Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

This 5 page report discusses nosocomial infections, those that originate in a hospital or other clinical setting. Nosocomial infections most often affect patients who are immunocompromised because of age, underlying diseases, or medical or surgical treatments. This paper discusses the facts of nosocomial infections as well as preventative measures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page report discusses health issues in Australia with a particular emphasis on the health concerns of men living in Australia’s cities. The many public health triumphs in Australia mirror other developed nations’ accomplishments such as a greater control of infectious disease, sanitary conditions in cities, and technological advances in medical treatment but there is still much to ...

A 10 page paper evaluating Sycamore Network's SN 6000, SN 8000 and SN 16000 and Lucent Technologies' WaveStar and LambaRouter for use in a telemedicine application linking more highly equipped and staffed urban medical centers with outlying rural areas. The paper discusses telemedicine as well as Sycamore's and Lucent's views on the future and necessity of the SONET ...

(10 pp) Hypertension, one of the most common medical problems, affects 60 million people in the US. Recent studies show that only 57% of patients known to be hypertensive are controlled. Hypertension is a risk factor for a multitude of potentially life-threatening illnesses. Called the "silent killer," hypertension is usually asymptomatic. ...

Modern biotechnology has evolved as a scientific field of inquiry concerned with both humans and the plant world. Bio-agriculture, medical usage and environmental reclamation are among the areas where plant biology has made significant contributions and is likely to continue. This 6 page paper argues that transformation techniques will play an important role in the future of plant ...

Those countries attuned to the Western method of health care see the role of the nurse as straightforward: to care for the physical needs of the patient, record keeping and assisting with medical procedures. This 5 page paper argues that while a nurse in the United States or Canada may be well trained to meet emergencies, the rural nurse ...

6 pages in length. This paper discusses the right of the patient to direct his or her medical care and health outcome, known as patient autonomy, and the right of society to control and allocate "limited resources", known as distributive justice, will certainly collide. In an ideal world, or in an egalitarian society, all individuals would have access to ...

This 5 page report discusses two books dealing with the stresses and outcomes experienced by girls and young women in the modern American culture. Societal processes and the willingness of the medical establishment to simply “diagnose” a problem are part of the inherent problems in the ways in which American girls have “come of age” in the late 20th and ...

In 1961 Erving Goffman published Asylum, a book on the plight of mental patients. The book changed the way in which the mental health community viewed the patient, the setting and the methodology of treating the mentally ill. This 5 page paper takes a brief look at the concept of the medical model and the moral career ...

A 6 page paper which examines stress management for those individuals, such as firefighters and medical personnel, who must endure major disasters and events. The stress is discussed in terms of management during the events and after the events. Debriefing groups are discussed, as they relate to helping control stress afterwards. Humor is also discussed in relationship to handling ...

The courts have come to have the final authority on who has the right to make the decision as to whether medical technology is used to prolong an individual’s life. Over time, many state supreme courts have heard cases governing the decision to terminate treatment. This 5 page paper examines the case of Nancy Cruzan in the first ...

A 12 page paper discussing the outlook for registered nurses in the upcoming century. There is a great amount of controversy and evidence that illustrates the nursing industry will suffer greatly as a result of the change in medical funding and the economics of health. But on the other hand there is an equal amount of information that illustrates ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the definition of death, utilizing the book "Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine," by John Arras and Bonnie Steinbock, and other works. Presently, the medical community often extends the definition of death to include brain death as well. This paper argues that true ultimate death can only occur when the heart stops completely and ...

A 9 page paper which discusses various concerns of the executive nurse in our health community. The medical and health industries are changing very rapidly as we enter into a new century. The role of the executive nurse is therefor changing just as rapidly, thereby making it somewhat difficult to pinpoint the exact involvement and role played by these ...

A 5 page paper which argues that the controversial subject of the continuation of futile treatment, which is where there appears to be no hope for the patient, is the right method of approach in many instances. Cases such as the Baby K are cited in relationship to the rights of the family members to make these decisions. ...

A 5 page paper that discusses some of the various aspects that relate to death and dying as presented in the book “Death, Mourning, and Caring” by Robert Marrone. In this paper we discuss the current addition of hospices to our medical community. We address the functions of individuals who are employed in such industries. Different perspectives that one ...

A 10 page paper discussing the systemic change already occurring in health care and its implications for future leadership. Spiraling costs to insurers nearly a generation ago gave rise to the HMO that radically changed the business of health care, a trend that has only continued. Globalization and consolidation are business trends that can be expected to ...

(15pp) According to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, it is estimated that over six million men currently have some form of prostate cancer in the United States. This year 317,000 cases will be diagnosed and 41,000 men will die from prostate cancer in the U.S. The past ten years have made a remarkable ...

(7 pp) The idea of human cloning either sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie, is a boon to medical science or a travesty to morality. As in the case of most exaggerations, there is a shred of truth in all of them. Although our proposed challenge ...

(7 pp) There is s dark side of dreams - nightmares - dreams of fear, pain, bad feelings that often are not easily explained. Nightmares occur mostly because some problem disturbs you unconsciously, and their significance, of course can alert you, through the use of symbolic images as to where your problems are, ...

5 pages in length. The internet has become a valuable tool in many ways. One exceptional use of the internet today is it's use of introducing students to the world wide web as a resource for developing a patient teaching plan. In order to find out any information one might need about a particular medical subject, for ...

(6 pp). Emergency room service, now usually labeled the "emergency department" of a major hospital, is under thorough review. only a very small number of Americans continuously use the ER for routine medical care. However, the ER may serve as a short-term safety net for persons temporarily unable to access care through ...

5 pages. Many people have heard of the benefits of drinking cranberry juice in order to prevent urinary tract infections. But how true is this old wives tale? Is there medical evidence to support it? And if so, exactly what causes cranberries to provide this medicinal property to the urinary tract? In fact, if cranberries are ...

A 7 page paper discussing usage and cost considerations for North Carolina Wayne Memorial Hospital. Located in a rural area without a city of any great size within a comfortable driving distance, North Carolina Wayne Memorial can use the experiences of other hospitals and the profits generated by their MRI capabilities as justification for adding MRI to its ...

A 15 page paper discussing whether Pontiac, Michigan should institute a program targeting the city's African American population of women of child-bearing age. Infant mortality within this population is higher than that of any other ethnic group, and that within Pontiac is greater than Michigan's average. The paper examines results of California - where activity is supported ...