Aging, Health, and Health Service Utilization: A Political and Economic Perspective
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A 6 page review of the relationship which exists between meeting health care needs, politics, technology, and increasing life spans. Health care systems around the world operate on the basis of an intricate balance between economy, politics, and medical need. In the midst of this balance we find dramatic advancements in technology and pharmacology which, while tremendously valuable from a health care perspective, put more and more drain on troubled economies. We consequently turn to our politicians to work out the conflicts which erupt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Altruism and Nursing
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A 7 page paper discussing the need for altruism in the nursing profession. Five separate examples of altruism are compared and contrasted. These five forms of altruism are parental, social, professional, individual, and pseudo. One specific nursing article is detailed and discussed as well. The most important thing to remember about nursing is that it is a profession founded on the notion of helping people, sometimes even at a cost to the nurse themselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alzheimer’s: The Effects on Family Members and Caregivers
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A 10 page paper which examines Alzheimer’s disease and discusses how family members and caregivers are effected. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing: A Case Study
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an ethical dilemma in nursing and demonstrates this problem through a case study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Analysis of "Miracle of Life" Video:
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This 3 page paper examines the main ideas of the "Miracle of Life" video. Furthermore, this paper analyzes the benefits of this video and how the information presented can be used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Analysis of a Quantitative Research Report
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A 10 page paper analyzing a quasiexperimental quantitative study of the effects of therapeutic massage on patient outcomes in patients hospitalized with cancer. The paper addresses validity, scientific rigor, sampling, ethics and other research concerns. The researchers have provided a study that is reliable and valuable, even though it is not large enough to be statistically significant. The results indicate that increased workloads for nurses that preclude the ability to provide therapeutic massage may create false economy when weighed against patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Analysis of Systems Theory in Nursing
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This 7 page paper evaluates systems theory based upon a model found in Chinn & Kramer's Theory of Nursing. Parsons's systems model is discussed in depth. Various elements of the theory are discussed and several examples are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Analysis of The Derived Theory of Smoking Relapse
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This 7 page paper evaluates the derived theory of smoking relapse in respect to nursing. A model found in Chinn & Kramer's Theory of Nursing is utilized for analysis. Various elements of the theory are discussed inclusive of its importance and accessibility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Analysis of “A Study of Practicing Nurses Perceptions and Experiences of Intimacy within the Nurse-Patient Relationship”
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This 10 page report discusses research conducted regarding the nursing perspective of patient-nurse intimacy. The research is considered within specific guidelines relating to how qualitative research is best analyzed. By following such a process, an individual nurse has a greater opportunity to review for her/himself information presented in research journals and publications. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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AORN Journal’s 2002 Ethics in Nursing Series
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A 3 page paper discussing a series of nine articles appearing in the AORN Journal between April and December, 2002. The value of the series of articles is that each article focuses on a specific point of stated, formal ethics code to explain to perioperative nurses precisely what the standards mean for them. Ethics codes necessarily must be broad enough to apply to a wide range of situations, but narrow enough to be meaningful and to provide direction when questions arise. This AORN Journal series has the effect of narrowing perspective to illustrate the relevance of ANA’s code of ethics to perioperative nursing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Application of the Neuman Systems Model
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A 6 page paper discussing the Neuman and Rogers systems models of nursing, evaluating each and determining which would be most appropriate for a specific case. Many of today’s commonly-used theories are quite similar in their form, differing in only a few distinct points. This is the case with the theories of Neuman and Rogers. Both are systems theories, but take different approaches in applying the systems concept. The purpose here is to apply the Neuman’s System Model to the case presented. Psychiatric nursing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Applying Orem’s Theory of Self Care
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A 6 page paper discussing the applicability of Orem’s theory to the case of John, an older man whose diabetes has changed to the point that he needs medication to help manage his condition. The paper discusses both diabetes and Orem’s theory, and then answers several questions about its applicability to John’s case. Questions include definitions of specific case components; how specific points of Orem’s theory applies to the case scenario; what parts of the theory are particularly applicable to the case; and why it works well in the particular environment of John’s case. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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