Essays and Research Papers on Nursing

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue of smoking cessation and the use of an occupational therapist for smoking cessation in pregnant women. This paper considers the comparative costs for third party payers as they relate to the use of smoking cessation (vs. allowing women to simply smoke throughout pregancy). ...

This 9 page paper considers the issue of implementing a plan for smoking cessation in pregnant women. This paper focuses on a community-based plan that utilizes the services of nurse midwives. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the theoretical perspectives that support the value placed on humor and laughter as therapeutic tools. This paper considers the views of holistic nursing theorists and researchers who maintain that benefits can be derived from humor and laughter for things like pain reduction. Bibliography lists 10 ...

This 4 page paper considers the use of 3D ultrasound technology vs. 2D ultrasound technology. This paper specifically considers the use of 3D imaging for abdominal organs, including the liver. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the concept of powerlessness. The creation of a concept analysis is completed in order to provide a contextualized view of a theoretical and practical term, rather than simply defining this term. This paper provides a concept analysis of this term as it relates to the ...

This 5 page paper is based on an assessment of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Model. This model is based on the assertion that individuals can provide a level of self-care. Orem argues, then, that self-care deficits in the care setting often occur as a result of environmental situations. This paper outlines the basis ...

This 15 page paper provides an overview of a study of work related back injuries that occur as a result of stressful work environments in nursing. This study outlines the possible causes and preventative measures. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of three studies of health care governance. One of the studies outlines governance issues for the health care environment as a whole, and the other two relate issues for nursing professionals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the physiological changes which occur with pregnancy. This paper asserts that many of these changes affect behavior and even birth outcome. While the mature mother might take such changes in stride, the younger mother and her child could be significantly impacted by them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses the increased liability risks for nurses in today's health care. The writer argues that a principal method for reducing liability is through the process of incident reporting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing enteral-nasogastric feeding of children and its ethical implications. Of course enteral feeding is good for the patient, but the fact is that sometimes it can cause harm. This is certainly contrary to the principle of non-maleficence, but it is in the spirit of trying to provide benefit to ...

A 5 page paper discussing Harvard case study 9-699-154. Massachusetts General Hospital attempted to implement a new approach to delivering patient care, but found that not all factors had been identified at the outset. The hospital did everything “right,” such as bringing in outside consultants and attempting to identify factors that would affect ...

An 8 page discussion of the emotional and rational healing which must accompany divorce for the single parent. The author traces the economic problems encountered by a single mother and the steps that mother takes to overcome those problems. Those steps center around pursuing a higher degree in nursing. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 6 page research paper that examines the phenomena of caring as it pertains to nursing. The writer defines "phenomena" in this context and examines caring within this framework from several theoretical perspectives with an emphasis on the theory of Joyce Travelbee. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the health condition called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurological disease that is degenerative and no cure for this disease has been found. This paper outlines nursing protocols for dealing with this disease. Bibliography ...

A 7 page discussion of the manner in which this broad cultural classification differs from the mainstream population in regard to their interaction with medical professionals. The author emphasizes that while there are differences, there are also similarities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 14 page paper provides an overview of the problem of obesity in the United States and the increasing use of gastric bypass surgery, also known as bariatric surgery. This paper outlines the problem, the benefits and the underlying reasons for the use of this procedure. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the medical problem of congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a term used to describe the outcomes of a number of different conditions, which result in an imbalance in heart pump function and failure to circulate blood and an adequate manner. This condition ...

A 4 page research paper that examines the topic of collaboration between health care professionals and social services, focusing on an 1998 article that reports on such collaborative efforts in Great Britain. Three models for collaboration are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper that incorporates and introduction, problem statement, purpose of study, literature review, independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and implications for nursing. The paper identifies the two types of RSD, describes and explains what reflex sympathetic dystrophy is, its incidence, some of the causes and the effects and the correlation between chronic pain ...

A 10 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes a research study conducted by McDonald, et al (2003) on end-of-life preferences (published in Western Journal of Nursing Research 25(6),652-666). The writer argues that this study is excellent and backs up this argument with specific references to the study. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the kangaroo care method and outlines the way in which this method is viewed in the current literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the current literature and a study of the spread of chlamydia, one of the most common STDs in the United States. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 3 page article critique that summarizes a study performed by LaMontagne et al (2003) on the interventions for adolescents suffering from post-operative pain from idiopathic scoliosis back surgery. No additional sources cited.

This 19 page paper considers a change that is scheduled to take place in the National Health Service; the use of the dressings/wound formulary. The paper considers what the pressures for change may be and how change can be managed, making use of theoretical models for change. The bibliography cites 11 sources.