Ethical Issues In Nursing: Nursing Homes
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5 pages in length. In today's world of nursing home care, the level of abuse and neglect has reached an all-time high. The commonality of such unacceptable treatment has called for myriad legal intervention as a means by which to re-evaluate health reform; however, such inhumane activity continues in spite of these measures. The most frustrating aspect of nursing home care is the fact that the patients themselves are often incapable of reporting such treatment, rendering them victims in the ongoing breakdown of America's health care system. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Ethical Issues In The Book 'How Do We Die ?'
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A 4 page essay on the ethical issues in the book How Do We Die. The writer details subjects covered in the book and the author's general theory that since death is inevitable, it should be treated with dignity and compassion. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Howwedie.wps

Ethical Issues/Living Wills
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A 4 page research paper/essay that offers an example paper to a nursing student in regards to possible response to a scenario involving ethics, the existence of a living will and the right course of action. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Ethical Issues/Menopausal Patient
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A 3 page research paper that responds to questions concerning a case scenario involving a middle aged woman suffering from menopausal symptoms. The writer reviews ethical issues associated with hormone replacement therapy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Ethical Issues/Neonatal Death
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An 8 page research paper that discusses end-of-life ethical issues in regards to neonates in the NICU. This discussion of medical ethics is framed by a scenario that concerns providing nursing care for a premature neonate with multiple congenital anomalies who is on full life support management, infant Clara. This discussion uses the facts of this scenario as a springboard to considering broader ethical issues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Ethical Values in Nursing
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A 5 page paper discussing whether it is possible to teach ethics and ethical values in nursing. The answer is a resounding yes, of course. In support of that position, the paper discusses the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls. While Kant and Mill (the categorical imperative and “the greater good”) provide a sound basis, the philosophy of Rawls is seen as being most directly applicable to teaching ethics in nursing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Ethical, Legal Views on Healthcare
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A 4 page research paper that offers tutorial advice to the student in regards to writing a reaction paper responding to questions pertaining to ethical and legal views on healthcare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Ethics and Laws/Healthcare Organizations
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses ethics and legality, which are concepts that are integrally related, but not necessarily synonymous, particularly within the scope of divergent cultural situations. In general, laws institutionalize what the majority of people in a culture recognize to be ethical conduct. However, what is considered to be ethical conduct can differ greatly between culture. Interpreting the subject of ethics, and particularly bioethics, within the framework provided by national laws that are not necessarily congruent is becoming increasingly problematic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Ethics in Nursing
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This 5 page report discusses how, in school, it may seem as though "ethics," fall into some clear cut areas, and we might nod a little to ourselves, thinking we have a rough handle on the types of moral decisions we might be considering during our professional lives This author suggests that another layer of parameters exists concerning elder abuse, due to our societal influence of "determined respect." The inherent societal overlay may detract us from getting accurate information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Ethics in Nursing
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A 10 page paper examining the applicability of the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls for decision-making in nursing. Today's nurses face decisions and situations that were not technologically possible only a few years ago, and they are called on to make decisions in realms that were barely considered a generation ago and did not exist earlier in the last century. The old (and some still living) philosophers provide a framework in which to approach decision-making and emerge with sound, ethical and moral decisions even though the specific situation at hand may appear to be quite thorny. Though any specific situation is likely to be complex, the old philosophers can help to illuminate the proper decision path. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Ethics, Blood Transfusions & Jehovah's Witnesses
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A 7 page research paper that discusses how to go about resolving ethical dilemmas in nursing. The writer centers this discussion around the conflicting values that cases involving Jehovah's Witness patient generate, as these patients are bound by their religion to refuse blood transfusions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Euthanasia of Christine Busalacchi
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An 8 page paper discussing Missouri Supreme Court Case No. 73677, which deals with the case of Christine Busalacchi, a 21- year-old brain injured woman in the care of a Missouri nursing home. She had been unconscious for four years as a result of an auto accident. Only 17 at the time of the accident, a critical point of the case was that she had not expressed her wishes regarding future development of such conditions. Her father sought to move her to another state more favorable to feeding tube removal. The paper discusses philosophical bases for decision making, arguments made to the state supreme court and an analysis of a different view. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Euthanasia: A Nurse’s Position
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An 8 page discussion of the ethics of euthanasia as it impacts the nursing profession. This paper contends that in some situations euthanasia could be considered morally and ethically right. At the same time, however, the author cautions that the appropriateness of euthanasia must be considered on a case by case basis. Bibliography lists sources.
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Euthansia in Australia
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This 5 page paper considers the legal status of euthanasia in Australia. The paper also makes references to alternate locations where euthanasia has retained a legal status in Holland and Oregon. The paper ends with the consideration of a case of 'assisted death' which was not prosecuted in Australia.
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Evaluating 2 Nursing Web Sites on EBP
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A 3 page research paper/essay that summarizes the resources available on 2 nursing websites: the Joanna Brigs Institute and the Sigma Theta Tau International. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evaluating A Health Promotion Pamphlet
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A 5 page research paper that consists primarily of a detailed evaluation of a health-promotional pamphlet published by Eckerd’s Pharmacies and available to the general public. The last page of the paper answers 2 brief questions pertaining to nursing education. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evaluating article on "fall prevention"
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A 5 page analysis of an article by Adrianne Lane entitled "Evaluation of the Fall Prevention Program in an Acute Care Setting." The writer offers a summation of the major points of the article and evaluates the methods used and the conclusions. No additional sources cited.
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Evaluation in Nursing: Utilizing Carper’s Four Types of Knowledge
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A 5 page discussion of the importance of the evaluation process. The author contends that this process should encompass much more than strictly clinical results. Examples are presented from Carper’s (1978) classic “Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing” delineating the four types of nursing knowledge which are critical to the evaluation process: empirical, ethical, personal and aesthetic. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Evaluation of a Prevention Program
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A 4 page research paper that examines literature on program evaluation and proposes specific evaluation techniques for a student research proposal for creating a prevention program to prevent methamphetamine use among teens. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evaluation of Dorothea Orem's Nursing Model
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This 5 page paper is based on an assessment of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Model. This model is based on the assertion that individuals can provide a level of self-care. Orem argues, then, that self-care deficits in the care setting often occur as a result of environmental situations. This paper outlines the basis for this model and its application. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Evidence Based Practice & Outpatient Mental Health
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A 5 page research paper that profiles 8 articles relating to evidence-based practice and outpatient mental health services. Brief summations are offered of each article. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evidence based practice - dementia
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A paper which looks at the use of evidence based practice in treatment and management of dementia, with reference to the implementation of research in order to develop best practice. Bibliography lists 7 sources
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Evidence-Based Practice & Pediatric Diabetes
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A 4 page research paper that discusses evidence-based practice (EBP), nursing and pediatric diabetes. The writer discusses the importance of EBP, how it can be instituted, and its application to pediatric diabetes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Evolution in Long-Term Care
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A 5 page paper discussing the effect that Medicare has had on the nursing home – or skilled nursing facility – industry over the past 30+ years. Automatic increases in payments results in automatic increases in prices, a fact that now has become obvious to legislators. The paper includes a timeline beginning with Medicare’s creation in the 1960s, extending through 2002 when Medicare’s fraud investigation system extended to all 50 states. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Evolution of Modern Nursing in the US
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A 3 page research paper that takes a brief look at the evolution of modern American nursing, beginning with the Civil War and also focusing on the experience of US nurses in the Philippines during WWII. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evolution of Nursing
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A 5 page paper which examines how the field nursing evolved from the past to present. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Evolution of Personal Philosophy of Nursing
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A 6 page research paper that offers advice to a student on how to express how the student’s personal philosophy of nursing has changed and progressed over the course of a semester. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Evolution of Telemedicine
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A 12 page paper discussing telemedicine as it currently exists. As health care increasingly is charged with providing higher quality service while simultaneously lowering overall operating costs, the health care industry continually searches for innovative ways to deliver health care services that can meet coverage and cost criteria. Telemedicine provides an alternative to costly redundancy of equipment and medical expertise while guarding against reducing services to patients, but so far its greatest use lies in home health care applications. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Examining Nursing Leadership
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A 10 page paper that identifies an effective nurse leader; discusses several points of leadership theory as it applies to nursing; and ends with the writer comparing her own nursing leadership skills to those of the identified effective leader. The identified leader holds a vice president position and some differences can be attributed to the differences in administrative level, but “people” issues remain the same regardless of what level the leader occupies in the organization. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Executive Summary for Change Management Project
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A 5 page paper providing a 3-page executive summary, a 1-page introduction; and a 1-page conclusion for a Master's project in a technology upgrade and business process change for HHH. No sources listed.
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Exercise for Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
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A 12 page paper synthesizing the need for a change in nursing practice regarding patients’ arterial health as it can be improved with exercise. It is known that coronary artery disease is no respecter of sex, but targeted exercise can be the great equalizer between men and women in terms of arterial health. Placing greater emphasis on exercise and explaining to patients how it can benefit them requires little material change in practice, but it can yield immense benefit for patients. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Exercises for Parkinson's Disease Patient
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A 3 page research paper that describes an exercise regimen suitable to a Parkinson's disease patient. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Expanded Lesson Plan in Diabetes Education
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An 8 page paper providing rationale for methods and models chosen for use in an education initiative of health care workers in an urban hospital. Nurses are the primary learners; the topic is patient education in diabetes management. The paper discusses learning theory and practice models to be used in the program. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Explicit Memory Under General Anesthesia
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A 6 page research paper that offers a literature review on the incidence of explicit memory awareness during general anesthesia. Prior to the advent of anesthesia, the excruciating pain involved in surgery put patients into a state of shock that often proved fatal. In a small, rare number of cases, for reasons that remain obscure despite numerous studies, some patients do not fall into an oblivious state of unconsciousness. Sometimes they are aware of their surroundings, and sometimes they are even aware of experiencing pain. This review of literature on this topic shows that, despite the vast empirical research that has been done on this topic, there is still much that needs to be discerned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Exploring Bereavement Care in Inpatient Settings
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of a nursing research article entitled: Exploring Bereavement Care in Inpatient Settings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Exploring Metabolic Syndrome
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This 9 page paper examines metabolic syndrome, its risk factors and how to counter them, the relationship of adult literacy and health, the relationship between solid interpersonal interaction and health, and how someone at risk can improve their health. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Exploring Nursing Metaparadigms
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An 8 page research paper that examines the four metaparadigms of nursing, person, health, nursing and environment. This examination of these concepts, first of all, discusses the personal view of the writer regarding these fundamental categories. Then, these personal definitions are examined from the perspective of the simultaneity and totality perspectives, as outlined by Parse (1987). Next, the nursing metaparadigms are examined from theoretical perspective proposed by Madeleine Leininger and then, based on this information, personal definitions of these concepts are then reexamined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Factors Affecting Coping and Interventional Methodologies
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A 12 page discussion of the various factors influencing coping. The literature is reviewed and a model case is presented. A discussion of contrary cases, related cases, borderline cases and invented cases is included as well. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Factors Influencing Bowel Elimination: The Role of the Nurse
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the factors that influence bowel elimination and the role of the nurse in preventing constipation in patients in a hospital setting. This paper integrates a view of factors like hydration, nutrition, frequency of elimination and pharmacological factors that influence bowel elimination and the role that nurses play in preventing problems in elimination. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Fadiman/Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
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A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses the many lessons that can be learned from Anne Fadiman’s 1997 book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, which is a detailed case study of a Hmong child and the way that a lack of cultural competence affected her care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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