Activity in the Elderly: A Research Proposal
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An 18 page paper which presents a research proposal investigating the elderly as it involves activity. Activity is deemed to be any given involvement, whether it be social or physical, which can serve to benefit the elderly. The proposal discusses how activity fits into the lives of the elderly, the various types of activities that the elderly are involved in, and generally approaches the subject from an ethnographic position. The research proposal presented illustrates the need for the research, a literature review, and a methodology discussion. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: RAeldactv.wps

Actor Network Theory in Healthcare
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This 10 page paper considers the use of Actor Network Theory and how it may aid with increasing the provision and standard of primary healthcare. This paper concentrate on how this has been used in the British National Health Service (NHS). The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEactnet.rtf

Actor Network Theory Research Issues
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This 36 page paper considers the basic ideas of Actor Network Theory (ANT). The theory is explored in the context of the UK National Health Service; The NHS. The writer identifies the drivers behind the use of ANT to implement electronic patient record systems, the political nature of implementation, the aims of implementation, the impact of the actors and how the model may be used by the NHS in a prescriptive and interpretative manner. The bibliography cites 60 sources.
Filename: TEactor1.rtf

Addicted Nurses: Opiate Addiction and Management of Nurses
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This 10 page paper considers the issue of addressing opiate addiction in the nursing population in managed care. This paper considers the specific problems and policies that have been adopted to address the issue of opiate addiction in this population, and relates specific protocols for addressing addiction in nurse and nurse practitioner populations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHopiat_

Addiction: Disease of Social Problem?
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This four page paper presents a detailed discussion on addiction and its causes. Using disease and biopsychosocial models as examples the paper presents a compare and contrast of the models. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWaddict.wps

Addressing Diabetes and Obesity in the Elderly with Nutrition
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A 7 page paper discussing controlling diabetes and obesity in the elderly through better nutrition. Intervention that seeks to control both diabetes and obesity in the elderly is not an easy task, but it is one that at least is logical. Patient education is paramount, as is an approach marked with creativity. Visual attractiveness is more important as well, for taste and smell are not as active as in individuals’ earlier years. Controlling diabetes and obesity in the elderly through nutrition is not easy, but it is possible. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSdiabObesEld.rtf

Addressing Diabetes Management in the Hispanic Population
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A 7 page paper discussing dietary management of diabetes in a Mexican American woman using Madeleine Leininger's Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory. The paper provides an interview with the patient and examination of the Hispanic culture. The most difficult aspect of providing professional care to this patient would be in convincing her to alter her diet and that of her family. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursLeinDiab.rtf

Addressing Obesity: A Community Plan
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A 13 page overview of the causes and solutions for obesity. The author identifies goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in “Healthy People 2010”. Eight assessment parameters are utilized including: economics, recreation, physical environment, education, safety and transportation, policies and government, health and social services. Primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions are planned. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPobeseC.rtf

Addressing the Nursing Shortage
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An 8 page discussion of the many problems inherent in the current nursing shortage. The author evaluates various legislative suggestions to alleviate that shortage. House Resolution 5924, a bill calling for increased caps for Visas for foreign nurses, is dismissed as a less than workable possibility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnrsShortageImm.rtf

Adjustment To Physical And Mental Aging
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4 pages in length. Growing old is not something people typically think about until the life change is upon them, and then it feels as though everything happens too quickly. The student's father experienced a steady decline of both physical and mental health to the point where he lost his independence. In the context of the student's father, his quality of life - which is how much a person can continue living his normal existence without being riddled with life-taking disease - is teetering on the edge of perilous. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCAgeAdjst.rtf

Administration of HOPWA Programs in Washington, D.C.
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A 15 page paper discussing the administration of HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds in Washington, D.C. Outreach to individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS is complex, even in the best of economic circumstances; it is likely that the result of decline in the housing market and subprime mortgage market will place greater pressure on rents in D.C. in the short-term future. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSpubHousAIDS.rtf

Adolescents and Cardiovascular Education
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A 12 page paper which discusses the impact cardiovascular education may have upon the adolescent population. Information presented indicates there is little, if any, research in this particular field, thus suggesting that proper approach to health promotion theory be implemented. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: RAadocard.wps

Advance Directives: The Personal Side
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5 pages in length. The two advance directives in this case are a living will and a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, both of which ensure the individual is not kept alive via breathing apparatus or other artificial means. The importance of these advance directives is twofold: 1) To remove the decision from loved ones and relatives who are in no condition to make such a choice and 2) To respect one's quality of life. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCAdvDirect.rtf

Advanced Directives: History, Recommendations, and Legal and Ethical
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Considerations An 11 page overview of advanced directives in the medical arena. The author reviews the history of advanced directives utilizing such historic cases as the Karen Ann Quinlan case and the recent high profile case of Terri Schiavo to emphasize their importance. The provisions of the 1991 Patient Self Determination Act are explored and recommendations made regarding their implementation on both a personal and organizational level. Statistics are provided regarding the popularity of such directives. A copy of a generic durable power of attorney form is included as supplementary material. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPmedAdD.rtf

Advanced Nursing Practice and Family Theory: Lessons From the Movie “Thirteen”
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A 3 page paper addressing the importance of family in individual health. The author discusses family theory within the background of a plot scenario from the film “Thirteen” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnrsfmlytheory.rtf

Advanced Practice Nursing: the Parish Nurse
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A 15 page paper discussing the emergence of advanced-practice nursing in parish nursing. The parish nurse cannot provide services that substitute for hospital treatment or costly laboratory testing procedures, but s/he certainly can provide routine screening measures, educate patients on a variety of health-related topics and advise patients on when they do need to visit a doctor. Unlike nurses in non-parish settings, the parish nurse also is able to highlight issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symptoms as health care providers in most other venues are confined to providing. The advanced practice nurse involved in parish nursing has the opportunity to provide service and caring at the highest points of their potential. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPracPar.rtf

Advantages and Disadvantages of Community Nursing
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A 5 page paper discussing the pros and cons of community nursing. The community nurse can be the liaison between policy and practice, and serve as the point at which goals become reality. There are few disadvantages, and those that exist are far outweighed by the advantages that community nursing can bring to any community. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursCommun.rtf