Concept Analysis in Nursing: Patient Autonomy
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This 8 page paper takes a look at the concept of patient autonomy. Many examples are provided and the subject is discussed in depth. Annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Concept Analysis in Nursing: Quality of Life
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This 5 page paper provides a concept analysis regarding quality of life. Within the analysis, many examples are given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Concept Analysis of Patient Dignity
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A 10 page paper discussing the concept of patient dignity in the context of the analysis process of Walker and Avant (1995). Within that analysis, the larger concept of dignity is seen as an entire system that consists of several sub-systems. The paper provides several relational statements necessary to theory construction and discussion of those statements, and identifies other situations in which applicable sub-systems would be very different. The paper focuses on the dignity issues surrounding emergency care, mentioning some other aspects of health care in which awareness of patient dignity is crucial. Some of those other areas include care of the mentally ill, the elderly and the dying. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Concept Development: Providing Comfort During Labor
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A 9 page paper developing the concept of comfort. The nurse can make a huge difference in mothers’ experiences and perceptions of the process, even if they already have children. The purpose here is to develop the concept of comfort as it applies to mothers in labor. What constitutes comfort can vary according to each situation; what constitutes comfort for one mother may be perceived by another as added stress or lack of caring. The paper uses the theories of Neuman, King and Orem and provides examples of contrary, borderline and illegitimate cases. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursContLabor.rtf

Concept of Community
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In 4 pages, this paper discusses how the terms community and aggregate often are used interchangeably, and includes a discussion of whether a group constitutes a community or an aggregate illustrating that such use is not incorrect. Designing or evaluating nursing intervention efforts requires greater precision, however. The senior citizens at The Erie Center of Health and Aging form an appropriate aggregate within the local community of all senior citizens, but care for cancer or stroke patients can be much different than care or heart patients. These all form appropriate and legitimate aggregates of the larger population as well. All these patients share commonalities in the care that they need, but beneficial interventions also can greatly vary among these subgroups. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Conflict and Resolution in the Nursing Home Facility
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This 11 page paper outlines ten potential conflicts in nursing home care. Solutions are proposed and stakeholders are identified in respect to each problem studied. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA136nur.rtf

Conflict Resolution in the Nursing Environment
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A 6 page discussion of conflict in the nursing environment. Practically all extended interactions with other people will eventually result in some type of conflict. This conflict can be both positive and negative. It can encourage quality and achievement or suppress growth and breed frustration. Conflict resolution is the responsibility of all parties, not just of managers and administrators. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Congestive Heart Failure
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A 10 page paper defining congestive heart failure (CHF) and discussing pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment and patient education. A complex condition that can result either from underlying conditions or from precipitating factors, one team of researchers declares CHF to be the most costly cardiovascular disorder and health care problem for the next century. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursHrtFail.rtf

Congestive Heart Failure and Nursing
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the issue of congestive heart failure from a nursing perspective, and integrates a view of adaptation theory as it can be applied to a treatment perspective on CHF. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: MHNurCHF.rtf

Coping with Breast Cancer
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A 6 page research paper that consists of a literature review on studies addressing the stress and coping skills involved with having breast cancer. There is a large body of research focusing on how stress affects breast cancer and breast cancer survivors, as well as on how to help women cope with this diagnosis. This examination of this body of research demonstrates that while some studies are informative and encouraging, there is still much to be learned on this topic. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Corrections Nursing and the Community
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A 7 page paper discussing how the correctional facility nurse can have effect in the local community. The US penal system guarantees appropriate health care to prison inmates. US Supreme Court decisions have determined that withholding any medical treatment where there is urgent need constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment," which of course is not allowed by the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution or by the American character. Providing nursing service within the prison community offers distinct challenges, but it also offers opportunities that otherwise might never be available to health care providers. Prisons often hold individuals that public health professionals have difficulty locating; extending public health screening to the correctional setting can have direct benefit both within the prison and in the local community when individual inmates are released. Includes an outline. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursCorrect.rtf

Cost Analysis Nurse Practitioner
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This 25 page paper includes a 9 page annotated bibliography. There are a number of topics discussed in this paper, including the cost analysis for adding a nurse practitioner to the staff of a hypothetical physician family practice. Topics discussed include the increasing numbers of nurse practitioners found in doctors' offices and clinics; information regarding nurse practitioners and what they can do; studies that have demonstrated the value of nurse practitioners, the problems faced by a hypothetical family practice, the cost analysis and decision to hire a family nurse practitioner. Data are included. Two graphs included. Annotated bibliography lists 25 sources.
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