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Putting Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort in Practice
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A 7 page paper examining Kolcaba's theory of nursing and how to put it into practice. Many of the technological advances in medicine and nursing have focused far more on processes and outcome benefits than on the comfort of the patient. Kolcaba (2008) holds that greater comfort translates to greater attention to the health-seeking behaviors (HSBs) that can enhance long-term health and wellbeing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSnursKolc.rtf

Qualitative Controversy: Participant Observation In Nursing
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13 pages in length. Qualitative research explores an area, collects data through observations and interviews with people and generates hypotheses. Working in the opposite direction as the quantitative research, in this method the researcher would first explore the geographic location collecting the data through interviews and observation, and then generate a hypothesis based on the data. The validity of such research can be tested by asking questions such as the importance of the subject, the methods used for collecting and analyzing data, and point of view of the researcher. However, even though the nursing industry is moving more toward qualitative research methodology, there still exist certain controversial issues pertaining to participant observation with regard to access, ethical issues, power and relevance. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: TLCQualN.rtf

Qualitative Research Critique of an Article on Breast Cancer Research
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a qualitative research critique of an article on breast cancer. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Qualitative Research in Medicine
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A 4 page paper answering three questions about the use of qualitative methods in medical research. Questions address avoiding bias; designing a study; and contemplating how an interdisciplinary group would receive the work and responses that can be made to their questions or objections. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSnursQualRes.rtf

Qualitative Research Methodology
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A 7 page research paper that includes a brief abstract which focuses on qualitative research methodology. It focuses on the characteristics and epistemological elements that define the topic of qualitative research, looking at foundational philosophical differences between qualitative research and quantitative research methodologies. Issues addressed include how qualitative researchers establish the validity of their studies, which includes discussion of internal and external validity. The literature also address ethical issues and how they are defined and addressed. This literature review delineates the differences between qualitative and quantitative research and also discusses the advantages of qualitative research in addressing topics related to human behavior and experience. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Qualitative Research Questions
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A 20 research paper that answers specific questions that pertain to qualitative research. The writer particularly draws on Creswell's discussion of the five traditions of qualitative research. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: khqurqua.rtf

Quality Improvement Tools for e-health
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A 5 page research paper that discusses 2 quality improvement tools. The process of "analyzing performance, adopting strategies to improve service delivery and continuously monitoring and adapting" is frequently referred to as quality improvement (QI) (Shefer, et al, 2003, p. 77). Within the healthcare industry, QI goals are to increase the delivering of correct services, while decreasing errors and costs and improving customer satisfaction (Shefer, et al, 2003). Part of the processes involved in QI encompass electronic innovations and techniques. Within the parameters of QI tools for e-health initiatives, there are a diverse range of topics and health issues addressed. The following examination of QI looks at two QI tools that are currently being employed by the US federal government and the Canadian healthcare system, OASIS and MDS-HC, respectively. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Quality Improvement/Pressure Ulcers
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A 4 page research paper that discusses a quality improvement initiative for PU prevention in nursing home care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khpuqua.rtf

Quality Nursing Care
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the principles of quality nursing care. Nurses constitute the largest group of healthcare practitioners offering direct patient care; and therefore, whether or not patients receive quality care is intrinsically tied to the level of professionalism exhibited by a nursing staff (Hassmiller and Cozine, 2006). It follows then that quality patient care is the quintessential goal of nursing. This exploration of literature offers an overview of the principles of quality patient care that have been developed by nursing scholarship. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Quality of Care/Geriatrics
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A 3 page research paper that examines the topic of quality of care in nursing for geriatric patients. The writer argues that this area has problems that are unique to this population. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khqocger.rtf