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Forensic nursing as a multidisciplinary bridge between law and medicine

Forensic nursing goes far beyond traditional medical care; it is "an innovative expansion of the role nurses will fill in the health care delivery system of the future," (Lynch, 1995, p. 489).

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John McLaughlin's abstract minimalism and optical perception in art

PAINTING No. Paragraph: John McLaughlin was not a formally trained artist and started painting relatively late in life. A career in the military and foreign services brought him to Japan, exposing him to different artistic perspectives, forms, and styles.

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Comparing Swanson's theory of caring and Ruland and Moore's peaceful end of life theory

Theories behind nursing practices are becoming more and more holistic as time progresses. Two middle range theories, the Theory of Caring developed by Kristen Swanson, and Peaceful End of Life Theory developed by Cornelia Ruland and Shirley Moore, are useful ideas that intersect with each other.

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How media consumption patterns shape audience beliefs and behavior

Media consumption typical of the fairly complex patterns characterized…does not happen in a vacuum distinct from other social behaviors or everyday behaviors.

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Sex, lies, and conversation: gender communication in relationships

The dynamic between men and women has been one of the most powerful things in the world for centuries if not millennia. Men have traditionally been in power while women have struggled against their oppression to forge a place for themselves in the world.

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Gender representation and role models in Sex and the City

Representation of characters and role models in different media outlets is based on perceptions and preconceived notions held by the producer, co-producers, and audiences at large.

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Psychiatric nurse practice in HIV and AIDS mental health care

A critical component of nursing is treating a patient's psychological as well as physical needs. I have seen this again and again in my work for an intensive care unit. Every day, more and more patients who are HIV positive come through our doors.

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Miss Evers' Boys and the Tuskegee syphilis experiment

The Tuskegee experiment often receives special attention in textbooks about ethics. In the case of Miss Evers' Boys, the experiment became a critically acclaimed television movie starring Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard.

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Obama's 2008 South Carolina speech and Aristotelian rhetoric

Obama's speech is a good example of Aristotle's rhetoric in practice. The object of Obama's speech is to win the presidential nomination. His speech is persuasive. He is appealing to the populace of South Carolina (and to that end, he praises them and calls them "the good people of South Carolina").

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Gender roles and social commentary in Hitchcock's Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most recognizable and famous film and television directors and producers of the twentieth century.

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