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Stress and the Nursing Profession, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to examine the effects of work-related stress on job performance and to determine whether estrogen, a female sex hormone, plays a key role in job-related stress in the nursing industry.
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper explains that work-related stress is correlated negatively to the job performance of nurses in the health care profession. The author points out the research hypothesizes that the job performance of male nurses and post-menopausal female nurses is more negatively correlated to stress than the job performance of pre-menopausal female nurses because men and post-menopausal women have less estrogen than pre-menopausal women do. The paper relates that previous literature suggests that stress hormone levels in older women receiving hormone replacement therapy are lower than in men of the same age, reinforcing the belief that estrogen lowers stress hormone levels in women.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Sources and Consequences of Stress
Method
Participants
Materials
Job Performance
Gender and Menopausal Status
Procedure
Expected Results and Discussion
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"There is a great deal of research suggesting that nursing is a stressful job and that the stress experienced by nurses can lead to a broad variety of work-related problems, including absenteeism, conflict, staff turnover, morale issues, and overall decreased worker effectiveness. Too much stress frequently results in burnout and the high turnover of nursing personnel. Thus, the causes and correlates of work-related stress, and the outcomes for job performance are of great concern to the overall nursing industry."
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Medical Malpractice, 2004.
Proposal for a dissertation about the effects of rapidly increasing medical malpractice premiums.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper presents a proposal for a dissertation about the current health care crisis brought about as a result of rapidly increasing medical malpractice premiums. The paper explains the detrimental effects of such increases, the focus of each section in the proposed dissertation, the questionnaire and methodology to be used, and the intended goal of the dissertation.
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"During the last decade, medical malpractice premiums have increased exponentially, resulting in a decreased pool of qualified physicians operating in the medical arena. The medical industry is facing many crises, including rapidly increasing health insurance premiums which affect consumers directly. One arena consumers may not have considered evaluating however that of medical malpractice is."
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Mexican-Americans and Health Care, 2004.
This paper evaluates Maria Warda?s article presenting her research in a journal article, ?Mexican-American?s Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care?.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that the journal article, ?Mexican-American?s Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care?, is an extremely useful start in answering the research question concerning the specific cultural characteristics that must be considered in providing sound health care to Mexican-Americans. The author points out that there remains the problem of the author?s meandering literature review, the contributing influence of the ?personal barrier?, and the rather strange reference to the usefulness of the theoretical schema to other ?disenfranchised populations? because the stated research question is one of cultural influences, not economic or social differences and barriers. The paper contends that Warda fails to define the specific, cultural components necessary to produce an ?enabling? experience.
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"Of course, in any work of research, it is imperative for the author to have a sense of just ?what he or she is doing? and why. In this case, Warda is particularly clear. She states, ?Health care providers must collaborate with representatives from diverse client groups to develop culturally congruent interventions that consider variability in traditions, customs, and values (203).? Not only does the author make it abundantly clear that she intends to satisfy a portion of this need (in this case, dealing with the Mexican American cultural community), but she specifically intends to gain the relevant information by interviewing a ?focus group,? from which she can gain specific information on the factors involved."
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Breast Cancer Treatment, 2004.
A proposed research plan that addresses the post-treatment psychology of Stage I breast cancer patients.
754 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper presents a research plan, including a literature review, which addresses the issue that women who chose lumpectomy over prophylactic mastectomy as treatment for early stage breast cancer may have an increased risk for post-treatment anxiety regarding fear of recurrence.
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"Additionally there is also evidence that women who undergo the more radical mastectomy recover psychologically just as well as those who undergo lumpectomy ?Women who have undergone a mastectomy for breast cancer adapt as well psychologically as those treated with surgery designed to preserve breast tissue, according to a study at the University of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center (UWCCC).? (Wisconsin 1989, pgs. 10-12) All of this information collectively leads researchers to indicate a need for further study of the negative psychological effects of lumpectomy."
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Quality Tools for Decision Making, 2004.
This paper discusses the use of three quality tools: histograms, cause and effect diagrams, and check sheets.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that quality control procedures are particularly useful in business, when properly deployed, because they can help managers to transform incomprehensibly varied or difficult data into more understandable information. The author states that histograms, which depict the number or proportion of data points falling into any particular given class, can be easily understood by the naked eye of laypeople, but they also can be manipulated very easily to yield false impressions because of their seductively seamless appearance. The paper points out that the check sheet is a data-gathering and interpretation tool used for distinguishing between fact and opinion, gathering data about how often a problem is occurring and gathering data about the type of problem occurring.
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Issues and Organizational Examples
Histograms
Cause and Effect Diagrams
Check Sheets
Summary and Conclusion
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"In the competitive atmosphere of the business world today, it is not simply enough to have a good idea of what the present may hold for one?s company or one?s own personal investments. It is also important to develop organizational strategies and production goals with an eye upon the future. Critical to creating a proper decision-making strategy is the use of proper quality control tools to improve the strategy-creating process. Indeed, as noted by the authors Katherine Manley and S. Sytsma, the quality-control processes of histograms, cause and effect diagrams, and check sheets can and are frequently used to aid in any kind of process, but particularly in regards to organizational quality control in the corporate world."
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Individualized Instruction.
This paper is a research proposal to identify factors that contribute to a successful school program for individualized instruction.
8,285 words (approx. 33.1 pages), 89 sources, APA, $ 176.95
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This paper explains that individualized instruction is a system of education whereby curriculum and instruction is tailored to the needs of learners to ensure success by developing a love of learning generated by this method of instruction. The author points out that a successful school program should include multi-age education, whereby children are grouped according to ability and skill level instead by physical age; knowledge-based instruction; and learning through writing, which places an emphasis on strategies for writing across the curriculum. The paper relates that the overall evaluation approach for this research will be an eclectic three-way design: participant, consumer, and expertise orientations.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Study
Introduction
Background of Study
Statement of Problem
Purpose of Study
Rationale
Research Question
Nature of Study
Significance of Study
Definition of Terms
Assumptions and Limitations
Organization of Remainder of Proposal
Literature Review
Methodology
Design of the Study
Design of the Evaluation
Sample and Population or Source of Data
Instrumentation Plan
Data Collection Plan and Other Procedures
Data Analysis Plan
Results and Recommendations
Findings
The Survey/Questionnaire
Conclusion and Discussion
Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire
Appendix 2: Human Participants in Research form
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"Some of the instructional strategies that encourage knowledge building are: problem-based learning and reciprocal teaching; peer tutoring; cooperative learning; hands-on learning; journaling; projects; role play; simulation; and inquiry, and it is possible that all or some of these strategies are used in isolation, or in conjunction with other techniques, as and when necessary, and as decided by the teacher who works closely with the individuals in question. Motivation is also particularly important when working with at-risk students, recognizing that there are three elements of motivation: positive value, clear connection between behavior and consequences, and a belief that success can be achieved with the available skill and resources."
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Cost Containment Health Systems, 2004.
This paper is a dissertation proposal to investigate public opinion and to gain statistical evidence related to the impact of cost containment on the delivery of quality health care.
2,760 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper explains that medicine is thought to be a profession that has lost its way, a system in which economics is now the bottom line governing treatment decisions and not the traditional value of beneficence. The author states that the research methodology will be a self-administered questionnaire to 50 recipients of health care and 50 health care providers to gather feedback relating to the effects of cost containment and opinions regarding the current system of health care spending. The paper relates that the research also will contain a survey of the health care practices in five countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, and Britain.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Defining the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
Literature Review ? Health Care Cost Containment
Summary: Benefits of Cost Containment
Methodology and Procedure
Instrument
Data Collection
Subjects
Data Analysis
Assumptions
Limitations
Expectations
Appendix: Sample Survey Questionnaire
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"When done right, cost containment will actually improve the quality of health care. Scientific justification can be utilized to ensure that people needing treatments get them. Accessibility to quality care services for everyone will be broadened. Universal coverage will also ensure that insurance agencies don?t avoid providing insurance to individuals with higher needs or greater risks, and ensure that cost shifting and risk avoidance are minimized."
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Constraint-Induced Therapy and Hemiparesis, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to study the impact of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) on hemiparetic patients.
3,455 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 1400 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), or Constraint-Induced Therapy, has become a promising choice for the treatment of patients with hemiparesis, especially after a brain insult such as a stroke; hemiparesis involves the partial impairment resulting from one side of the body being more affected than the other. The author points out that CIMT involves the constraint of the unaffected limb to stimulate use of the affected area by constraint and training to improve the ability of the affected limb. This paper relates that the proposed research will be a phenomenological, qualitative, assessment study and will be of use to patients and practicing occupational and physical therapists.
Table of Contents
Research problem
Study Proposal
Research Question
Research Design
Sample Design
Data Collection
Data Reduction and Analysis
Ethical Considerations
Limitations of the Study
Appendix A: Interview Guide
Appendix B: Data Collection Sample Form
Appendix C: Informed Consent Form
From the Paper
"An examination of the literature surrounding CIMT reveals that virtually all of the studies focus exclusively on measurements of improved performance. The only studies that acknowledge qualitative investigations do so in the context of recognizing the current lack of findings. In the context of the current literature on constraint-induced therapy it is important to recognize the lack of qualitative findings, and acknowledge the need for them as well. Therapy choices are only as effective as the patients they are used on. In the case of hemiparetic stroke patients, psychosocial impacts of therapies cannot be ignored."
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Behavior Management and Reading Skills, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to understand the application of behavior management to special education students for learning to read.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper relates that the research question is, ?Does the use of behavior management improve the reading scores of adolescent students in special education with behavior rulings?? The author explores the way modifying student behavior can create an environment that is more conducive to learning. The paper outlines that the research will be conducted through a review of the relevant literature in scholarly sources, interviews with special education instructors using behavior management, and a 100-item, multiple-choice questionnaire.
Table of Contents
Background
Theoretical Framework
Research Question
Research Methodology
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"An article asserts that behavioral problems are a measure impediment to the instruction of special education students. The article stresses that in many cases behavior problems have become a prerequisite to academic problems. In addition, many studies contend that academic success is dependent upon the ability to read and comprehend. They explain that special education students with emotional behavioral disorders are often inadequate readers. The article indicates that behavioral problems can often occur as a result of biological factors, the home, the environment and socioeconomic status. All of these factors can contribute to behavioral disorders that can impede a student?s ability to learn."
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Pain in the Elderly and Dementia Patients, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to evaluate methodologies to assess pain in the elderly and in dementia patients.
4,130 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 39 sources, APA, $ 110.95
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This paper explains that care for the elderly and patients suffering from dementia has become a growing problem in the nursing and health care professions because of the patient?s inability to adequately communicate his or her physical and mental condition. The author believes that the facility to assess correctly levels of pain and discomfort will lead to more comprehensive pain management protocols and techniques. The paper states that a multi-dimensional research methodology will be followed, including the assessment of the ADD and PIS formats.
Table of Contents
Research Problem, Literary Review, Research Question
Introduction
Research Problem
Literature Review
Pain Assessment and Management
Ethics
Research Question
Research Method, Design/Proposed Method, Sample, Data
Proposed Outcome of the Study, Time Scale, Resources
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"While there are many studies on the objective assessment and pharmacological treatment of pain in elderly patients in general, the emphasis in this proposed study is on Dementia. This implies that a more experiential modus operandi for assessment will have to be articulated to deal with the fact that communication is the main stumbling block to assessing patients? levels of pain and discomfort. Importantly for the criteria of this proposed study, the author of the above paper states that ?physical and affective pain in people with late-stage dementia are poorly assessed and inadequately treated."
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Promoting Team Environment.
This paper is a complete research study, including questionnaires and results, about the relationship of compensation and team-building.
8,520 words (approx. 34.1 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 180.95
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This paper reports that the results of the author?s surveys and the reported recent surveys of larger populations showed no inherent divergence between team-building and performance-based compensation. The author suggests that there may be creative ways to combine team-building through team-based remuneration supplemented by individual ?overrides? when appropriate. The study relates that perhaps the most positive information for companies desiring to enhance teamwork is that teamwork is not only desirable, but also almost impossible not to foster, even in the executive suite, when co-workers offer support to executives attempting to alter their management styles.
Table of Contents
Research Question
Melding Performance-Based Compensation and a Team Environment
Literature Review
Team Environment Building
Team-Building and Compensation Studies
Methods
The Surveys
Exploring Teamwork Survey
Teamwork Survey
Compensation Survey
Results
Compensation Survey
U.S. Air Force Survey Results
United States Office of Personnel Management Job Satisfaction Survey
Similar Findings from Corporate Giants
Discussion
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"While the authors of the kibbutz/chamber orchestra study spent most of their time investigating how the non-hierarchical structure worked, in the case of the orchestra, they necessarily considered remuneration issues that were not as significant on the kibbutz, where members both lived and worked. The orchestra offered every member of the orchestra a fixed salary, and additional monetary rewards for each session in which a musician participated. To remain a member, each musician needs to participate in at least 35% of the orchestra?s concerts. Conventional payment methods had not worked because of the time involved for practice and rehearsals; this method allowed the players to ?participate in many of the orchestra's concerts and for part timers to maintain jobs with other musical groups as well.?
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Music and Shopping, 2004.
A quasi-experimental investigation into the effect of music on grocery store shopping behavior.
1,732 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper examines how much research has been done into the effect of retail store ambiance on customer shopping and consuming habits and how scientists have variably looked at the effect that music, scent, and colors have on the retail habits of their consumers. In particular, it looks at how greater detail has been devoted to the consideration of particular types of music, whether it?s background or foreground music, and its influences, and how effects are studied in terms of customer mood, shopping duration, and dollars spent in the establishment. It proposes a study to examine the moderating variable of shopper age by measuring whether background music affects younger shoppers (18 to 29 years old) differently than it affects older shoppers (30 years old and over).
Outline
Introduction
Method
Study Limitations
Implications of this Study
Bibliography
From the Paper
"The sampling design chosen for this study is a nonprobability design. Although this means that there isn?t an equal chance for the subject selection in the population, the nonprobability design offers advantages in terms of time and cost that make it appropriate for this study. Since we are interested in doing a small, initial examination of background music on shopping behavior, a small, affordable study is appropriate for this research. The nonprobability design means that the proposed study can be carried out in a cost-effective manner by selecting based on convenience rather than random sampling."
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