Assessment Of Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes And Screening Behavior Among Middle Eastern Population
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8 pages in length. No country is immune from the ravages of cancer, however, not all nations are as knowledgeable or have the most beneficial attitudes about the often-fatal disease. As well, screening behavior has been found to be gravely deficient in some parts of the globe, effectively adding to the overall mortality rate. Speculation has surmised that the Middle East has not sufficiently maintained its knowledge base with regard to cancer, yet recent awareness consortiums and comprehensive clinics have been at the forefront of its fight against this indiscriminate killer. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCmides.wps

Assessment of Independent Living
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A 3 page research paper/essay that assesses an elderly woman's needs. Mrs. T. is a 93-year-old woman in remarkable health. Using the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz ADL) and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale, this assessment evaluates Mrs. T.'s ability to living independently and whether or not her needs are being met. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khkalwad.rtf

Assessment Of Research Into Treatment Of Congestive Heart Failure
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This 9 page paper reviews and summarises the methodology used in the research article by Stewart (et al 1999) entitled "Effects of a multidisciplinary, home-based intervention on planned readmissions and survival among patients with chronic congestive heart failure: a randomised controlled study”. The bibliography cites 4 sources
Filename: TEtretCHF.rtf

Assessment: 8-Year-Old Bicycle Accident Victim
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the questions, body systems and risk factors associated with medical assessment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCAccAsses.rtf

Assistance Dogs For People With Special Needs
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8 pages in length. The struggles inherent to performing the basic daily functions with a physical, psychological and emotional handicap are both grand and far-reaching; that dogs present a viable alternative to living independently while still receiving help speaks to the tremendous role assistance animals play in the lives of people with special needs. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCAssistDog.rtf

Assisted Fertilization and Its Legal Implications
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A 10 page paper that examines the various kinds of assisted fertilization. The writer discusses the legalities of the different aspects, and the trend toward the future. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: Fertilre.wps

Assisted Suicide: Education Over Legal Infiltration
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8 pages in length. Allowing a person the same inherent right to die that accompanies the right to live is to respect the fact that people are free to make any and all choices that pertain to their individuality. Just because one person believes it is unethical for a doctor to commit physician-assisted suicide does not mean that this is the deciding factor; rather, what stands as opinion can be taken only for opinion and not law. A terminally ill patient who elects to be euthanized in order to escape the ravages of pain is not in a position to be judged. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCsuici.wps

Assisted Suicide: Rights And Individual Freedom
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18 pages in length. If an individual is terminally ill, should the state or federal government interfere with a person's rights in taking his or her own life? The argument that has sent the world into a tailspin is whether or not people who are suffering from terminal or excruciatingly painful illness have the right to take their own lives with or without the help of physician-assisted suicide. Proponents contend that what one does with one's life is of no consequence to anyone else -- that it is not only humane to allow someone to be relieved of constant discomfort but also supported by the Constitution of the United States as a guarantee of freedom. On the other hand, critics claim that the act of euthanasia is nothing more than a fabricated form of murder. Both sides have pertinent points when it comes to understanding and assessing the conflict, but euthanasia supporters have a significantly stronger argument. There is no doubt that physician-assisted suicide is not only the right thing to do for someone seeking such a decision, but it is also ethical, humane and supported by constitutional rights. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCastsu.wps

Assisting in Grief Counseling
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A 7 page paper assessing how a nurse might approach grief counseling for a 42-year-old ovarian cancer patient and her family. The patient is terminal and has a husband and young daughter. The paper recommends using Worden's framework for the patient's family, Kubler-Ross' pattern for the patient. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursGrief.rtf

Assisting the Uninsured
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A 4 page paper presenting a plan to create a “permanent health fair” at a public hospital. Health fairs provide a variety of low-cost screening for heart disease, cancer and diabetes, while also providing a wealth of information for individuals using their services. More than 20 million Americans currently have no form of health insurance and do not qualify for public assistance. A hospital-based health fair setting has the ability to provide ongoing prevention and health promotion services while referring those needing attention to community groups that can share in the costs of treating the uninsured. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursUninsPlan.rtf

Assistive Devices & The Elderly/Maintaining Independence
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A 9 page literature review that addresses the use of assistive devices by the elderly. There has been a major paradigm shift that has transferred the focus of society from "disability to ability and from professional power to patient empowerment" (Wressle and Samuelsson, 2004, p. 143). This necessarily influences the field of rehabilitation and occupational therapy, as assistive devices empower patients to keep control of their lives. This literature review explores whether empirical research studies support the concept that assistive devices contribute significantly to the goal of maintaining independence in old age. The writer concludes that it does. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khadold.rtf

Asthma
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Asthma, although extremely common, especially among children, is one of those ailments that everyone knows about and yet no-one knows the true story. This 6 page paper provides an in-depth discussion of the disease. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTasthma.wps

Asthma
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This 9 page paper examines the results of a survey taken of asthma patients. The paper examines the empirical evidence that supports or contradicts the findings and considers how each aspect may be improved. The paper examines factors such as sleep quality and disturbance in asthma sufferers, patients understanding of why they used inhalers, the correct use of inhalers, the lack of written information given to patients, confidence and presence of self management of the condition and attendance at appointments. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEasthma.rtf

Asthma and Yoga?
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A 3 page discussion of the potential benefits of Yoga in treating this complicated condition. The author emphasizes that no definitive proof has been found that Yoga does benefit asthma. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPasthYg.rtf

Asthma Medication & Elderly Patients
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A 3 page introduction to a broad literature review on asthma medications in regards to asthma in older adults. This, however, is just the introduction. The writer cites one source in defining asthma and its relevance to an older patient population. The references cited in the bibliography are for the student researching this topic to use in the paper that the student will write. Bibliography lists 10 sources, with 1 used in the paper.
Filename: khastint.rtf

Asthma Medication/Xolair
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A 5 page research paper that reports on a new asthma drug called Xolair. This examination of this new drug describes its pharmacological properties, its cost and also its significance to nursing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khxolair.rtf

Asthma Proposal: Decision Making
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of two sections an asthma research proposal, decision-making and the review of literature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHAstham4599.rtf

Asthma's Effects on Lung Function
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This 5 page paper addresses diagnosis and treatment of the disease in terms of lung function. The healthy lung is examined in order to explain its reaction during acute asthma episodes. Possible long term consequences of the disease and treatment, as it pertains to the lungs, are examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Asthlung.wps

Asthma: A Research Proposal
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A 10 page discussion of the genetic and environmental correlations of asthma. This paper presents a study designed to educate genetically at-risk families in Harlem NY and to track those families over time to assess program benefits. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPasthmaGenetics.rtf

Asthma: Differing Presentations in the Literature
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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. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPasthm4.rtf

Atrial Fibrillation
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A 3 page research paper that examines and summarizes three nursing articles pertaining to atrial fibrillation (AF) and recent research investigations and then specifically discusses the implications of this information to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khaflit.rtf

Attention Deficit Disorders
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A 4 page paper which provides a general overview of attention deficit disorders. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAattdd.rtf

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
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This 3 page paper provides a thorough understanding of ADHD, as well as how those problems apply in a classroom situation. Furthermore, this paper outlines ways in which these students can be best served in the classroom, and examines what is necessary to address with this disability.
Filename: GSAttnde.rtf

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the School Nurse
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This 11 page paper provides an overview of the issues faced by school nurses in addressing students with ADD/ADHD. This paper outlines the basic problems, and issues like medication and its use. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHADHD99.rtf

Audit Of A Mental Health Area
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13 pages in length. Mental health spans myriad components of the overall healthcare field. The extent to which knowledge and application of mental health guidelines is lacking in some areas is both grand and far-reaching; that patients are not receiving even fundamental attention under the auspices of mental health care speaks to an industry-wide breakdown. Nowhere is this failure more apparent than within the walls of many nursing homes. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: TLCProdAudM.rtf

Australian Family Health Assessment: Stresses, Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Child Protection Concerns
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A 9 page discussion of family stresses that can result in domestic violence. Among the most innocent victims are children. The author provides guidelines that can be used in family assessments to predict domestic violence and ultimately utilized to protect children.
Filename: PPfamAss.rtf

Australian Immunization Issues and Policies
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A 12 page research paper that discusses various issues and policy considerations regarding immunization, with a focus on Australia. Bibliography lists 11 sources and includes one table.
Filename: khausim2.rtf

Automatic External Defibrilalator
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(10pp) Sudden coronary arrest strikes about 350,000 people a year in the U.S., killing 95 percent of them. The definitive treatment is defibrillation — a controlled electric shock to the chest that can restore the heart’s normal rhythm. The chance of survival for cardiac arrest victims drops at a rate of 10 percent for each minute they don’t receive help. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BBaeDfib.rtf

Automobile Safety / Are We Being Overprotected?
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A 5 page examination of governmental required automobile safety measures and their impact on the consumer from both a self-determination level and an economic one. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Autosafe.wps

Autonomy Versus Paternalism in Health Care
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This 3 page paper examines the health care industry and the idea that patients are more autonomous today. The positive effects of this new paradigm are duly noted. The positive nature of paternalism is also explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA343pat.rtf

Average Length of Stay
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This 8 page paper considers the influences on the average length of stay (ALOS) measures often used to ascertain hospital efficiency. The paper looks at influences such as geography, age, source of payments and type of hospital; public or private, and well as resources or integration of services. This last factor also includes delayed discharges. The paper concentrates on Australia, but the lessons are universal. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEALOSau.rtf

Aveyard/Believing and Doubting
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A 3 page summation and analysis of a qualitative study that investigated the manner in which a study sample of nurses reported how they typically conducted obtaining patient consent for care procedures. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khbandd.rtf

Avian Flu: A Student's Perspective
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A 6 page paper addressing the question of how a student could best protect themselves in the event of an outbreak of this dreaded disease. This paper reviews the history of the disease and its current status in terms of world preparedness. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPavFluStdnt.rtf

Avoiding Restraint and Seclusion
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A 3 page paper discussing the meaning of the phrase, "least restrictive alternative." The principle requires that psychiatric nurses strive to avoid restraints or seclusion as means of controlling the behavior of aggressive patients. The bottom line is that the patient is treated with the full extent of dignity possible while also keeping other patients and staff members safe from aggressive behavior. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursPsycRest.rtf

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay and the Development of Early Childhood Caries
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding the development of tooth caries in early childhood and the impact of what has been deemed baby bottle tooth decay. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHdenta_.wps

Bacterial Vaginosis
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A 5 page research paper that discusses bacterial vaginosis, which is an imbalance of the normal flora of the vagina. The writer discusses symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and the issue of relapse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbv.rtf

Balancing Nursing Values and Philosophy
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A 6 page paper discussing the juncture of values, philosophy, theory and legality in providing direct patient care. The paper discusses some of the reasons that individuals choose nursing, and provides an overview of each of the four broad areas reviewed in the paper. The paper includes brief discussions of the theories of Orem and Roy, as well as the primary ethical values of nursing: autonomy, beneficence, non-malficence, fairness and fidelity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursProValPhil.rtf

Banning Smoking in All Public Places in the U.S.
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A 5 page paper which argues in favor of banning smoking in all public places throughout the fifty states, citing public health hazards. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGsmokeban.rtf

Barack Obama’s Universal Healthcare
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A 9 page paper which examines President Elect Barack Obama’s universal healthcare plan. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAobhl.rtf

Barriers that Hinder Effective Pain Management
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of the barriers that hinder effective pain management from a nursing perspective. In hospital setting, the role that nurses play in creating effective plans for pain management is substantial. A variety of different methods for pain management have been recognized, including the use of pharmacological elements, the use of alternative pain management techniques, and the use of a team approach for care. Leadership, management and the perspectives of others can all impact pain management systems. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHPatPro.rtf