Acupuncture: History and Contemporary Utilization
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A 15 page discussion of the medical technique of the stimulation of pressure points through acupuncture or acupressure. Traces the techniques back through history and prehistory observing that while the techniques themselves have varied little our understanding of why the work has improved tremendously. Defines the term pressure point, notes the importance of diagnostic techniques, and outlines the physiological responses which occur in response to manipulation of these pressure points. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Essay Title: Acupuncture: History and Contemporary Utilization

Acute stroke units and rehabilitation
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A paper which considers the advantages of specialised stroke units, and the role of allied health professionals in rehabilitation programmes, in terms of both patient care and management of resources. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Essay Title: Acute stroke units and rehabilitation

Adding a Bariatric Surgery Center at Shands Healthcare
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A 3 page paper providing a situation analysis to be used in assessing the feasibility of adding a bariatric surgery center to an existing teaching hospital. Increasing numbers of hospitals have found that offering bariatric surgery benefits both the local area and the hospital. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursBarUnit.rtf
Essay Title: Adding a Bariatric Surgery Center at Shands Healthcare

ADMINISTRATION ISSUES AND NYU DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL
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This paper examines administrative issues and concerns that have impact and that might impact the NYU Downtown Hospital in lower Manhattan. Issues under consideration in this paper include leadership styles, conflict resolutions, employee motivation, internal communication and decision-making. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Essay Title: ADMINISTRATION ISSUES AND NYU DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL

Adult Obesity: Causes And Effects
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A 5 page paper. More than 60 percent of the American public is overweight or obese and more than 280,000 people die every year as a result of obesity. Obesity causes numerous physical, psychological and social problems. This paper discusses the causes of obesity and its effects on the obese adult. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Essay Title: Adult Obesity: Causes And Effects

Advance Directives
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Every individual has the right and responsibility for their own life and decisions and, if they should ever find themselves in a position where their quality of life is threatened by continued medical intervention, they should have the right to decide not to receive that treatment. This 5 page paper explores the Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 as it relates to advance directives such as the living will or the designation of a health proxy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Essay Title: Advance Directives

Advanced Practice Nursing
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A 10 page paper discussing the continuing evolution of advanced practice nursing and the resistance it receives from physician groups. Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses have filled significant roles in US health care for years. They have legal rights and the technical expertise to take on much of the burden of providing direct health care services, generally under the supervision of an MD. This advanced practice niche is a hybrid position arising from increasing pressures on the still-evolving health care American health care system; it is a position respected in the profession and welcomed by patients. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursAdvPrac.rtf
Essay Title: Advanced Practice Nursing