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Papers On Nursing : Birth Through Death
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NURSE PRACTIONERS AND PHYSICIANS IN TEXAS
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This 9-page paper examines the relationship between advanced practice nurses and physicians in Texas. The essay discusses the attitudes of physicians toward APNs, and explores legislation passed that provides somewhat more freedom for APNs to define the scope of their duties. Also included in the paper are examples of how successful APN/MD relationships work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTnpphtx.rtf
“Ambulatory Care Facilities”
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A paper which looks at some of the issues surrounding the organisation and management of ambulatory care facilities, and the ways in which budgeting, information storage and relationships between patients and staff can be made to operate at maximum efficiency.
Filename: JLambcare.wps
“ANA Position Statement on Accepting Assignments”
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A six page paper which looks at the American Nurses Association’s position statement regarding the right of nurses to accept or reject assignments on the grounds of harm which might come to themselves or their patients, and considers it in reference to the increased emphasis on nurses’ autonomy and the importance of nursing ethics.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLANAstat.wps
“Anger in Adolescents: Sex, Ethnicity, Age Differences, and Psychometric Properties”: A Review of the 2003 Study by Reyes, Meininger, Liehr, Chan and Mueller
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An 8 page review of a study published in the Jan/Feb edition of “Nursing Research”. The study is analyzed for completeness and applicability. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnrsAng.rtf
“Bedside Assessment of Heel Lance Pain in the Hospitalized Infant”: A Critique of the Study by Harrison, Evans, Johnston, and Loughnans
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A 9 page overview of the procedures and findings in this study designed to provide a quantitative analysis of pain in neonates when undergoing a heel lance procedure. This study is unique in that it evaluates the feasibility of assessing pain among a particular difficult population, newborn infants who can not verbally communicate their pain or allow the researcher any means of utilizing patient self-assessment of pain as can occur in older patients. While some behavioral and physiological manifestations such as facial expression and heart rate were determined to be reliable indicators of pain others such as body movement were found unreliable. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPheelLn.rtf
“Child Neglect and Abuse”
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A six page paper which looks at the issue of child neglect and abuse, in terms of the causes and symptoms of abuse, the extent of the problem, and the way in which health-care professionals and social services can establish and develop programmes to alleviate the situation.
Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLchildneglect.wps
“Cultural, Political and Ethical Issues in Nursing”
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A five page paper which looks at contemporary issues of political and ethical strictures which have an impact on the nursing profession, and at the way in which the profession interacts with the individual and the community both inside and outside the hospital environment.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLnursingpols.wps
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