1963 Community Mental Health Law
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7 pages. President John F. Kennedy first implemented the 1963 Community Mental Health Law, known as Act PI 88-164, the Mental Health Act. This was a well-intentioned plan that was meant to serve all peoples in need of mental health care regardless of age or income. The act did in fact serve in this capacity for some time, but unfortunately it has fallen by the wayside in many cases. This paper explains the legislation, implementation and impact of this important act and how it has affected the population in many ways. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAPI88.rtf

21st Century Leadership For Health Care Organizations
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This 7 page paper begins by explaining why new leadership styles are needed and what is driving these needs. The writer comments on the poor organization within the system as it is, the new needs of consumers, including the increasingly growing senior population, technology and other advances. The writer then explains transformation leadership and servant leadership and recommends these two approaches be used in tandem for effective leadership. The writer also cites two authors who recommend these models for health care organizations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGhltldn.RTF

4 Nursing Questions
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A 4 page research paper that provides brief answer to 4 nursing questions. These questions cover the topics of defining paradigm and model; differentiating between medical model and wellness model; defining theory and discussing its application in nursing; and the utility of psychoneuroimmunology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh4nurq.rtf

A Concept Analysis Paper on Presurgical Anxiety
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of the issue of presurgical anxiety. This paper uses a concept analysis format. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHPreAnx.rtf

A HOSPITAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
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This 4-page paper focuses on factors taken into account when determining the proper information system for a regional hospital. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MThealsyst.rtf

A Memo Encouraging Prescriptive Authority for Pharmacists
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A 4 page "memo" written to a Senator encouraging her support of prescriptive authority for pharmacists. The author outlines the advantages this authority would have in terms of improving health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmedPh2.rtf

A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NURSING STUDENT
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This 6 page paper examples a personal development plan for someone intending to go into the nursing profession. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBnursass.rtf

A Pharmaceutical Care Model of Excellence
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This 18 page paper presents a model of pharmaceutical delivery and then goes on to support the assumption that it is indeed one of excellence. The paradigm is presented only after extensive research in the field is presented. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: SA028Prm.rtf

A Picture of Healthcare Delivery - The United States & Norway Compared
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A 5 page paper that compares the primarily privately owned and funded healthcare delivery system that currently operates in the United States with that of the national healthcare delivery system presently practiced in the country of Norway. Discussed are the differences between the two types of systems with the focus on funding, access, administration, cost effectiveness and nursing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: LCCare.doc

A Proposed Research Study To Investigate the Effect of Music in Postoperative Pain Management
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An 8 page proposal for a research study designed to evaluate the effect of music in pain reduction in elderly patients. This paper asserts that physiologic, pathophysiologic, and psychosocial patient variables influence patient recovery and stresses that nurses and other medical personnel need to make provisions for each of these variables both before and after surgery. The author contends that music in the postoperative environment could be tremendously effective in meeting the goal of pain reduction. Details a comparative study among two groups of elderly patients which is designed to evaluate this contention. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPpainRs.rtf

A Proposed Study to Evaluate the Impact of Vegetarianism on Blood Sugar Level
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A 12 page proposal to evaluate the effect of a vegetarian lifestyle on blood sugar levels. The study is designed to assess individual's current approach to blood sugar levels, approaches that may or may not include medications and that may or may not include a vegetarian diet. Subjects are selected randomly and provided surveys through e-mail. Their reports as to their lifestyle choices are correlated with blood sugar analyses. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPdiabSt.rtf

A Request For A Proposal
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This 10 page paper is a request for a proposal form vendors to install a communication technology within a hospital. The documents is an example of how an RFP should be formatted, with information abut the establishment, the proposal for the project and proposed time schedules, a questionnaire and some vendor examples. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TErfpmed.wps