Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria / A Medical Waste Landfill
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A 5 page overview of existence of and the dangers presented by antibiotic resistant bacteria. Includes specific information regarding persistent and resistant bacteria in the Tulalip medical waste landfill in Marysville, Washington. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Resisbac.wps

HEALTH POLICY: LITERATURE ON PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE SERVICES FOR THE REFUGEE POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES
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This 5-page paper examines literature pertaining to health care needs of asylum-seekers and refugees in the United States. The essay, based on the literature, develops some legislative policies that would help this vulnerable population. Topics touched on include savings to taxpayers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MTrefhea.rtf

The Clinton Administration's Health Security Act
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A 14 page essay on the health reforms of the Clinton Administration and the controversy which has surrounded them. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Healths.wps

Concept Development: Autonomy in Nursing Homes
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A 10 page paper discussing the benefits of greater patient autonomy in the nursing home setting and methods of achieving it. Almost any measure that can improve nursing home residents’ quality of life can make positive contribution to creating and sustaining autonomy. Maintaining increased autonomy as a goal can improve the experiences of all involved, including staff and patients’ families. Includes an outline. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSnursAuton.rtf

Geriatric Diabetes and Compliance
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A 12 page paper which discusses the subject of geriatric diabetes and compliance. The paper presents a theme, that being that compliance is a very important issue in regards to diabetes and the elderly. The paper also presents a literature review of articles addressing different perspectives of education, geriatrics, compliance, education, and treatment. This is followed by an analysis of the literature, and a summary of the literature. The findings are essentially that people with diabetes, elderly or not, are often undereducated about their condition, are often treated as a disease and not a patient, and are not recognized for their struggles to comply. Bibliography list 10 sources.
Filename: RAgerdiab.wps

ANALYSIS AND ADAPTATION OF AN INPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
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This 5-page paper examines micro and macroeconomics and how such concepts can be applied to a hospital's case management system. The paper relied on specific examples from two hospitals to help support the topic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTecocas.rtf

Treating And Dealing With Patient Mental Illness From A Nurse's Perspective
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15 pages in length. Seven patients suffer from various aspects of mental illness: bipolar, anxiety, depression, Alzheimer's and organic brain disease (schizophrenia). Indeed, there is infinitely more to the proper treatment of these individuals than merely filling them full of prescriptive medications; rather, a deeper understanding of the underlying common denominators between and among these seven patients will afford a significantly better and more successful treatment program. Inclusive of such a program will be that of nurse-instructed teaching plans and coping skills for both patient and family members; applicable medication and therapies; as well as types of physicians. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: TLCmntil.wps

NURSE PRACTIONERS AND PHYSICIANS IN TEXAS
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This 9-page paper examines the relationship between advanced practice nurses and physicians in Texas. The essay discusses the attitudes of physicians toward APNs, and explores legislation passed that provides somewhat more freedom for APNs to define the scope of their duties. Also included in the paper are examples of how successful APN/MD relationships work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTnpphtx.rtf

“Economic Implications of Evidence-Based Prescribing for Hypertension: Can Better Care Cost Less?”
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A 10 page review of the research by Michael A. Fischer and Jerry Avorn published in the April 21, 2004 edition of JAMA. These researchers examine prescriptive practices in terms of evidence-based medicine. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPmedDrugCostsHypertension.rtf

“Homebound: Growing Up with a Disability in America” by Cass Irvin
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A 4 page paper which examines the book “Homebound: Growing Up with a Disability in America” by Cass Irvin. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RApolio.rtf