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Papers On Health
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Circadian Rhythm and Rotating Shift Work
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6 pages. This paper deals with the problem of those who do rotating shift work, such as policemen, and how it interrupts the body's natural circadian rhythm. The disruption of the body's rhythm can cause problems of all types, including physical illness, behavioral problems and physiological disorders among others. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Circadian Rhythms
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This 9 page paper looks at Circadian Rhythms and the Circadian Clock. Written in three parts the first part examined what they are how they work and how they differ from homeostatic regulations. The second part looks at how these rhythms impact on the airline industry. The third part looks at the effects of Circadian Desynchronization. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEcirrhythm.rtf
Circumcision
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A four page paper which considers the similarities and differences between male and female circumcision, and the medical and ethical issues surrounding these procedures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLcircum.rtf
Circumcision/Pro & Con
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A 6 page research paper that examines the question of whether infants should be circumcised -- looking at arguments both pro and con and opting for a position of pro circumcision, but with the use of analgesics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Class and Ethnic Differences in Health in the UK
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This 5 page paper considers the causes of the differences in heath between different social classes and ethnic groups. The paper considers the causes such as lack of social and cultural capital, less income, environmental and structural disadvantages and barriers to accessing healthcare. The statistics quoted are from the UK, however, the theories are universal. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEhealuk.rtf
Classifying the Nurse as a Professional
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This 5 page paper considers Bixler's criteria of a profession, and explains how nursing is meeting this criteria so that nursing can be seen as professional career. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEprofes.rtf
Client Centered Nursing Home Care
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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 at least one year-one tenth stay three years
or more. It is projected that in 2020, 40 percent
of Americans will die in nursing homes. This
paper examines what is necessary for
client-centered care programs in nursing homes.
Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BBnhomCR.doc
Client Centered Nursing Home Care.
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(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 at least one year-one tenth stay three years or more. It is projected that in 2020, 40 percent of Americans will die in nursing homes. This paper examines what is necessary for client-centered care programs in nursing homes.
Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BBnhomeC.doc
Client Profile
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A 7 page client profile that discusses nursing care for an elderly client with degenerative brain disease and offers a research suggestion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Clinical Journal Summary
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A 5 page paper giving an account of the activities resulting in completion of the aggregate survey tool and assessment. The effort began on July 18, 2002, ending on August 1. The purpose of these activities was to identify and assess an aggregate of individuals over the age of 65 who also have heart disease, investing at least sixteen clinical hours in the effort. The paper discusses the activities, then compares aggregate-based assessment to working with individuals and their families. It concludes that the aggregate approach avoids the complexity of individuals as larger "systems," allowing the nurse to focus first on one small component and then apply the findings to the "system" of the individual. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Clinical Nurse Leaders/Are They Needed?
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A 3 page research/opinion paper in which the writer, first of all, offers background on what the clinical nurse leader is and the specifics of the debate surrounding the creation of this role. Then the writer offers a personal opinion about the role and argues that it is not needed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Clinical Pathways
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A 4 page overview of clinical pathways, a mechanism for tracking and analyzing health care cost and effectiveness. Stresses the importance of implementing such a system to saving the health care system of this country. The writer used 9 sources in this paper.
Filename: PPclinic.wps
Clinical Practice; A Reflective Document
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This 7 page paper examines how solution to problems in nursing practice may be found with the use of reflection and shows this in operation with the use of tools such as Gibb’s reflective cycle and other nursing model tools. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEnreflect.rtf
Clinical Supervision of Nurses in the NHS; Professional, Legal and Ethical Perspectives
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This 8 page paper looks at the increasing importance of clinical supervision for nurses in the UK's National Health Service. The approach is being adopted with the aim of performance management and quality improvement. The use of supervision is considers from a professional perspective, the legal perspective and the ethical perspective. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEnursuper.rtf
Clinical Supervision; A Reflection
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This 4 page paper is written as a personal reflection on clinical supervision of a nurse practitioner within the UK NHS service. The aim of the paper is to bring together theory and practice in a reflective manner. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Clinical Trial Enrollment
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This 7 page paper provide an example of the
APA approved format for research design, utilizing an article that seeks
to assess the influence of different modes of insurance on participation
in clinical trials in oncology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Cloning
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A 5 page paper which examines reproductive cloning v therapeutic cloning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cloning and Stem Cell Research: Ethical Dilemmas
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the ethical debates regarding stem cell research and cloning using both utilitarian and deontological perspectives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHEthicSTEMC.rtf
Closeness and Distance: A Way of Handling Difficult Situations in Daily Care
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article entitled: Closeness and Distance:
A Way of Handling Difficult Situations in Daily Care. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHArReAging.rtf
Code Green: Addressing the Problems in Money-Based Hospital Decision-Making
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This 18 page paper provides an overview of a change initiative, one that focus on the merger between Beth Israel and Deaconess hospitals in Boston and the subsequent problems for nursing staff. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MHCodeGre.rtf
Codebook for Social Research and a Research Prospectus for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among African Americans
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a codebook that pertains to the topic of cardiovascular disease and then outlines a prospectus for CVD. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Coffee Consumption and the Reduction of Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease: Correlation and Causality
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A 5 page review of an article published in the June 9, 1999 edition of the Journal of American Medical Association. This article reports on research which demonstrates a correlation between the consumption of coffee and the reduction of risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPgallston.rtf
Colby/Deaths of Nancy Cruzan
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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses the issues involved in the case of Nancy Cruzan, as discussed in William Colby’s book Long Goodbye. Cruzan was in a persistent vegetative state when life support was finally withdrawn due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The writer focuses on the ethical issues involved from a nursing standpoint. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcolcru.rtf
Collaboration in a Health Care Setting
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This 5 page paper discusses the concept of collaboration, and then relates it to health care. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Collaboration in a Rehabilitation Setting
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A 16 page paper discussing the value of collaborative nursing in rehab. Culturally competent nurses – whether that competence is gained through ethnic group identification or learned through practical study and experience – can aid in achieving success in the rehab setting. Addiction is such a demanding form of mental illness that practitioners and patients alike need the greatest degree of ease possible. The paper discusses demographic changes occurring in the US and rehab needs specific to African-American and Hispanic populations. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSnursCollabRehab.rtf
Collaborative Effort/Nursing & Social Services
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A 4 page research paper that examines the topic of collaboration between health care professionals and social services, focusing on an 1998 article that reports on such collaborative efforts in Great Britain. Three models for collaboration are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Collaborative Practice
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A 4 page research paper that discusses collaborative practices between doctors and nurses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Collective Bargaining – Nursing
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An 8 page paper. Union representation is not nearly as prevalent in nursing as it is in other fields, in fact, a relatively small percentage of nurses belong to a union. This essay provides a general overview of unions representing nurses, actions taken by the ANA to strengthen their bargaining power, the increased numbers of nurses joining unions and why, and the issue of nurses being categorized as supervisors. Data included. Court decisions outlines. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGnrunn.rtf
College Stress
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A 5 page research paper on the incidence of stress experienced by college students, the administrative responsibility to provide a 'nurturing' environment, and methods of stress treatment in the campus setting. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Colleges.wps
Colon Cancer
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A 5 page overview of the risk factors, causes and demographics of the second-most common cancer in the US. Also included is the required educational and training base required for work as a practicing gastroenterologist, the practitioner of the specialty dealing with the treatment of colon cancer, where to find the best medical schools for gastroenterology, and possibilities for reducing risk of developing the disease. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Coloncan.wps
Color Blindness And Its Affects
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This five page paper presents a discussion on the
disorder of color blindness and its affects. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: CWcolorb.wps
Colorectal Cancer Screening
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An 8 page paper. Colon cancer is one that is 90 percent preventable IF people over the age of 50 are screened for the disease. This paper discusses the colon's function, the incidence of colon cancer and five-year survival rates, differences among some minority groups, symptoms of the disease, the different screening tests used and the barriers to screening. Data included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Colostomy Teaching
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An 8 page research paper that officer a teaching outline for instructing pediatric patients concerning colostomy care. Topics include projected goals/outcomes, objectives, content of instruction, instruction methods and method of evaluation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khcolos.rtf
Combating asthma
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2 A paper which looks at some of the causes of asthma and considers the various ways in which the condition might be managed, especially in relation to pharmaceutical therapies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLasth2.rtf
Comfort Care/Ambulatory Surgery
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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 Table of Evidence chart. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Common and Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
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11 pages in length. Breast cancer has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of all ages and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. This paper is an important discussion of the contemporary medical treatment of breast cancer. Also included is valuable information on alternative therapies including holistic therapy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAbrcan.rtf
Communication in Community Mental Health Practice
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A 5 page paper discussing the combination of effective communication and the Orem model of nursing to enhance results in community mental health promotion. Awareness of nuances of both verbal and nonverbal communication can be beneficial to groups wrestling with improving mental health services in the community. It has been demonstrated that “public health communication can influence human behavior;” the lessons learned through anti-tobacco campaigns also can be used for positive approaches to promoting mental health at the community level. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSnursComMentHlth.rtf
Communication in Marley and Me
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An 8 page research paper/essay that offers a movie review of Marley & Me (2008, directed by David Frankel for 20th Century Fox) is a film currently at theaters that frequently dramatizes excellent communication and a warm loving relationship between the principal protagonists, which are John and Jenny Grogan, their children and, of course, their Labrador retriever, Marley. This review of this film examines eight scenes from the film in terms of the messages that they convey pertaining to therapeutic relationships and skilled communication techniques. The implications of the messages for nurses and their relationship with their clients are then explored, drawing on relevant literature. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: khmarley.rtf
Communication Issues/Neonatal ICU
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A 6 page research paper that addresses the cultural needs of a Hispanic, non-English speaking mother whose newborn suffers from respiratory distress syndrome and was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The scenario the nursing care being provided, which includes IV fluids because the baby's respiratory distress increases the risk of aspirating milk. The mother wants to breastfeed. The basic thrust of this assignment is to describe the steps that should be taken in order to provide this mother with culturally competent care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Communication Management Between Doctors & Nurses
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A 5 page research paper, which includes a one-half page abstract, that pertains to doctor-nurse and nurse-to-nurse communication. The writer begins by recording the observations of the student researching this topic during a week-long rotation at a Pennsylvania hospital. The writer then relates these observations to literature and offers recommendations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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