Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

3 pages in length. The Mayo Clinic virtually revolutionized the manner by which people were administered medical care. Started in the late 1800s by a father and his two sons with an approach that "two heads are better than one and five are even better" (Anonymous, 2003), one of the many primary focal ...

This 3 page report discusses three different views of deafness: 1) a medical view which sees deafness as a medical problem to be cured; 2) a communicative view, which takes deafness to be an impediment to effective communication with others, and; 3) the cultural view, which focuses on the distinctive cultural heritage and patterns of ...

A 4 page paper assessing one economic effect of SB 1661, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). The California law extends the federal Family Medical Leave Act that allows workers to take off up to 12 weeks from work for any reason included in the law. The California extension guarantees that the worker ...

An 8 page discussion of our societal construct of deviance. Under the medical model deviance is nothing more than a pathology, a view many psychiatrists and sociologists find disquieting. These same professionals prefer to look at deviance form a conflict and labeling standpoint. They view it as not simply a disease but ...

3 pages in length. Nursing, a profession that was decidedly more of the female persuasion in the mid-eighteen hundreds, has long been considered an extension of a woman's natural ability to nurture. Had it not been for Florence Nightingale's attempts to humanize the medical profession in the nineteenth century, there is no telling ...

As an ER nurse, it is easy to get caught up in the fast pace of the environment, to focus on the technical and critical nature of nursing in the ER and to forget that patients are people with hopes and fears and dreams rather than just people exhibiting illnesses and crying out in pain ...

A 3 page paper answering questions about the legality of several events associated with a medical malpractice case. Dr. Sanders operates an abortion clinic in California and advertised her services. Medical error caused a patient to have difficulties; the patient sued Dr. Sanders. The patient's attorney filed a complaint with Superior Court ...

15 pages in length. Assembling a rapid response team for quick recognition and intervention of problems at VA medical centers is an objective that is being addressed in a number of ways; with the ever-evolving nature of health care and the responsibility inherent to maintaining quality of care, it is imperative for the ongoing ...

6 pages in length. As Health Administrator at County General Hospital, Jack Sinclair (not his real name) oversees a number of issues pertaining to the facilities daily operations, not the least of which includes policy and ethics. Sinclair worked his way up the ranks with a combination of insurance and medical backgrounds, having ...

A 3 page essay that offers a template for a student nurse to use in writing about his/her personal nursing philosophy. A nurse’s beliefs “regarding humanity, values, the nature of nursing, the focus of nursing, the goals of practice and the focus of nursing research and education” collectively formulate a personal philosophy of nursing that ...

20 pages in length. The natural course of aging takes its toll on both the body and mind; as much significant progress medical technology has made, there are still some aspects of human existence it cannot stop or reverse. Multimodal exercise has long been a highly recommended component of the geriatric health protocol ...

3 pages in length. Negligence and malpractice are often mistakenly used to mean the same thing when they each have their own separate implications. To be negligent is to conduct oneself in a manner that lacks due care or in other words to be careless in one's actions. The extent to which ...

5 pages in length. The topic of this book evokes a sense of patriarchal control and unmitigated ignorance with regard to the 'science' of medicine and how it has evolved during the past few hundred years. Women's contributions, disregarded and shunned until very recently, have historically been overshadowed by oppressive patriarchal perspectives; by ...

5 pages in length. The nursing industry of years gone by saw beyond society's brusque and compassionless approach to medicine by providing humanistic care beyond the traditional way. The lack of humanistic care made glaringly apparent by the medical community's unemotional arms-length attitude was precisely what nurses like Florence Nightingale sought to correct, ...

A 5 page review of the ethnographic account of fieldwork in medical anthropology. Working among malnourished children in West Africa Dettwyler experienced both professional and personal insight. Although sometimes criticized for her subjective approach to her subject, in reality Dettwyler provides both a a touching human account and a valuable ethnography. Her ...

A 7 page overview of the controversy surrounding home testing for HIV. Identifies AIDS, and HIV) as a tragic disease for which there are tragic consequences both epidemiologically and sociologically. Contends that because of the social stigma which all too often results with the disease and the insecurity of medical records in general, ...

6 pages in length. Reaction to critical incidents, such as tragedies, deaths, serious injuries, hostage and/or threatening situations, require the human being to respond in a way that intensifies the inherent stress related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Those within the rescue field are prone to inordinate levels of stress over and above ...

6 pages in length. The Emergency Medical Service (EMS), which is comprised of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), firefighters and other rescue personnel, devote their lives to helping others in times of crises. Theirs is a dedication that goes above and beyond the human call of duty, however, they do not think twice about ...

5 pages. This research paper explores 'concept analysis' and how it can be applied to healing. Concept analysis is treatment that is based on the actual concept of the perceived illness. For example, if one is suffering from stress, the actual concept of the stress must be analyzed and thus treated. ...

A 10 page paper discussing medical application for data warehousing. In the information age, we have come to assume that solid information should be instantly available at all times and in a form both immediately useable and also adaptable for other applications. Medical information has been woefully fragmented and ineffective for ...

A 10 page position paper discussing both the advisability and legality of challenging a California hospital's exemption from state and local property tax based on questions surrounding their nonprofit activities. Very Rich Medical Center (VRMC) is exemplary in their use of operating funds. The center's success lies in sound management rather than in ...

A 45 page argumentative research paper in support of incorporating metaphysical medicine and techniques into western medical practice. The author discusses the current literature in support of using meditation, yoga, t'ai chi, and other practices in medicine and analyzes western findings in relationship to eastern philosophy. The author also argues that a giant ...

4 pages in length. Canada's National Health System is often touted as one of the major advantages in being a Canadian citizen. The system is currently experiencing stress, however, as a result of the very medical advances which are perceived by the world as being instrumental in saving lives and making life more pleasant ...

A 6 page paper which examines six specific subjects requiring moral and ethical judgments from a medical perspective. The six sections covered are patient advocacy from a patient advocate point of view; the legal definition and responsibilities of moral vs. ethical behavior; addressing and identifying difference between moral and ethical behavior in the medical profession; ...

9 pages in length. Fearful of being deported back to the life they so desperately want to escape, undocumented immigrants have been forced to avoid seeking medical attention as well as been denied education for their children as the result of proposition 187. Voted in at the mid point of the 1990s, the ...