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Welcome to this Sixth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The University of Kansas School of Nursing.

Recent Submissions

  • The Benefits of Psychedelic Drug Application for Clinical Treatment of Mental Illness 

    Shumate, Timothy (2013-08-01)
    The use of psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 4-phosphoryloxy- N,N -dimethyltryptamine (psilocybin), in the clinical treatment of mental health ...
  • Ethical Issues of Children as Research Subjects 

    Truong, Maria N. (2013-08-01)
    Children in past centuries were often recruited and exploited as research subjects for vaccine testing trials and to study the outcomes of infectious disease. The purpose of this paper is to describe current safeguards for ...
  • Let's Talk About Sex 

    Mikulan, Katie L. (2013-08-01)
    In the past sex was usually saved until marriage. This meant that talking about sex was taboo and there were not many unplanned pregnancies outside of marriage. Well, times have changed and people are having sex at a ...
  • Medical Marijuana: The Legal and Clinical Facts Regarding Medical Use 

    Ramsey, Alexandra (2013-08-01)
    The Chinese Shen-nung Pen-tshao Ching is the oldest medical text found in the world today. This text mentions the use of marijuana to treat such ailments as digestive disorders and pain from rheumatism. Marijuana also made ...
  • Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pro-Life Choices 

    O'Malley, Candice M. (2013-08-01)
    For the past decade, the issue of pro-life has been a major topic of concern for the medical profession. Different opinions and attitudes have varied widely with regards to approving or disapproving termination of a pregnancy ...
  • Intimate Partner Violence Screening: A Nursing Concern? 

    Friesen, Kelsey (2013-08-01)
    One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives is to “reduce violence by current or former intimate partners” (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2011, p. 16). Several health organizations such as the ...
  • Taking the Guess Out of the Gender Game: Ethical Issues in Pre-Conception Sex Selection 

    McShane, Franny (2013-08-01)
    “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl”! These two simple sentences are by far the most exciting news a mother and father hear in their careers as parents. It’s a flip of a coin, 50 – 50, boy or girl. What if, that ratio could be ...
  • Expanding Donor Criteria: Is it Safe? 

    Barkman, Anne (2013-08-01)
    With technological advances saving lives daily, one obstacle still plagues the medical community - organ shortages. Over 112,000 patients await a new organ in the United States alone and the numbers keep growing (Transplant ...
  • Closer Look at Visitation Hour Policies in Intensive Care Units 

    Banh, Micheal (2013-08-01)
    Visitation policies on intensive care units establish the groundwork for balancing the needs of a critical patient and family members as well as the unit staff. The unit's specific policy on visitation hours sets the tone ...
  • Editorial 

    Martin, David; Godfrey, Nelda (2013-08-01)
    Welcome to this Sixth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The ...
  • The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. Vol 6, Issue 1. Summer 2013 

    Martin, David; Godfrey, Nelda; Banh, Micheal; Barkman, Anne; Friesen, Kelsey; McShane, Franny; Mikulan, Katie L.; O'Malley, Candice M.; Ramsey, Alexandra; Shumate, Timothy; Truong, Maria N. (2013-08-01)
    Welcome to this Sixth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The ...