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Papers On Nursing : Birth Through Death
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Aging, Health, and Health Service Utilization: A Political and Economic Perspective
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A 6 page review of the relationship which exists between meeting health care needs, politics, technology, and increasing life spans. Health care systems around the world operate on the basis of an intricate balance between economy, politics, and medical need. In the midst of this balance we find dramatic advancements in technology and pharmacology which, while tremendously valuable from a health care perspective, put more and more drain on troubled economies. We consequently turn to our politicians to work out the conflicts which erupt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Aging, Health, and Health Service Utilization: A Political and Economic Perspective
Alcohol and Health
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This 22 page paper looks at the problem of alcohol and how this may be seen from the perspective of the GP nurse when designing a programme to help reduce the problems caused by alcohol abuse. The paper starts by looking at models of health and the definition of public health, then considers health needs such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Bradshaw’s Taxonomy of Needs. The paper then considers the issues of alcohol abuse, the role of the GP nurse and some potential models for developing improvement programs. The bibliography cites 23 sources.
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Paper Title: Alcohol and Health
Altruism and Nursing
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A 7 page paper discussing the need for altruism in the nursing profession. Five separate examples of altruism are compared and contrasted. These five forms of altruism are parental, social, professional, individual, and pseudo. One specific nursing article is detailed and discussed as well. The most important thing to remember about nursing is that it is a profession founded on the notion of helping people, sometimes even at a cost to the nurse themselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Altruism and Nursing
Alzheimer’s: The Effects on Family Members and Caregivers
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A 10 page paper
which examines Alzheimer’s disease and discusses how family members and caregivers
are effected. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Paper Title: Alzheimer’s: The Effects on Family Members and Caregivers
Ambulation
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A 10 page research paper that, first of all, offering analyses of normal gaits and dysfunctional gaits and then describes the use and application of the Emory Functional Ambulation Profile, which can be used by nurse and physical therapists to measure gait progress. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Ambulation
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the health condition called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurological disease that is degenerative and no cure for this disease has been found. This paper outlines nursing protocols for dealing with this disease. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Paper Title: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
An Argument for Aggressive Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma
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A 6 page overview of asthma and the individual and societal problems that it presents.
The author argues that we must be more aggressive in our diagnosis and treatment of this potentially debilitating disease. Many of these steps we
can take to do so must occur during an individual's infancy. Others must occur as the individual matures and becomes a functioning component of
society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: An Argument for Aggressive Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma
An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing: A Case Study
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an ethical dilemma in nursing and demonstrates this problem through a case study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing: A Case Study
ANA Code of Ethics
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. The writer also comments on its content and implications. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: ANA Code of Ethics
Analysis of "Miracle of Life" Video:
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This 3 page paper examines the main ideas of the "Miracle of Life" video. Furthermore, this paper analyzes the benefits of this video and how the information presented can be used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Analysis of "Miracle of Life" Video:
Analysis of a Quantitative Research Report
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A 10 page paper analyzing a quasiexperimental quantitative study of the effects of therapeutic massage on patient outcomes in patients hospitalized with cancer. The paper addresses validity, scientific rigor, sampling, ethics and other research concerns. The researchers have provided a study that is reliable and valuable, even though it is not large enough to be statistically significant. The results indicate that increased workloads for nurses that preclude the ability to provide therapeutic massage may create false economy when weighed against patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Analysis of a Quantitative Research Report