Essays and Research Papers on Nursing

A 4 page research paper that discusses healthcare communication, its goals and relevancy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 12 page paper that presents a hypothetical family assessment using Marilyn Friedman's model, the long form. Sections include but are not limited to Identifying data, cultural ethical Background, religious background, socio-economic status, developmental stage of family, communication, support systems, characteristics of family, neighborhood and community, mobility, healthcare functions in family and more. Bibliography ...

A 5 page analysis of a specific work situation. The writer begins by discussing introductory information pertinent to communication studies and then advising a nursing supervisory on how to relate this information to her own work experience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page meta-analysis of studies pertaining to the efficacy of computer tools at decreasing the number of potentially inappropriate medications written for patients over 65 years of age. Due to the limited number of studies focused on this topic, the number of studies included are limited. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the increased use of computers in hospitals to record patients charts and outlines the legal and ethical considerations that should be addressed before this type of system is adopted. The writer includes consideration access and ownership of records, the use of medical records in a court of law and ...

A 5 page paper that presents a general discussion emphasizing the importance of computer literacy and information systems knowledge and skills for nurses. The writer then provides a self-assessment and objectives for a continuing education program in these areas. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page research paper (page count includes an annotated bibliography) concerns voice recognition software systems and research that indicates the advantages and disadvantages associated with these systems. The writer includes a table describing the search parameters used to select the articles listed in the annotated bibliography, which lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper that offers an overview of medical informatics and how they impact healthcare delivery and access. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the use of a clicker system as a technology in nursing education. The bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the intersection between information systems and the aid they offer clinicians in decision-making. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which looks at the potentially dehumanising effects of technology in nursing, and considers the ways in which technology can be incorporated into holistic care plans. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses the benefits of English instruction to the field of nursing. The writer argues that learning to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form, is fundamental to any future success that life may have to offer. This necessarily entails that students, in addition to learning how to communicate their ...

A 10 page research paper that offers a fictitious interview, which is designed to offer a student researching this topic a guide for writing his/her own interview with an elderly person. The effect of aging on bodily systems are also discussed and the interview is written with the assumption that the elderly person lives in ...

A 4 page paper that discusses different aspects of health education: patient education, basic nursing education, community education, and staff education. The COPA model is explained. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that offers an assessment of nursing educational needs at the Mayo Clinic in order to evaluate how educational and professional development is handled at this institution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page that examines 3 journal articles on ICU psychosis. The writer uses tutorial language in order to aid the student in writing his/her reactions as a nurse to this literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In a paper of two pages, the author writes how the middle range theory applies to nursing practice. The author of this paper outlines criteria for evaluating theory. There are four sources cited in this paper.

This paper, written in a crital style, examines the validity of a study about bathing premature infants, which was published in 1998 in the American Journal of Critical Care.

In a paper of seven pages, the author writes about a theory developed by Sister Callista Roy. The author says the theory is used to help comprehend how internal and external factors impact a person's health and well-being. There are seven sources cited in this paper.

Citing high infant mortality rates, this 10 page paper explains the importance of pre and post-natal care and in particular, the "kangaroo method"-- in which low birth weight infants are kept in an upright position, with skin-to-skin contact with the mother's breast and body. Clinical studies of the Kangaroo method are evaluated and cited. The ...

A 4 page research paper/essay that offers considerable tutorial language in order to aid a student in writing an account of the student’s personal philosophy of nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the way in which an educational needs assessment may be conducted in a private care nursing agency, and then simulate the process to identify areas where educational needs were needed. The paper then considers potential barrier to providing for the training needs. The bibliography cites 3 sources. ...

This 4 page research paper describes the characteristics of the target audience, the training modalities used, and offers a brief overview of the program content in regards to an interventional program that address type 2 diabetes mellitus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing two patients receiving patient education. Patient education as measured by patient compliance was successful with one but not the other. A woman who had to catheterize herself for years exhibited full compliance; a man who developed Type II diabetes did not. He later regretted his decision as ...

A 12 page paper discussing what the work of four educational theorists -- Maria Montessori, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi -- can offer to health professionals in the field of nursing. Bibliography lists ten sources.