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Enhancing Cultural Competency
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A 3 page research paper that addresses the topic of cultural competency in nursing. Census statistics indicate that the population of the US is annually becoming more culturally diverse. This fact poses a challenge to healthcare professionals as providing care that is culturally congruent with the patient can significantly affect the likelihood of positive patient outcomes. As this suggests cultural competency constitutes a significant nursing area of interest. This literature review examines specifically the role of nurses in enhancing their opportunities for strengthening cultural competency. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khecc.rtf

Enhancing Evidenced-Based Practice in Nursing
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A 7 page paper discussing the trend toward evidence-based practice. The concept of evidence-based nursing is an attractive one that calls for abandoning closely-held, longstanding attitudes toward many of the duties of nursing. There are problems with making that shift, however, not the least of which is the time required to search and study current literature. Nursing leadership can help to overcome this significant barrier. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSnursEvid.rtf

Enhancing Outcomes by Revising a Protocol Based on Evidenced Based Practice
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the issue of falls in the hospital setting and methods for enhancing oucomes through the use of a prevention protocol. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHArtRev2NL.rtf

Ensuring the Competency and Accountability of Temporary Agency Nurses in the Hospital Environment
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A 9 page analysis of the use of temporary agency nurses to supplement shortcoming is permanent nursing staff. This paper asserts that although the use of temporary nurses is justified in certain situations, this use must occur with managerial provisions in place to insure competence and accountability. The recommendation is made that clinical pathways are an appropriate mechanism for insuring this. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPnrsTmp.rtf

Enteral-Nasogastric Feeding in Children
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A 3 page paper discussing enteral-nasogastric feeding of children and its ethical implications. Of course enteral feeding is good for the patient, but the fact is that sometimes it can cause harm. This is certainly contrary to the principle of non-maleficence, but it is in the spirit of trying to provide benefit to the patient. Though both can be seen as being present, it is the intention of beneficence rather than the possibility of harm that should guide the use of enteral feeding. Harvard-style bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursNasoFed.rtf

Entrepreneur Nursing
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A 3 page research paper that examines entrepreneurial opportunities for nurses. The writer concentrates on nurse anesthetists and mental health nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khentnur.rtf

Ersek/Challenge of Assisted Death
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A 4 page research/ reaction paper that summarizes and offers reaction to an article by Ersek (2004) entitled "The Continuing Challenge of Assisted Death." No additional sources cited.
Filename: khersek.rtf

Essays On Death and Dying
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10 pages worth of short essays on writings related to death and dying. The first reflects on the writings of Volkhart and Michael and their discourse on bereavement. The second considers Waechter's reasoning concerning children and terminal illness. The final essay considers the impact of Moody's book about "near-death" experiences. The primary sources are cited.
Filename: Death2.wps

Establishing an Outpatient Pain Management Clinic
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A 15 page paper discussing the establishment of a freestanding pain management clinic attached to a nursing home but also available for adult day care. The paper discusses pain management philosophies; alternative methods of managing pain; past problems of abuse of pain-killing drugs in the elderly; and the business issues of establishing and maintaining the clinic. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSbizPainClin.rtf

Ethical & Legal Concerns/SNPA
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A 6 page research paper that considers the impact, ethical and legal ramifications of the Safe Nursing and Patient Act of 2005, which is designed to limit the amount of overtime required by employers of their nursing staff. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khnurma3.rtf