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Theory of Human Caring/Jean Watson

This paper presents an overview of Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring. Five pages in length, seven sources are cited. ...

"Mama Might Be Better Off Dead," A Book Review

This essay offers a book review of Linda K. Abraham's book "Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Urban of Urban Heath Car...

Addressing Ageism in Nursing

This paper considers how nurses can become an agent of change in regard to ageism, the myths surrounding it, and the care of older...

Nursing Home Care for Dementia Patients: Speaker Notes:

This paper consists of the speaker notes for a PowerPoint presentation that pertains to the a student's volunteer experience. The ...

Codes of Ethics Guide Therapists

Those who work in physical and mental health professions are bound by laws, regulations, and their field's Code of Ethics that gui...

Exoskeleton Via Medical Technology

Now the standard of care in some areas of physical rehabilitation, exoskeleton bionics have many potential applications in the fut...

Newsbytes for Healthcare Journals

This paper reviews three articles from healthcare publications. The pertinent points in topics as diverse as pain management, tra...

Care Delivery, A Team Approach

This research paper discusses way to improve a team approach to care delivery. Four page in length, three sources are cited....

Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Technology

This research paper consists of a longer version of khebptech.doc. The paper offers additional information on the impact that EBP ...

CASE STUDIES BASED ON AAMF CODE OF ETHICS

Presents four cast studies concerning ethics and family/marriage therapy. Topics involve religion, culture, technology and managed...

Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center and Rapid Admission: Implementation Feasibility

This essay pertains to the Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center and Rapid Admission Unit and focuses on the feasibility of impl...

Baldrige Process and MHSL

This paper offers an overview of the Baldrige Heath Care Criteria for Performance Excellence program and Memorial Hermann Sugar La...

Pain Management, A Nursing Perspective

This research paper presents a discussion of nursing care and pain management. Five pages in length, five sources are cited. ...

The Soul and the Modern Ministry

This paper reviews David G. Benner's Care of Souls Revisioning Christian Nurture and Counsel. There is one source in the five pag...

Aspects of FNP Practice

This research paper begins by discussing the roles and core competencies of various advanced practice nursing specialties. The wri...

Myocardial Infarction, A Case Study

This research paper offers a case study of J.H., a 38-year-old father of 3, who has suffered a myocardial infarction. The case stu...

Nursing Professional Development Plan

This research paper describes the professional development plan of a nursing manager who is about to assume the position of Direct...

Eradicating Silos of Care

This research paper points out that, historically, practitioners have worked independently within their particular "silo" of care ...

The PPACA and Individual Mandate

This research paper pertains to the positions held by those who oppose and those who support the Patient Protection and Affordable...

Reflections on Subjects Relevant to Pastoral Work

Working in the church is a challenge. The paper reflects on some pastoral subjects that are important to consider while on probati...

Personal Crisis and Living Will

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects the importance of a crisis management process that would impact the decision-making ...

The Pros and Cons of LTC

Purchasing long-term care insurance is something that is promoted by insurance companies but there are many alternatives. This pap...

Tone and Expectations of Nursing Managers' Role

This research paper discusses how nursing managers establish a workplace culture that supports the delivery of quality patient car...

Asthma Management

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the views in existing studies on the best approaches for asthma care. There are ...

Family and Nursing Practice, Dialysis Unit

that the concept of family that is most helpful to nursing practice is one that considers not only members of the immediate nuclea...

The Development of Healthcare Financing in the US

millennia ago, it is the first recorded use of pooled payment systems to proved healthcare. There are many examples of similar soc...

Aspects of Substance Abuse

For example, the Addictive Personality theory maintains that addiction is not due to the chemical effect of the drug, but rather i...

Abstract for a Fall Intervention Policy Proposal

increased; the incidence rate has risen from 15% to 35%. The problem is the increase in the rate of falls and a need to reduce the...

Plan to Implement and Evaluate a Fall Prevention Strategy

also need to be training of clinical staff to run the program along with an alert system so that the healthcare workers of the ind...

Nursing Course Evaluation

It also is clear that readily accessible primary care services are essential to achieving effective health care reform. The World ...