation to growing old. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: TLCAgeIn.rtf

Aspects of High-Risk Pregnancy
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This 4 page paper summarizes two journal articles with regard to high-risk pregnancy. It discusses the problems with using immunosuppressant drugs in such cases; it also discusses the way in which women use their spiritual beliefs to help them cope with high-risk situations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVAspPrg.rtf

Assessing a Health Needs Assessment
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This 8 page paper assesses a research paper called A Health Needs Assessment of Black and Minority Ethnic Children’s Needs, which was conducted in the Leeds area in the UK. The paper is in three parts. The first part looks to determine if the report make use of information from primary health care sources and how this be improved. The second part of the paper considers the way the report is written and if it follows a logical pattern and the last part of the paper considers the role health assets could play in the research. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEleedshna.rtf

Assessing and Managing Pain in Neonatal Circumcision
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A 5 page paper discussing the use of anesthetic during circumcision. Parents increasingly ask that their sons be given some form of anesthetic for circumcision, and of course it is a goal of nursing to provide as much comfort for patients as possible. The issue of the use of anesthetic for circumcision is one that is likely to gain increasing attention. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursCircumPain.rtf

Assessing Instructional Approaches
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A 3 page paper discussing lecture and group discussion teaching formats for additional nurse training in education of diabetic patients. The paper provides advantages, disadvantages and evaluation options for each method. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursEduInstr.rtf

Assessing Men’s and Women’s Preferences in Fitness Training
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A 6 page study of men’s and women’s preferences of weight vs cardio training. Women historically have rejected weight training as a favored fitness activity, and it appears that men may prefer weight training over cardiovascular training. To test this apparent affinity student data collectors observed new arrivals at a gym, noting which activity class that men and women chose first. The results support the hypothesis that women choose cardiovascular training over weight training, and that men’s preferences are reversed. Includes 2 tables, 1 chart and an abstract. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KShlthWtCardio.rtf

Assessing Patient Education
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A 4 page paper reviewing a direct patient education session. The purpose here is to observe a nurse’s instruction on checking blood glucose before taking insulin, and then assessing the instructional effort. The lesson for the observer was that the one providing instruction needs to ensure at several points that the patient has understood what s/he is intended to gain from the educational experience. No sources listed.
Filename: KSnursEduPt3.rtf

Assessing the Status of Older Adults
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This 5 page report discusses assessment of older adults in terms of a social, emotional, physical, and/or cognitive status. Accurate assessment is essential for care and treatment and must take advantage of appropriate guidelines and skills that are utilized by people trained and aware of the nuances of geriatric assessment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWassage.rtf

Assessing the Target Aggregate
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A 3 page paper (700 words) discussing an assessment tool designed to be used in an educational effort among adults over the age of 65. The assessment tool asks all the “normal” questions that can apply to coronary heart disease, adding the multiplying factor that specific risk factors bring to the likelihood of developing coronary heart disease. The survey includes items seeking demographic information and personal lifestyle habits. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursCommAggAsses.rtf

Assessment and Control of Pain
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A 3 page research paper that discusses pain assessment and various means of control. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khpainac.rtf

Assessment of a Healthcare Needs Assessment
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This 9 page paper assesses the June 2002 report “A Health Needs Assessment of Black and Minority Ethnic Children’s Needs”, prepared by Barnardo’s for the Leeds Children and Families Modernisation Team and Leeds Health Action Zone. The paper considers the data used, the balance between social and geographical data, which data is the most useful and the way it is pout together. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEhcaleed.rtf