Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

This 10 page paper discusses the following quote “Computing technology is the most powerful and most flexible technology ever devised. For this reason computing is changing everything “where and how we work, where and how we learn, shop, eat, vote, receive medical care, and spend free time, make war, make friends, make love”. The ...

This 4 page paper answers two question looking at hw ethics is relevant in the use Information communication and technology. The first part of the paper looks at an ethical issues of globalization and then at the computerizing medical records and issues of privacy. The second part of the paper looks at how ethics will ...

4 pages in length. Lowry et al's (1999) article entitled School Violence, Substance Use, and Availability of Illegal Drugs On School Property Among US High School Students seeks to uncover what – if any – correlation exists between the presence of drug use and the incidence of criminal activity on America's high school campuses. ...

7 pages in length. Technological advancement is routinely heralded as the saving grace of the human race; with people living longer and – for the most part – healthier lives by virtual of medical technology, the elderly are able to age with a greater quality of life. However, there are downsides to the ...

An 11 page research paper that offers an evaluation of an patient/nurse consultation. Mrs. A is a 48-year-old woman who came to the a well-woman clinic for a consultation and a yearly Pap smear. In conducting this consultation, the new General Medical Contract (nGMS) was employed. In evaluating the nurse/patient interaction, this evaluation utilizes the ...

A 3 page article summary in which the writer summarizes the experience of Clark, Roberts and Traylor (2004). These authors report on a cardiovascular single-unit-stay program that was initiated at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper provides three questions and answers regarding quality in management, ethics in the medical electronic instruments industry and workplace organization. Various ideas about management are relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper relates the fact that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a perfect example of how NOT to treat patients. The 1975 film addressed the issue of mental illness and the medical community's response. Though the conditions and patient treatment outlined in the film might have been standard practice ...

The Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) system was created as a means of classifying medical conditions or hospital cases into an estimated 500 groups, based on a criteria that integrates elements like hospital resource use

A 6 page discussion of the importance of belief and ritual in the healing process. The author points out that both can be either simplistic or complex and uses the example of percussion as a ritual that is common to many cultures. Data is presented that percussion is indeed of medical benefit to ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the case of Causey v. St. Francis Medical Center. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses this mental disorder. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP) is when a parent, usually the mother, fabricates symptoms in a child thereby subjecting the child to unnecessary medical tests and/or surgical procedures. The primary motivation in MSP appears to be both an intense need by the parent to have ...

One of the most difficult problems in the modern health care environment is that even when effective treatments are available, not everyone can afford them. Many medical programs provide diagnostic services, testing and even support service, but do not cover expensive prescription drugs. Many patients, including the elderly, people at risk of repeated ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the questions, body systems and risk factors associated with medical assessment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page research/reaction paper to the issue of whether or not the medical community should encourage elective cesarean section, which is becoming an increasingly popular choice for busy working women. The writer looks at the various issues involved in this debate. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page outline of the function fulfilled by estheticists when they are working in the medical field. This paper concentrates on the profession's role in dermatology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12-page paper provides an example of how a call track system can assist a university medical center in better allocation of professional resources to the community. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing three considerations for expanding into Colombia for the purpose of selling computers. The paper addresses promotion possibilities; economic conditions and financial considerations. Colombia still struggles and less than half of the total population of the country is likely to have interest in computers, but those who do – ...

A 3 page nursing literature review that examines articles on the nursing faculty shortage. The nursing shortage is a healthcare crisis that has been recognized as affecting medical services at the global, regional and local levels (Mathews, 2003a). A corresponding shortage in nursing faculty serves to perpetuate and compound this problem, as a nursing faculty ...

7 pages in length. The medical community has long been divided as to the role amyloid plaques play in the presence of Alzheimer's disease, with some stating without reservation that the "extracellular clumps of a protein fragment" (Beckman, 2004, p. 762) are the initial indicators of the disease, others argue they are the end ...

This 18 page paper considers the way in which a patient with depression in nursed. The paper is written with reference to a fictitious practice experience, considering the use of application of knowledge (both art and science) which is used by the nurse to nurse to assess, plan, and implement patient care. The paper considers ...

This 4 page paper examines the issue of tort reform. Both sides are discussed and there is a focus on medical issues. Florida is highlighted as a state that is doing something about the problem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper providing a description of the economic conditions in the area served by Conway Medical Center in Conway, South Carolina. The 160-bed hospital is a private non-profit and therefore is not obligated to accept patients who cannot prove ability to pay. Unemployment is high in the local area and many ...

An 8 page research paper that discusses end-of-life ethical issues in regards to neonates in the NICU. This discussion of medical ethics is framed by a scenario that concerns providing nursing care for a premature neonate with multiple congenital anomalies who is on full life support management, infant Clara. This discussion uses the facts ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of Heloisa Sabin's article Animal Research Saves Human Lives which discusses the use of animal research to create the polio vaccine that would save thousands of lives and help to eradicate polio in the developed world. This article discusses the issue of animal testing and the problems ...