Hypothetical Interview/Nursing Leader
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A 6 page research paper that offers suggestions to a student on how to intertwine literature on leadership with an interview of a nursing leader. Topics covered include the impact of formal and informal structures of power, leadership styles and the relationship between leadership style and nurse recruitment and retention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khhypint.rtf

Hypovolemia
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of hypovolemia, or hypovolaemia, and the impacts of managment and assessment systems. This paper relates the views in five articles. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHHypovola.rtf

Iatrogenic Infection
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This 14 page paper looks at the issue of iatrogenic infection and how a hospital may undertake an innovation to reduce the occurrence of iatrogenic infection in an intensive care unit. The paper examines the risk presented by iatrogenesis and the way the infection can spread before suggesting an approach to reduce the rate of infection. The paper includes sections on the risk, the need for change, the business plan, the timetable including Gantt chart and implementation. The bibliography cites 30 sources.
Filename: TEhispinfect.rtf

ICU Delirium
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A 5 page research paper that discusses delirium in the context of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Research addressing delirium in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has been ongoing since the 1960s (Hartwick, 2003). However, despite all that has been learned over the past forty years, ICU patients continue to suffer from delirium and it continues to hinder recovery and healing. The complications of ICU delirium are shown by a specific case study reported by Harwick (2003). This case study illustrates how nursing care can directly impact the effects of delirium and it also underscores the importance of nursing education on this topic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khicud.rtf

Ida J. Orlando And Hildegard E. Peplau: Theoretical Application To Eating Disorders
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14 pages in length. Nursing's primary focus is to complement the patient by providing a combination of physical care and the psychological assurance so often needed in such vulnerable situations. Those suffering with eating disorders experience an inordinately level of emotional imbalance that can be attributed to myriad environmental factors, not the least of which includes the detrimental influence of popular culture. In order to reach these individuals where they will not only hear what they are being told but also adhere to it requires an intrinsic connection inherent to both Peplau and Orlando's theories, the fundamental basis of which is cultivating a relationship between nurse and patient to the point where it goes far beyond the conventional - and often perfunctory - pleasantries typically exchanged within the facility atmosphere. A deeper and more genuine interface with the patient will bring about positive results unlike many other theories. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: TLCOrlandoPep.rtf

Identification of Patients in the Operating Room: A Review of Literature
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding the identification of patients in the operating room. This paper considers the problems facing operating room staff in reducing problems related to incorrect identification of patients. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHNurORP.rtf

Image of Nurses & Nursing
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An 8 page research paper that examines the image of nursing. The writer presents the various images that have been associated with nursing and argues that two of these, "angel of mercy" and "careerist" present the most positive perceptions of contemporary nursing, as the writer feels that "angel of mercy" inculcates nursing's tradition of caring, while "careerist" represents professional knowledge and expertise. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khnurim2.rtf

Image of Nursing
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the image of nursing and how this image should change. Examination of the literature on this topic suggests that the key to recruiting and retaining nurses, of both genders, is to reconcile the various images of nursing. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khnurim.rtf

Image of Nursing
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the image of nursing and how this image should change. Examination of the literature on this topic suggests that the key to recruiting and retaining nurses, of both genders, is to reconcile the various images of nursing. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khnurim.rtf

Image of Nursing on TV's ER
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A 3 page television show review that discusses the manner in which the hospital drama ER portrays the profession of nursing. The writer argues that while this show at least tries to show nurses as professionals with skill and knowledge, the huge focus of the producers on physicians gives a distorted view of both professions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kher.rtf

Images Of Nurses And Nursing
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5 pages in length. Considered an extension of a woman's natural ability to nurture and tend to others, the image of nurses and nursing as a profession historically fell into the more traditional female role where the majority of women went unpaid for their services. It was a clear presumption that women's contributions -- no matter how physically or mentally trying -- did not carry anywhere near the same weight as those by their male counterparts. Nursing had long been considered on the outskirts of the medical community in that they were a necessary entity as a means by which the infirmed could recuperate; however, the efforts made by nurses worldwide went virtually unnoticed, while male doctors received all the accolades. As time went on, the nurses role became significantly more integral with regard to duty recognition, yet this acknowledgement was not to preclude the overwhelming psychological stresses that are associated with the industry's image. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCnrsim.wps

Images of Nursing
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A 6 page paper that contains 2 essays on different images of nursing. The first essay concerns how a poem on nursing captures the essence of the contemporary art of nursing, while the second addresses what a picture ways about today's nursing profession. Each essay is 3 pages long. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khimnur.rtf

Immigration Facilitation / Nursing
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A 5 page argument against U.S. government facilitation of immigration in the nursing field based on industry renovations, influx of immigrant nurses, continuing immigration, and the personal and national economic concerns involved. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Imminurs.wps

Immunization Policy and Australian Nursing
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A 12 page research paper that examines issues that deal specifically with Australian immunization policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khausim.rtf

Immunization questions
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A 6 page research paper that describes specific features of the immune system in response to immunization issues. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khimmst.rtf

Imogene King
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The theory of Goal Attainment, presented by Ms. King, focuses on how client goals are attained through the transactions that occur between the client and nurse. The concepts of personal system, social system, perception, communication, interaction, transaction, role, time, space, growth, and development she presents offers validation of the belief of community as client. This 3 page paper explores her thoughts concerning people, how health is defined and the environment of health care provision to assess her reaction to the shift to community based nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Imogenek.wps

Imogene King: Theory Of Goal Attainment
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6 pages in length. An individual's physical and/or emotional recovery is not left to happenstance or the sole responsibility of nurse practitioners; rather, convalescence comes from the proactive efforts of both patient and caregiver, a synergistic interchange that thrives because of equal output. Imogene King fully appreciated the value of patient involvement with regard to healing process and shared this vision through her theory of goal attainment. The extent to which personal goal setting empowers the patient to reach individual milestones of progress is both grand and far-reaching; to remove or withhold this internal power because of political or economic issues only serves to delay the healing process when the patient loses the ability to proactively target specific recovery goals. The impact such a concept as King's has made upon the nursing profession illustrates how the industry as a whole believes patients oftentimes have a greater influence over their journey back to health than anyone else does; additionally, King's perspective was instrumental in facilitating theoretical approaches overall. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCimoking.rtf

Imogene M. King/Theory of Goal Attainment
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A 7 page research paper that offers an overview of Imogene King’s conceptual framework and goal attainment theory. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khimkga.rtf

Impact of a BSN on Nursing Role
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A 4 page research paper/essay that uses tutorial language in order to provide a nursing student with a guide to writing a personal essay that discusses the student’s personal beliefs and values relative to nurses within the context of how the student perceives obtaining a BSN degree will impact the student’s practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbsnimp.rtf

Impact of HIV/AIDS on Nursing
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A 6 page research paper that discusses how the HIV/AIDS epidemic has affected nursing on a global scale, but particularly within the healthcare systems of the developing countries. This literature review examines the affect of HIV/AIDS on the profession of nursing, with an emphasis on nursing in Africa, but also addressing global experiences and concerns. The implications drawn from this research indicate the challenges facing nursing today due to HIV/AIDS. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khimpnu2.rtf

Impact of Income on Elder Depression
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A 16 page research paper that investigates the role that Advanced Practice Nurses can play in mediating the mechanisms of vulnerability associated with the social determinant of low-income and the subsequent effect on depression in elderly population. This paper includes 2.5 pages summation of the report by offering a list of the topic sentences from each paragraph. This section of the report is single-spaced and cover 2.5 pages of the total page count. After a literature review on the topic, the writer discusses the implications of the data in regards to APN practice. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khapnedp.rtf

Impact of Professional Development
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A 4 page research paper that addresses the importance of professional development for nurses. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khimpdev.rtf

Impact of Professional Environment on Nursing Knowledge
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A 6 page research paper that discusses the parameters of what is evolved in a hospital achieving Magnet status, with a focus on how this impacts the integration of theory and research data into clinical nursing practice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khimpknw.rtf

Implementing Care Following Leininger’s Theory
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A 3 page research paper that discusses cultural facts that should be considered in implementing a culturally competent nursing care plan for Orthodox Jewish patients, as well as potential obstacles and challenges to that care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khjewcar.rtf

Implementing the Core Measure
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A 7 page paper discussing implementation of JCAHO’s core measure process for heart failure (HF). The HF-l core measure addresses discharge instructions to HF patients, and the paper provides a plan for implementing that core measure. It addresses creating a system, training staff members to use it and the changes that can be expected. Includes a concept map. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursCoreMeasIm.rtf

Importance & Application of Nursing Theory
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A 3 page research paper that first discusses the usefulness of nursing theories to practice and then looks at this topic further by discussing specific applications to practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khimpn2.rtf

Importance of Correct Insulin Dosage
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A 3 page research paper that discusses hypoglycemia, its dangers and the importance of insulin in avoid this complication for diabetic patients. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khimins.rtf

Importance of Evidence-Based Practice
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses what a nursing student has learned from a course that addresses evidence-based nursing practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khebp.rtf

Importance of Nursing Theory
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses this topic. The writer first offers several definitions of nursing theory and then discusses its importance to nursing professionalism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khimpnur.rtf

Improved Nursing Job Satisfaction/Article Critique
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A 7 page research paper that critiques a quantitative nursing research study article, specifically Allen and Vitale-Nolan (2005), that has significant import for the crisis of the nursing shortage. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khalvnns.rtf

Improving Management at Shannondale
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A 5 page paper discussing Shannondale of Knoxville, a high-quality retirement care facility well respected in the community and enjoying low nursing turnover internally. The purpose here is to assess internal and external conditions; management effectiveness; and make recommendations for improvement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursShanDev.rtf

Improving Pediatric Care in the ED
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A 3 page research paper that discusses using Patricia Benner's novice to expert nursing theory within the context of a hospital Emergency Department (ED), which is one of the most stressful nursing environments and one that is particularly traumatic for children needing emergency care. In response to the need to recruit and retain ED nurses, while providing a high level of nursing care, the ED clinical educator at Poudre Valley Hospital located in Fort Collins, Colorado, devised a six-month orientation program that uses Benner's model as its theoretical framework in order to aid "new graduate nurses" and "promote clinical competency in emergency nursing," while enhancing professional socialization (Truman, 2004, p. 45). The writer discusses this program. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbened.rtf

In Vitro Fertilization
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A 3 page research paper that offers a brief overview of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khivf.rtf

Incapacitated vs. Incompetence: Employees in the Nursing Home Industry
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A 5 page paper that provides a concise view of the issues related to determinations of incapacitated states and incompetence for employees in the nursing home industry. Considers issues like licensing and structural components of existing nursing home facilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Incinc.wps

Income Level, Depression & the Elderly
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A 5 page research paper that offers a brief literature review that summarizes studies that investigate the incidence of depression among elderly populations and how this relates to socio-economic factors, such as income. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khincrev.rtf

Incontinence & Dependency Issues in Elder Care
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A 5 page research paper that addresses issues involving incontinence and dependency associated with elder care. While it is natural that there is a decline in abilities as individuals go through life, many commonly held beliefs about aging are grossly inaccurate and perpetuate unnecessary suffering for elder citizens. These misconceptions concern physical capabilities, but also influence whether or not older people remain active and engaged in life or become overly dependent on others. Research shows that the dependency that elders develop is sometimes out of proportion to their actual physical capabilities. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khindep.rtf

Incontinence In The Elderly
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An 8 page paper that includes an introduction, purpose of study, literature review, theoretical framework and conclusion. Reports of the incidence of urinary incontinence differ greatly, depending on the ages included and the definition of incontinence. What is certain is that at least half the older residents in nursing homes suffer from this condition. The different types of incontinence are described. Different interventions that have significantly decreased the incidence are discussed. Statistical data include the incidence and the annual costs related to this condition. This is a problem that some authors call underdiagnosed and undertreated. There are many interventions that can dramatically decrease incontinence and provide the older adult and the elderly person with greater quality of life. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGincont.rtf

Increasing Nursing Involvement in Pain Management
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A 19 page paper divided into 14.5 pages of text and 4.5 pages of annotated bibliography discussing augmenting the nurse's role in pain management among the elderly within the nursing home setting. Pain among the elderly has been seen more as an unfortunate fact of life in the past, but current approaches to pain management and pain education appear to be beneficial, leading to less dependence on pharmaceuticals and less cost to the elderly as a result. When combined with a higher quality of life, nondrug pain management appears to be worthwhile. The Harvard-style annotated bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSnursPainMgInv.rtf

Individual Differences in Patient Care: From Postoperative Pain Management to Chronic Illness and Injury
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A 6 page review of two nursing articles dealing with patient care. The author of this paper provides an overview of each article, its presentation style, and findings, and identifies similarities in the message being conveyed by both articles. In addition to the direct impacts to health, illness and injury can result in a number of complex problems. The literature is replete with examples of treatment regimes and recovery expectations but always at mind must be individual variation in both physiology, emotion, and manner of dealing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcoping.rtf

Individual Health Promotion: Obesity
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A 5 page paper describing addressing a middle-aged woman’s obesity, including a theoretical base. She leads a busy life and has little time for daily cooking or daily exercise if it has to be added to her already-full schedule. The aim of the health promotion – aside from addressing Mrs. X’s obesity and health risk factors – is to approach it in such a way that it is not yet another chore imposing itself on Mrs. X’s or her family’s schedule. It must be time efficient in order to work in Mrs. X’s life and to have any chance of becoming a point of permanent change in habits. The promotion addresses diet, exercise and promoting healthy habits. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursHlthProFat.rtf

Indoor Air Quality in Hospitals
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A 30 page paper that provides a comprehensive overview of the problem of addressing indoor air quality in hospital settings to prevent the spread of infection. This paper considers the scope of the problem, reflects upon the most commonly applied solutions to the problem, and considers their effectiveness in hospital settings. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Hospair.wps

Infant Pain
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a study of infant pain and the first two chapters, including an introduction and review of literature, for this research study. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
Filename: MHNeoPIP.rtf

Infection Control 1850 - 1950
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This 5 page paper considers the developments in infection control over this pivotal period. Starting with the international development in microbiology, including the contributions of people such as Agostino Bassi de Lodi, Ignaz Semmelweiss, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister and Robert Koch. The paper then goes on to consider how the United Kingdom dealt with public health issues in regards to infection control as a result of these discoveries. The paper includes the work of Dr John Simon and the relevant acts of Parliament through to the appointment of the first infection control nurse in 1959. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEinfcon.wps

Infection Control by Nurses
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5 pages. As a nurse it is imperative that all manner of infection control be utilized in order to not spread germs from one patient to another. This paper will focus mainly on the effect of handwashing in keeping infection from spreading. The principles of asepsis is also discussed.
Filename: JGAhandw.rtf

Infection Control within the Roy Model
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A 9 page paper discussing a case of Streptococcus a infection in an elderly woman following myocardial infarction and bypass surgery, in terms of Roy’s adaptation model. The Roy model imposes a responsibility on the part of the nurse(s) involved to adapt to changing conditions so that they can provide higher quality nursing care. The nurses of the medical/surgical floor are obliged to adapt to changing conditions and then to take steps to address conditions as they exist at any given time. The Roy model dictates that conditions will change; nurses are obliged to change with them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursRoyStrep.rtf