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Papers On Nursing : Birth Through Death
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Building Competence Through Training, Experience and Reflection: Administering Medication in the Hospital Setting
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A 7 page paper discussing the origins and prevention of medication error in the clinical setting. The paper concludes that experience and reflection can and do teach much, but experience’s accumulation of knowledge should not be at the expense of practice of “the basics.” The competent practitioner needs to ensure that s/he remains grounded in the basics while yet increasing and expanding on knowledge of new approaches and technologies. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSnursMedAdmRef.rtf
Burnout In Nursing
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This 5 page paper discusses what burnout is, the causes of burnout and some strategies for reducing one's vulnerability to burnout. Research studies are also reported. Burnout is a national epidemic and even more prevalent in helping professions such as nursing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Nursburn.wps
Cancer and Diet
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the role of nutrition in the treatment of cancer. Both liver and colon cancer are the focus of this paper which provides information of recent studies on prevention as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA14Cncr.wps
Cancer Cachexia and the Nutritional needs of Acutely Ill Cancer
Patients
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This 6 page report discusses a horrific condition with
virtually no positive outcomes known as cachexia. Cachexia is
characterized by a dramatic loss of triglycerides from adipose
tissue and proteins from skeletal muscle. Although it
superficially resembles starvation, it is virtually immune to
nutritional intervention. It is a complex syndrome and accounts
for nearly a third of cancer deaths. Cachexia is characterized by
weight loss, anorexia, weakness, anemia, and asthenia.
Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWcachex.rtf
Cancer Patients and Music Therapy
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A 12 page paper which presents a hypothetical
study aimed at discovering the benefits or the effects of music therapy in relationship to
cancer patients and pain. A literature review is also provided, illustrating the numerous
benefits of music therapy. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: RAcncmsic.wps
Care for the Elderly / At Home vs. Nursing Home
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An 8 page overview of health care options for the elderly. Evaluates the need for long-term care and the factors which went into creating this need and identifies home health care as being advantageous in many respects over health care provided in residential nursing homes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Eldrcare.wps
Case Study in Nursing: The Terminally Ill Patient
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This 5 page paper examines a case study provided by a student of a terminally ill mother who is hospitalized for pneumonia. The paper recommends verbal and nonverbal communication that the nurse might engage in to help the patient and her family get through this illness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA251ill.rtf
Case Study of Elderly Patient Presenting With Confusion
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This 12 page paper provides a case study of an elderly patient who arrives at an emergency room in a confused state. Techniques a nurse can use to help in diagnosis—which is likely concussion—and ways to make the patient feel comfortable, are examined. Degrees of concussion and symptoms are discussed. The paper provides a case study designed to assist a nurse in treating any confused patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA139con.rtf
Case Study on Death and Dying
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This 5 page paper relays a case study presented by a student regarding a patient and his family. The case is analyzed in light of several theories of death and dying. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's paradigm is critically evaluated. Sigmund Freud's attention to grief work is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA120grf .doc
Certified Nursing Aides
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A 12 page paper that considers the issues regarding hiring and retainment of CNAs in the nursing care industry. The writer provides two models in nursing care that appear to be addressing the needs of CNAs and patients in improving care and decreasing turnover rates. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cna.wps
Change Management: Changing the ICU Nursing Ratio
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A 4 page paper evaluating the possibility of restructuring the ICU to gain one-on-one nursing, using Lewin’s change theory. All health care costs continue to increase despite managed care, regulatory insurer and individual efforts to halt the spiral. The ongoing nursing shortage has meant for ICUs that they may have fewer RNs available to them and that recruiting and retention has become more costly over the past several years. Though costs are of significant importance to ICUs, quality of care remains of central focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursICUratio.rtf
