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Two Scenarios in Medical Ethics

not want his father informed), presenting a rationale for signing a health care proxy becomes extremely problematic. Guidelines us...

Nursing Injuries' Problem Resolution

provided. A nurse who has back pain will likely reduce the care he or she could otherwise administer. When people have back or m...

Examination of Huntington's Disease

patient displays. While the propensity for abuse can certainly go either way - from caregiver to patient and vice versa - the ext...

Nursing Home Autonomy and Concept Development

That freedom and responsibility can improve the nursing home experience for all involved. Definition and Clarification...

5 Articles Summarized

method in Assisted Suicide: Is There A Future? Ethical And Nursing Considerations employed the use of hypothetical euthanasia case...

History and Recommendations for Advanced Directives

Mr. Schiavo finally was allowed the right to have his wifes feeding tube removed, the right to allow her to die of lack of nutrien...

'Proper' Alternative of Euthanasia

what is tantamount to a death sentence, because of the "uncertain definition of suicide in the context of a terminal illness" (Mar...

Trauma Uses for Colloids and Crystalloids

Crystalloids and colloids are coming into use for trauma cases where fluids are being used for resuscitation. This paper gives a g...

New Budget Devising

of revenues, and it is likely lower. Allowing 35 percent food cost, however, the cost of operations including labor should not ex...

Advanced Practice Nursing Care and Ida Jean Orlando's Theory

to identify and to relate in terms of actual patient care. Ida Jean Orlando created a conceptual view of the nursing process whic...

Consideration of Medical Negligence

In ten pages medical negligence is considered with such cases as 1957's Bolam v. Friern HMC and 1997's Bolitho v. Hackney HA refer...

Case Study on Mechanical Ventilation

authors isolated the following recurring elements, in order of their statistical appearance in the definitions [1]: Violence, forc...

A Case Study in Alcoholism, Diagnosis and Treatment

after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in his ow...

Overview of Chicago's Edward J. Hines Jr. Hospital

a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...

Neonatal Circumcision and Pain Management and Assessment

still exists as to the necessity and long-term benefits of circumcision. Virtually all agree that if circumcision is to be done, ...

Managed Care and Disabilities Models of Medi Cal

have different health care needs than their non-disabled counterparts (Donegan Shoaf, 1999). Medi-Cal is one such health c...

Nursing and Chronicity

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

Overview of EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapists assert that the treatment is suitable for a wide range of disorders; that it is much quicker than other forms of...

Nursing Reflections

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

Health Care and Paternalism vs. Autonomy

can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...

Overview of a Personal Statement of Nursing

and long-term care facilities (CNRA). The CNRA also outlined the distinct functions of a nurse in the care of individuals, recog...

An Anxiety Disorder Overview

In five pages anxiety orders are considered along with an examination of how family members can offer patient support by encouragi...

Marijuana versus Prozac in the Treatment of Depression

This 6 page paper discusses the merits of treating depression with marijuana instead of Prozac. The writer argues that using marij...

Younger Victims of Stroke and Depression

This paper examines the stroke recovery of young patients and the effects of depression in twelve pages. Six sources are cited in...

Overview of Legionnaire's Disease

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses what hospitals and nursing staff need to know when treating patients suffering from...

Nursing Transcendence Relevance

In fifteen pages this research paper considers the relevance of the transcendence concept to the nursing profession and discusses ...

Concerns About Safety and the Shortage of Nurses

In five pages this paper discusses how the shortage of nurses compromises the safety of both patients and nurses alike. Six sourc...

Health Care Proxy for New York

In five pages this paper discusses New York's health care proxy regarding the wishes of incompetent patients passed in light of t...

Nurse's Role and Bowel Elimination Influential Factors

post-surgical patients. Normal Bowel Elimination Allison (1995) recognized that maintaining bowel elimination is a substantial ...

Article on Nurse Staffing

In five pages a 2001 article by Sarah Jo Brown on the relationship between patient outcomes and nurse staffing according to a stud...