Essays and Research Papers on Nursing

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a project for a nurse leader-manager. This paper outlines some of the central points of the project and how it will be applied. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the central principles of medication administration for nurses. This paper relates the importance of following protocols and specific issues related to the ethics of care. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper summarizes a study on hypertension, which employed grounding, and includes a SOAP analysis. Bibliography includes 1 source.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a quantitative research article on community acquired pneumonia (CAP). This paper relates the foundations of the article and considers the implications. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of a powerpoint presentation, including the slides and speaker notes, that go along with a study on the use of blood pressure control measures for hypertensive patients in primary care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of a clinical study. Elements such as statistical analysis, limitations, and sampling are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that summarizes empirical evidence on reducing the central line infection rate. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 15 page research paper that discusses the impact of three factors, specifically dyspnea; family caregiving and quality of life, and offers nursing interventions that are appropriate to these factors within the context of an elderly patient population. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of a section of a fall prevention program that focuses on research support for an intervention. This paper reflects the views presented in six studies. There are 6 sources referenced in the paper.

This 4 page research paper offers an overview of Jean Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring. The writer describes the caritas processes, the transpersonal caring relationship and the caring moment, which are the basic components of the theory. A 9 slide powerpoint presentation of the material is also available. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a set of practicum goals in the field of nursing. This paper is actually a practicum goal sheet filled out with specific objectives, goals and evidence of goal completion. No sources are cited.

This 4 page paper presents a practicum as an example for fulfillment of NUR/590A, with the goal of developing and evaluating an educational program to educate staff in the home care agency in fall prevention for elderly patients in the home with certain chronic diseases. The learning objectives, leaning strategies and evidence are all presented. ...

This 11 page paper provides an overview of an evidence-based protocol in nursing to integrate preoperative showering as a part of the surgical process. This includes one small paper and one large paper on the topic. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page research paper that describes the importance of family within nursing practice on a dialysis unit and relates that practice Orem's Self-Care Deficit theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the importance of nursing informatics, offering suggestions to the student on how the study of this topic may have altered the student's perceptions on this subject. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page research paper offers an article summation and analysis of an article authored by Craig and Lloyd (2007), which presents a guide for taking a comprehensive patient history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper look at injection technique from an evidence based medicine perspective. The prevalence of custom and practice and lack of research is discussed, potential issues associated with injections and poor technique are assessed barrier to good technique are discussed. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

This 3 page paper is an introduction for the implantation of a program to reduce falls in clients of a home care agency. Three sections are present; an introduction, an outline of the problem and an outline of the proposed solution with a rationale. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that offers a detailed article critique of the study conducted by Scott, et al (2006), which pertains to an educational intervention on falls prevention that was conducted with Canadian community health workers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that describes the practice of advanced practice nurses (APNs) specializing in cardiology within the context of a hypothetical interview. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page research paper has 2 sections. First, it discusses how the transtheoretical model of change can be applied to instituting behavioral change among co-workers in the workplace. Then, the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior are discussed in regards to their utilization in preventing infection in the health care ...

A 4 page paper that explains some of the key components in the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing research and practice. The essay also reviews an article and critiques it based on Roy’s framework. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 14 page research paper specifically addresses 2 issues that pertain to HCAHPS requirements, which are hand hygiene and improving communication with patients. A proposed intervention, which has Jean Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Caring as its foundation, is described. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay the uses a hypothetical hospital scenario to discuss the problems in shifting to computerized medical records, when the nursing staff is resistant. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page examined hand decontamination, looking at the issues concerning hand washing in the medical environment. The paper looks at the evidence baaed aspects of the concept and considers how and why it is important as well as the barriers which prevent full compliance from many medical staff. The bibliography cites 12 sources. ...