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
Filename: JLdemen.rtf

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Children with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
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This 5 page report discusses a qualitative research report published under the auspices of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Various factors of the research is considered, as well as the value in implementing such a guideline. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWpylorc.rtf

Evidence-Based: Nurse-Led Secondary Prevention Clinics For Women With CHD
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4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses CHD secondary clinics for women. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCCHDClinc.rtf

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.
Filename: KShlthCLngTerm.rtf

Examination of Beneficence/For the Patient's Good
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A 20 page book review that summarizes and analyzes For the Patient's Good, The Restoration of Beneficence in Health Care by Edmund D. Pellegrino and David Thomasma. The writer first introduces the text, then offers a detailed summation of the arguments presented in the three section of the book. This is followed by the writer's evaluation and conclusions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfpsgd.rtf

Examining Issues Surrounding Developmental Disabilities
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the following issues as they relate to developmental disabilities: federal definition; standardized testing; classification; historical trends and treatments; normalization and social role valorization; social services; supplemental benefits; and guardianship. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCdevel.wps

Examples of Quantitative Research: Three Reviews
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A 9 page paper comparing three examples of quantitative research. Taking three published examples from the medical field the author illustrates how quantitative research can vary dramatically both in its design and its effectiveness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPrschRv.rtf

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.
Filename: KSnursExCorArt.rtf

Exercise, Bone Density & Menopause
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An 8 page research paper that examines empirical research which has suggested that there is a significant relationship between bone mass and the individual’s level of physical fitness. This examination of relevant literature focuses specifically on what this body of data reveals pertaining to the effect of exercise on bone mineral density for postmenopausal women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khpmwos.rtf

Expanding Primary Care at Blackwell Health System
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A 9 page paper discussing an approach to planning a primary care center at a fictional teaching hospital associated with a fictional medical school. The paper recommends establishing the equivalent of a permanent health fair to serve several purposes: serving the local community; providing access to care to uninsured people; and bringing back to the hospital those who need medical attention but would have been more likely to visit a private practice or walk-in clinic. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KShlthCrBlack.rtf

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.
Filename: khexpmem.rtf

Exposure of Sanitation Workers to Disinfectants in a Hospital Environment
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This 10 page paper looks at the problem that may be faced by sanitation workers using disinfectants in hospitals. The paper focuses on the issues within Trinidad, but uses a range of research from around the world to understand and explore the subject as well as provide guidance for prevention and control and further research. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEdisinfect.rtf

EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF THE MAMMALIAN HEPATIC ESTROGEN RECEPTOR
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This 11 page paper discusses the definition of receptors, function of the estrogen receptors in the liver, cites new technologies and applications in this field, and offers in depth discussion of the function of the hepatic estrogen receptors. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MBestrogen.rtf

External Environment Effect on Medical Policymaking
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This 3 page paper considers how great an impact external factors have on the policies that are put in place with regard to the medical community. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVPolicy.rtf

Face Recognition
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This 4 page paper discusses face recognition, both in humans and in automatic systems. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: HVfcerec.rtf

Factors Influencing Current Health Care Policy
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A 5 page paper discussing the changes occurring in the health care industry over the past generation and how those changes have affected health care policy. Specific example is that of a minor's election to abortion without parents' knowledge or consent, which has brought us a situation in which insurers are able to know more about minors' activities than are parents. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KShlthCarepol.rtf

Factors Influencing Organ Donation Among African Americans
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A 6 page overview of the Catch 22 situation which exists among black Americans regarding the need for transplant organs and their own reluctance to donate those organs. Addresses the concerns which exist in regard to organ donation and the steps which can be taken to overcome those concerns. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPorganD.wps

Factors Relating to Canadian Dental Service Utilization and Access
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This is a 10 page paper discussing factors relating to dental service utilization in Canada. While Canadians enjoy a universal health care system regulated by the Canada Health Act, dental care (except for dental surgery in hospitals) is not covered by the network of territorial and provincial health insurance plans. Because of this lack of free coverage, financial barriers are often those which prevent utilization of dental services in Canada. However, financial barriers are not the only factors preventing access to dental services. Various studies have found that dental care utilization is also affected by health and illness factors especially in the growing senior population, reluctance to seek out new dental professionals, regional access, regional and cultural beliefs regarding dentistry as preventative and not necessary care, in addition to language and cultural barriers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJCdent1.rtf

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.
Filename: khfadhmg.rtf

Family Attendance in Emergency Medical Situations
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A 5 page discussion of the ethical and medical reasons for either allowing or excluding family members during certain emergency medical situations. Emphasizes that the decision as to whether or not to allow family member attendance is really dependent on the family and the patient. While some family members obviously provide a needed support structure for the patient, and thus are beneficial in terms of their overall welfare; other family members can be more of a liability or interference in certain medical situations. Assessing which category a family member falls into becomes the responsibility of medical personnel. In no event, however, should a family member be isolated from a patient simply based on blanket organizational policy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPmedFam.wps

Family Response to Chronic Illness
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This 8 page paper discusses the ways in which chronic illness impacts a family. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVChrIll.rtf

Family-Centered Care
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A 5 page paper that provides a general overview of family-centered care, including the principles and elements on which it is based as well as the principles for collaboration between and among professionals. A brief discussion of how this model relates to children with special needs is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGfamct.wps

Fast Food Contributes to Obesity in America
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This 9 page paper looks at obesity and how fast food contributes to it. Suggestions for policy changes are made in respect to prohibiting fast food in schools, implementing advertising laws that prey on young people and taxing food for fat content. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA312ff.rtf

Fatigue: Work Week Restrictions for Medical Residents
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A 3 page investigation of the relationship between the number of hours a resident is expected to work and his or her performance. The thesis statement that: "medical resident overload has the potential to significantly impact patient well being" is presented and the literature is examined to explore this thesis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfatigu.rtf

Federal And Connecticut Resident Rights: Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities
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4 pages in length. Protecting the elderly when they are under the care of nursing homes or assisted living facilities has reached the point where legislation must now exist in order to guarantee and facilitate the existence - as well as utilization of - resident rights. Just because an older individual loses a significant amount of her independence by living in a state or federally run care facility, it does not mean she also forfeits the fundamental rights inherent to how she wants to live the rest of her life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCResidntRgts.rtf

Federal Health Care Legislation
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This 8 page paper discusses three major pieces of health care legislation that were enacted at the federal level: Medicare, Medicaid and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVFedHCL.rtf

Feminist Theory and Nursing
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A 6 page paper which discusses the impact of feminist theories on nursing from a historical, political, and management perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAfemnurs2.wps

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this preventable disorder. FAS is defined and FAE is touched on. Characteristics are described in detail. New research in the area of prevention is also provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA121FAS.rtf

FETAL FACIAL DEFECTS
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This 9 page paper discusses fetal facial disorders including: cleft palate/lip, anophthalmia, microphthalmos, hypoterlorism, hyperterlorism. A definition is given of each as wel as the etiology, occurence rates, associated anomalies, appearances, classifications and differential diagnoses of the defects. Most current data available utilized and cited. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MBfetalfac.rtf

Fetal Rights
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This 3 page paper discusses whether or not the origin of a fetus (rape) has any bearing on that fetus's right to life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVFetal.rtf

Feverfew / Keeping Ahead Of Migraine Pain
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A 5 page review of the article by Steven Foster published in 'Better Nutrition' October, 1996. Analyzes the literature presented in the article and compares it with the new findings presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Migrc.wps

Fiber Optics
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A 5 page paper which examines fiber optics, illustrating their use in medicine, telecommunications and other fields. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAfiber.rtf

Financial Plan: St. Vincent Health Care
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A 5 page paper providing the financial plan and detailed budget for the program proposed in KShospStratPl.rtf and KShospStratPl2.rtf. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KShospStratPl3.rtf

Financial Trend Analysis in Healthcare
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A 5 page paper discussing financial trend analysis as it applies to health care. Financial trend analysis is a tool commonly used in making investment decisions because it allows potential investors to assess the path that a potential investment target is following. Analysis of financial statements using methods that make trends more readily apparent can inform those who seek to know the true financial outlook for an organization and make adjustments for the future. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KShlthCrFinTrnd.rtf

Five Common Chemotherapeutic Agents: Cancer Treatments, Side Effects and Complications
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This is a 15 page paper discussing five common chemotherapeutic agents in their treatment of cancer, their side effects and complications. Chemotherapeutic agents are used to interfere with the growth of cancer cells in an effort to destroy them. When studying the alkylating agents chlorambucil, thiotepa and carmustine and the antimetabolites fludarabine and floxuridine, it is has been found that although these chemotherapeutic agents are used in the treatment of various forms of cancer, they can also cause a great many side effects ranging from nausea, hair loss, bloody stools and urine, back and abdominal pain and even secondary cancer which may appear months or years after the administration of the treatment. Patients taking chemotherapeutic agents are also warned that they may cause birth defects during pregnancy or affect the children of mothers breast-feeding. Nevertheless, chemotherapeutic agents have been found to cure over 20 percent of new cancers diagnosed and with proper caution by the patient, physician and administering staff, the patient may overcome the cancer with this form of treatment. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TJChemo1.rtf

Five Highlights in the History of Nursing
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A 5 page research paper that offer five historical developments in nursing history. The writer discusses the contributions of Florence Nightingale, Agnes Hunt, Clara Barton, Hildegard Peplau and Virginia Henderson. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: kh5nur.rtf

Floating RNs
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the practice of "floating" RNs, that is, registered nurses who "float" from one department to another. Often RNs are requested to work in department with which they are unfamiliar. This practice has been detrimental to nursing moral because these floating RNs frequently feel unqualified to work outside their own area of expertise. The writer discusses law cases that demonstrate the rights of nurses in this sort of situation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khflrn.rtf

Focus Groups Can Improve Community Health Care Nursing
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of community health care nursing and the use of focus groups to make improvements. Several studies that utilized focus groups are included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA015Foc.rtf

FOLK HEALERS IN LATIN AMERICA: HOMEOPATHY
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This 5 page paper discusses the alternative medicines used in Homeopathy. Acupuncture, yoga, herbal treatments are exampled. Statistics are given for adherents to this type of medical treatment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MBhmeo.rtf

Food Addictions, Symptoms and Treatments
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This 10 page paper discusses various food-related conditions including food addictions, binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, and the obesity epidemic in the U.S. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVFoodAd.rtf