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Papers On Nursing : Birth Through Death
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CC vs. Med-Surg Units/Job Satisfaction
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A 6 page research paper that investigates the differences in nursing job satisfaction between critical and med-surg units. Within the framework of a research project, the writer hypothesizes that as there are different working conditions in these units, such as patient-to-nurse ratios and management styles, there are also differences in nursing job satisfaction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khccmed.rtf
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
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: Role in Health Care
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A 15 page paper discussing systems theory, nursing system theory and the place where the CRNA fits into the US health care system. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) fills a vital role in the larger health care system, one that will continue to increase in relevance as the first of the baby boomers now are entering retirement age. As is the case in any advanced-practice field of nursing, the issue of physician supervision continues to be a point of issue. It is less so for the CRNA, which most states allow to practice independently. The purpose here is to assess the role of the CRNA in the health care system of the United States. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: KSnursCRNA.rtf
Certifying an Older Driver
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A 10 page research paper that discusses a case scenario in which an older driver asks a nurse practitioner to administer a vision test and certify herself as safe on a DMV form. The writer discusses the practice implications. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: kheyedmv.rtf
Chambliss/Beyond Caring
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A 10 page examination of D.F. Chambliss' text Beyond Caring (1996). Chambliss (1996) conducted extensive research on the sociology of hospitals, beginning in the 1970s and extending to the early 1990s. His text records his observations and conclusions pertaining to the workings of hospital routine and the sociological and psychological processes that are an inherent part of the hospital environment. This examination of Chambliss' research focuses specifically on the information he relates concerning nursing experience, the situations encountered by nurses, how they cope within the hospital environment and what this suggests about how nursing should be perceived within an ethical framework. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khbeycar.rtf
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 Lewins 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
Change Project: Medication Error Prevention
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A 4 page research paper that discusses a problematic area in many practice clinical settings--medication errors. The writer offers suggestions found in nursing literature for improving this problem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcpmep.rtf
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