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18715. EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM TO PREVENT OBESITY IN CHILDREN. This paper is concerned with an evaluation, conducted by Riggs, et al. (2007), of the PATHWAYS program, which is designed to help children overcome the kinds of problems that result in obesity. It is... (more) |
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18696. HYPERTENSION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS. This paper uses a nursing perspective to discuss the disproportionate occurrence of hypertension among African American clients. Researchers have found that the risk factors may be related not only... (more) |
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18688. HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION. This paper discusses the importance of employee motivation in healthcare management in terms of productivity, work quality and staff retention. As seen in the literature, money is not necessarily the... (more) |
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18576. THE AFRICAN BRAIN DRAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT. Drawing on examples from some of the most heavily-affected countries and focusing in particular on the heavily affected healthcare sector, this paper provides an overview and analysis of the problem... (more) |
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18575. NURSING SHORTAGE. Taking a human resources management (HRM) perspective, this paper provides an overview and analysis of the critical shortage of nurses in the United States. The paper profiles the scope of the... (more) |
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18567. THE NURSING SHORTAGE. This paper provides an overview and analysis the extent of the nursing shortage, its various causes, and some of the recommendations that have been made for solving the problem with the use of HRM... (more) |
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18561. HOSPICE CARE COSTS. This paper provides an analytical review of the literature focusing on the question of whether or not hospice care truly reduces medical costs at the end of life. Compares hospice end-of-life care to... (more) |
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18560. SICKO BY MICHAEL MOORE. This paper reviews Michael Moore’s 2007 documentary film on the flaws in the American healthcare system. Among other things, Moore compares the American system with the systems in other countries,... (more) |
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18559. STEROIDS: PROBLEMS & HARMFUL EFFECTS. This paper is concerned with the potentially harmful effects of anabolic steroids. The paper provides background information on steroids, how they are ingested, the extent to which they can be... (more) |
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18558. HEPATITIS B. This paper defines hepatitis B and describes the risk factors in its spread from one person to another. Because of the risk factors, people who contract hepatitis B might become infected with the... (more) |
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18551. NURSING CASE STUDY: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A FEMALE CANCER PATIENT. This paper is concerned with an ethical dilemma faced by a nurse psychiatrist: whether to place a cancer patient, whose condition is worsening, on involuntary hold because of her proclaimed intention... (more) |
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18534. JEANETTE CLOUGH AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY 406068. This paper provides a case analysis and solution to a Harvard Business School case study on change management and leadership at Mount Auburn Hospital. The paper discusses key issues influencing... (more) |
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18507. PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA. This paper defines panic disorder with agoraphobia and considers its causes from the perspectives of the psychodynamic model and the cognitive-behavioral model. These models are applied to the case... (more) |
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18469. BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL: SHAPIRO CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER HARVARD BUSINESS CASE STUDY 608175. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case analysis and case solution to a Harvard Business School operations management case study by Michael E. Porter, Robert S. Huckman and Jeremy L. Friese on... (more) |
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18466. GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNER: OBESITY CARE HARVARD CASE STUDY 709494. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case study analysis and case study solution to a Harvard Business School case study by Michael E. Porter, Zayed M. Tasin and Jennifer F. Baron on privately... (more) |
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18460. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC: GROWTH STRATEGY 2008 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY 9-709-473. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case analysis and case solution to a strategic management case study by Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg concerning organizational restructuring... (more) |
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18422. CHRONIC ILLNESS CASE MANAGEMENT OF AN ELDERLY PATIENT WITH DIABETES, RENAL FAILURE, AND HEART FAILURE. Drawing on the Betty Neuman Systems Model for case assessment, this paper provides a nursing case management plan for an 85-year-old female with multiple chronic illnesses including congestive heart... (more) |
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18421. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) CASE MANAGEMENT. This paper presents a nursing case management plan for an elderly (85 year-old) female patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Case assessment is made through application of the... (more) |
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18399. BARBARA NORRIS: LEADING CHANGE IN THE GENERAL SURGERY UNIT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY 9-409-090. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case analysis and case solution to a strategic human resources management case study by Groysberg, Nohria and Bell concerning a nurse manager’s efforts to... (more) |
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18337. STEROIDS AND BASEBALL. This paper discusses the use of steroids by professional baseball players, a practice that has been banned by the Baseball Commissioner. It is argued that, although steroids increase muscle mass,... (more) |
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18336. MANAGED HEALTH CARE. This paper discusses the evolution of managed health care since the 1970s and some of the latest developments in the field. Managed health care practitioners face criticisms and challenges in their... (more) |
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18330. PREVENTING DIABETES. This paper argues that lifestyle intervention (which focuses on diet and exercise) is a suitable evidence-based practice for nurses to use to help prevent or delay the onset of type-2 diabetes in... (more) |
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18327. DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. This paper is concerned with strategies that are typically used by family nurse practitioners in caring for elderly patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The paper provides background on the... (more) |
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18310. METHODOLOGIES FOR A STUDY OF NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER. This paper discusses the kinds of methodologies that could be used to research the concept of “nature deficit disorder” and provide evidence to support its existence. The nature deficit disorder... (more) |
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18309. LONG-TERM CARE: ETHICS, TRENDS & MARKETING. This paper provides a critical summary and review of three scholarly articles on issues in long-term care. One article considers the ethics of long-term care, another looks at current trends... (more) |
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18305. COUNTY HEALTH PROFILE. This paper presents a population health profile for Mariposa County, a sparsely populated county in the Sierra foothills of central California and best known as the home of Yosemite National Park. ... (more) |
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18303. GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER. This paper provides an overview and analysis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a persistent and common psychological disorder characterized by pathological worry. The central features and... (more) |
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18302. THE DUTY TO PROTECT SUICIDAL CLIENTS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the mental health professional’s duty to protect clients from suicide or attempted suicide. The analysis describes the current scope of the mental... (more) |
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18301. DUTY TO WARN AND PROTECT IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the mental health care professional’s duty to warn and protect someone else from any imminent dangerous actions of the client. The legal and ethical... (more) |
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18282. MERCK: MANAGING VIOXX A HARVARD BUSINESS CASE STUDY 109109. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case analysis and alternative case solution to a Harvard Business School management case study by Simons, Rosenberg and Kindred on pharmaceutical giant Merck... (more) |
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18234. ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF EUTHANASIA. This paper considers the ethical issues surrounding active voluntary euthanasia and examines the strengths and weaknesses in the arguments for and against the practice. Based on a philosophical... (more) |
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18233. THE ROLE OF GENETIC FACTORS IN CAUSING CANCER. This paper reviews on article on the discovery that certain gene mutations allow cells to grow in an uncontrolled manner. Using this knowledge, researchers at John Hopkins University are searching to... (more) |
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18217. CONCEPT ANALYSIS OF PAIN. This paper provides a conceptual definition of pain, based on findings in the nursing literature. It is argued that the gate-control theory is a suitable framework for the chosen conceptual... (more) |
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18213. MEXICAN-AMERICANS AND TYPE-2 DIABETES. This paper critiques a research study regarding the use of Explanatory Models by Mexican-Americans (on the Texas/Mexico border) with Type-2 diabetes. The study finds that both traditional folk... (more) |
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18211. IMPACT OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT ON ACCOUNTING IN NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. This paper describes the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, its requirements, its benefits, and critical responses to it. It is argued that not-for-profit healthcare organizations should adopt selected... (more) |
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18204. VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING IN MEDICINE: SUGERY. Drawing on an analytical review of the scholarly and professional medical literature, this paper considers the application of a computer-based technology in medicine: virtual reality simulators in... (more) |
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18202. UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of universal health coverage, considering in particular the prospects for its implementation in the United States. The first part of the paper looks at... (more) |
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18198. ANTEGREN: A BEACON OF HOPE HARVARD CASE STUDY 408025. This paper provides a Berkeley Research case study analysis and solution to a 2007 strategic management Harvard Business School case study (408025) by Joshua Margolis, Thomas DeLong and Terry Heymann... (more) |
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18169. PRODUCT TEAM CIALIS: GETTING READY TO MARKET HARVARD CASE STUDY 9-505-038. This paper presents a Berkeley Research case study analysis and a case solution to a Harvard Business School marketing case study (9-505-038) by Elie Ofek on the launch of Cialis, Lilly’s and ICOS’... (more) |
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18089. VIRTUAL TEAMS IN HEALTHCARE. This paper starts by discussing the general value of teams and the concept of team building in healthcare organizations. It then discusses the use of virtual teams (via remote connections) in... (more) |
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18068. CHRISTIAN COUNSELING AND HYPERTENSION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS. This paper discusses the role of the Christian counselor in helping African Americans deal with the problems associated with hypertension (high blood pressure). The first part of the paper discusses... (more) |
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18063. HBO’S PRODUCTION OF “WIT”. This paper discusses Wit, an HBO movie (available on videocassette), which is based on a play by Margaret Edson. In the movie, Emma Thompson plays a woman with advanced cancer who agrees to undergo... (more) |
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18036. MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY. . This paper compares and contrasts two organizations in the medical device industry: Boston Scientific (based in Natick, Massachusetts) and St. Jude Medical (based in St. Paul, Minnesota). The... (more) |
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18035. NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. This paper argues that needle-exchange programs are effective in promoting safer practices among injection-drug users, and that they thereby help to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The arguments... (more) |
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18034. WORKPLACE STRESS. This research paper discusses the negative impact of workplace stress on individual health and organizational productivity, as well as some of the techniques that can be used to help alleviate the... (more) |
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18029. “HOW WE DIE” BY SHERWIN B. NULAND. This paper reviews How We Die, a book by a medical surgeon that is concerned with the various ways that people die. With the use of some graphic and disturbing details, Nuland seeks to... (more) |
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18024. PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE. This paper discusses the debate over physician-assisted suicide and concludes with a personal argument (from a physician/medical viewpoint) against the practice. The arguments in favor of the... (more) |
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18023. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADS. This term paper argues for the abolishment of direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical ads. Following a discussion of the historical background of the topic, the paper examines the arguments both for... (more) |
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18009. HEREDITY AND ADDICTION. Although environmental factors also play a role in the development of addiction, this paper focuses on the role of genetic factors in causing various kinds of addiction. The research paper looks at... (more) |
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18005. HOSPITAL INDUSTRY REGULATION. . This term paper examines governmental regulation of the U.S. hospital industry. Topics include: antitrust issues, congressional laws, federal agencies involved in oversight, the relative roles of... (more) |
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18003. OBESITY: PROBLEM & SOLUTION. This paper discusses the causes and consequences of obesity and the proposed solutions for dealing with the problem. The solution ideas include better food labels, healthier fast food menu choices,... (more) |
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18002. PATERNITY TESTING. This paper describes the process of DNA testing, which is used to identify a child's father (to settle a dispute) and sometimes to identify a rapist. The process involves collecting samples and... (more) |
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18000. HIV/AIDS & AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. This termpaper discusses the disproportionate impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on African American women. The paper focuses on statistical data (obtained mainly from the Centers for Disease Control)... (more) |
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17754. PREVENTING CORONARY HEART DISEASE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the current state-of-the-art in CHD prevention, focusing on steps individuals can take to reduce the multiple modifiable risk factors for CHD as well as... (more) |
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17732. SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITED (ABRIDGED) CASE STUDY 9-805-002. This paper provides a case analysis and a case solution to a popular Harvard Business School case study (9-805-002) by Roger Hallowell and James L. Heskett on Shouldice Hospital, Limited, a Canadian... (more) |
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17718. DWINDLING BIODIVERSITY IN THE TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: LIMITING ADVANCES IN PLANT-BASED MEDICINES This paper provides an overview and analysis of the environmental problem of tropical rainforest destruction and the associated loss of biodiversity in the context of the development of tropical... (more) |
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17714. PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN GIRL INTERRUPTED BY SUSANNA KAYSEN. This paper provides a psychological/psychiatric assessment of the main character and narrator of Kaysen’s memoir of her two years in McLean Psychiatric Hospital in the late 1960s. Following a... (more) |
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17712. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CARE-GIVING FOR THE OLDER ADULT & ELDERLY. This paper provides an overview and analysis of ethical considerations in care-giving for the older adult and elderly person. The analysis addresses the older adult’s right to autonomy and... (more) |
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17710. DIABETES: CAUSES, PREVENTION & TREATMENT. DIABETES: CAUSES, PREVENTION & TREATMENT. This paper provides an overview and analysis of diabetes, a serious, chronic metabolic disorder which causes significant morbidity and mortality. ... (more) |
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17709. ETHICAL CONCERNS IN A CASE OF DEMENTIA. This paper presents a fictionalized account involving an older adult who appears to be suffering from early Alzheimer’s Disease and is caring for a spouse recently incapacitated by a series of... (more) |
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17605. MALARIA: A GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM. This paper provides an overview and analysis of malaria as a major health problem affecting many of the underdeveloped regions of sub-tropical Africa, Central America, South America, and Southeast... (more) |
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17602. MALARIA AND THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. Following a brief profile of malaria as a serious health problem affecting millions of people in Africa and other parts of the developing world, this paper looks at contemporary efforts to eradicate... (more) |
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17590. HUMAN ORGAN SALES. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the problem of human organ shortages (for the purpose of transplants) and the extensive black market that has developed as a result of this shortage and... (more) |
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17502. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY IN AN ERA OF AIDS. This paper examines the obstacles that teens face in developing healthy and responsible sexual identities in an era of HIV and AIDS, as well as the ways in which society can support the development of... (more) |
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17490. STRESS MANAGEMENT. This paper provides an overview and analysis of stress management philosophies and techniques, looking at both Western and Eastern approaches. After defining “stress” and considering the need for... (more) |
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17477. SUBSTANCE ABUSE. This paper provides an overview of the problem of substance (drug) abuse in contemporary America. Following a definition of substance abuse and a discussion of its epidemiology, the paper considers... (more) |
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17473. BIOETHICS CASE: THE SECOND-HAND SUICIDE THREAT. Dr. Harris, primary care physician to 70 year old Mrs. Preston, must decide how to proceed after learning from Mrs. Preston that her 75-year old husband (not his patient) expressed suicidal intention... (more) |
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17456. OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the problems of overweight and obesity in America from a public health and public policy setting perspective. Following an examination of the scope of... (more) |
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17451. MARKETING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO CHINA. This paper explores entering the Chinese medical equipment market with a portable digital x-ray product. The first part of the paper presents an overview and analysis of the Chinese market, and a... (more) |
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17438. IMPROVING HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE ICU. Drawing on a review of relevant health sciences literature on the importance of good hand hygiene (hand washing, hand disinfection), this essay uses an evidence-based approach to developing a plan to... (more) |
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17437. A PHILOSOPHY OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE BASED ON PEPLAU’S THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL NURSING. Drawing on the interpersonal nursing theory of Hildegard Peplau (1988), this paper develops a philosophy for professional nursing practice. The nursing philosophy is defined and described in the... (more) |
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17433. NURSING RESEARCH ARTICLE CRITIQUE: PATIENT & VISITOR AGGRESSION TOWARDS HEALTH CARE STAFF. This paper presents a critique of a nursing research article published in Journal of Clinical Nursing. Through the use of a survey questionnaire of health care staff (n = 375) at a general hospital... (more) |
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17432. NURSING RESEARCH ARTICLE CRITIQUE: CARING FOR DYING PEOPLE IN A HOSPITAL: This paper provides a critique and analysis of a nursing research article from The Journal of Advanced Nursing. The central question of this qualitative exploratory study is “What are nurses’... (more) |
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17428. BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN. Through a review of scholarly literature, this paper provides a brief overview and analysis of Bipolar disorder in children, with a particular focus on young (prepubertal) children. The paper... (more) |
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17425. MARKETING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of Big Pharma’s prescription drug marketing, considering the economic, political, social and ethical aspects of this issue. Following a definition of the... (more) |
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17420. OXYCONTIN: ABUSE, ADDICTION & TREATMENT. Since the late 1990s OxyContin, a prescription opioid painkiller, has emerged as a major drug of abuse. This paper provides an overview and analysis of OxyContin abuse and treatment. Following a... (more) |
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17419. FRAUD IN PUBLIC-FUNDED HEALTH CARE (MEDICARE/MEDICAID) This paper provides a brief overview and analysis of the problem of fraud in publically-funded healthcare programs, focusing on the two largest and most important programs, Medicare and Medicaid. The... (more) |
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17417. THE ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER OF THE FUTURE. Focusing on the case of the academic health center, this paper considers what the organization of the year 2010 will be like. Drawing on concepts from organizational theory, the analysis considers... (more) |
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17393. FIRST, DO NO HARM: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICIAN OBJECTIVES. This paper provides an analysis of Lisa Belkin’s (1993) First, Do No Harm in light of the four learning objectives for medical student education developed by the Association of American Medical... (more) |
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17381. THE CONCEPT OF EMOTIONAL BURDEN IN DIABETES & OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES. . This paper presents a concept analysis of “emotional burden” in chronic illness with specific reference to diabetes. This paper presents an analysis of the concept of emotional burden, including... (more) |
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17373. HRM STAFFING PROBLEMS AT A UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER. A study exploring Human resource management (HRM) issues at s University Health Center was conducted. The investigation revealed problems with recruitment and retention of staff, blurred roles and... (more) |
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17331. CRITIQUE OF “AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS” BY OLIVER SACKS. This paper provides a selected review of the prominent neurologist’s 1995 book containing seven “paradoxical” cases of neurological disease. According to Sacks, these cases are paradoxical because... (more) |
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17291. MADELEINE LEININGER'S NURSING THEORY. Using Fawcett’s (2000) nursing metaparadigm as a framework for analysis, this paper provides an overview and analysis of the central concepts and theories developed by a major nursing theorist,... (more) |
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17290. THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSION. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the concepts of professionalism, ethics, and stress, as they apply to the field of emergency medical services. Discusses issues related to Do Not... (more) |
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17262. DRUGS AND SPORTS: ATHLETES AND STEROIDS. This paper provides an overview of the problem of steroid abuse in sports. The paper briefly traces the history of steroids in sports, the reasons for steroid use among athletes, and the evolution of... (more) |
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17231. SEX CHANGE SURGERY. This paper covers the historical background of sex change (gender reassignment) operations, and the differences between true transsexualism and “cross dressing”. It also discusses pre-surgery... (more) |
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17221. MANAGEMENT ROLES IN HEALTH/ELDER CARE PROFESSION. This paper notes that many roles and responsibilities for managers in health professions and health care organizations (and more specifically nursing homes) are similar to those of managers in... (more) |
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17215. WOUND OSTOMY CONTINENCE NURSE CASE STUDY: PLAN & CARE FOR A PATIENT WITH CROHN'S DISEASE AND BROOKE'S ILESTOMY. This paper presents a comprehensive case study report and nursing care plan for a 33-year old male patient suffering from complications of Crohn’s Disease necessitating a complete protocolectomy with... (more) |
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17214. TELEMETRY NURSING. This paper provides a brief overview and analysis of telemetry nursing, with a special focus on nursing job and career development opportunities in telemetry. After describing telemetry and... (more) |
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17195. COMMUNITY RISK SCALE: PUBLIC HEALTH TOOL. This paper provides an overview and analysis of Calman and Royston’s (1997) community risk scale (as explained in a British Journal of Medicine article), considering in particular the usefulness of... (more) |
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17183. AIDS AND THE DYING PROCESS: PATIENT PERSPECTIVE. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the process of dying from HIV/AIDS or AIDS-related complications. The analytical approach is personal and philosophical, rather than clinical. After... (more) |
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17182. RESEARCH ON THE CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. This paper provides an overview of research on the causes of schizophrenia, reviewing studies which hypothesize genetic, viral, biological, social, and other environmental causative factors. The... (more) |
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17165. MADELEINE LEININGER’S CULTURAL CARE NURSING THEORY. . Using Fawcett’s (2000) nursing metaparadigm as a framework for analysis, this paper provides an overview and analysis of the central concepts and theories developed by a major nursing theorist, and... (more) |
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17162. THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. Focusing primarily on cancer diagnosis, this paper explores the use of information technology as an aid to making diagnostic decisions. The development and use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and... (more) |
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17158. THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. This paper provides an overview and analysis of the problem of prescription drug costs as well as consideration of the steps that might be taken to address the problem. Following an overview of the... (more) |
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17157. SENATOR PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH EQUITABLE TREATMENT ACT OF 2003. Introduced into both the House (H.R. 953) and the Senate (S.486) on February 27, 2003, the Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act is a bill “to provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with... (more) |
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17153. ARTICLE SUMMARY: "SELLING ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTS IS UNETHICAL." This paper summarizes an article about selling human organs. The author, a columnist at a leading British weekly, discusses ethical issues in the procurement and allocation of human organs for... (more) |
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17152. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND INFLAMMATION: A LAYMAN'S SUMMARY OF A MEDICAL JOURNAL ARTICLE. This paper presents a layman’s summary of a June 2003 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The article reports on a large controlled experimental study on the use of... (more) |
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17135. NURSING ARTICLE CRITIQUE: NURSES' COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS. This paper provides a critique of a 1997 article by Bryne and Heyman in the Journal of Advanced Nursing: “Understanding nurses’ communication with patients in accident and emergency departments using... (more) |
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17112. DISEASE AND DEMOGRAPHY: WEST NILE VIRUS AND MALARIA IN THE U.S. This paper provides an anthropological overview of the arrival of West Nile Virus (WNV) and malaria in the United States, focusing on the Washington, D.C. area. The analysis describes the facts... (more) |
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