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- Health Care Occupations And Diversity $43.80
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...attention paid to diversity in the health care professions, many believe that enough progress has not been made. A report from 1988 suggests that during the seventies it was much easier for a black man to enter the health care professions (Martinsons, 1988). As the nineties would emerge, the...
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- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (hiv) $76.65
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...is a precursor to AIDS. It is a virus that was first identified in 1981, but it is thought that it was around prior to that time ("Living with HIV/AIDS," 2007). For quite some time during the eighties, it seemed as if a positive HIV test was a death sentence as the ravages of AIDS suddenly...
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- Life Expectancy $32.85
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...and the reasons why life expectancy increases, there are a variety of factors. Life expectancy is something that is generally aligned with health, well-being and family history. People say that they come from a long line of people who either live long, or die young. They to some extent expect...
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- 'Modern Day Health Issues Of African Americans' $54.75
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...By Julie A. Rodgers -March 1998 African Americans in the United States are still at a higher risk of having sickle cell disorders, as well as high blood pressure, than other ethnic groups. These are perhaps the more commonly known health issues that haunt the African American community....
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- 'No Smoking' Policy For Portsmouth, Nh $98.55
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...the unpleasant smell and detrimental health impact secondhand smoke has upon patrons of public establishments in Portsmouth, NH and illustrate why smoking should be banned. Smoking indoors in public places forces nonsmokers to inhale the putrid stench – and harmful chemicals –...
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- 'The Health Practices Of Homeless Women / A Causal Model' $54.75
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...of Linda Flynn's publication named above, an investigation into both observed and reported health practices of homeless urban women. Where medical records were lacking, the author attempted to estimate the level of health care these women had known previous to their homeless life. Limited to...
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- 2 Articles/cardiac Step-down Unit $43.80
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...I.V. therapy go
awry? Nursing 34(5), 56.
This article offers a comprehensive case study that is designed to inform the reader as to "pitfalls" in practice that pertain to I.V. therapy. The beginning of the article offers a detailed account of the care that Beatrice Smoltz, 64, received on...
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- 2x2 Factorial Study & Definitions $32.85
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...factorial design study conducted by De Jong, et al (2000).
Research question
Physical frailty in the elderly has been defined as a "state of reduced physiologic reserve associated with increased susceptibility to disability" (De Jong, et al, 2000, p. 947). Both inactivity and inadequate diet...
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- 3 Elements Of Psychiatric Nursing $43.80
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...clinical settings and situations. However, three elements that are prominent in this field of nursing practice are the psychiatric nurse's role as advocate, teacher, and caregiver. The following examination of these three elements looks at why each role is an essential component of psychiatric...
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- 4 Nursing Questions $43.80
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...paradigms and models
The American Heritage Dictionary (2003) defines "model" as "A schematic description of a system, theory or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics." As this definition suggests, a model is...
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