Death and Dying / Hospice Care
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A 3 page paper that uses both interviews and research to investigate the nature of care for patients who are dying. The hospice program is described and discussed from a predominantly nursing point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Deathosp.wps

Death As The Supreme Motivator
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A 4 page paper comparing the ideas expressed in Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death, William I. Miller's The Anatomy of Disgust, and Erich Fromm's The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness. The paper shows how all three of these thinkers see the denial of death, and with it man's lack of comfort with his own physicality, as the prime rationale in man's self-concept. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Suprdeat.wps

Decision Making in the Emergency Room Situation
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A 6 page discussion of the decision making which goes into high level emergency room care. This paper discusses the case of a fifty-one year old female who presents with shortness of breath, edema, and chest pain. The diagnostic measures recommended in this case and the follow up on the diagnoses are the author’s emphasis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPedema.rtf

Defining a Nurse
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A 5 page paper which examines the role of a nurse and argues how their role is essential to good health care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RArndef.rtf

Defining the Meaning of Caring:
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This five-page -paper presents an analytical look at the eh theory of Beuracratic caring in the field of nursing. A study is discussed in which the various new organizational areas of caring are outlined. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: CWnursaga.wps

Defining the Nursing Contribution to Patient Outcome
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An 11 page exploration of the relationship which exists between nursing contribution and patient outcome. The author of this paper asserts a more and more predominant theme in nursing is the nurse’s one-on-one interaction with the patient and the consideration of such factors as culture and even spiritualism in patient care delivery. While at one time nursing was a discipline which concentrated primarily on the science of human anatomy and physiology, nursing has evolved to a discipline which recognizes not only the hard scientific facts of physiology but also the importance of psychological and sociological factors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPnrsOut.rtf

Depression Following CABG Surgery
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A 5 page paper discussing the association of depression and bypass surgery. There are more than a half million coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries done in the United States each year. Depression has been associated with the surgery for years, either as a condition existing before the surgery or as something that develops afterwards. The most common view is that it develops afterward, but the literature review contained in this paper includes research suggesting that depression that does not exist prior to bypass surgery likely will not develop after it, either. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursBypDep.rtf

Depression in Institutionalized Elderly: A Research Proposal
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of a proposal for a research study on the issue of depression in the elderly population. This paper specifically looks at institutionalized elderly and the impacts of variables that determine the onset of depression. Further, this paper also considers the issue of mortality and the link to depression, and the application of a holistic nursing model to address depression.
Filename: mhelddep.rtf

Developing a Case Management Structure for the ER
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A 5 page paper presenting a case management plan for an emergency department categorized as a Level 1 trauma center. This is a proposal for reorganizing the emergency department in such a way that treatment can be more efficient and patients and their families can be better informed about what is happening to them. Reducing anxiety allows care givers to keep their attention on the problems at hand and contributes to establishment of a team perspective that includes physicians, nurses, patients and family members. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSnursCaseMgmt.rtf

Developing a Nursing Career
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A 10 page overview of the steps which are necessary to develop a nursing career. This paper proceeds from the basic requirement of obtaining nursing certification to the more advanced requirements of higher degrees and specialized training. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPnrsCrr.rtf

Developing a Nursing Clinical Ladder System
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An 8 page discussion of the importance of effective clinical career ladders in the nursing environment. The author contends that the development of a system which allows for internal promotion in the nursing agency, i.e. a clinical career ladder, can improve nursing efficiency, job satisfaction, and even loyalty. While the personal and organizational costs can be substantial, these costs are far outweighed by the improvement in nursing efficiency and patient welfare which results. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPnrsLad.rtf

Developmental Issues Of The Aging Family
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5 pages in length. Growing old is an inevitable stage of life that many people fight tooth and nail; for others, however, it represents a time free of responsibility and full of recreation. What causes such disparate perceptions has everything to do with one's physical and mental well being, financial status and the ability to maintain a satisfactory home life. When addressing these issues, the student will want to discuss the variables that serve to separate these two groups, examining the underlying causes that predispose certain people to perceiving their elderly years one way rather than the other. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCAgeFm.rtf