Essays and Research Papers on Nursing

6 page article critique that discusses and summarizes a research study by Talerico, Evans and Strumph (2002), which investigated the causes of resistant behavior and aggression towards caregivers in nursing home residents. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the issue of change in a hospital setting, with a focus on OR team process. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the relationship between nutrition and HIV. Extreme weight loss frequently occurs among HIV-positive patients. Known as HIV wasting, weight loss can occur for a variety of reasons, which include cognitive impairment and difficult in swallowing, but it can also occur due to altered “gonadal, adrenal and thyroid function” ...

A 6 page summary and analysis of a case scenario that involves making a psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis. The case scenario concerns an eleven-year-old girl, Shirley, who is the daughter of first-generation Chinese immigrants who was born in the United States. Shirley was referred to for psychiatric evaluation of her emotional status due to ...

A 4 page research paper that summarizes, contrasts and compares literature on subcutaneous and intramuscular injections. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 pages research paper that discusses Family Systems Theory (FST), which acknowledges that the reality that the lives of individual client/patients are combined with and affected by the social systems in which they interact. These systems encompass both the family and the communities in which families exist. FST is used primarily within the ...

A 6 page research paper that offers advice to a student on how to express how the student’s personal philosophy of nursing has changed and progressed over the course of a semester. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses what Guillain-Barre Syndrome is, its believed causes, its progression, treatment and the factors affecting nursing care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of prenatal and neonatal care, with a focus on questions regarding the use of different proceedures and the learning objectives for nurses. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a case study of an indivdiual with the potential diagnosis of breast cancer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page article critique. Dypsnea (shortness of breath) is a problem that discourages millions of Americans who overweight/obese from engaging in the physical exercise that would help them to overcome this significant health problem. Babb, et al (2008) conducted a study that was designed to investigate the various causal factors that have been ...

A 4 page research paper that discusses personal emergency response systems (PERS) and whether they positively impact patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is a negative patient outcome that affects roughly 1.6 of every 1,000 Americans on a yearly basis, which translates into more than 200,000 new cases of DVT episode incidents occurring annually (Crowther and McCourt, 2004). Research indicates that DVT is preventable. Furthermore, research ...

A 3 page research paper/essay that takes the form of a letter to the editor of the Yeadon Times concerning the rise in crime against the elderly, which proposes a community nursing program on this topic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper that addresses 2 questions. The first part of the paper (1 page) discusses what is meant by the "spend down" provision of Medicaid and why it is controversial. The second part (2 pages) discusses issues that might be of importance to the resident of a long-term care facility. In this ...

A 10 page paper which examines physical pain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page brief look at statins, which are a category of drug therapy that is frequently used to lower levels of blood cholesterol (Statins, 2004). Because statin drugs are so effective as a drug therapy, they are extremely beneficial in promoting positive patient outcomes since the action of the statin drug helps to clear ...

A 3 page research paper/essay that defines medicalization and explain why this process can be detrimental to patient outcomes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page summation and analysis of a qualitative study that investigated the manner in which a study sample of nurses reported how they typically conducted obtaining patient consent for care procedures. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 15 page research paper that offers an examination of literature that examines depression in regards to the elderly, with a particular focus on women and their experience. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page literature review focusing on quality of life following diagnosis of or treatment for prostate cancer. The bottom line that each of these studies finds is that there are at least four major themes associated with patient QOL. Those are "enduring uncertainty, living with treatment effects, coping with changes, and needing ...

A 7 page paper that summarizes and analyzes a study conducted by Feuchtinger, Halfens and Dassen (2007), which evaluated three risk assessment instruments for pressure ulcers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which summarizes three different nursing articles and also makes note of how the articles can be used in clinical practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page article analysis of a study that address the needs and concerns of MS patients as they age. The writer takes each section of the article, summarizes it and offers evaluation. Additionally a brief section of the paper discusses qualitative research in general. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper providing the text of 7 slides and speaker notes for a project examining Leininger's middle-range theory with Jean Watson's upper range Theory of Human Caring. Analysis of Leininger's theory includes proposition assessment and examination of antecedents, consequences and operational measures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.