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Terminally Ill Assistance and Euthanasia

a matter that is automatically seen as euthanasia. If we consider the case of Diane Petty we may see why it was that she sought t...

Mentally Ill Individuals and Medical Insurance

illnesses, for example, often encounters problems in convincing their insurance provider to provide the appropriate reimbursement ...

Australia Focus on Breast Cancer

carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This is also known as "intraductal carcinoma or non-invasive breast cancer" (Breast Cancer, 2004; p. PG...

Client and Therapist Unethical Conduct and Every Day Gets A Little Closer A Twice Told Therapy by Irvin D. Yalom

occurred in their own practices. What was ultimately determined by this survey was that by virtue of the absence of romantic and ...

Emergency Room Decision Making

attack if irreparable harm and indeed loss of life is to be prevented (Isenstein, 1999). The statistics regarding coronar...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Treatment Seeking Influences

an SD of 17.2, compared with the heavier mean of those seeking treatment of 194 with a SD of 38.5. The sample used was 100% whit...

Research Issues and Actor Network Theory

contribute in practice to the understanding of implementation of the electronic patient record. To undertake this there will be a...

Corporate Strategy Influences by Company Regulations

Cases such as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd v Armstrong Patents Co Ltd (1986) illustrated the way in which the older statu...

Dreams from a Psychological Perspective

researchers investigating REM sleep report an interaction of the anterior cingulate cortex, amygdaloid complexes and posterior are...

Professional Dilemmas and Nursing Ethics

decisions. It is through our status as health care professionals that such a role is not only valued but critical. Nursing...

Registered Nurse's Work and Objectives

of patients that not only speak about the medical problem, but also monopolize the staffs time by discussing volumes of informatio...

Confidentiality Issues and Nursing Ethics

he could use public transportation to visit his parents nearby town. In short, the argument that Mr. Paul depends on his dr...

Substance Abuse and a Supervision Personal Theory

identifies five basic qualities of effective supervision: 1. Formal structure which is...

Arguing in Favor of Self Directed Euthanasia

criteria in an advanced directive or the individuals cognizance at the time of their decision. The first task that presents...

The Parish Nurse and Advanced Practice Nursing

issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symp...

Comparative Analysis of Erickson's and Orem's Theories

and patient. Orems theory is central to much of nursing philosophy and methodology. This theory is one of three theories...

Advance Directive Uses

before intubating her, but the woman needed an airway cleared right away. Only after restoring breath to the woman did they learn...

4 Nursing Metaparadigms Defined

how change can be effectively managed and challenges in the transformation of nursing and health care delivery. Clearly, Roys mod...

The Medical Argument for Legalized Marijuana

to reduce pain remains controversial. A 2001 meta-analysis of 39 clinical studies found that marijuanas was no more effective in...

Study on Health Status and Participation Critiqued

evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...

Women, Literacy and Health Care Critique of “A Winning Combination: Women, Literacy and Participation in Health Care”

by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...

Geriatrics and Orthostasis

blood pressure within the veins drops, too. The volume of the blood is what maintains the pressure on the vein walls. As a result,...

Emergency Diagnosis and Intervention Relating to Myocardial Infarction

The statistics regarding coronary artery disease make it obvious that emergency medical services are critical in saving the lives ...

An Ethics Case Study

any love relationship can be hurtful enters the picture. With this rationale, one can see that to have an affair with an ex-patien...

Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice Tort Reform

200 percent of the compensatory damages awarded" (Bamonte PG). Currently juries have plenty of room to award large damage claims ...

Alzheimer's Disease and the Role of a Psychologist

and eventually all cognitive function for the person inflicted with the disease (Lemonick and Park-Mankato, 2001). While the spec...

Providing Comfort in the Emergency Room

charted component of my daily patient interaction. However, to remind myself of the other responsibilities during busy per...

Depression and Pain Relationship and Chi Square Test Assessment

analysis. Making use of a sample of 100 patients, the test group is made up of 60 depressed patients with reflex sympathetic dystr...

Quality of Life and the Role of Nursing

Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...

Poets Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, and Nature

the spider and it is true for man as well. Obviously, he doesnt actually say this specifically but he instead illustrates it thro...