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not as drugs, which means that these remedies do not undergo the rigorous testing that is required for prescription medicines (He...

As people grow older they tend to develop multiple physical illnesses and sometimes, mental illnesses or mental health problems. T...

In eight pages this essay discusses efforts to reconcile euthanasia and the Nurse's Code in a consideration of the ethics nonmalef...

This paper is made up of three sections, with each section pertaining to a significant hospital administration issue. These topics...

arts, beliefs, values, customs, lifeways and all other products of human work and thought..." (Purnell, 2005, p. 7). It is the eth...

long after all signs of consciousness have ceased. Is this "good"? Is this beneficent? The news tells us of parents confronting me...

age. Therefore, the patient population is increasing. This factor is also influenced by the fact that that the huge lump in the Am...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

through the administration of pain medication. It is not to end that suffering through medically-induced suicide. In fact, the C...

This nursing practicum proposal focuses on the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios that have been implemented in California. The writ...

and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...

operating room to recovery, the tracking of patient information becomes an imperative part of this process (Beyea, Hicks and Becke...

providers and also provide a well-balanced outline about the issues involved in a patients "right to die" (Hendin, Foley and White...

It seems that within the context of the work, there is little compassion shown for the protagonist with the exception of one oncol...

policies in regard to the PSDA. I have been fortunate in that I was chosen to be a member of that team. Consequently, I have at ...

best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...

the realization of the "dehumanizing" of patients that led to them being referred to as "Bed x," "Case x" or some other nameless, ...

in the past (Goode, 2003). Research reveals pediatricians and child psychiatrists seem to be turning to pharmacological interventi...

Irelands influence in reflective practice is now beginning to be felt around the country. Among other developments, the English N...

most aspects of our lives technology has made its way into the very fabric of the way we teach our children. The majority of clas...

the most common reasons for the referral of children to psychological and psychiatric services. Seventy-five percent of the child...

the abuse shed suffered - child molestation at the hands of a brutal stepfather, witnessing equally-brutal bestiality (they lived ...

of children in an institutional setting is at the very crux of ethical issues. Because the caretaker maintains control over the c...

Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", produced during the 1970s. "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" presents a bleak yet amusing picture of ...

There were many logical, if unfair, reasons for this stance. A claim for nervous suffering is less easily scrutinised, bring about...

This paper analyzes two psychiatric approaches to addressing madness and insanity. The author utilizes the works of R.D. Laing, D...

process works. The job of developing a mathematical equation can be quite complex because there has to be some idea of the nature...

In six pages this paper discusses various psychological research issues including an assessment of American Psychiatric Associatio...

my birthday and my parents are throwing a party for me. Its no surprise, but thats just as well. I cant ever remember having a p...

they visited, and some tended to visit fairly frequently (Demling et al, 2002). Patients in general were very positive about thei...