Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

A 22 page paper presenting the full proposal for an innovation program at a large hospital. Program goals include (1) enabling insulin IV drip on the medical ward, rather than transferring the patient to ICU; (2) assisting patients to gain and maintain control over their blood glucose levels; and (3) encouraging continuous improvement in ...

A 10 page research paper that examines the issues surrounding the topic of medical malpractice and how escalating insurance premiums are affecting health care delivery system. The writer defines the problem and then discusses the background to this problem. Then a literature review briefly summarizes different perspectives on the topic that show the scope of ...

This 17 page paper reports the health status of African-Americans in the U.S. Statistics about the incidence of specific diseases and mortality rates among Black Americans as compared to White Americans are reported. The essay includes a discussion of the barriers to quality health care services. For instance, Black women are more likely to die ...

A 9 page paper discussing a case of Streptococcus a infection in an elderly woman following myocardial infarction and bypass surgery, in terms of Roy’s adaptation model. The Roy model imposes a responsibility on the part of the nurse(s) involved to adapt to changing conditions so that they can provide higher quality nursing care. ...

A 31 page comprehensive essay on hypnotism that includes these subheadings: Introduction, Myths About Hypnosis, Brief History of Hypnosis, Theories of Hypnosis, What Happens in the Hypnotic State, Hypnosis in Medicine, and Conclusions. Hypnosis remains a topic of debate even after advanced imaging systems have shown there is a change in the brain when the ...

Nelson (2002) reports that practicing psychotherapists have moved toward an inclusive counseling model, one that takes advantage of multiple theoretical approaches to treating the spectrum of human psychological disorders in practice, or technical eclecticism, as coined by Lazarus & Beutler (1993). Relying on more than one practical approach allows greater flexibility in treating client. Under ...

7 pages in length. A terminally ill patient scheduled to have palliative surgery is refused by her doctor unless she reverses the Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order she put in place to address her incurable disease. The reason why her physician required his patient to change her DNR to full code while in ...

A 12 page paper discussing the remote, industry and operating aspects of this hospital's external environment. Shands Healthcare is the teaching hospital of the University of Florida, a public entity subject to requirements that it accept any patient seeking medical assistance. Shands faces the same human and financial restraints with which most university ...

A 24 page research paper that offers an extensive literature review that addresses studies concerning spinal cord injury men and their fertility. Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can result from a variety of accidents that include car accidents, falls, violence or sports-related activities (Brackett, 1999). Spinal cord injuries also frequently happen with young men, in ...

A 5 page research paper that review 5 stories of illness and healing. Insight into processes associated with both illness and healing do not necessarily have to come from medical texts or research on nursing. Literature abounds with works that provide perspective and understanding about how illness, even fatal illness, can promote psychic healing and ...

An 8 page emphasis of the importance of early identification and intervention in behavioral disorders. The author stresses that while medical professionals are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of these diverse conditions, parental involvement is critical to treatment success. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

12 pages in length. It was not all that long ago when returning home from facing the ravages of war meant facing the tremendous transition back into civilian life without any financial or educational support. Veterans who had put their collective lives on the line for the country they loved did not receive ...

This is a 7 page paper which applies Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring to a extended medical care case. The bibliography has 5 sources.

5 pages in length. The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) is a widely used industry tool that tests for DSM-IV Axis I disorders that occur most predominantly in people who are at least eighteen years old. The outcome of this screening test, which is administered in either outpatient mental health or medical facilities, ...

6 pages in length. The main thing on the minds of every soldier coming home from military conflict is to realign themselves with the lives they left behind. Work, friends, home life, familial relationships – all of these and more require a great measure of readjustment for veterans whose entire existence has centered ...

A 5 page essay that argues that acupuncture should be used more extensively and preferred over drug therapy. The traditional stance of Western culture and Western medicine is to regard ancient Chinese medicine, with its herbal remedies and needles, as superstition. However, contemporary medical practitioners are beginning to realize that this attitude is not only ...

A 4 page research paper that discussing challenges to the health of US children. At one time in history, parents and society in general equated a fat child as being a healthy child since famine was a constant threat and illness was an inevitable factor of life prior to modern medicine. Today, however, the scenario ...

An 11 page paper. Recent events in our country have demonstrated a clear need for emergency medical response teams that can be deployed and get to the affected location quickly. This paper provides a business plan for such an agency. The paper begins with an executive summary. The introduction discusses the need for this type ...

5 pages in length. David Reimer was not merely the victim of medical error when a failed circumcision completely redirected his life but perhaps more importantly he suffered extenuating consequences due to historical, theoretical and cultural ignorance pertaining to gender identity. The extent to which Reimer endured more than a decade of his ...

A 3 page research paper that looks at this issue. Nursing practice, in regards to transplant medicine, involves numerous potential problems. Not only does the nurse have to be aware of possible medical complications for both the recipient and the donor in cases where a relative donates living tissue, but the entire subject of ...

An 8 page research paper (which includes a half-page abstract) that describes the electronic health record keeping system being implemented by the US military. This report offers a literature review of articles that describe the electronic record keeping system, the Composite Health Care System II, that is being implemented by the US Department of Defense ...

A 5 page paper reviewing the requirements of a veterinary clinic seeking to design and implement a web page for the clinic. As a medical practice, it is necessary for pet owners to bring their pets to the office for direct care, but there are many services and points of information that the clinic ...

An 11 page research paper that address hospital quality. Hospitals in industrialized countries account for roughly 40 percent of total healthcare spending (Blendon, et al, 2004). Considering this, it is not surprising that hospitals generally stand at the center of effects to improve the quality of healthcare service while also controlling costs. In order to ...

3 pages in length. With the agonizing demise of Terri Schiavo, the question of what defines death has come to the forefront of philosophical and medical debate. When is a person dead? When they can no longer take care of themselves? When they have no quality of life? When there ...

A 9 page paper examining three forecasts for each of 5 economic indicators and then relating those findings to the medical industry. The bottom line in nursing is that (1) currently active, practicing nurses have a wealth of opportunity available to them; (2) the profession is attracting greater interest among would-be students who could ...