Ehrenreich And English's "Witches, Midwives, And Nurses: A History Of Women Healers"
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5 pages in length. The topic of this book evokes a sense of patriarchal control and unmitigated ignorance with regard to the 'science' of medicine and how it has evolved during the past few hundred years. Women's contributions, disregarded and shunned until very recently, have historically been overshadowed by oppressive patriarchal perspectives; by chronicling the events that have occurred throughout the centuries in relation to women and the medical community, Ehrenreich and English help to illustrate just how despotic the entire male-based medical profession has been, particularly in light of the unpleasant legacy left by the witch hunts of old. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLChealr.rtf

Elder Abuse
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Most people are aware that there are laws that exist to protect children and animals from abuse. Many are not aware that there are laws that protect adults such as the elderly and disabled. Few people are aware of the magnitude of the problem or the consequences. Elder abuse affects all the systems that the individual is a part of, from the individual level to family, friends, social institutions, care providers, government agencies and American societal norms. The America belief system includes a responsibility to protect those who are not able to care for themselves. This 8 page paper examines the issues of elder abuse and the means that are in place to protect vulnerable adults. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Elderab.wps

Electroconvulsive ("Shock") Therapy
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A 12 page paper that considers the topic of ECT in terms of nursing over the past 5 decades. This paper provides an overview of the literature which suggests the changing perceptions of ECT and the increasing use of it in recent years as a specific element of individualized treatment. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: Electro.wps

Emergency Room Organization and Administration
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A 5 page paper assessing 5 Internet sources discussing aspects of improving patient care while striving to make ER operation more efficient. The paper discusses a Texas effort to transfer Medicare patients from rural to urban hospitals; the use of software to track patients’ progress through the ER; and the use of “product” process flow to achieve Total Quality Management (TQM) principles of increased quality with simultaneous increased efficiency. MLA-style bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KShospERorg.rtf

EMPHYSEMA
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This 3 page paper gives a scholarly overview of the disease, emphysema, with an emphasis on clinical research. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBempyh.rtf

Empowerment in Nursing
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A 6 page paper discussing empowerment in nursing. True empowerment can enable nurses to provide much needed help and innovative thought to the field of health. A discussion of the basics of empowerment is detailed as it applies to the complicated industry of nursing, illustrating that it is a reality that requires participation by all individuals involved in the health profession if it is to work. When empowerment is given to nurses, the benefits are great and the involvement of all concerned results in many positive realities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Nursepower.wps

Essays On Death and Dying
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10 pages worth of short essays on writings related to death and dying. The first reflects on the writings of Volkhart and Michael and their discourse on bereavement. The second considers Waechter's reasoning concerning children and terminal illness. The final essay considers the impact of Moody's book about "near-death" experiences. The primary sources are cited.
Filename: Death2.wps

Establishing an Outpatient Pain Management Clinic
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A 15 page paper discussing the establishment of a freestanding pain management clinic attached to a nursing home but also available for adult day care. The paper discusses pain management philosophies; alternative methods of managing pain; past problems of abuse of pain-killing drugs in the elderly; and the business issues of establishing and maintaining the clinic. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSbizPainClin.rtf

Ethical Approach to Practicing on the Newly Dead
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A 3 page paper written from the perspective of weighing options in practicing on the newly dead (intubation, subclavian line insertion, other procedures). The ethics committee will be meeting to determine policy after several instances of premature activity; the purpose here is to suggest an ethical policy. The paper uses the philosophies of Kant and Mill to conclude that the policy should take the form of allowing practice on the newly dead, but only after receiving permission from the nurse assigned to the case at the time of death. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthNewlyDead.rtf

Ethical Considerations in a Medical Research Project
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This 5 page paper considers the appropriate ethical considerations for a medical research project concerning the use of specialised medical care workers and the impact on both patients and their families. The paper looks at the broad ethics as well as the more specific ethics relevant to this case. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEethicts.wps

Ethical Decision Making
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A 5 page paper evaluating the case of Andrew, an elderly man on life support whose only known relative is an adult who is not competent to make any decisions about his care. The paper proposes an appropriate solution including alternatives, and includes a discussion of the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls as informing decision-making about how to proceed with Andrew’s care. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthDec.rtf

Ethical Decision Making in the ER
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A 9 page paper discussing the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls to inform decision-making in nursing, but perhaps the philosophy of Rawls is most directly applicable to nursing. Though wholly unworkable on a national scale, using Rawls’ philosophy in teaching nursing ethics and values works beautifully with nursing’s reason for being. From the nursing perspective, the “least advantaged member of society” is that one confined to a hospital bed. Ethics of choice does not require a great deal of time to process, for it is intent – rather than outcome – that carries greatest weight in determining the morality and justice of a decision. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthER.rtf