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REDCROSS BABYSITTERS TRAINING
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This 15 page paper outlines the need for a childhood injury prevention program for the community and that a good place to begin such an awareness campaign is with programs such as the Red Cross Babysitting programs. However, the paper goes beyond this to the larger concept at hand, which is that children in communities around the country are dying at large rates. Examples, quotes, reports and finding from National research organizations cited. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Reengineering Of Health Care Systems
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This 19 page paper looks at the current situation in the infrastructure of the health care services, and consider the need for improved quality by greater emphasis on the nursing aspect rather than financial measures. The paper undertakes a literature review and uses the results of this to propose a new model for the health care systems, with a proposal for a study to look at the hypothesis formed and test the paradigm.
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Chronic Pain And Depression
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A 6 page paper that incorporates and introduction, problem statement, purpose of study, literature review, independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and implications for nursing. The paper identifies the two types of RSD, describes and explains what reflex sympathetic dystrophy is, its incidence, some of the causes and the effects and the correlation between chronic pain and depression. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Reflexology
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This is a 5 page paper discussing reflexology, its origins and current practice. The practice of reflexology is said to have originated with the ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Native Americans with evidence being found on cave paintings found in a tomb in Egypt dated 2330 BC. However, the modern version of reflexology in which regions of the foot are associated with ten vertical zones throughout the body was first researched by Dr. William H. Fitzgerald in Hartford, Connecticut in the early 1900s. The practice of reflexology today is based on the original works of Fitzgerald and other therapists who refined his methods such as Dr. J.S. Riley and his student Eunice Ingham. A holistic therapy, reflexology’s aims are to relieve stress, pain and muscle tension, increase circulation and restore the body’s natural balance and harmony which has been plagued by disease. Although not generally considered a first line of defence by Western physicians, reflexology has become one of the more popular alternative medicine preferred by patients and clinical trials continue to test its effectiveness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Reflexology / Successful Healing Through The Feet !
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14 pages in length. Foot Reflexology is the practice of stimulating areas of the feet that correspond to parts of the body with specific hand, thumb and finger techniques. This stimulation is believed to have a positive effect on a person's health and well-being. In this research paper on Reflexology, the writer discusses how the concept works, examples of its success & various uses, effects on circulation, evaluation of reflexology's major criticisms, etc;. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Reforming Health Care
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This 5 page paper discusses the U.S. health care system, why it needs reform and what those reforms might be. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Refusal of Consent; Medical Law
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This 3 page paper considers the right of an adult refuses treatment, even if this results in death. The paper starts by looking at the principle of the sanctity of life and when this may be secondary to patient wishes. Then the issue of advance directives is considered looking at what they are and when they may be legally binding. Case law is cited throughout to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Rehabilitation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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A 4 page overview of the factors that enter into COPD rehabilitation The author emphasizes the importance of patient selection and program design. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Relationship between Immobility and the Increase in UTIs in Stroke Patients
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This 16 page paper provides an overview of a study of the relationship between immobility in patients who have suffered from a stroke and the development of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Relationship Between the Disposition, Metabolism, Exposure and Excretion of Toxic Chemicals in the Body
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This 9 page paper explores the manner in which various toxins enter the body and are passed through the body. The author distinguishes between environmental contaminants and drugs, both medicinally administered drugs and illicit drugs, that can be considered toxins. Using the drug phenobarbitone as a specific example, the physiological process through which a toxin travels through the human body is illustrated. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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