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Nursing Implications, 2007.
A discussion on whether or not the implications of nursing pediatric patients recovering from transplant therapy differ from the implications of nursing adult and/or geriatric patients.
2,324 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper explores whether or not the nursing implications change with regards to providing care to adult versus child transplant recipients. The paper looks at some of the obvious differences between children and adults but also takes time to explore the many similarities between patients of all ages. It also delves into the philosophical, possibly even moral, reservations some nursing professionals might have with treating certain patients and considers what the appropriate response should be. The paper also looks at the other "actors" - family members, even school officials - for whom the professional nurse must have proper deference and briefly considers the implications that these relationships will have upon the patients' long-term well-being.
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"Transplant therapy for children versus transplant therapy for adults - especially older adults - is similar in the sense that both instances demand nursing professionals respect the pain and fearfulness of the subject's family. However, one can argue that any position which cleaves to the view that the two should not be treated differently is nonetheless a rather naive one. For one thing, elderly patients are not attending (or about to attend) school as are children. Because of this fact, Brosig (2006) insists that transplant teams should be in contact with school personnel so as to "optimize outcomes" via coming up with an individualized approach to facilitating the child's scholastic efforts."
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Nursing and Obstetrical Nursing Curricula, 2006.
A look at the organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at nursing and obstetrical nursing and investigates what agencies police and design the curricula for these fields. The State Boards of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission are examined and the policies and standards that they set are discussed as well as the required curriculum content and development they oversee. Their impact upon curriculum development and revision is also reviewed.
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"In the arena of nursing, there are so many specialties, so many fields, so many types of nurses, that there must be governing and regulatory bodies. Without such organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs, there would not be a singular and uniform set of expectations for this nation's nursing professionals. The two organizations that will be discussed in regard to how they influence the regulation of nursing, and more specifically how they could influence obstetrical nursing, are the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The first of the two governing agencies that this paper will discuss and investigate is the NCSBN."
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Using Non-Nursing Personnel for Nursing Tasks, 2004.
A look at the advantages and disadvantages of using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks.
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper considers the reasons for using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks and then takes a look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. The paper also discusses the outlook for using non-nursing personnel in the nursing profession as well as the decline in qualified nurses in the labor pool.
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"Much has been written about the nursing shortage that plagues physicians, hospitals and nursing homes in the United States. At the same time that there are fewer qualified nurses available in the work force a number of states and municipalities have passed regulations regarding the nurse-to-patient ratio that is making the situation even more acute. As a result, healthcare providers have been forced to be innovative in the way that they attract nurses to their institutions and recruiting efforts..."
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Director of Nursing in Nursing Home, 1999.
Examines issues affecting this position & role. Examines the economics of the institute, restructuring, responsibilities, quality of care and staffing.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 14 sources, $ 47.95
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"DONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY NURSING HOME ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
This research examines some of the issues affecting the position and role of the Director of Nursing (DON) in contemporary nursing home environments. DONs are experiencing increasing difficulties in their attempts to fulfill their responsibilities as the health care environment in the United States continues in a period of transition.
DONs and Transition in the Health Care Environment
An increasing number of nursing homes, in the pursuit of goals related to both efficiency and effectiveness, are implementing reorganization schemes that frequently involve downsizing, decentralization, or some combination of downsizing and decentralization (Barrett, 1995). Among health care.."
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Drug Addiction in Professional Nursing, 2008.
This paper explores chemical dependence in nurses and its implications for the nursing profession.
2,008 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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The paper examines the biological and psychosocial prerequisites for substance abuse and subsequent addiction in nurses. The paper then looks at the treatment programs available as well as the preventative measures in place. The paper also discusses the implications of substance use, abuse and subsequent dependency for present and future nursing practice.
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Introduction
Position
Predisposing Factors
Treatment
Prevention
Implications
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"In order to understand fully the pathogenesis of addiction, the biological and psychosocial prerequisites for substance abuse and subsequent addiction will be discussed. The pathogenesis of substance dependence conforms to a general behavioral pattern of cause and effect. An external stimulus such as stress in multiple spheres of an individual's life (e.g. work/school, home, personal) may trigger an initially behavioral response to these stressors. The pleasurable stimulation from intake of these substances, the escapist theme, and the aversiveness of the "reality" of the individual's situation conditions the individual to avoid the aversive stimulus and take in these substances, where their pleasurable effects serve as a reward, a positive reinforcement for substance-seeking behavior. Behaviorally-oriented treatments involve extinction of this reinforcement."
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Nurses Aids as Supplement to Nursing Staff, 2002.
A discussion of the conflict within a hospital setting between registered nurses and nursing aids.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines a conflict between registered nurses and nurses' aids at a hospital. The conflict is centered around a misunderstanding on the part of the aids towards their respective duties. The paper provides a series of steps that can resolve this group conflict.
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Introduction
Problem
Overview of Situation
Recommendationa for Solution
Conclusion
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"It has come to the attention of the floor supervisors at Newport General Hospital that there is tension among the nursing staff. The decision of Harvard Group HMO to utilize "creative management" strategies to supplement the existing registered nurses with nurses' aids has been met with extreme prejudice on the part of the medical team and the patients. "
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Every Nurse Controls the Image of Nursing, 2008.
This paper is a persuasive essay on the changing role of the nursing profession's image in modern day society.
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the changing role of nurses. The paper asserts that while every nurse controls the image of nursing, the demands of the times change what constitutes, and what will constitute nursing. Furthermore, the paper states that the nursing profession is undergoing transitions both within and without that profoundly impact it's public image as providing care to those in need. The author states that whereas technology can provide more and more timely cures, nurses are still typecast into a caring role, which may be less of a priority in the global scene that merely looks at health care as a service-oriented body repair shop.
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"As often is the case, internal and external change can have unpredictable effects on the components of the profession, not only as a whole. For instance, the broadening of the different roles a nurse can pursue has only happened in the latter quarter of the previous century in response to the expanding demand for them. There is an inherent advantage in specializing and giving students advancement options, even the option to independently practice is currently available. However, with the lack of time to develop these different tracks into distinct, autonomous, regulatory professional entities, this leaves the impression on the public that the nursing profession's demand-driven schism is a warning sign that health care is slowly becoming service-oriented rather than patient-oriented. Presently, it is difficult to distinguish nursing roles such as the nurse practitioner apart from the roles of other professionals such as physicians. Such increasing overlap in responsibilities, knowledge, patient treatment and management must be assessed and acted upon in order to ultimately establish a change in the public's perspective on nursing as a whole."
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Stem Cell Research and Nursing, 2007.
This paper explores stem cell research and the implications for nursing theory and practice.
2,473 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper discusses the ground-breaking technology, stem cell therapy, and the moral concerns involved. The paper discusses how issues such as cloning and stem cell research are aspects that have a direct and important impact on nursing theory as well as on nursing practice. The paper stresses that the modern nurse will have to answer moral and ethical questions and must therefore be aware of the often complex social and cultural implications of the various technologies that he or she has to endorse or apply.
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Introduction and overview
Stem cell research and nursing
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"Many healing techniques being developed by scientists today are more focused on curing the cause of the illness rather than only treating the symptoms. One such technique is stem cell therapy, which is a ground-breaking technology being applied experimentally to cure a wide range of human disorders by replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones taken from human embryos, also referred to as technology's babies."
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Nursing Client Care, 2008.
This paper discusses the empowerment of nursing and its importance in nurse-patient relationships.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this essay, the writer notes that the empowerment of nursing is a role or function that can only be addressed by deconstructing the daily lives of nurses. The writer points out that the relationship between nurse and client is a front line relationship - the nurse is the primary care giver and the first medical person the client sees. The writer reviews different articles that take the profession of nursing and show how the need for interdependent relationships between nurse and nurse and nurse and client are imperative to attaining empowerment and powerful relationships. The writer maintains that education is the key to empowerment and building powerful relationships, as the more well-rounded a nurse is the better the nurse-client relationship and the nurse-nurse relationship. The writer concludes that the interdependent relationship of the nurse needing the patient and the patient needing the nurse is fundamental in the industry.
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Introduction
Article Analysis
Conclusion
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"The article concludes that patient advocacy is a major issue in current nursing situations. More and more nursing are finding power in stepping forward in what they consider to be the best interest of the patient - sometimes this is just making sure that the patient's wishes are being listened to and respected by the medical staff. The authors believe that true patient advocacy can only be realized when al 3 attributes listed above is present. Empowerment, power and powerlessness are the crux of nurse-patient relationships. The interdependent relationship between the three creates a shared balance of power between client and nurse and nurse and other medical staff."
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Nursing Ethics, 2007.
This paper discusses the DNR (do not resuscitate) order as an important ethical issue faced by nurses providing care to terminally ill patients.
1,157 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper overviews ethical concerns and the nursing practice standards in palliative care settings. The paper focuses on the ethical implications of the DNR (do not resuscitate) order from the nursing perspective. The paper maintains that good palliative care is all about reducing the distress of the patient as much as possible and helping him attain a peaceful end. The paper asserts that this can sometimes demand a sense of moral detachment.
Outline:
Introduction
The DNR (Nursing Implications)
Conclusion
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"The DNR (do not resuscitate) order is a request which advices against the use of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for revival of the heart function of the patient who has a cardiac or pulmonary arrest. Typically, the request for DNR is given as an advance directive by the patient, but in cases where the patient is in comatose state the physician discusses it with the family before recording the DNR order. [Hanna Mari Hilden et.al, 2004] The DNR order in effect takes away the obligation on the part of the attending nurse or the physician to revive the failed heart using CPR. Nurses in palliative care have to face cases where the DNR is applied consistent with the patient's autonomy."
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Nursing Legislation, 2005.
A discussion on nursing legislation, specifically the Quality of Nursing Care Act of 2004, and the Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses how modern nursing legislation has been proposed to Congress that would address serious concerns in the nursing profession. These concerns have a direct affect on every individual that utilizes health care today. The paper further discusses how Clark and Clark contend that nurses in the twenty-first century are commonly having to work extended overtime hours to meet the nursing shortage, as well as contend with low wages, and insufficient working conditions. The paper describes how, because nurses are forced into positions of care that can result in medical errors to patients, many nurses are therefore leaving the profession. The paper analyzes how the Quality of Nursing Care Act of 2004, and the Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005 were introduced as legislation in the United States Congress to address these issues.
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The Nursing Profession, 2004.
An analysis of the nursing profession, with a focus on nurses in Minnesota.
848 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the shortage of nurses and the implication of this shortage on patient injuries or deaths in the hospital. The paper provides statistics of the nursing profession in Minnesota and describes a nurse's responsibilities from a legal perspective. These legal responsibilities are diagnosing illness and disease, providing non-pharmacological treatment (non-medicinal treatment) including psychotherapy, promoting wellness, and preventing illness and disease.
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"These grim statistics highlight the need for members of the nursing profession today to live up to their responsibilities in an increasingly stressful environment. What are those responsibilities from a legal standpoint? According to Minnesota Statute 2003 148.171 a clinical nurse specialist practitioner is defined as one who is authorized in the provision of patient care in a particular specialty or subspecialty of advanced practice registered nursing within the context of collaborative management. A nurse?s responsibilities thus includes, according to the law, (1) diagnosing illness and disease; (2) providing non-pharmacological treatment (non medicinal treatment) including psychotherapy; (3) promoting wellness; and (4) preventing illness and disease."
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Two Nursing Career Paths, 2002.
This paper is an assessment of two career paths within the field of nursing: Nurse practitioner and director of nursing.
1,655 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses that nurse practitioners, requiring advanced degrees, provide primary care to patients under the supervision of physicians and may prescribe medicines. This paper also discusses that directors of nursing, requiring at least a master?s degree, sometimes a business degree and often a doctoral degree, are part of the hospital?s management rather than its staff. The paper concludes that, while both careers lie within the profession of nursing, they will appeal to very different personality types.
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"While both the nurse practitioner and the director of nursing technically serve within the same field, their careers (in terms of the tasks that they perform during their daily work routines and the specific rewards, challenges, and responsibilities that each one faces) are substantially different from each other. This should not surprise us at all: Both the editor-in-chief of The New York Times and a news assistant running errands at a small weekly paper in Mexico City are journalists, but they have very different jobs."
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The Face of Nursing, 2006.
A review of the history of nursing and a look at how the nursing career has developed over the past 50 years.
1,187 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper reviews the history of nursing and the traditional role of the nurse. According to this paper, the face of nursing has changed over the past 50 years from a short term career to fill the gap until the nurse got married, to a lifetime career where a nurse works her way up the hospital ranks.
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"Trust in management may ultimately be entirely destroyed. The trust is based not only on information provided by the managers, but also by helpful feedback and guidance. Empowerment is strengthened when nurses feel the ability to be flexible is using their own judgment in issues as well as assuming responsibility for appropriate decision making. Employee empowerment must obviously be related to an employees' sensation that the organization is involved and cares about its employees' wellbeing. It is also important to nurses that they have a sense that their work is being valued. There is a significant negative relation between staff nurse burnout and the nurse perception of access to support, to information and to resources within the acute care setting (Laschinger, Finegan and Shamian, 2001). Social support from coworkers and managers has also been closely linked with decrease in occupational stress and burnout. It is important, however, to remember that personality factors add to the response to stress in the work setting. For example, a highly driven individual will more likely look for challenging work and the opportunity to learn new and better skills. When a job is obtained that fills these needs, then the individual will be more likely to feel empowerment in their work as well as increased job satisfaction. There are research studies which have put forward the hypotheses that the relationship between perceived work empowerment and occupational mental health is moderated by pre-dispositional work achievement needs and personality factors (Welford 2002)."
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Nursing and Ethics Management, 2007.
A case study of the ethical implications involved when a patient refuses the care of a particular nurse.
1,043 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper presents a case study of a patient who refuses the care of a particular nurse. It describes the details of the case - including the patient's diagnosis, mental state and cultural background. The paper then discusses the practical and ethical implications of the case and suggests possible solutions to the dilemma. The paper presents the writer's opinions on the case.
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"The situation is ethically complicated. The nurse should not be obliged to work with the patient as the patient has a particular aversion to the nurse, and is a highly volatile state. However, as a nurse, I would personally recognize that I am the proper person to manage the situation and would not want to fail in a bid to help. Ethically, one must tread carefully in this situation, as it concerns such issues as religiosity and suicide. A more aggressive nursing strategy may involve the use of drugs or restraints to physically sedate the woman. However, I believe this measure would only be a band-aid solution and the situation needs to be resolved by persuasive talking in order to "calm" the patient down. Talking does not involve the breaching of moral principles if the words are ethical and respectful. This strategy operates a principle of non-maleficence, even beneficence, fidelity and justice. However, it does not involve feminism and somewhat rejects autonomy. In this way, one may consider the rejection of autonomy crosses an ethical boundary. However, as the patient is in a highly charged state one might argue that she does not presently know her own mind, nor what is good for her."
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