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

Acupuncture--Its Time Has Come
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A 5 page essay that argues that acupuncture should be used more extensively and preferred over drug therapy. The traditional stance of Western culture and Western medicine is to regard ancient Chinese medicine, with its herbal remedies and needles, as superstition. However, contemporary medical practitioners are beginning to realize that this attitude is not only ethnocentric, it is simply wrong. Western pharmacologically based medicine can do wonderful things, but it can also cause extremely adverse drug reactions. On the other hand, there is a growing body of empirical research that verifies that alternative medicine, with techniques such as acupuncture, offer safe, effective means for bypassing the dangers entailed in extensive pharmacology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khacup.rtf

Acute stroke units and rehabilitation
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A paper which considers the advantages of specialised stroke units, and the role of allied health professionals in rehabilitation programmes, in terms of both patient care and management of resources. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLstrke.rtf

Adaptation Nursing
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A 5 page paper which discusses the nursing method of adaptation. This method is discussed form many different aspects considering that it is a method that can be implemented in many different ways. A thorough description is given, as well as its relevancy to different aspects inherent in the health and nursing field. Attention is paid to the conditions of abdominal surgery and how adaptation can fit within this particular field. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Adaptn.wps

ADD/ADHD & Compulsory Medication in Schools
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A 14 page research paper that explores the use of psychoactive drug use in the US with schoolchildren. The first half of the paper offers a legal analysis and the second half an ethical analysis. The writer concludes from a review of available research that while these drugs are crucial for some children (1 to 2 percent of the childhood population), they are dramatically over-prescribed and used as a "quick fix" to enforce compliance with unrealistic behavioral expectations for young children. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: khritadd.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_

Addressing Chemical Dependency Among Nurses
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A 6 page paper discussing the issue of chemical dependency among nurses and how other nurses and nurse managers should respond. The paper provides a literature review of sources after 2002; a discussion of management theory; and practical advice for how coworkers and nurse managers should proceed when they suspect chemical dependency. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursChemDep.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 the Nursing Shortage
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A 6 page paper offering a letter of petition for publication, abstract and a short journal article discussing current efforts and future predictions of increase in the current nursing shortage. The current nursing shortage is expected only to intensify over the next generation. Though there are 126,000 hospital vacancies for RNs in late 2002, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monster.com recently entered into a strategic alliance designed to assist both employers and nurses in finding the matches most meaningful for them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursShortage.rtf

Adopting a Professional Practice Model in the ER
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A 5 page paper discussing the benefits of the professional practice model and suggesting implementation in the ER. The development of professional practice models is a rather recent innovation growing from a variety of needs and goals. One of these goals lies in achieving higher standards of practice in nursing; another is gaining more improved patient outcomes. Another relates to the still-evolving nature of health care in general. The cost of health care delivery has been problematic for years; cost-related crisis levels have arrived at largely the same time that technology advances rapidly to give even greater choices in determining plans of care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursProfPracER.rtf