Admissions Essay, Doctoral Program, Family Nurse Practitioner
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A 7 page example admissions essay for a Family Nurse Practitioner discussing plans for a doctoral program. The writer specifically addresses suggestions for the student in regards to stating goals, providing an example of problem solving and plans for a final synthesis research project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfnpdoc.rtf

Adopting a Professional Practice Model in the ER
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A 5 page paper discussing the benefits of the professional practice model and suggesting implementation in the ER. The development of professional practice models is a rather recent innovation growing from a variety of needs and goals. One of these goals lies in achieving higher standards of practice in nursing; another is gaining more improved patient outcomes. Another relates to the still-evolving nature of health care in general. The cost of health care delivery has been problematic for years; cost-related crisis levels have arrived at largely the same time that technology advances rapidly to give even greater choices in determining plans of care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursProfPracER.rtf

Adult Children Caring for Elderly Parents
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In 5 pages, the author discusses adult children caring for their elderly parents. The caring for elderly by their adult children is not a new concept, but it is one that is increasing as the number of elderly people increase. There are many reasons to care for the elderly. There are many problems associated with elder care. Adult children find that their roles are reversed and this is uncomfortable for them. Parents spend more time caring for their parents than they do their children. Elderly abuse is one of the possible and tragic consequences of elder care. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PCpcare.doc

Advanced Directives: History, Recommendations, and Legal and Ethical
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Considerations An 11 page overview of advanced directives in the medical arena. The author reviews the history of advanced directives utilizing such historic cases as the Karen Ann Quinlan case and the recent high profile case of Terri Schiavo to emphasize their importance. The provisions of the 1991 Patient Self Determination Act are explored and recommendations made regarding their implementation on both a personal and organizational level. Statistics are provided regarding the popularity of such directives. A copy of a generic durable power of attorney form is included as supplementary material. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPmedAdD.rtf

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
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This 6 page paper defines and describes the advanced nurse practitioner (APN), including many of the responsibilities they assume. The writer also offers a description of many of the courses required to satisfy the requirements for this certification. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGAPN.wps

Advanced Nursing Practice and Family Theory: Lessons From the Movie “Thirteen”
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A 3 page paper addressing the importance of family in individual health. The author discusses family theory within the background of a plot scenario from the film “Thirteen” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnrsfmlytheory.rtf

Advanced Nursing Practice for Grieving Parents: A Family Practice Model
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of a family practice model to address the process that grieving parents go through. This paper specifically considers the role of advance practice nurses for this process. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHAdvFaP.rtf

Advanced Nursing Practice Issue: Alternative Therapies
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6 pages in length. The fundamental basis of the ANP role is to establish a tangible connection between patient and nurse, while at the same time providing an atmosphere of safety and service combined. Applying this conceptual framework to the issue of alternative therapies, one finds that the ANP is responsible for both educating about and implementing holistic treatments within an ever-changing medical community. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLC_ANP.wps

Advanced Nursing Program: Assessment and Recommendations
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An 8 page paper assessing the value of an online graduate nursing program. The paper's contents consist of slide content and speaker notes and addresses the topics of consultation, leadership, research, collaboration, and scholarship. A separate 12-slide PowerPoint presentation is available. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursEduProg.rtf

Advanced Practice Nurse And Informatics
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A 7 page paper that first reports the setting-an individual has applied for an APN position in the described physician's office. The first section describes the writer's vision of the most effective use of communication and information technologies in this office. The vision includes scanning all documents into a patient's file, networking all PCs and many other things. The next section recommends the kinds of programs to consider ending with the benefits of using these kinds of systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGapninro.RTF

Advanced Practice Nursing
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A 10 page paper discussing the continuing evolution of advanced practice nursing and the resistance it receives from physician groups. Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses have filled significant roles in US health care for years. They have legal rights and the technical expertise to take on much of the burden of providing direct health care services, generally under the supervision of an MD. This advanced practice niche is a hybrid position arising from increasing pressures on the still-evolving health care American health care system; it is a position respected in the profession and welcomed by patients. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPrac.rtf

Advanced Practice Nursing in the U.S. Air Force
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An 18 page paper discussing federal and state laws regarding advanced nursing practice. At present, licensing is a state function, and requirements as well as privileges can widely vary between states. As a national organization, the USAF and other military services may literally be caught in the middle between states’ and federal regulation. The purpose here is to determine whether the USAF advanced nurse practitioners are “functioning beyond their scope of practice as independent licensed practitioners.” Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPracUSAF.rtf

Advanced Practice Nursing/Legal Requirements in Tennessee
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A 6 page research paper that, first of all, defines accreditation, licensure and certification and then discusses advanced nursing practice in the State of Tennessee by looking first at Tennessee state law and then at the online sites for nursing certification offered by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khapnten.rtf

Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse Practitioners
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A 6 page paper discussing the role of the nurse practitioner, requirements for the certification and some of the problems that NPs face. Though the American Medical Association complains about their expanding roles in health care, many MDs prefer hiring NPs because of their advanced training and knowledge. The role of the NP is seen as expanding in the future. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPrNP.rtf

Advanced Practice Nursing: the Parish Nurse
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A 15 page paper discussing the emergence of advanced-practice nursing in parish nursing. The parish nurse cannot provide services that substitute for hospital treatment or costly laboratory testing procedures, but s/he certainly can provide routine screening measures, educate patients on a variety of health-related topics and advise patients on when they do need to visit a doctor. Unlike nurses in non-parish settings, the parish nurse also is able to highlight issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symptoms as health care providers in most other venues are confined to providing. The advanced practice nurse involved in parish nursing has the opportunity to provide service and caring at the highest points of their potential. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPracPar.rtf

Advantages and Disadvantages of Community Nursing
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A 5 page paper discussing the pros and cons of community nursing. The community nurse can be the liaison between policy and practice, and serve as the point at which goals become reality. There are few disadvantages, and those that exist are far outweighed by the advantages that community nursing can bring to any community. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursCommun.rtf

Advantages and Disadvantages of in Hospital and in Home Treatment for Acute Conditions
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This 3 page paper compares the treatment of acute patients in the hospital environment and the home environment. Included in the paper are issues such as quality of care, patient preference, cost, effectiveness of treatment as well as issues such as the delivery method and legal duties. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEinhosp.rtf

Advantages of Breastfeeding
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A 5 page research paper that looks at the issue that all new parents have to face—should the baby be breastfed or bottle fed. The writer argues strongly in favor of breastfeeding as being superior to formula and better for both mother and child. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 99brorbt.rtf

Advocacy and Empowerment: Dichotomous or Synchronous Concepts
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Adeline Falk's article Advocacy and Empowerment: Dichotomous or Synchronous Concepts. This article relates the fact that advocacy as a concept in nursing can reflect diverse views on the role of the nurse, and relates this to the role of the nurse in empowering others towards wellness. This paper outlines the central premises of Falk's article and underscores their importance for the nursing profession. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHnurAdv.rtf

Affordable Healthcare in Australia
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A 7 page research paper that examines affordable healthcare in Australia specifically in terms of community health nursing: the role of the community health nurse and the relationship of this nursing specialty to the social model of health. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khchnaus.rtf

African Americans and Hypertension
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the reasons for the high incidence of hypertension among blacks. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khaahyp.rtf

Agency & Traveling RNs
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A 6 page research paper that addresses the issues and ramifications of using agency and travel nurses in order to address nursing staff shortages. This examination of literature looks specifically at the use of agency and travel nurses, the benefits and drawbacks of this solution to nursing staff shortages, in order to formulate policy suggestions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khtrarns.rtf

Aggregate Assessment Tool
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A 4 page paper providing an aggregate assessment tool and rationale for the items contained within it. The aggregate of study consists of those over the age of 65 with cardiac disease living in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn. The theoretical base on which the tool rests is Orem’s self-care model. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursAggAsTool.rtf

Aggregate Introduction and Diagnoses
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A 5 page paper introducing an aggregate for an upcoming health promotion effort and stating three nursing diagnoses that will be addressed in the health promotion. The aggregate consists of those over 65 with heart disease; diagnoses include proper use of medication; importance of medication; and symptoms of stroke or heart attack. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursAgIntDiag.rtf

Aggregate Program Proposal: Management Plan and Evaluation
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A 26 page paper outlining a community health program plan that will target those over 65 with heart disease, who live in the vicinity of Erie County, Pennsylvania. The paper discusses the original needs assessment survey indicating the need for the program, funding, theoretical rationale, nursing diagnoses and other points. It provides a timeline of activities that need to take place to implement the program, and encourages the use of additional surveys to evaluate the plan. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursAggProp.rtf

Aging and Health Care
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A 6 page discussion of the health care system as it addresses the elderly patient. The number of elderly patients in our population is increasing at a phenomenal rate. Our health care system, however, does not always address the needs of those patients in the most exemplary manner. The relationship between aging, quality of health care, and even health care utilization is integrally tied to a number of societal factors. These factors include cultural differences, our perceptions regarding the elderly, and even politics and the economy. Utilizes information gleaned in an interview with an elderly patient to reiterate these concerns. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPmedAge.rtf

Aging in America / Sociological & Psychological Aspects
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A 5 page paper discussing several aspects of the aging process, especially as it applies to Americans. Demographics, trends, and projections for the future are briefly outlined. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Amerage.rtf

Aging Nursing Population/Healthcare
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A 7 page research paper that examines this issue. A predominant demographic trend in the U.S. is toward a progressively older population, as Americans live longer lives. Connie Barden, president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), points out that nurses are getting older along with the rest of the country (An interview, 2003). The aging nursing population has a tremendous impact on the current nursing shortage, as more and more nurses near retirement age. Furthermore, it is logical to presume that older nurses may find the stress caused by understaffing to be more problematic. This examination of this topic addresses literature and what it reveals about the extent of the problem, as well as proposed solutions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kholdnur.rtf

Aging with MS/Article Analysis
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An 8 page article analysis of a study that address the needs and concerns of MS patients as they age. The writer takes each section of the article, summarizes it and offers evaluation. Additionally a brief section of the paper discusses qualitative research in general. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khmsage.rtf

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.
Filename: PPnrsEcn.rtf

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.
Filename: TEalcohol1.rtf

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.
Filename: Altnurs.wps

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.
Filename: RAalzfam.rtf

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.
Filename: khgait.rtf

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.
Filename: MHALSSym.rtf

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.
Filename: PPasthm5.rtf

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.
Filename: MHNuret3.rtf

An Ethical Issue: Futility and Treatment
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses issues associated with having to continue the administration of futile treatment. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khethfut.rtf

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.
Filename: khanace.rtf

ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
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A 3 page essay that describes the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and then addresses the topics of recommendations for areas of weakness and feasibility of enforcement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khanacd4.rtf

Analysis of “A Study of Practicing Nurses Perceptions and Experiences of Intimacy within the Nurse-Patient Relationship”
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This 10 page report discusses research conducted regarding the nursing perspective of patient-nurse intimacy. The research is considered within specific guidelines relating to how qualitative research is best analyzed. By following such a process, an individual nurse has a greater opportunity to review for her/himself information presented in research journals and publications. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWintnrs.rtf

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.
Filename: GSMiracl.rtf

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.
Filename: KSnursResAnaly.rtf

Analysis of Madeleine Leininger’s Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory
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A 4 page paper discussing Leininger’s theory within Fawcett’s framework for theory analysis. The theory based nursing actions are compatible with the expectations of nursing practice. Indeed, Leininger’s theory both provides that benefit and enhances outcomes in those cases where Leininger’s theory has been instrumental in a patient’s care plan. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursLeininAnaly.rtf

Analysis of Method in "Analyzing Hospital Readmissions Analyzing Hospital Readmissions Using Statewide Discharge Databases"
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A 6 page paper reviewing a nursing research article. The study sought to determine quality of care on the basis of hospital readmissions rather than on the more common mortality. Includes a concept map of the components of the study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursArtRevMeth.rtf