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.
Filename: khcva.rtf

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.
Filename: khcsmeno.rtf

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

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.
Filename: kheyedmv.rtf

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.
Filename: khbeycar.rtf

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.
Filename: khcpmep.rtf

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.
Filename: KSnursChgMgt.rtf

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.
Filename: khtrnmon.rtf

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.
Filename: KSnursHlthSys.rtf

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.
Filename: TLCchemo.rtf

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.
Filename: khfatch.rtf

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.
Filename: khchob2.rtf

Childhood Obesity
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A 6 page paper discussing the growing problem of obesity in childhood. Television, electronic games, uncertain dangers in urban settings, parents’ busy schedules and a plethora of other influences all combine to contribute to creating increasing obesity in children. Children are more sedentary than at any other time, and marketers believe there is great value in marketing directly to those efficient influencers of parents. The cost of marketing directly to children now tops $12 billion annually, and increasing numbers of health professionals believe that today’s children face a lifetime of learning to deal with and overcome the physical and psychological influences of childhood. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursChildObes.rtf

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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A 3 page history and examination of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAph.rtf

Chinese art
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A 3 page research paper that looks at Chinese art, focusing on the Han and Tang Dynasties. Through examination of art from specific periods, it is possible to perceive aspects of what everyday life was like in ancient imperial China. This can be discerned directly from the choice of subject matter, but also indirectly in the way that objects and subject matter were treated within an artistic medium. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khchiart.rtf

Choosing Nursing
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A 3 page guide for a nursing student who is asked three questions: what factors influenced your decision to choose nursing? What are your specific plans for the future; and What accommodations have you made in your life to prepare for a nursing program? The writer offers guidelines and suggestions for answering these questions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khchnur.rtf

Chronic Kidney Disease & HP 2010
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A 12 page research paper that both summarizes and critiques the Healthy People 2010 program in regards to Chronic Kidney Disease. The Healthy People 2010 (HP 2010) program is founded upon a set of 10-year evidence based objectives designed to improve the overall health status of Americans. There are two overarching goals for this program, which are to “increase the quality and years of healthy life” for all Americans, but especially in regards to those with chronic illness, and to eliminate health disparities between demographic groups (HP 2010, 2005). This critique of HP 2010 looks specifically at the focus area of chronic kidney disease in regard to the midcourse review that took place in 2005. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khhpckd.rtf

Chronicity & Illness Trajectory
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A 4 page research paper that discusses a web site entitled "An 'Average' Day" which records a first-person account by a woman how has chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), as well as fibromyalgia (FM), which also afflicts her husband. This detailed description of the woman's symptoms and activities shows how the concept of chronicity and illness trajectory can aid a health professional in understanding the phase of this patient's illness and the way it impacts her life. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khcfs.rtf

Chronicity and Nursing
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A 4 page paper defines the concept, examines why it is important to the nursing profession and considers how the concept may impact upon nurses, patients and families. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGchronic.rtf

Circumcision/Pro & Con
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A 6 page research paper that examines the question of whether infants should be circumcised -- looking at arguments both pro and con and opting for a position of pro circumcision, but with the use of analgesics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khsnip.rtf

Classifying the Nurse as a Professional
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This 5 page paper considers Bixler's criteria of a profession, and explains how nursing is meeting this criteria so that nursing can be seen as professional career. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEprofes.rtf

Client Profile
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A 7 page client profile that discusses nursing care for an elderly client with degenerative brain disease and offers a research suggestion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khclp.rtf

Clinical Journal Summary
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A 5 page paper giving an account of the activities resulting in completion of the aggregate survey tool and assessment. The effort began on July 18, 2002, ending on August 1. The purpose of these activities was to identify and assess an aggregate of individuals over the age of 65 who also have heart disease, investing at least sixteen clinical hours in the effort. The paper discusses the activities, then compares aggregate-based assessment to working with individuals and their families. It concludes that the aggregate approach avoids the complexity of individuals as larger "systems," allowing the nurse to focus first on one small component and then apply the findings to the "system" of the individual. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursClJrnlAs.rtf

Clinical Nurse Leaders/Are They Needed?
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A 3 page research/opinion paper in which the writer, first of all, offers background on what the clinical nurse leader is and the specifics of the debate surrounding the creation of this role. Then the writer offers a personal opinion about the role and argues that it is not needed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khcnl.rtf

Clinical Practice; A Reflective Document
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This 7 page paper examines how solution to problems in nursing practice may be found with the use of reflection and shows this in operation with the use of tools such as Gibb’s reflective cycle and other nursing model tools. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEnreflect.rtf

Clinical Supervision of Nurses in the NHS; Professional, Legal and Ethical Perspectives
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This 8 page paper looks at the increasing importance of clinical supervision for nurses in the UK's National Health Service. The approach is being adopted with the aim of performance management and quality improvement. The use of supervision is considers from a professional perspective, the legal perspective and the ethical perspective. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEnursuper.rtf

Clinical Supervision; A Reflection
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This 4 page paper is written as a personal reflection on clinical supervision of a nurse practitioner within the UK NHS service. The aim of the paper is to bring together theory and practice in a reflective manner. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEclinsp.rtf

Closeness and Distance: A Way of Handling Difficult Situations in Daily Care
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article entitled: Closeness and Distance: A Way of Handling Difficult Situations in Daily Care. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHArReAging.rtf

Cocaine Use, Pregnancy and Nursing
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding the importance and role of nurses during pregnancy, especially in at-risk populations, like women who use cocaine during their pregnancy. This paper outlines an introduction and review of literature for a research study on nurses and their role in assisting pregnant women who use drugs. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MHpregn3.wps

Codebook for Social Research and a Research Prospectus for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among African Americans
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a codebook that pertains to the topic of cardiovascular disease and then outlines a prospectus for CVD. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHCVAfAmproposal.rtf

Colby/Deaths of Nancy Cruzan
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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses the issues involved in the case of Nancy Cruzan, as discussed in William Colby’s book Long Goodbye. Cruzan was in a persistent vegetative state when life support was finally withdrawn due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The writer focuses on the ethical issues involved from a nursing standpoint. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcolcru.rtf

Collaboration in a Rehabilitation Setting
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A 16 page paper discussing the value of collaborative nursing in rehab. Culturally competent nurses – whether that competence is gained through ethnic group identification or learned through practical study and experience – can aid in achieving success in the rehab setting. Addiction is such a demanding form of mental illness that practitioners and patients alike need the greatest degree of ease possible. The paper discusses demographic changes occurring in the US and rehab needs specific to African-American and Hispanic populations. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSnursCollabRehab.rtf

Collaborative Effort/Nursing & Social Services
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A 4 page research paper that examines the topic of collaboration between health care professionals and social services, focusing on an 1998 article that reports on such collaborative efforts in Great Britain. Three models for collaboration are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcolef.rtf

Collaborative Practice
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A 4 page research paper that discusses collaborative practices between doctors and nurses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khphnurc.rtf

Collective Bargaining in The Nursing Profession.
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(5pp) The history of the organization of unions has been some of the bloodiest in the United States. We might say that was the beginning of the organizational method of unions. Mediation has come a long way since then, but seem to now exist within a gray middle zone. This discussion will focus on collective bargaining within the nursing profession. Advantages and disadvantages of unionization will be discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBbrgnrn.doc

Collective Bargaining – Nursing
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An 8 page paper. Union representation is not nearly as prevalent in nursing as it is in other fields, in fact, a relatively small percentage of nurses belong to a union. This essay provides a general overview of unions representing nurses, actions taken by the ANA to strengthen their bargaining power, the increased numbers of nurses joining unions and why, and the issue of nurses being categorized as supervisors. Data included. Court decisions outlines. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGnrunn.rtf

Colon Cancer
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A 5 page overview of the risk factors, causes and demographics of the second-most common cancer in the US. Also included is the required educational and training base required for work as a practicing gastroenterologist, the practitioner of the specialty dealing with the treatment of colon cancer, where to find the best medical schools for gastroenterology, and possibilities for reducing risk of developing the disease. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Coloncan.wps

Colostomy Teaching
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An 8 page research paper that officer a teaching outline for instructing pediatric patients concerning colostomy care. Topics include projected goals/outcomes, objectives, content of instruction, instruction methods and method of evaluation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khcolos.rtf

Comfort Care/Ambulatory Surgery
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An 8 page research paper that offers a literature review is for a study, which is for a study that deals with how Kolcaba's theory of holistic comfort can provide a framework that facilitates improving patient care and service within an outpatient ambulatory surgical facility, particularly in regards to peri-anesthesia nursing. This also includes a Table of Evidence chart. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khpacus.rtf

Communication in Community Mental Health Practice
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A 5 page paper discussing the combination of effective communication and the Orem model of nursing to enhance results in community mental health promotion. Awareness of nuances of both verbal and nonverbal communication can be beneficial to groups wrestling with improving mental health services in the community. It has been demonstrated that “public health communication can influence human behavior;” the lessons learned through anti-tobacco campaigns also can be used for positive approaches to promoting mental health at the community level. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSnursComMentHlth.rtf