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Patient and Family Challenges of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

be on the alert for any changes in blood pressure, urinary tract, and body temperature (Jackson, 2000). Muscles must be exercised ...

Nursing and Chronicity

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

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...

Right to Live and Medical Ethics

Study Andrew is a 68-year-old male who was admitted to a medical intensive care unit after experiencing a stroke. On life ...

Supporting Life and Costs Both Financial and Emotional

In five pages this research paper considers comatose or vegetative patients and the financial and emotional costs of sustaining li...

Patient Welfare, Health, and the Family Nurse Practitioner

so often work today. The first issue which will be discussed for the purposes of this paper is that of environment. This...

U.S. 'Wealthfare' is a Bad Idea

According to a survey released by Essential Information in 1994, it was estimated that U.S. tax payers would pay more in 1994 for ...

The Terminal Patient: A Case Study

paradigm but without the fantasy that acceptance is the ultimate outcome. In treating this patient, a student writing on the subje...

Literature Review of Terminal Cancer Patients and Hospital Care Quality

is important to note aspects of hospitalization which are perceived by patients dying of cancer as negative experiences that incre...

AIDS, HIV, Behaviors and Attitudes of Young People I

them at risk. In one study of urban young adults ages 18-24, an average of 30% participated in risky behaviors at some time in th...

Assessing Fortitude An Operational Proposal

9 pages and 6 sources. This paper considers the concept of fortitude and the ability of hospital personnel to assess fortitude. ...

Asthma Education Program Creation

In eight pages an asthma education program that will address both patient and family needs in terms of empowerment and information...

Death and Coping

In six pages the role of nurses in the patient process of dying is considered in two scenario types that also involves caring for ...

An Ethical Dilemma Situation in Nursing

In two pages this paper discusses how a nurse should handle the emotional involvement of treating a terminally ill child and how t...

AIDS Stigma and its Effects Upon the Gay Community, the Government's Executive Branch, and Biomedicine

In five pages this paper examines how these areas have been affected by the HIV and AIDS stigma in the United States. Five source...

AIDS and HIV and Their Effects on Human Biology

drug users and those receiving blood transfusions. Also in 1983, researchers isolated a virus connected with the disease, a...

Orthopaedic Nursing Journal Article Reviewed

In ten pages a tutorial review on the article 'Discharge Teaching Work Strategies for Patients and Families for Care in the Home'...

Defining Aid from Various Perspectives

This paper discusses the concept of aid from economic and global political perspectives in three pages and considers whether or no...

Organ Donations and Discussions Between Family Members and Physicians

In five pages this paper discusses the process of organ donations and what physicians need to know before discussing them with pat...

Terminally Ill Children and Counseling

In seven pages the issues related to counseling a dying child patient and family members are examined. Twelve sources are cited i...

U.S. Foreign Aid Past and Present

In thirty five pages this paper examines the history of foreign aid with a consideration of the Third World debt crisis and includ...

Causes and Interventions Regarding Coronary Artery Disease

In twelve pages coronary artery disease is examined in terms of causes, approaches, and methods of intervention, discussing causat...

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...

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...

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...

Aspects of FNP Practice

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

Three Early Family Therapy Theorists

Three family early family theorists/therapists are discussed in this report: Virginia Satir, Carl Whitaker, and Salvador Minuchin...

Teaching Patients and Students About Disease

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, including an increase in the number of ...

Facing a Family Health Challenge

frequently the needs of terminal patients are not addressed properly and that multiple problems exist in this regard. Practitioner...

Debunking the Myth of Useless Foreign Aid

a vital fulfillment of a fiscally successful nations responsibility in the world at large, and there are those who oppose such act...