Malignant Hyperthermia in an ICU Nursing Setting
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A 6 page research paper that gives an overview to the diagnosis, treatment, pathophysiology, etiology and expected patient outcomes of episodes of malignant hyperthermia (MH). MH is a rare skeletal muscle disease that causes patients to develop life-threatening hyperthermia in response to inhaled anesthesia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 90fever.rtf

Yoga: Holistic Pain And Disease Management
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12 pages in length. Yoga has become a familiar wellness routine for the growing number of people who seek to find a viable alternative to continued good health and peace of mind. Experienced as a slow sequence of postures, the demand for yoga has seen a steady rise in interest over twice the last several years. Concentration is a strict element of this ancient art form, as is maintaining even breathing, so both the mind and body can ultimately work as one. It is truly a sense of control and awareness one gains over one's physical and mental faculties when yoga is properly executed. That yoga is utilized as a stress reliever, mind opener and ambassador of general well being, the writer discusses that one can readily surmise that these gentle postures can effectively be put to use for pain and disease management, as well. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCyoga.wps

Holistic Nursing & the Perspectives of Martha E. Rogers
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Martha E. Rogers is one of the founding theorists who has related spirituality and a non-medical knowledge of the patient to the process of providing nursing care. This 5 page paper considers the central components of her nursing philosophy, and then also considers the implications for the development of holistic nursing as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Nursrog.wps

Jean Watson & Holistic Nursing
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Jean Watson has played a major role in determining the link between nursing identity and holistic healing, and has supported the integration of a new vision of nursing process within the profession. This 5 page paper considers the role of Jean Watson in asserting a holistic model for nursing and then relates this vision to a philosophy on holistic care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Jeanwats.wps

Physical Therapy: Health Trends
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8 pages in length. Within the world of physical wellness, there are two very different approaches to the same goal: holistic and allopathic. The two vastly diverse programs offered around the world provide similar benefits; however, it is the road taken to achieve these benefits that greatly differ. Allopathic medicine is geared more toward the traditional, pharmaceutical therapy that has sustained throughout the centuries. Holistic medicine, on the other hand, utilizes a whole body, noninvasive approach to aid in the body's recuperation. Granted, both entities have their specific place within the innerworkings of overall wellness, yet their diversity maintains them as separate practices. The writer discusses that current trends, however, are showing a voluntary merging of the two applications to work toward a comprehensive approach to physical therapy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCphys.wps

Review of 'Awakening the Nurse Healer Within'
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A 4 page paper discussing the article by Carol Wells-Federman. The author presents solid reasons that the mainstream nurse need not view the holistic approach as something totally foreign or irreconcilable to the training received in order to gain the privilege of practicing nursing. In fact, she maintains that the standard approach to nursing always has been that of encouraging patient responsibility and offering suggestions that incorporate mind and spirit. She shows nurses how, though terminology differs, the approach is the same. She also encourages them to care for themselves in the same way. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSnurse2.wps

Managed Health Care and Patient Freedom of Choice
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A 7 page overview of the impacts of managed health care to patient freedom of choice. Proposes that while managed health care is an apparent necessity, it should not completely overweigh patient freedom of choice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Freechh.wps

GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE AND THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
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This 5-page paper outlines the U.S. government's goals in a universal health care system, and also points out why the Hispanic population has a definite need for access to affordable health care. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MThisphc.rtf

Hepatitus B Virus:
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This 6 page paper examines Hepatitis B as a serious disease that affects more than 1 million Americans, with about 140,000 more becoming infected each year. Liver function, viral transmission, and prevention are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBhepB.doc.

Cost-Effective Measures in the Clinical Health Care Practice
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This 11 page report discusses issues surround cost-effectiveness in the independent health care clinical practice. This writer asserts that a key component of cost-effective delivery of clinical health care is the implementation of a greater level of information coordination and that the ideals of cost effectiveness and excellent clinical care – are not mutually exclusive. In order for a clinical practice to provide cost-effective and quality health care, it must implement the tools and practices of the most successful businesses. Such efforts can be made in harmony with the unique qualities, general strategic planning efforts, and goals of the practice itself. Patient care and clinician integrity will not suffer because the practice is also an efficient business. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWcost.rtf

Gulf War Syndrome - What Is the U.S. Going To Do About It?
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A 6 page paper examining the Persian Gulf Syndrome and how it has affected thousands of American families. An overview of the Gulf war is presented and details of the syndrome itself - symptoms, epidemiology, treatment - are discussed as is the issues surrounding a possible return to the Gulf by U.S. troops. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Gulfsynd.wps

Stress & Sufferers Of Gulf War Syndrome
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A 5 page paper discussing the role of stress in the cause and treatment of veterans suffering with Gulf War Syndrome. Stress is as much of a disease for humans as any other pathogen. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: Saddhuss.wps