Essays and Research Papers on Medical Marijuana

This 7 page paper addresses several human resource issues by focusing on a hypothetical case study where an employee is found to posses marijuana. Several issues are addressed. An actual possession case involving drugs is cited. What course a supervisor should take if no drug policy exists is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 ...

A 5 page paper discussing an RN’s plan for the future. She currently is finishing her MSN while working as a medical/surgical nurse in a regional medical center, and plans to open an assisted living facility within the next two to five years. The paper discusses professional development, continuing education, implementation strategy and ...

6 pages in length. Book Two of Paul Starr's "Social Transformation of American Medicine" describes the troubles and turmoil faced by Americans from the turn-of-the-century to contemporary times as the nation sought to provide viable medical assistance for its people. The five chapters that comprise this second section of Starr's book support the ...

A 5 page overview of the phenomena of child abuse and the considerations this abuse presents in the community health care environment. The author of this paper contends that while some may question the appropriateness of nursing intervention in anything but the medical aspects of this phenomena, it quickly becomes apparent that nursing ...

This 5 page paper addresses issues surrounding pain management. Should a patient be allowed to die if medical science cannot properly manage his or her pain? The Dax Cowart case is referenced in the discussion. Other issues are addressed such as addiction to opiates and just how much influence a patient should have in ...

A 6 page paper reviewing the report of an Australian study examining nurses' and patients' concept of nursing care. The researchers employed Q methodology, which combines qualitative and quantitative components to bring the study to conclusion. Much of the medical community still sees qualitative research as not being quite as "real" as quantitative ...

5 pages. This paper explains how to improve customer service in a medical practice. By defining the opportunity statement and the steps needed to initiate action, a medical practice can give quality customer satisfaction. Anticipated obstacles and how to overcome them are also considered as well as a projected success rate of ...

A 5 page assertion that networking is opening vast avenues for increased efficiency and accuracy in the analysis of medical imaging. Traditional methods of data analysis in such applications and medicine relied solely on the visual inspection of that data by experts. Neural networking complements this inspection with detailed computer analysis utilizing complex ...

8 pages in length. Inasmuch as technological diversification within the medical community has allowed humanity to pursue goals and dreams once thought to be an impossibility, there seem to be fewer and fewer limits placed upon what mankind can ultimately accomplish in relation to remote monitoring. The advent of portable and wireless medical ...

This 6 page paper examines Circadian Rhythms what they are, how they work and their biology along with some of the medical and non medical myths that surround this little known subject. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 16 page paper considers the way that intervention nursing in the community may be used to reduce the infant mortality rate and increase birth weights of new born babies in African American families. The paper considers the background and explains how home visits need to be instigated so that they do add value to ...

5 pages in length. Before medical technology provided mankind with the ability to foretell the health or sex of a fetus, there appeared to be little definitive explanation behind the presence of amniotic fluid other than the fact that it protected the baby throughout its nine-month gestation period. Now the medical community recognizes ...

Case Study -- The Hamot Medical Center: This 6-page essay details a comprehensive case study of this member of the Hamot Health Foundation, and reviews such issues as its inception, organizational/ health care innovations, the subsequent results of these, and its impact on the surrounding community. In addition, this 120 year-old medical facility has ...

An 8 page research paper that examines the effect that SIDS has on the family involved. The writer argues that parental grief is often compounded by the medical community and authorities because of the erroneous belief that SIDS can be avoided through following recommendations of the medical community. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 10 page paper provides a review of four specific articles on the ethics of medical experimentation on human subjects and the implications. This paper considers the argument that benefits can still be derived from assessments of the outcomes of the Nazi experimentation and the various arguments on the ethics of using the results ...

This 10 page paper provides a review of four specific articles on the ethics of medical experimentation on human subjects and the implications. This paper considers the argument that benefits can still be derived from assessments of the outcomes of the Nazi experimentation and the various arguments on the ethics of using the results ...

This 5 page paper looks at religious views of modern medicine, euthanasia and circumcision along with the clinical medical model. The Jewish religion along with The General Assembly Church of the First Born are discussed in respect to health care. Prayer is looked at as an alternative to medical care. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

This 10 page paper considers the nature of the existing modern medical system in the Western world, with a focus on the impact of the male-dominated traditional medicine and the impacts on providing services and effective care for women. This paper integrates a view of the historical perspectives on the issue and a feminist ...

This 20 page paper provides a proposal for the implementation of a compensation and benefits package for employees who work in a Medical Records department. The salary of the medical records clerk is assessed. A proposal for a new benefit (Employee Assistance Program) is made and analyzed. Costs are evaluated. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the appropriate ethical considerations for a medical research project concerning the use of specialised medical care workers and the impact on both patients and their families. The paper looks at the broad ethics as well as the more specific ethics relevant to this case. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

9 pages in length. Chiropractic treatment has been the focus of much debate as to its medical claims, particular with its assertion to help asthma. Inasmuch as chiropractic is classified as an alternative approach to medical treatment, it does not subscribe to conventional therapy; rather, the very foundation of chiropractic is body manipulation ...

This four-page-paper presents an overview of an article from a medical journal regarding the treatment of a Jehovah Witness who suffered post surgical complications. In accordance to the patient's advance directives no blood products were given to her even though excessive bleeding during surgery caused her to become severely anemic. The medical staff managed to ...

This 5 page paper, which includes three graphs looks at the supply and demand of the inelastic product of medical services and doctors. The nature of the relationship with medical insurance is illustrated and graphs are used to demonstrate this relationship. Cross elasticity is discussed as is Utility-Maximizing. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the arguments for and adjacent the use of placebos in different medical conditions. Differentiation psychological and non psychological is made and case study evidence is used to form the arguments for and against the use of placebos in medical treatment. Other considerations included are economical and ethical. The bibliography ...

A 5 page discussion of erosion of medical record privacy which has occurred with the advent of computerized record keeping. Emphasizes that practically anyone can access medical records and this access is often not in the best interest of the patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.