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Levine’s Model of Energy Conservation
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This 3 page paper looks at Myra Levine’s Four Conservation Principles paying particular attention to the aspect of energy conservation, what it is, how it can be measured and how the framework may be used. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEengcon.rtf

Levine/Conservation Theory of Nursing
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A 5 page research paper that investigates Levine's nursing theory. Nursing theory provides a cognitive framework that nurses can utilize in devising interventions that are comprehensive and oriented toward specific therapeutic goals. One such theory is the Conservation Theory formulated by Myra E. Levine in the late 1960s/early 70s. This theory conceptualizes human beings as being adaptive and in constant interaction with his or her environment (Martsolf and Mickley, 1998). This overview of Levine's theoretical perspective demonstrates the utility of this model to contemporary nursing practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlevine.rtf

Licensing Foreign Educated Nurses In The United States
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This 23 page paper discusses the licensing process for foreign-educated nurses in America. The essay begins with an introduction that reports the nursing shortage, the practice of importing foreign-trained nurses in developed countries and the ratio of nurses to population in several countries. The next section reports the licensing process for nurses who are trained in the U.S., which is followed by the process for licensing foreign-trained nurses, including the CGFNS program and the NCLEX examination. The contents and process of the exams are discussed. The author then discusses other challenges for the foreign-educated nurse, such as the sometimes vastly different communication process. The last section is recommendations to help foreign-educated nurses become more successful. The writer also discusses negative impact importing nurses has on global health and the need to resolve the real problem. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGfrnnr.rtf

Licensing Registered Nurses
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A 3 page paper that explains the requirements and criteria for being licenses as a registered nurse in the U.S. The governmental agencies involved in regulation are identified and the steps for licensure are outlined. The writer also comments on the steps for a foreign-educated nurse receiving a license to practice in the U.S. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGnrslcn2.rtf

Life And Death
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6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses assisted suicide, refusal of treatment, euthanasia, Oregon PAS, the Euthanasia Society of America and the legal implications of Cruzan, Quinlan and Schiavo. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCLifeDth.rtf

Lifespan Developmental Psychology; The Case of an Elderly Bereaved Patient
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This 4 page paper looks at the case of an elderly patient who has suffered the loss of his wife and does not approve or feel that they fit in with modern society. The issues the patient faces and ways of helping him are identified using the lifespan developmental model of Erickson and Ainsworth's theory of attachment. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEeldlifepsn.rtf

Lifestyle & Cardiovascular Health
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This 5 page research essay explores the relationship between behaviors and cardiovascular disease. A change in behaviors/lifestyle is critical to the patient's survival, i.e., decreasing the risk in myocardial infarctions, strokes, hypertension and other diseases. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Har.wps

Limbo
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A 5 page review on the book 'Limbo: A Memoir About Life in a Nursing Home by a Survivor,' by Carobeth Laird. In a day and age where many of our elderly are sent to live in nursing homes, this book makes for a excellent read, illustrating, through the eyes of one who lived the life, just how degrading this institution can be. Reading this book will give any individual a new perspective on nursing homes and make them think twice about the nursing home as an option for our elderly. No additional source provided.
Filename: Limbo.wps

Limited Nursing Advocacy
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A 4 page research paper that examines a nursing situation in which "limited advocacy" is a factor. The writer discusses how hospital policy can restrict visitation and how nurses should consider the needs of the patient and the patient's family in making decisions on this issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlnavis.rtf

Lindlahr's "Philosophy Of Natural Therapeutics": Comparison To Five Short Articles
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5 pages in length. Dr. Henry Lindlahr, author of Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, contends that within the world of physical and mental wellness, there are two very different approaches to the same goal: combative and preventive. In exchange for combative medicine, the preventive approach to health care seeks to treat the entire being as a single entity, rather than address it as many components. His views are compared with 5 other health articles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLClindl.wps