A Community Health Issue in Kentucky/Smoking Cessation
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the problem of smoking cessation with a community health perspective based on Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory. According to 2003 statistics, Kentucky ranks as having the highest percentage of smokers in its population so this is a particularly crucial public health issue in this state. Principles of smoking cessation intervention are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khkensm.rtf

A Concept Analysis Paper On Anxiety
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This 15 page paper outlines a concept analysis of anxiety. This paper recognizes that concept analysis not only provides insight into the impacts of a certain concept on the development of nursing protocols, but also promotes understanding of the application of a concept in the development of both nursing theory and nursing practice. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MHAnxWal.rtf

A Conceptual Analysis of Orem's Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory
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A 10 page analysis of Orem's theory utilizing the eleven step analysis entailed by J. Wilson's concept analysis style. The author works through this analysis step by step isolating the questions of content, detailing the process through which the right answers can be found, and discussing model cases verses cases that are contrary, related, borderline, and invented. The author then discusses Orem's contentions as they relate to a social context, details the underlying anxiety that characterizes some cases, and finalizes the paper with a discussion of the practical results and a summarization of these results in language. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPnrOrem.rtf

A Critique of a Meta-Analysis Article
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of an article on the use of a meta-analysis for a nursing topic. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MHNurAr6.rtf

A Model of Self Care for an AIDS Patient
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This nine-page-paper presents a detailed example of an Orems Self Care Model designed for an AIDS patient who was being discharged from the hospital following a 65 day stay.
Filename: CWorems.wps

Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Institutional Settings
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This 26 page paper considers the issues of abuse and neglect as they impact the elderly in institutional settings. This paper considers factors like quality of care vs. quality of life, and provides definitions for the concepts of abuse and neglect in an effort to demonstrate the problematic nature of institutional care and those who abuse the carative relationship. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: MHElderA.wps

Accountability in Nursing: The Interrelationships of the Hierarchical Structure
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A 4 page discussion of accountability in nursing. Contends that accountability is an integral component of all aspects of nursing. The nurse is, of course, above all accountable for the well-being of his or her patient but, with recent pressure from state legislators and higher education coordinating agencies, accountability is becoming a greater and greater emphasis of all aspects of nursing. In the case of student nurses, and indeed all levels of nurses, this accountability is channeled through a chain of command, a chain of accountability which can extend both upwards (through the institutional hierarchy), downwards (to the patient) and even sideways (to colleagues and other professionals) dependent on the organizational structure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnrsAcc.rtf

Acetaminophen Overdose
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A 9 page paper discussing the possible toxic effects of this widely used over the counter analgesic. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) has been available over the counter for more than 40 years. It may be the most common analgesic for self-medication, and it frequently is used in hospitals as well. Overdose can lead to nearly-immediate liver toxicity, however, and can damage kidneys in the process. The paper discusses the mechanisms of toxicity, antidotes, drug interactions and points for nurses’ education of patients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursTylenol.rtf

Activity in the Elderly: A Research Proposal
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An 18 page paper which presents a research proposal investigating the elderly as it involves activity. Activity is deemed to be any given involvement, whether it be social or physical, which can serve to benefit the elderly. The proposal discusses how activity fits into the lives of the elderly, the various types of activities that the elderly are involved in, and generally approaches the subject from an ethnographic position. The research proposal presented illustrates the need for the research, a literature review, and a methodology discussion. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: RAeldactv.wps

Acupuncture--Its Time Has Come
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A 5 page essay that argues that acupuncture should be used more extensively and preferred over drug therapy. The traditional stance of Western culture and Western medicine is to regard ancient Chinese medicine, with its herbal remedies and needles, as superstition. However, contemporary medical practitioners are beginning to realize that this attitude is not only ethnocentric, it is simply wrong. Western pharmacologically based medicine can do wonderful things, but it can also cause extremely adverse drug reactions. On the other hand, there is a growing body of empirical research that verifies that alternative medicine, with techniques such as acupuncture, offer safe, effective means for bypassing the dangers entailed in extensive pharmacology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khacup.rtf

Acute stroke units and rehabilitation
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A paper which considers the advantages of specialised stroke units, and the role of allied health professionals in rehabilitation programmes, in terms of both patient care and management of resources. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLstrke.rtf

Adaptation Nursing
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A 5 page paper which discusses the nursing method of adaptation. This method is discussed form many different aspects considering that it is a method that can be implemented in many different ways. A thorough description is given, as well as its relevancy to different aspects inherent in the health and nursing field. Attention is paid to the conditions of abdominal surgery and how adaptation can fit within this particular field. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Adaptn.wps