Review of 'Awakening the Nurse Healer Within'
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A 4 page paper discussing the article by Carol Wells-Federman. The author presents solid reasons that the mainstream nurse need not view the holistic approach as something totally foreign or irreconcilable to the training received in order to gain the privilege of practicing nursing. In fact, she maintains that the standard approach to nursing always has been that of encouraging patient responsibility and offering suggestions that incorporate mind and spirit. She shows nurses how, though terminology differs, the approach is the same. She also encourages them to care for themselves in the same way. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSnurse2.wps

Euthanasia / Issues for Nursing
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A 9 page research paper that considers the medical, personal and legal issues of euthanasia as they relate to nursing. Other topics discussed include voluntary vs. murder, moral and ethical issues, and religious and legal conflicts. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Ethnurs.doc

Nursing / Ethical Issues Concerning Assisted Suicide
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A 5 page essay exploring a nurse's experience with patients requesting assisted suicide. The writer describes the experience from a firsthand perspective and then presents the position held by the American Nursing Association on this controversial issue. The ANA is opposed to assisted suicide but the writer reports feeling a strong desire to help one particular patient in their quest to end suffering and die-- This ethical dilemma is discussed in great detail. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Nurseuth.wps

Postpartum Depression / Definition & Discussion
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An 8 page research paper on postpartum depression. The writer discusses its definition, types (postpartum psychosis, postpartum neurotic depression, etc;), symptoms, and more. Covered in this paper is also a brief history of some of the experimental treatments that have developed over the years, and even theories which maintain that there may be a biologically plausible explanation for postpartum psychiatric illness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Postpart.wps

The Process of Bereavement: An Outline
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A 2 page outline that details how societies employ rituals in order to aid the survivors in coping psychologically with the effect that the death of a loved one has on their lives. The writer argues that while bereavement is difficult to bear at any age, it particularly impacts the elderly and young children in a detrimental fashion that can have permanent negative effects. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 90fneral.rtf