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Appendicitis Diagnosis and Computerized Tomography Scans

prior to patient/surgeon consultation (Lee, Walsh, and Ho, 2001). In reality, such approaches are limited given that the most acc...

Physician Reported Syphilis and Ethics

what serves the greatest number serves the greater good" (London A12), rather than what is favorable for a few. Indeed, this has ...

Informed Consent and British Medical Law

upper house has, in fact, been in a state of suspended reform for almost a century - ever since the unelected Tory landowners who...

Families and Therapeutic Goals Regarding Autism

"syndrome of behavioral deficits and excesses that have a biological basis but are nonetheless amenable to change through carefull...

How Can Doctors Get Patients to Comply?

who "cheats" on his diet (1994). Doctors merely expect patients to comply with their dictums but this author says that some like S...

Setting Boundaries in the Therapeutic Relationship

welfare must be protected at a premium. If our definition of boundary violations, however, overlap our standard practices a dilem...

Health Care, Bigotry, and Prejudice

This paper considers various strategies that can be applied to prevent prejudicial relationships between health care workers and p...

Patient Teaching Plan on Diabetes and the Internet

In five pages this paper examines how the Internet can be used as a tool to teach patients how to manage the disease diabetes....

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among African Americans

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding CVD in African American patients. Bibliography lists ...

Cultural Needs of Chinese Women in Childbirth

background and knowledge to evaluate when there is a need to consult a transcultural nurse specialist, as these specially trained ...

Analysis of Chemicals Company

their way. These challenges were reflected by one of the managers: "The dual boss relationship can be useful or painful. It depend...

Imogene King: Theory Of Goal Attainment

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

Nutrition Therapy/Neurological Disorders

the calcium gradients of the muscle" also plays a role in loss of muscle contractility (Burnham, Moss and Ziegler, 2005, p. 1818S)...

Qualitative Study Death Sentence' to 'Good Cancer' Couples' Transformation of a Prostate Cancer Reviewed

objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...

Applying Maslow to a Movie Character

Maslow was a different kind of personality theorist insofar as he believed all people were good and all people were born with the ...

A Needs Assessment for Diabetes Education in New York City

provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...

Women, Literacy and Health Care Critique of “A Winning Combination: Women, Literacy and Participation in Health Care”

by practicing nurses in this area. Both of the authors also hold advanced degrees: one holds a Masters degree and teaches at a co...

Home Oxygen Therapy

and TCPL2. The precise level of oxygen allowed per patient is prescribed by the patients physician. Too much or too little can b...

Social Workers and Critically Evaluating the Practice and Theory of Inter-Personal Joint Working

(Leason, 2002). The idea of joint working may have different manifestations, one of these may be the development of single ...

The Importance of Well Written and Presented Educational Materials in Patient Wellness

health information is pivotal to the efforts of practitioners in promoting health, changing behaviors and attitudes, and preventin...

Health Care and Aging

are, of course, special considerations which go into treating the elderly. We know, for example, that the elderly often experienc...

Overview of a Personal Statement of Nursing

and long-term care facilities (CNRA). The CNRA also outlined the distinct functions of a nurse in the care of individuals, recog...

Stem Cell Research and its Advantages

It should be noted that this embryonic tissue is available as a corollary of infertility treatment or abortion,...

Acute Renal Failure and Dialysis Patients, Nutrition, and Nursing

infinitely more to the aspect of nursing than administering medicine; in fact, the myriad components that ultimately comprise the ...

Nursing Home Management Interview Summary

every 30 minutes for protection, safety and placement. This was a two-part citation in that there is no evidence that staff...

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's Role

In twelve pages this paper examines the pediatric nurse practitioner's role and how they are effective responses to patient needs....

Organ Donations and Discussions Between Family Members and Physicians

In five pages this paper discusses the process of organ donations and what physicians need to know before discussing them with pat...

Overview of Legionnaire's Disease

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses what hospitals and nursing staff need to know when treating patients suffering from...

Patient Privacy Issue and HIV Testing at Home

In seven pages this paper examines the issue of patient privacy as one of the topics involved in the controversial HIV home testin...

Adult Patients and Effects Of Hospitalization

In eight pages adult patients who believe they need to be hospitalized are discussed regarding the effects of this hospitalization...