Infection Control; Non Dedicated Equipment, Especially the Risks and Use of Scissors
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In the hospital environment infection control is very important. This 17 page paper looks at an aspect of infections control that is often overlooked; the use and treatment of non dedicated equipment, such as scissors and stethoscopes. The paper looks at how and why this type of equipment can pose a cross infection risk and needs to be subject to policy and procedures to prevent the spread of infection. Looking at research and practice the paper uses scissors as the example and demonstrates the risk and the way in which that risk is and has been controlled. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEscissor.rtf

Infection Sentinel Event Outcomes
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A 9 page paper discussing organizational-level efforts to reduce the incident of postoperative infection. The paper discusses building a culture of safety; benchmarking; sentinel events; quality and progress indicators; and the implications of extended hospital stays resulting from infection. The recommendation is that the facility adopt the Patient Safety Indicators software offered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and take steps to build a greater culture of safety within the organization. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Infectious Mononucleosis
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A 7 page research paper that includes a 1 page abstract and offers an overview of infectious mononucleosis (IM). Topics covered include the history of IM and the association with EBV; characteristic symptoms of IM and how it is diagnosed; incubation; and recovery and treatment. This overview concludes with a brief look at several recent research studies addressing IM and the recommendation of researchers for future research on this topic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khim.rtf

Infertility
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An 8 page research paper that offers a review of literature on how infertile couples with a diagnosis of infertility and the psychological ramifications involved. The writer also refers to the Calgary Family Assessment Model in discussing this topic. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khcfam.rtf

Influenza And The Elderly
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8 pages in length. Any compromise of good health becomes a significant concern to the elderly, inasmuch as their advanced age, housing arrangements and limited income often preclude appropriate treatment and speedy recovery. Older Canadians have much more difficulty warding off contagious illnesses like influenza and must pay particular attention to even the smallest changes in their overall sense of well being. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCinflu.rtf

Informing Patients of Terminal Condition
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An 8 page paper discussing the case of a woman newly diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia, who has not been informed of the severity of her condition. The woman’s grown daughters as well as her physician believe it to be in the woman’s best interests to withhold the news from her. Her primary nurse disagrees, and the head nurse is sympathetic to the nurse’s position on the matter. The head nurse instructs the primary nurse to be certain to follow doctor’s orders, however. At issue is how the primary nurse deals with a situation with which she heartily disagrees. The paper examines the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls as well as available alternatives to arrive at a favored alternative for the nurse to choose. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthDie.rtf

Informing Patients of Terminal Condition, II
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An 8 page paper discussing the case of a woman newly diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia, who has not been informed of the severity of her condition. The woman’s grown daughters as well as her physician believe it to be in the woman’s best interests to withhold the news from her. Her primary nurse disagrees, and the head nurse is sympathetic to the nurse’s position on the matter. The head nurse instructs the primary nurse to be certain to follow doctor’s orders, however. At issue is how the primary nurse deals with a situation with which she heartily disagrees. The paper examines a variety of moral principles as well as available alternatives to arrive at a favored alternative for the nurse to choose. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthDie2.rtf

Inpatient Satisfaction
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This 3 page paper is a literature review of factors influencing that satisfaction of inpatients, which include the expectation gap, interactions with medical staff, the proliferation of information and demographic influences. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEimpatient.rtf

Integrated Clinical Pathways in Nursing
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This 10 page report discusses what an “integrated clinical pathway” is and the purposes associated with it Simply enough, a clinical pathway is precisely what the name suggests . . . a path to follow. It serves as a multi-disciplinary guideline in relationship to the treatment, prognosis, and outcomes a nursing team might expect to see regarding a particular patient’s care. The concept may be applied in a wide variety of settings for numerous treatments and medical protocols. In general, a well-designed integrated clinical pathways clearly allows for the care team and the patient to be, literally, all on the same page. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWpathwy.rtf

Integrating Nursing Theory into Practice
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A 20 page paper discussing reflections of a nurse working in bone marrow transplant. The paper discusses the qualities that are unique to this department and to the patients within it, and relates several nursing theories to the area. Those of Neuman, King and Rogers are seen as being most applicable and useful here. The nurse as compassionate educator holds a position that can be a source of encouragement for these patients dealing with sudden, unexpected and unwanted surprises in their lives. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSnursTheoPrac.rtf

Integrating Orem’s Self Care and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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A 4 page paper integrating the concepts of Orem’s self care model and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Astute health care providers encourage patients in both acute and long term care to do as much for themselves as they can, operating within their limits while also responsibly stretching them at the same time. This concept can be related to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which classifies human needs in a range of five classifications beginning with basic physiological needs and ending with self-actualization. The purpose here is to meld Orem’s Self-Care Model and Maslow’s hierarchy in a way that can more greatly inform nursing practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursOrMas.rtf

Intensive Care Nursing
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A 3 page paper discussing why nurses would choose to work in intensive care. The president of the AACN characterizes intensive care nurses as high achievers who continually seek to improve care and conditions. Though many patients are unconscious and offer no direct interaction with intensive care nurses, patients’ families are “patients” themselves, who view intensive care nurses as invaluable sources of information and insight. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursIC.rtf

Interdisciplinary Teams In Health Care :
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A 9 page paper. Interdisciplinary health care teams have been around in one form or another since at least the early 20th century but they have become more popular and more formalized in recent years. This essay defines an interdisciplinary team and discusses the benefits of this model for the patient as well as for health care professionals. Two examples of the outcomes of such a team are provided. The composition of the team is discussed, including comments on Drinka's systems model. The writer comments on the roles of team members as well as the role of nurse manager in the success of the team. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGinrds.rtf

Interpersonal Skills In Health Care
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10 pages in length. Effective interpersonal skills are essential components in today's health care industry, with particular emphasis upon the ophthalmology field. Without proficient communication, there can be little if any cohesion among nurses, management and patients. In order to establish this basis of communication within the workplace, supervisors have to abandon their governing egos in exchange for an atmosphere of openness, encouragement and teamwork. For the most part, the concept of effective communication -- when implemented correctly -- can be the difference between a productive healthcare organization and one that cares little about its nursing workforce. It is important for the student to realize that when communication is at its full potential, it can make the workplace a model of teamwork. However, if the arrangement is pushed upon people without competent leadership at the helm, communication can do more harm than good. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCintps.wps

Interpretations of Illness & Health
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A 5 page research paper that review 5 stories of illness and healing. Insight into processes associated with both illness and healing do not necessarily have to come from medical texts or research on nursing. Literature abounds with works that provide perspective and understanding about how illness, even fatal illness, can promote psychic healing and the most healing elements are not always the ones that are the most obvious. The following examination of definitions of illness and healing looks at the lessons that can be learned from works of literature, each focusing on a different aspect of illness, death and learning to live. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh5ill.rtf

Intervention in Pre and Post Natal Care
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This 16 page paper considers the way that intervention nursing in the community may be used to reduce the infant mortality rate and increase birth weights of new born babies in African American families. The paper considers the background and explains how home visits need to be instigated so that they do add value to the medical processes and increase the medical provision in tangible terms. The bibliography cites 25 sources.
Filename: TEintbrt.wps

Interventions in Cancer
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A 12 page review of two articles detailing research into community education and cognitive behavioral intervention in preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPcncrEx.rtf

Interventions in Child Abuse: Considerations for the Community health Care Nurse
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A 5 page overview of the phenomena of child abuse and the considerations this abuse presents in the community health care environment. The author of this paper contends that while some may question the appropriateness of nursing intervention in anything but the medical aspects of this phenomena, it quickly becomes apparent that nursing intervention has out of necessity evolved to not only provide medical treatment for the abused but to a position of working with law enforcement personnel to identify the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPnrsAbs.rtf

Interview on Death and Dying
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A 5 page paper reflecting concepts conveyed in an interview with a retired Director of Nursing Services at a long-term care facility for the elderly. The woman's unique perspective on the process of dying and the interaction between elderly and their community base during this process is a significant theme. The writer presents information from the interview that enhances an understanding of the process of death within communities and the roles nurses must play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Deatdyin.wps

Interview Summary
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A 6 page paper discussing a meeting with nursing home management to discuss the development of an in-service educational program addressing the use of physical and chemical restraints. The facility received two state-level citations and seeks to heighten staff's awareness of both restraint use and state laws, but its primary purpose is to pursue continuous improvement in patient care. The meeting between a Master's student and the nursing home administrator, director of nursing and director of staff development results in plans for the student to develop and present a two-hour staff development program addressing the use of physical and chemical restraints. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSnursEduIntSum.rtf

Interview with an Elderly Woman (Assessment in Nursing)
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This 3 page paper examines the plight of an elderly woman. A nursing assessment is done via interview. Erikson's stages are discussed and Gordon's functional health patterns are included in the analysis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA540old.rtf

Interview with An Executive Leader
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A 5 page hypothetical interview with an effective nursing leader that addresses topics in leadership and also what such a human services leader involved in healthcare might posit as issues for the future. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khexhypo.rtf

Interview With Nurse CEO
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A 7 page paper that begins with a summary of this hypothetical interview with a nurse who is the CEO of a health network. The essay responds to certain questions asked and provides elaboration from the literature. Questions focus on leadership issues, such as definition, trends, qualities, philosophy, learning experiences, mentors and more. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGnriv9.rtf

Interview With Someone in a Nursing Leadership Management Position
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In 5 pages the author gives a mock interview with someone in a nursing leadership/management position. The areas covered are 1) Authority and administrative responsibilities. 2) Leadership theory as presented from a couple of sources. 3) Political context of work challenges. 4) The economic context. 5) Additional information. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Leadnurs.wps

Interview/Diabetic Nurse Educator
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A 4 page research paper that describes an interview conducted with an MSN-prepared nursing educator. The writer discusses this nurse educator's beliefs regarding how theory is used in her practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khdne.rtf

Interviewing an Older Person
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A 10 page research paper that offers a fictitious interview, which is designed to offer a student researching this topic a guide for writing his/her own interview with an elderly person. The effect of aging on bodily systems are also discussed and the interview is written with the assumption that the elderly person lives in Australia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khintop.rtf

Intimate Care
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This 5 page paper considers the role of professional barriers and confidential in intimate care. The writer considers the ethical, moral and also legal perspective. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEintmcr.rtf

IOM Ecological Model/Bioterrorism
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the threat of bioterrorism from the viewpoint of the IOM ecological model and how this applies to nursing. One page of this paper is an outline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khiombio.rtf

Is Cultural Anthropology a Science?: An Address of the Interrelationship of the Qualitative verses the Quantitative Approach
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A 5 page paper addressing the question of the nature of cultural anthropology. The author utilizes the case study presented in Anne Fadiman's ethnography "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" to illustrate the differences in approach typically entailed by mainstream medicine and tradition. The emphasis that cultural anthropology, and indeed medicine, must be both inductive and deductive, both quantitative and qualitative, is presented. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPanthSc.rtf

Is Team Nursing Right for Your Floor?
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A 12 page research paper that examines this question in regards to the competing paradigms of team nursing versus primary care nursing. The writer offers a critical study of literature on this topic, which evaluates the pros and cons of each perspective in regards to the question of whether or not team nursing is the right course to take for a specific work environment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khtnorpn.rtf

Isolation of the Elderly
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A 6 page opinion, backed by research, that shows how the elderly are isolated. Some of these reasons are related to health and depression, others are related to societal views and self-isolation. The writer argues that because of these combined reasons, the elderly are isolated. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Cneldiso.wps

Issues Concerning Premature Birth
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10 pages in length. The effects of preterm births are investigated in this research paper. Included are the health and medical problems, cognitive and intellectual effects, motor deficits, behavior and social problems, and school achievement. Also discussed are programs to enhance prenatal care which will decrease the numbers of preterm births. Bibliography lists more than a dozen sources..
Filename: Preterm.wps

Issues in Nurse Mentoring; Communication and Facilitating Learning
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This 10 page paper is written in two parts. The first part considers how mentors can understand and communicate more efficiently with the charges by understanding their level of development and the type of communication they need. The second part of the paper examines the way learning can be facilitated by looking at different learning styles and how the learning process may be managed to ensure all learners benefit. The bibliography cites 18 sources.
Filename: TENmentor.rtf

IT Upgrade at HHH
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A 5 page paper describing the work process at a home health agency and how increased use of information technology could improve work processes, patient care and responsiveness of the company to both patients and their doctors. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSitUseHHH.rtf

IV Infiltration and the Implications for Nursing Practice
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This 5 page paper considers the probelm of IV infiltration from a nursing perspective and focuses on the application of preventative measures to inform nursing practice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHIVinfil.wps

Jamaican Culture & Health Beliefs
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A 5 page research paper that discusses Jamaican culture and health beliefs.
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Japanese Culture & Nursing
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An 8 page research paper that discusses Japanese culture from the perspective of how cultural beliefs and norms impact nursing. The writer discusses, briefly, Japanese history, heath beliefs, societal orientation, non-verbal communication, and religion. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khjaculn.rtf

Jean Orlando’s Theory of Deliberative Nursing: Modern Applications
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A 5 page overview of the theory of deliberative nursing, a theory first formulated in the late 1950s but with applications into present day nursing. This paper discusses the applicability of Orlando’s theory to modern nursing using the example of medical intervention in cases of domestic violence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPnrsDlb.rtf

Jean Watson's Theory of Caring in Nursing
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This 10 page paper uses only primary sources to explore the author's views on caring and how it is important to the nursing profession. The concepts as relayed by Watson are applied to a case study provided by a student. The case study is thoroughly evaluated but there is much attention paid to the intricacies of the author's theories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA244JW.rtf

Jean Watson's Theory Of Human Caring
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses historical perspective and philosophy as they relate to Jean Watson's nursing theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Jean Watson's Theory Of Human Caring
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A 9 page paper. Watson's theory is explained, including comments on the individuals who influenced her thinking. The category into which this theory belongs is identified and explained. A basic overview of the theory is presented, along with its evolution and the changes from carative factors to clinical caritas processes. A comprehensive overview of Watson's theory is presented. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGwtsnr.RTF

Jean Watson's Theory Of Human Caring & Personal Reflection
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A 14 page paper. This essay is an expansion of PGwtsnr.RTF. The last pages of this essay reports a case study, demonstrating which of Watson's clinical caritas processes are applied during the interaction between nurse and patient. It also includes the writer's reflection on the processes and what the nurse must do to continue to follow Watson's model. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGwtsapl.RTF

Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
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A 10 page paper discussing Watson’s theory of human care. The paper includes some biographical information on Watson and application to a clinical setting. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursWatson2.rtf

Jean Watson, Nursing Theorist
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A 4 page research paper that discusses the career and philosophy of nursing theorist Jean Watson. The writer briefly discusses Dr. Watson's biography but then concentrates on discussing her Theory of Human Caring and its implications to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khjwatnt.rtf

Jean Watson: Implementing Nursing Theory
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8 pages in length. One might not think that there would need to be a theory of caring in nursing, inasmuch as the entire foundation of the nursing profession is built upon nurturing. However, Jean Watson, PHD, RN, FAAN took this concept to an even deeper level when she established an environment where biomedical and human sciences in a unitary-transformative context avail the union of all caring-healing practices. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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