Caring In Nursing
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This 7 page paper begins by relating a nursing situation story. The writer goes on to discuss the importance of caring in nursing, what caring is and how some scholars and researchers have defined and described caring. Theories commented on include Swanson's, Watson's, Mayeroff's and Roach's. The assumptions on which the Nursing as Caring general theory are based are outlined. Throughout the paper, the writer returns to the original situation to demonstrate the integration of theory and practice. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Caring in Nursing Theory
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A 3 page research paper that discusses Dorothea Orem and Jean Watson, who are two nursing theorists who have both had a tremendous impact on contemporary nursing via their incorporation of the nursing core concept of caring within the framework of their nursing models of practice. This examination of these theories briefly summaries and analyzes each framework. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Carpal Tunnel/A Repetitive Motion Injury
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A 5 page research paper that examines carpal tunnel syndrome: its causes, the nature of the injury, treatment and the effectiveness of ergonomic programs designed to reduce repetitive motion injuries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Case Analysis-A Girl with Alopecia
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A 6 page summary and analysis of a case scenario that involves making a psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis. The case scenario concerns an eleven-year-old girl, Shirley, who is the daughter of first-generation Chinese immigrants who was born in the United States. Shirley was referred to for psychiatric evaluation of her emotional status due to signs of depression and alopecia (hair loss). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Case Management/Stroke Victims
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A 10 page research paper that addresses case management issues regarding stroke victims. The writer examines the scope of this problem (from a US perspective), offers a literature review, and discusses relevant ethical, social and economical considerations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khstcamt.rtf

Case Scenario/Alcohol Abuse
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A 4 page research paper that discusses how a family nurse practitioner should address a case scenario that is indicative of alcohol abuse. DSM-IV criteria is discussed, along with suggestions for diagnostic instruments and interventions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Case Study Assessment/A Menopausal Woman
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An 11 page research paper that offers an evaluation of an patient/nurse consultation. Mrs. A is a 48-year-old woman who came to the a well-woman clinic for a consultation and a yearly Pap smear. In conducting this consultation, the new General Medical Contract (nGMS) was employed. In evaluating the nurse/patient interaction, this evaluation utilizes the Gibbs Reflective Cycle, 1988 and also offers a literature review of at-risk factors for menopausal women. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: khmenow.rtf

Case Study in Gender and Family Health
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A 4 page research paper that, first, offers a case study of a young woman with ovarian cysts. The writer then discusses each aspect of the case study, referring to relevant literature, before offering conclusions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Case Study in Nursing: The Terminally Ill Patient
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This 5 page paper examines a case study provided by a student of a terminally ill mother who is hospitalized for pneumonia. The paper recommends verbal and nonverbal communication that the nurse might engage in to help the patient and her family get through this illness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA251ill.rtf

Case Study of a Boy with Acne
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the case of a boy with acne and the nursing diagnoses used for his care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Case Study of Elderly Patient Presenting With Confusion
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This 12 page paper provides a case study of an elderly patient who arrives at an emergency room in a confused state. Techniques a nurse can use to help in diagnosis—which is likely concussion—and ways to make the patient feel comfortable, are examined. Degrees of concussion and symptoms are discussed. The paper provides a case study designed to assist a nurse in treating any confused patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Case Study on Death and Dying
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This 5 page paper relays a case study presented by a student regarding a patient and his family. The case is analyzed in light of several theories of death and dying. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's paradigm is critically evaluated. Sigmund Freud's attention to grief work is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Case Study/10-Year-Old Disabled Child
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A 5 page nursing case study that concerns the situation of "Tommy," a 10-year-old permanently disable child who suffers from multiple handicaps caused by Shaken Baby Syndrome. The writer addresses Tommy's needs but also focuses on the needs of Tommy's extended dysfunctional family. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Case Study/Breast Cancer
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A 9 page research paper that, first of all, defines breast cancer and then discusses epidemiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, risk factors and controversial risk factors. The writer then addresses various questions that pertain to a specific case study. Bibliography lists Bibliography lists 11 sources, but one reference citation is incomplete.
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Case Study/Collaborative Practice
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A 3 page research paper that addresses the logistics of care for a 58-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities. The writer discusses forms of collaborative care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khcocare.rtf

Case Study/Death of a Client
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the case study that deals with the death of a client, the role of the nurse, and the issues raised by this scenario. As the writer/tutor providing this guide for a student is not a nurse, the writer had to draw on nursing literature rather than personal clinical experience in creating this guide. However, the report describes a case, the setting, and then offers analysis. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Case Study/ICU Wound Mgmt
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An 8 page case study of a 69-year-old male who undergoes bowel surgery and then incurs complications with the healing of his wound. The writer outlines the details of the case, treatment and how the nursing team eventually promoted wound healing through vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khvac.rtf

Case Study/Patient w/TB & Critical Thinking
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An 8 page research paper that discusses a case scenario that features an elderly TB patient. Topics covered include the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, risk-factors, nursing interventions and treatment of TB. Cardiac arrhythmia is also discussed along with ethical issues addressed in the scenario. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcasetb.rtf

Case Study/Self-Harm, Lacerations on Wrist
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A 6 page research paper that discusses a case study of a 28-year-old woman who self harms. The writer discusses the literature on this problem. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Case Study/Stroke Victim
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A 5 page research paper in which the writer provides the data on nursing care for stroke patients. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Case Study: A Menopausal Woman
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A 6 page research paper that, first of all, offers background information on menopause, such as definition, epidemiology and pathophysiology before discussing a specific case study and offering recommendations. Bibliography lists 6 sources, but one citation is not complete.
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CBT versus family therapy in treating adolescent drug abuse (Article Review/Reaction)
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This 4 page paper evaluates this short article. In a peer reviewed article in Mental Health Practice, Houghton (2008) reports on a study conducted by Liddle, Dakof and Turner. This paper is a review and reaction to that article. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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CC vs. Med-Surg Units/Job Satisfaction
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A 6 page research paper that investigates the differences in nursing job satisfaction between critical and med-surg units. Within the framework of a research project, the writer hypothesizes that as there are different working conditions in these units, such as patient-to-nurse ratios and management styles, there are also differences in nursing job satisfaction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khccmed.rtf

CCRN Certification/A Program Proposal
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A 7 page research paper that offers a proposal, which is designed to aid a student in developing a strategic plan that will serve to persuade nurses working within an intensive care unit (ICU) to seek CCRN certification. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khccrn.rtf

Certified Nursing Aides
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A 12 page paper that considers the issues regarding hiring and retainment of CNAs in the nursing care industry. The writer provides two models in nursing care that appear to be addressing the needs of CNAs and patients in improving care and decreasing turnover rates. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cna.wps

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: Role in Health Care
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A 15 page paper discussing systems theory, nursing system theory and the place where the CRNA fits into the US health care system. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) fills a vital role in the larger health care system, one that will continue to increase in relevance as the first of the baby boomers now are entering retirement age. As is the case in any advanced-practice field of nursing, the issue of physician supervision continues to be a point of issue. It is less so for the CRNA, which most states allow to practice independently. The purpose here is to assess the role of the CRNA in the health care system of the United States. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: KSnursCRNA.rtf

Certifying an Older Driver
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A 10 page research paper that discusses a case scenario in which an older driver asks a nurse practitioner to administer a vision test and certify herself as safe on a DMV form. The writer discusses the practice implications. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Chambliss/Beyond Caring
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A 10 page examination of D.F. Chambliss' text Beyond Caring (1996). Chambliss (1996) conducted extensive research on the sociology of hospitals, beginning in the 1970s and extending to the early 1990s. His text records his observations and conclusions pertaining to the workings of hospital routine and the sociological and psychological processes that are an inherent part of the hospital environment. This examination of Chambliss' research focuses specifically on the information he relates concerning nursing experience, the situations encountered by nurses, how they cope within the hospital environment and what this suggests about how nursing should be perceived within an ethical framework. No additional sources cited.
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Change Management: Changing the ICU Nursing Ratio
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A 4 page paper evaluating the possibility of restructuring the ICU to gain one-on-one nursing, using Lewin’s change theory. All health care costs continue to increase despite managed care, regulatory insurer and individual efforts to halt the spiral. The ongoing nursing shortage has meant for ICUs that they may have fewer RNs available to them and that recruiting and retention has become more costly over the past several years. Though costs are of significant importance to ICUs, quality of care remains of central focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursICUratio.rtf

Change Project: Medication Error Prevention
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A 4 page research paper that discusses a problematic area in many practice clinical settings--medication errors. The writer offers suggestions found in nursing literature for improving this problem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Change Theory in Nursing Management
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A 6 page paper discussing implementing changes that can assist in integrating theory into practice. Theory-based nursing practice is the focus of much current nursing research and practice, but established, experienced nurses may be less familiar with theory than are new graduates. It is common practice for older nurses to mentor newer ones; new graduates fresh from study of theory also have the opportunity to teach as well. Lewin’s change theory maintains that change is incremental and proceeds stepwise. The organization can assist this progression by hiring new graduates with solid knowledge of theory, which they can pass on to those more experienced in practice. Includes abstract. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Change Through Transformational Leadership
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A 6 page research paper that discusses how a student can argue that benefits of transformational leadership at his/her institution, which is the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. The writer explores what transformational leadership is and then discusses how it can be applied to this institution. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Changes in the US Health Care System and Nurses’ Roles
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A 7 page paper discussing the state of several aspects of the US health care system and nurses’ roles within both the current system and that which continues to emerge. One of the primary qualities of US health care today is that it is in flux. It has been changing dramatically since the advent of managed care; continued budgetary pressures and the ongoing shortage of nurses dictate that further changes are made in the future. Nursing itself is changing as well, as those who have made nursing their life profession approach retirement age themselves. Those new to health care now face higher career demands than those who went before them. The new generation of nurses will need to be even more adaptable to change and more conversant with technology as it continues to change the face of health care. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Changing a Dangerous Situation
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A 4 page research paper that, first, outlines a problem, failure to examine charts as part of the end-of-shift report, and then discusses how a staff nurse can institute change, referring to change theory and the empirical-rational model for management. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Chapters for Proposed Teen Pregnancy Study
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A 4 page paper that offers suggestions for chapters in a study proposal pertain to a research intervention that is designed to promote smoking cessation in pregnant women. No bibliography is offered with this paper.
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CHD/Rationale for Health Promotion
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US. CHD results in an average of 500,000 deaths per year in the US alone (Link and Tanner, 2001). The following examination of CHD looks at its prevalence and incidence from a demographically perspective; its causation and risk factors; and creates a health promotion rationale for nursing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khchd.rtf

Chemoprevention For Breast Cancer
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5 pages in length. The writer provides a research proposal for the chemopreventive drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene in relations to women with a high risk of breast cancer. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Chemotherapy / Pros & Cons
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A 10 page paper which evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of cancer patients taking chemotherapy as part of their recovery. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Pcchemo.wps

Child & Adolescent Obesity/U.S.
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A 6 page research paper/ argumentative essay that examines the topic of childhood and adolescent obesity in the U.S. The writer examines the parameters of the problem, defines it, discusses epidemiological factors and argues that more research should be conducted in order to discern what interventions work and which do not work in preventing and alleviating this serious public health problem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Childhood Obesity
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A 4 page research paper that examines the problem of childhood obesity from a public health nursing perspective. The writer discusses the severity and health repercussions of the problem and then addresses nursing diagnosis, evaluation and possible intervention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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