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Palliative Care and the Theory of Dorothea Orem

patient to re-establish the self-care capacity. Orems model defines a "self-care deficit" as when a patients condition interferes ...

Morality's Divine Command Theory

this is the case, then the moral act was morally good independently of Gods will, which is inconsistent with DCT (Holt, 2003). DCT...

Behaviorism's History and Development

repeated exposure to certain types of stimuli eliciting the same response each time can be the basis for directing behaviors, even...

Effects of Stress

stress, which causes fluctuating levels of neuro-endocrine responses (Taylor, Repetti and Seeman, 1997). To understand this concep...

Multiple Intelligences & Gifted Students

researchers such as Howard Gardner proposing that intelligence applies to multiple aspects of cognition, rather than simply to the...

Creativity and Innovation

of the sticky post it notes ma be seen as the creative use of an research project that initially had the aim of developing a new s...

A Community Health Issue in Kentucky/Smoking Cessation

Orem defines a "self-care deficit" as when a clients condition or injury prohibits that individuals ability to meet the requiremen...

Science and the Underdetermination of Theory by Evidence

underdetermination. The scientific process is characterized by two separate yet integrated approaches. These approaches are that...

Nursing Shortage And Access To Quality Care

that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care" (DPE Research Department, 2003). Physicians...

Government and The Economy

influence on the American economy, exceeding that of the federal government (Mandel and Dunham, 2006). Just a decade ago, the U.S....

The Problem of High Staff Turnover Rates of Nurses in Primary Healthcare in Saudi Arabia

great importance placed on issues such as maternity services, which are seen as lower priorities in most developing countries (WHO...

Theory and Cultural Competency

This research paper/essay focuses on the student's perspective in regards to background, beliefs and the theories of Leininger, Wa...

Article Reviews Global Leadership

This paper discusses ten articles that emphasize globalization and leadership. Three of the articles report theory or theoretical ...

How is Strategy Developed

How is strategy created in organizations? This question has led to numerous journal articles, research studies, and books. There a...

African American Women: Impact of Violence on their Health

This research paper is presented in two sections. The first section consists of an annotated bibliography and an outline of the pa...

Combating Ageism, Nursing's Role

This research paper discusses the effect that ageism has on health care provision for older adults. Twelve pages in length, eight ...

Article Critique/Handling Difficult Situations/Daily Care

include not only the emotional impact of being experienced by the patient and the relatives involved, but research has also relate...

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists

This paper considers the distinctions between non-physician practitioners and how these distinctions might affect Medicare reimbur...

Health Promotion, Nutrition and Behavior

This research paper pertains to issues associated with health behavior theories. Six pages in length, seven sources are cited. ...

Novice to Expert Theory/Benner

This research paper/essay pertains to the Novice-to-Expert theory and perspective on education developed by Patricia Benner. Six p...

One Way to Determine Effectiveness of Leadership Development

A journal article is reviewed in this essay, Understanding the effects of leadership development on the creation of organizational...

New Performance Measure for Hospitals

There is a new method of assessment for the performance of hospitals. It is national and standardized which will allow consumers a...

Creationism v. Theory of Evolution

This research paper pertains to the debate between creationism and theory of evolution and argues that creationism has been comple...

Curriculum and Teaching, Integrating Knowledge

This essay draws upon research to discuss adult learning theory and student-centered learning and then discusses how this informat...

Gage, Galton and Biopsychosocial Approach

This research paper concerns the biopsychosocial approach and the case of Phineas Gage and the theories of Francis Galton, which w...

Personality Development, Assessment Instruments

This research paper starts by indicating four characteristics of personality, then the writer offers a brief overview of three the...

Nurses Educating Other Nurses

This 4 page paper covers the pursuit of a masters degree in nurse education. This paper explains how the student would like to use...

Victimization, A Theory with Examples

This research paper/essay pertains to the "Offender Searches/Victimization Patterns" theoretical perspective on victimization. The...

Aggression in Teens

animals "suggest the existence of distinct forms of reactive (hostile) and proactive (instrumental) aggression" (Crick and Dodge, ...

Assessing a Potential Merger

This 24 page paper looks at how a merger may be assessed. Using the example of Alrajwan Aircraft Maintenance Company and Desert St...