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Evaluations of Biopsychosocial and Biomedical Health Models

true medical condition. The approach is taken even further by Thomas Szasz where any mental condition is not seen as a true medi...

Sexual Trauma and Psychological Understanding Thanks to Sigmund Freud

later in life. This obvious connection to anthropology led Freuds predecessors to continue applying such a concept even as the fa...

Overview of Dolphin Therapy

dolphins could provide a piece to a perplexing medical puzzle that has long been missing. They can, these dolphin aficionados mai...

Psychiatric Nursing and Self Disclosure for Therapeutic Purposes

many had very definite opinions on the matter as a whole, "none of the participants articulated what the process consisted of or h...

The Treatment of Hordeolum

chlamydial, and rickettsial organisms" (Bessette, 2004). Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis (Bessette, 2004). E. Cloxacillin: "...

Medical Residents and Fatigue

to conduct studies of our own to assess the relationship between patient well being and medical resident work load. Much ...

Nursing Assignment Acceptance and the Position Statement of the American Nurses Association

Nursing ethics and autonomy are considered in this discussion of the position statement by the ANA regarding nurses' rights to acc...

Planning and Intervention in the Disease Process of Childhood Asthma

In ten pages this report examines childhood asthma in terms of causes and symptoms, planning and intervention possibilities, and a...

Medical Research Project and Ethical Considerations

In five pages a medical research project is examined in terms of ethical considerations regarding specialty medical care employees...

Fidelity, Fiduciary, and Managed Health Care

their doctors fidelity and integrity to put their medical needs ahead of the doctors financial interests. "The most significant s...

Variation and Central Tendency Measures

In five pages this paper consists of two sections and discusses patient counseling and the measures of variance and central tenden...

Blood Pressure and Hypothermia

a serious concern for the lower it is the more likely the body is to stop working all together. In addition, it is incredibly impo...

Geriatric Case Psychosocial Assessment

serious enough to keep her in the ICU unit for three days. Still, it did not take long for Eleanor to resume her activities at ver...

Concepts of Self Care

to the wide-ranging aspect of nursing than merely administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise ...

Positive Outcomes and Relationship Between Counselor and Client

can decide "how to proceed with a particular client" (Nelson, 2002). "Eclecticism" refers to the practice of using different th...

In Home Cancer Treatment

In a paper consisting of six pages the growing trend towards treating cancer patients at home rather than at a medical facility is...

Nursing's Legal Issues

In ten pages this paper considers a legal brief's argument regarding nurse participation in patient deprivation of water and food ...

Critical Concepts in the Hospital Environment

Decision-making, critical thinking and advocacy are all important in the modern hospital experience. This paper examines a patient...

DNR Orders and Medical Ethics

In six pages this report considers medical ethics and the impact of 'do not resuscitate' orders upon patients, their families, the...

Nursing Research and its Significance

In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of nursing research for a clear understanding of methodology and ever changing ...

Uninsured Issues for Metropolitan Hospital Center of New York II

continues to battle against the ongoing nursing shortage. Today, the problem of the nursing shortage has grown to the point that ...

Outpatient Surgery and Risk

(Outpatient Surgical Centers, 2005). Surgeons generally are not part of the staff, but the centers employ all other positions req...

Self Administered Medications and Medication Aides

2005). However, the employer of these aides will be responsible for ensuring that systems are in place in regards to proper manage...

Reaction to Conversation Language And Possibilities A Postmodern Approach To Therapy by Harlene Andersen

followers must abide by the same doctrines. Post-modernisms discursive system was a reaction to and critique of modernism, with p...

Senior Citizen Mental Illness Workplace Management and Prevention of Violence

to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...

Kolcaba and Holistic Care

reporting. Lukas (2004) outlines the problems associated with pain well by pointing out that the potential for postoperative pain ...

Price Setting Case Study for Bair Hugger Device

and needs to be carefully monitored, and the water filled blankets may be effective if used above and below the patient by they ar...

Overview of the Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

of standards with sets of criteria that must achieved. Standards related to information management span the operations of the orga...

'Con' Argument on Quotas in Nursing

Sharon Bernier, RN, PhD and President of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, points out that Aikens study also...

Balance of Philosophy and Nursing Values

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...