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The Federal Register, 2002.
This paper discusses the current Bush Administration's decision to sign a joint resolution of Congress disapproving Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) ergonomics standard and the consequences of putting that resolution into effect.
2,097 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper focuses on the OSHA ergonomics program initiated in 2001 and the following elimination of that program by Congress. The scope and the purpose of the ergonomics program is examined as well as the consequences caused by its elimination.
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"It is interesting to note that this was NOT the agency?s proposal, but obviously a political one, with the new President strongly beholden to the business community. The agency, OSHA, is not a ?political animal.? It was created to develop a meaningful means of overseeing workplace safety, which involves a lot more than unsafe working conditions."
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Register to Vote, 2004.
An analysis of the importance of voting.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper examines voting as the most important right exercised by any democratic society. The paper discusses the vital importance of being aware of exactly how the right to vote can change one's life. The paper highlights that this is not only true of presidential elections, but also of other, lesser election events. The paper explains that senators and mayors for example directly influence the way of life enjoyed by specific communities. The paper states that it is only through voting that we can truly change our community, our lives and the lives of our children.
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"Voting is one of the most important rights in a democratic society. In the United States, this right has been intermittently fought for by minority groups such as black people, women and others. It is a right that has been earned by pioneers and fighters, and one that is being taken for granted all too easily in today's society. According to a column by Hillary Clinton (2001) for example, young people between the ages of 18 and 24 are losing interest in voting. A survey conducted by the National Association of Secretaries of State concludes that this generation may become the first class of non-voters. This does not bode well for the United States of the future. The country's past is riddled with struggle in order to reach the state of democracy that everybody enjoys today. The right to vote is one of the most important privileges granted by this democracy, but Americans are losing touch with the importance of voting. "
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The Federal Register, 2003.
Discusses the bureaucratic process.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, £ 54.95
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Examines the convoluted and vague nature of enacting laws, standards and regulations. Uses the example of the Bush Administration's disapproving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ergonomics standard.
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"On May 23, 2000, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice in the Federal Register informing the public that despite eight years of analyzing the economic impact of its proposed Ergonomics Program ..."
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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, 2004.
This paper discusses the need for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) in rural health care.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper explains that, because of the lack of physician anesthesiologists in rural areas, the utilization of CRNAs in the rural health care setting is a perfect match. The author points out that the federal government through the Health Care Financing Administration has recently removed the federal requirement that nurse anesthetists be supervised by physicians when caring for Medicare patients. The paper stresses that CRNAs are a wise choice for medically under-served populations because they also can provide services outside of the operating room, such as pain management, obstetrical services, intubations, the initiation of intravenous lines, and lumbar punctures.
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"In the recent past, the Bureau of Health Professions in the Health Resources and Services division of the US Department of Human Services administered important programs, which were meant to help alleviate the problem of the shortage of trained healthcare professionals in rural America. These programs allowed for the recruiting and retention of qualified health professionals of all disciplines for practice in rural and classically underserved areas. It is therefore unfortunate that funding for the Health Professions acquisitions programs has decreased to the point where the programs were severely under-funded and unable to accomplish goals set in Title VII of the Public Health Services Act. In addition to the woeful under funding of health professions programs, entitlements were made subject to yearly review and justification and the inability of program administrators to adequately forecast funds made each position opened one of uncertainty, causing a lack of long term stability in the provision of quality health care."
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Careers in Registered Nursing, 2004.
This paper discusses the current status of registered nursing in the United States, including typical wages and benefits and types of duties and responsibilities.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 24.95
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This paper stresses that there are over 100,000 vacant positions for registered nurses in the U.S. today, and the demand continues to grow; consequently, the career outlook is excellent. The author points out that the health care community has responded to market reforms over the past few years with a number of economic initiatives, including physicians passing more tasks along to registered nurses in order to be more price-efficient. The paper relates that in many regions of the country, registered nurses may represent the only qualified health care that is available for hundreds of miles around; in these cases, having a trained and qualified RN available may well make the difference between life and death for many rural Americans, especially among the elderly and pregnant women.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Wages and Benefits
Figure: 2001 Average Salary by Position in the U.S. ? 2005-2020
Current and Future Trends.
Figure: Number of Projected Open RN Positioned in the U.S. ? 2005-2020
Conclusion
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"The great majority of professional (fully educated) nurses in all countries work in hospitals, and here their technical services have increased with advances in medical diagnosis and treatment. Intensive care units (ICUs) in large hospitals require many more highly trained nurses than the general wards, and such ICU units are increasing. The aging of the population, as people survive into the later decades of life, contributes to this increase. In addition, more institutional beds in almost all countries are being reserved for patients needing long-term care. Although much of this care is given by assistant nurses, regulations and custom demand their supervision by professional nurses. Future trends for registered nurses include expanded roles."
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Registered Nurse vs. Nurse Practitioner, 2008.
A research paper exploring the process of transferring from a status of registered nurse to nurse practitioner.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 57.95
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The paper defines and describes the duties, obligations and educational abilities of both a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in order to determine the motivations of nurses to transfer positions. The paper provides a literature review and concludes that a more in-depth analysis is necessary to truly assess a nurse's motivation for expressing interest in transferring to the role of nurse practitioner. The paper also shows the need for more studies on whether such a transfer will bring greater job satisfaction and motivation than if the nurse were to remain as a registered nurse.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Concept
Discussions & Summary Conclusions
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"At present, there is a national crisis within the nursing industry. More and more, people are interested in becoming nurses. Nurses work in many capacities in clinics, community centers, hospitals and in private practice. However for some, there is no clear distinction between an R.N. and a Nurse Practitioner. Further, there is little data exploring the mechanisms through which a nurse may decide to pursue an advancing career, and what support if any he or she may receive in doing so. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the roles of these two positions, and assess which is most needed given the status of the nursing and healthcare industry in the United States today."
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The Military Registered Nurse, 2005.
This paper explores the career of the registered nurse in the military.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that there are around 11,000 nurses in the military services with many opportunities to make a successful career in military nursing. The author points out that a typical career path for a new military nurse begins under close supervision, but he or she can expect to become a nurse supervisor specializing as a patient care coordinator, a charge nurse or a staff nurse or even a director of nurses within a hospital. The paper relates that, although the nursing role in the military or in civilian life are quite similar, major differences are that, in the military, there is a greater ability to receive financial assistance while training and then to choose specific job placements after successful completion of BSN nursing degree although the student must commit to a three-years active duty after completion of the degree.
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"Obviously, choosing a military career of any type comes with its good points and bad points. Take into consideration that a military nurse could face working during a war. He or she could faced with possible capture and torture during a war or at the very least be forced to care for the enemy. This career choice also requires continuing education--to stay on top of your field. If the nurse wants to specialize, this too requires further education, all of which are costly choices. The nursing career is one that should be chosen by a person that loves other people and helping to make other people healthy and well."
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The Role of the Registered Nurse, 2004.
Looks at the role the registered nurse plays in promoting child health.
2,054 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper looks at the central role nurses have in promoting child health. It outlines four major aspects of the nursing role that contribute to the nurse's involvement in promoting child health and examines in what way these duties actually promote child health.
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"The first part of the registered nurse's role that contributes to promoting child health is their provision of health care information to the families of children. This provision of information aims at making child health a participative process, where health care providers work together with the family. McKnight writes about this participative approach to health care, where he compares it with the alternative approaches. The first alternative is the therapeutic approach, where the well-being of individuals is dependant on professional medical services. The second alternative is the advocacy approach, where medical professionals protect the uninformed individual."
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Registering Sex Offenders, 2002.
A discussion about society's treatment of sexual offenders and public policy.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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A brief review of the way the criminal justice system ? and society at large ? addresses the problem of sex offenders. It focuses on the issue of the right to register sexual offenders and for the public to have access to this kind of information.
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"Most of us have very little direct exposure to the criminal justice system. We see cops and robbers on television programs and in the movies, perhaps have to interact with the police ourselves when we get a speeding ticket or when our house is robbed. These encounters are likely to leave us with the impression that the system is generally a just one, one in which the guilty are in fact punished sufficiently but not overly for the crimes that they have committed while the innocent are set free. However, in reality the nature of justice is often far more ambiguous and complex than the picture presented on television would suggest: The borders of guilt and innocence ? of crime and punishment ? are far greyer than many of us would like to believe."
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Registered Nurses and Mandatory Overtime, 2005.
A look at the problem of mandatory overtime and its consequences in the nursing field.
1,153 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper provides an overview of the developing trend in many hospitals of mandatory overtime for nurses. The paper reviews literature regarding the issue to discuss the effects of mandatory overtime on the overall health care of patients and the nurses themselves.
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"With increasing number of patients requiring inpatient care, nationwide, hospitals are faced with a stiff resource crisis. Invariably, this shortage of nurses is met by implementing mandatory overtime regulations for the nursing staff. However, this has proved to be an unhealthy and dangerous practice affecting the quality of patient care as well as overburdening the nursing staff. Providing extended hours of service on a regular basis, nurses become tired and stressed out which not only increases the attrition rate but also affects the outcome of the patient. Foley of the ANA says, "By far the riskiest result of understaffing is the abuse of mandatory overtime as a staffing tool," [Robert Steinbrook]. Over extended, burnt out and even underpaid, nurses develop job dissatisfaction and as statistics indicate one out of five nurses are contemplating on quitting the profession altogether. Further the increasing patient/ nurse ratio directly implies a serious compromise on personal care to patients. Let us now look into some recent research studies that also confirm the negative effects of mandatory overwork among nurses."
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Registered Nurse First Assistants ( R.N.F.A ), 2002.
Discusses job redesign for an RNFA.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 32.95
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Discusses job redesign for an RNFA. Job redesigning strategies and approaches for a hospital setting. Components of the RNFA role. Focuses on two major position components after job redesign. Recommends an implementation strategy of educational courses. Discusses four categories of design and redesign of work. Qualifications needed, and functions of an RNFA.
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"Job Redesign for an RNFA
Registered nurse first assistants (RFNAs) are educated to collaborate with surgeons and health care team members in performing surgical procedures with optimal outcomes for patients. RNFAs must acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and judgment needed for clinical practice and must function in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience (Homan & Dunscombe, 2000). In the changing health climate of today, patients need the continuity of care that an RNFA can provide. This brief report will discuss job redesigning strategies for the RNFA in the hospital setting. It will first identify job redesign approaches that could be used for the position and then identify the present components of the RNFA role. Finally, the report will describe ..."
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The Fun Of an Ebay Auction, 2002.
This paper addresses eBay Live Auctions. It discusses what eBay auctions are, how to participate, how to register to be part of the eBay auctions, how to bid from a computer, what are corrigenda, and trouble shooting when it comes to eBay auctions.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 12 sources, £ 66.95
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This paper addresses eBay Live Auctions. It discusses what eBay auctions are, how to participate, how to register to be part of the eBay auctions, how to bid from a computer, what are corrigenda, and trouble shooting when it comes to eBay auctions. How to contact the seller after the sale is important once the bid is accepted.
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Functional Grammar, 2003.
An application of the Register and Genre Theory to spoken and written texts.
9,629 words (approx. 38.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 134.95
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This essay analyzes the grammar of a spoken and written version of a similar recipe using Functional Linguistics ideologies. It focuses on the application of the Register and Genre Theory by J. R. Martin and Suzanne Eggins and the differences between the texts.
Introduction
Clause Complexes
Embeddings
Field
Tenor
Mode
Conclusion
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"In general, as many linguists have discovered, written text differs from spoken text in various number of ways. Spoken text often include interpersonal interjections and unstructured clauses with embeddings that pile on top of one after another while written text is quite the opposite with less or none interpersonal themes and are more formal, structured and dense. Employing these criteria, texts have been categorized into various genres. The two texts we are about to analyze are that of written and spoken versions of a similar recipe though they do not seem to belong to a similar genre or even the general genre of simply spoken and written texts as they display quite a different set of clause structures and therefore warrants them to be classified into differing genres."
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
This paper investigates the ability of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to promote corporate ethics by evaluating the effect of the Government in Ethics Act of 1978 on government ethics.
4,025 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 74.95
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This paper explains that the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002, a set of complex regulations designed to enforce corporate accountability and responsibility, represents one of the most important business reform acts since the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The author points out that the Government in Ethics Act of 1978, which established a comprehensive code of ethics for federal officials, not only the House and Senate but also the entire government including the executive branch, requires government officers to file financial disclosure statements in order to make it possible to identify conflicts of interest and places tighter restrictions on executive-branch employees' ability to register as lobbyists after leaving government service. The paper concludes that, although there are benefits to adhering to the Government in Ethics or the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts, without any real enforcement or retribution for violations, these federal legislation measures appear to be emblematic of the old adage: Same story, different day.
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Thesis Statement
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Intended Consequences
Government in Ethics Act
Financial Disclosures
Conflicts of Interest
Sarbanes-Oxley Implementation
Advantages
Disadvantages
Ethics in Government Act
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
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"One of the more significant measures associated with the act is the disclosure of personal finances and investments. This evaluation is intended to be the initial step with identifying any possible conflicts of interest that an appointee or government employee may have (or become party to) during their tenure with the government. Also, for some employees -executive branch, presidential appointees, certain military and policy makers-their records must be made public. Considering this type of scrutiny, one has to ask the question in regards to private sector corporations: Would a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Chief Financial Officer (CFO) subject themselves and their families to this type of intense violation of privacy and scrutiny?"
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