Job Satisfaction in Nursing
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An 8 page paper addressing the problem of stress and job satisfaction in the nursing profession. The paper includes a literature review and a proposed intervention that ultimately is taken over by the nurses themselves. A facilitator initiates the intervention and conducts a two-hour training overview, but then the nurses themselves meet later to discuss those issues important to them at the time. Underlying theory is that of the Neuman Systems Model, except in this case it is the nurse being focused on, rather than the patient. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursJobSat.rtf

Job Stress, Job Performance and Social Support Among Hospital Nurses
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article entitled: Job Stress, Job Performance and Social Support Among Hospital Nurses. This article review provides a comprehensive look at this research article. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MHPsyA99.rtf

Journal Article # 1 / 'Heparin & Haematoma / Does Ice Make A Difference?'
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3 pages in length. The writer reviews a journal article [from the Journal Of Advanced Nursing] containing a quantitative investigation into the physical characteristics of a specific and accepted procedure. Full citation for the article is included.
Filename: Review10.wps

Journal Article # 2 / 'Assessing Sensory Blockade With Alcohol & Pinprick After Subarachnoid Block'
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3 pages. The writer discusses an article from a Nursing Journal which investigaties patient response to a specific procedure common in preparation for prostate surgery among older men. Full citation for the article is included.
Filename: Review11.wps

Journal Article Review in Nursing (Following Doctors' Orders)
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This 7 page article review provides an analysis and critique of the article entitled "Problematic telephone orders: Empowering nurses through action research" by A. Retsas. The article is centered on the problem of nurses taking medication orders via the telephone, something prohibited by Australian law unless there is an emergency. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA140nur.rtf

Joyce Travelbee/Human to Human Relationship Model
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A 14 page research paper that examines Travelbee's nursing model in regards to aiding nursing interventions with African Americans with hypertension. Overview of Travelbee's model is included. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: khjtaa.rtf

Kangaroo Care
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the kangaroo care method and outlines the way in which this method is viewed in the current literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHKangaC.rtf

Kangaroo Care and Nursing
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A 10 page paper which defines this care method, discusses the rationale for using it, and explores outcomes and future implications for the practice and the field of nursing. Specifically considered are how kangaroo care has been used, in which situations it has been most beneficial, evaluates pros and cons, how method is related to nursing, how nurses might implement this program, and suggestions for improvement, changes, or cautions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGkangcare.rtf

Keeping the "Big Picture"
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A 6 page research paper that examines the processes involved in clinical decision making under emergency situations. Focusing primarily on a 1996 study, the writer explores how nursing decisions in emergency situations have a tremendous impact on patient outcomes, and how these nurses focus on keeping the "big picture" in regards to seeing all details pertaining to diagnosis and practice. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbigpic.rtf

Key Developments in Nursing Research
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A 5 page research paper that explores key developments in the history of nursing research, beginning with Nightingale and continuing to the present. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khnurrh.rtf

Key Developments/Nursing Research
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A 5 page research paper that examines several key developments in nursing research. This examination looks at some recent developments that demonstrate how nursing researchers are continuously expanding the boundaries of the profession before looking backward to a few of the key developments that brought nursing to where it is today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khkeynur.rtf

King’s Model of Nursing
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An 8 page paper discussing King’s conceptual framework of goal attainment. This model is one in which duties, responsibilities and attitudes can change with current or future needs without destroying the integrity of any component and without disrupting the effective function of the larger system. It is one that can accommodate technological advances, yet allow individuals to grow in personal and interpersonal relationships, supporting both personnel and patient needs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursKing3.rtf

Knee Replacement Surgery
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Discusses what occurs with knee replacement surgery and the nursing role. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khtka.rtf

Knowledge and Nursing: How We Know What We Know
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A 12 page paper assessing how we know what we know, beginning with a discussion of knowledge as seen by Plato and Descartes. There are four types of knowledge that the nurse uses: empirical, ethical, aesthetic and personal. From this base, the paper discusses the points of philosophy present in the Simultaneity Parse worldview. Within this framework, the nurse draws on knowledge both held and created according to the current situation, using a much greater depth of knowledge and can be expected to gain more positive results. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursEpistem.rtf

Kolcaba's Comfort Theory Of Nursing
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A 6 page paper that describes and discuses Kolcaba's comfort theory. The metaparadigms are identified as are the four aspects of comfort and the three types of comfort. The theory is analyzed through the report of successes. The writer discusses application of the study with examples and finally discusses rural nursing and whether Kolcaba's theory is complementary. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGkolcb.rtf

Kubler-Ross' Death: The Final Stage of Growth
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8 pages in length. America, says Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, is a death-denying society. We all know death is going to happen to us, but we act as if it's not. Even when we hear of the death of an elderly acquaintance, we ask what was wrong with him -- as though death were somehow a rare or abnormal condition caused by something he did. This thoughtful essay and review of Kubler's well-known book argues that the American method of handling the subject of death is injurious to both the dying and their survivors. The primary source is quoted and full citation is provided.
Filename: Death.wps

Labor & Delivery Practicum
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A 4 page research paper that offers a brief literature review of research in three specific areas of labor and delivery practice. Topics addressed include ventilation and oxygen administration; use of analgesics with neonates for routine procedures and reducing the risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khldprac.rtf

Labor Relations in Nursing: Collective Bargaining vs. Shared Governance
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A 3 page paper comparing the benefits of collective bargaining and the shared governance approach as they apply to nursing. Labor unions superficially appear to be attractive, but their relationship with management almost always is adversarial. Partnership and greater patient focus are expected within the shared governance model, however, which also is more consistent with the core values of nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursShrdGovColl.rtf

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, I Present…the Nursing Documentation
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A 3 page summary of the article Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, I Present….the Nursing Documentation by Sally Austin. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnr.rtf

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Case Study
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This 7 page paper discusses a case study provided by the student. The study involves a woman who had this particular surgery. Sections include: current health needs, treatment plan, support system and family dynamics, the environment, adaptation using Roy's model, evidence of patient's improvement or lack thereof, and a research question for further study. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGlpchlc.rtf

Lateral Violence in a Nursing Workforce
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A 3 page research paper that discussed the problem of lateral violence between nurses, that is, negative relationships and behaviors expressed between staff nurses. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khlv.rtf

Lawsuit Erupting From Nurse's Decision Not To Save A Terminally Ill Patient
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A 6 page paper that considers a specific civil law suit that resulted from a nurses choice not to resuscitate a terminally ill patient. This paper considers the reasons behind the loss of her job and a law suit filed against the hospital for their negligence. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Civillaw.wps

Lead Poisoning
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This 3 page paper presents a good overview of lead poisoning, its symptoms and what it can do. Why children are most vulnerable is included and is a focus of the paper. Also offered are ways to prevent lead poisoning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA339lp.rtf

Lead Poisoning
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A 3 page research paper on lead poisoning, focusing on how this environmental hazard affects children. The writer discusses physiological effects and symptoms of lead poisoning, as well as associated factors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khledp.rtf

Leadership & Management in Nursing
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A 4 page research paper that, first of all, looks at the difference between leadership and management and then broadens the scope of investigation to include the topic of power within this context. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmgvsl.rtf

Leadership Alignment: "Gandhi" and "Saving Private Ryan."
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(10 pp)This paper compares and contrasts two movies, "Gandhi" and "Saving Private Ryan" In each of these films we will be looking at leadership tendencies and how they may be translated into broader areas such as the field of health care, particularly nursing. That information will then be extended into a personal and professional viewpoint. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: BBldrshp.doc

Leadership and Advanced Practice Nursing
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A 5 page paper arguing the appropriateness of using advanced practice nurses in leadership roles. Advanced practice nurses are more qualified for leading nurses than are non-nurses or nurses lacking the managerial training that advanced practice nurses receive in pursuit of their advanced standing certification. Moreover, active RNs, LPNs and CNAs understand that these advanced practice nurses have filled roles similar to theirs in the past, that they know the conditions in which today’s direct-care nurses work. Advanced practice nurses provide the best of all worlds when they occupy leadership roles. They comprise the natural entity to provide effective nurse leadership. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPrLdr.rtf

Leadership and Management in Nursing
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses leadership and management in nursing. The ongoing nursing shortage has generated numerous changes in the nursing manager role, as the exemplary functioning of nursing leadership has become increasing crucial to the priority of continuing to delivery quality patient care (Heller, et al, 2004). Consequently, there has been a huge interest in nursing research on the topic of leadership in recent years. However, Redfern points out that while nursing managers are required to be effective leaders, managerial skills are also important as "leadership without management is an abdication of responsibility that can lead to disaster" (Redfern, 2008, p. 10). As this statement emphasizes, both leadership and management are essential to achieving the goals of nursing and both factors must intertwine synergistically to achieve nursing goals. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khldnuris.rtf

Leadership and Management in Nursing: The Nurse Leader
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of the professional setting and the role of the nurse leader, and presents some ideas about what a student must aspire to in order to be an effective nurse leader. This paper also incorporates a view of the theory of leadership method and demonstrates how a student could implement this theory in the practical workplace setting. This paper also provides recommendations about what should be learned and how problem solving can be implemented to improve the function of a leader in crisis situations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHnursle.wps

Leadership in Healthcare
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A 4 page paper discussing effective leadership in healthcare. The paper discusses leader-member exchange as an appropriate leadership theory for healthcare, as well as the use of power in leadership. The paper identifies informal, positive power as being most effective in professional healthcare settings. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSldrsHlthcare.rtf

Leadership In Nursing : Case Study
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A 2.5 page paper that comments on the types of leadership positions nurse may fill and then discusses leadership styles. This case study is about an authoritarian manager, that style is described. The writer then discusses the organizational culture and the need for this manager to adopt a different style. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGnrsld.rtf

Leadership Style and Nursing
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This 8 page report discusses leadership styles and the theories relating to role of the nurse. It presents several well-known leadership theories and the attributes of each in relation to a nurse’s leadership role in an organization. Leadership and leadership styles are both highly personal and highly subjective. Given a certain circumstance a manager may find that he or she is a situational leader, a democratic leader, a leader focused on transformation, or even an old-fashioned autocrat. It is the skillful blend that allows for a manager to develop a personal leadership style. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWnrsldr.wps

Leadership, Management Experience in 2 Nursing Environments
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A 4 page paper in which the writer offers tutorial advice and specific examples drawn from nursing literature in order to help a student discuss leadership/management in terms of being a charge nurse on a psychiatric unit and as an independent dialysis nurse. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khpsydia.rtf

Leadership/Clinical Nurse Specialist
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the role of clinical nurse specialists in a hospital setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khcnss.rtf

Leadership/Clinical Nurse Specialist
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the role of clinical nurse specialists in a hospital setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khcnss2.rtf

Leadership: Application of Theory 2
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A 6 page paper discussing two verbal exchanges between a staff nurse and the director of nursing and fitting them to management theory. There are several leadership theories, most of which are most applicable to differing environments and situations. The purpose here is to examine two verbal exchanges with a nurse manager and assess it in terms of one theory of leadership. The two theories used are Situational Leadership and Leader-Member Exchange . Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSmgLdrTheoApp2.rtf

Learner Characteristics and Learning Readiness in a Public Hospital
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A 4 page paper discussing early steps in designing a continuing education program for nurses in a public hospital setting. Technological change dictates that ongoing education in health care is a continuing requirement. Continuing education programs can be expected to be most successful when planners consider learner characteristics; developmental stage; learning styles; and readiness to learn in determining what teaching strategies to use. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursEduLearn.rtf

Learning Contract: Patient Education
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A 12 page paper presenting the beginning point from which a nursing learning contract can be negotiated. The paper discusses attributes of adult learners, which includes the nurse involved in contract learning as well as the patients benefiting from the end result, which is to be a booklet that a general practice can use in educating patients in the proper use of medication. The proposed learning contract lists 5 learning objectives, and 5 possible approaches to meeting those objectives. It discusses evidence of mastery, evaluation approaches, and provides a time line for completing individual assignments. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSnursLrnContrPtEdu.rtf

Learning Diabetes Self-care
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the basic elements of diabetes self-care for a 20 year old woman recently diagnosed. This paper looks at the role of the nurse, nursing diagnoses and the role of the family. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHDiabetes42.rtf

Learning Theories-Nursing Education: Annotated Bibliography
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This is a 4 page paper that presents annotated bibliographies of three articles, each of which emphasizes a different learning theory and is related to nursing education. The three learning theories are behavioral, cognitive and constructivist. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGntbib8.rtf

Learning to Care for Children/A Study Critique
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A 10 page paper that summarizes and analyzes a research study performed by Coetzee (2004), drawing on additional sources where it is relevant. This critique encompasses all sections of the study, which explored how South African nursing student learn to relate to pediatric patients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khcoe3.rtf

Leddy’s Human Energy Model of Nursing
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses and explains Susan Leddy’s Human Energy Model of Nursing. The writer describes the views of Leddy towards each of the four nursing meta-paradigms. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khleddy.rtf

Legal and Ethical Considerations of Computerized Charting
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This 6 page paper looks at the increased use of computers in hospitals to record patients charts and outlines the legal and ethical considerations that should be addressed before this type of system is adopted. The writer includes consideration access and ownership of records, the use of medical records in a court of law and patient privacy. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEchartc.wps

Legal Issues & Nursing
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A 3 page research paper that defines the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor. Then, the writer discusses what happens when a nurse faces an accusation before a state board of nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlis.rtf

Legal Issues In Nursing
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This 10 page paper looks at a the arguments presented in a legal brief asking the court to rule on the participation of nurses in a court ordered euthanasia by depriving the patient of food and water. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTnurleg.wps