398 Search Results for Communicable Disease
I. Introduction
A. Topic selection and the reason for selecting
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports an increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide (WHO, 2016). WHO links diabetes to other chronic condition such as kidney failure, stroke, hear Continue Reading...
National Response Framework Incident Annexes
Timely responses to natural and manmade disasters require the effective coordination of numerous federal, state and local resources. Indeed, effective responses can make the difference between life and d Continue Reading...
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, which were previously considered rare, are currently known as some of the most frequently occurring hematological neoplasms, perhaps affecting over 30,000 patients each year within the U.S. The nation's regulatory permi Continue Reading...
Knowledge
Views on the Nature of Knowledge: Social Scientists vs. Natural Scientists
What is knowledge? A simple question, or so most people would think. Knowledge is the accumulation of information on a given subject or subjects. It is a collecti Continue Reading...
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Clinical Case Study Discussion Questions1. What is the most likely causative microorganism in this outbreak?The most likely causative microorganism in this case is Listeria monocytogenes. This pathogen has been described by Osek, Continue Reading...
Community Group Meeting Observation for Hepatitis B
One of the major ways of promoting personal involvement in health policy issues is through involvement in community group meeting. Personal involvement in health policy issues regarding Hepatitis B Continue Reading...
bio-terrorism. The writer explores what type of threat it is and how the nation has prepared for it, especially after the events of 9-11. The writer also provides a one page outline of the topic. There were ten sources used to complete this paper.
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Optimal Health and Obesity for Older Adults
In older adults, obesity can aggravate physical function deterioration that comes with age, and result in frailty. However, appropriate obesity treatment in older adults is controversial, owing to decrease Continue Reading...
Moreover, alcohol can lead to many social and psychological problems, including family conflict, arrests, job instability, injuries related to violence or accidents, and psychological symptoms related to depression and anxiety (Negative pp). These p Continue Reading...
Computers Are an Underutilized Resource for High School Physical Education Teachers
Computers have become an integral part of the high school learning environment, beginning in the early 1990s. They provide a vast variety of resources to help enhanc Continue Reading...
For its versatility in eluding new antibiotics, it can be life-threatening. One of these "superbugs" is VRE, which is transmissible by direct hand contact or through surfaces and equipment by anyone, including the health care worker (Capriotti, 2007 Continue Reading...
Effects of child abuse in adulthood
Introduction
Child neglect and abuse are usually a result of the interactions of several environmental, societal, family and individual factors. Child neglect and abuse are not unavoidable- steady, safe, and nurtur Continue Reading...
Locating and Critically Analysing Primary Research Articles
In their study, Housholder-Hughes et al. (2015) investigate the usefulness of a nurse-led disease management program for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) following discharge from Continue Reading...
For a country such as Uganda to possess sufficient health care is tremendously important to the people of the republic of Uganda. Even triumphant medical treatment for malaria can involve pain through injections of drugs and in the entire period of Continue Reading...
A dominant healthcare practice for many Mexican-Americans is the hot and cold theory of food selection, where illness or trauma may require adjustments in the hot and cold balance of foods to restore body equilibrium. In lower socioeconomic groups i Continue Reading...
Practicum Project
According to Ho et al. (2015), statistics indicate that approximately 20% to 40% of health care associated infections have been linked to cross-infection through the hands of health care workers. Efficacious hand hygiene is imperat Continue Reading...
Federal, State, County Public Health Resources
Comparison Paper: Federal, State, and County Public Health Resources
Comparison Paper: Federal, State, County Public Health Resources
Comparison Paper Federal, State, County Public Health Resources
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History Of Nursing Science
Nursing has existed in some for as long as humans have roamed the earth. The modern era of nursing began with the emergence of Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War in the 1850's. The daughter of affluent parents, Ni Continue Reading...
Even the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (2001), a worldwide organization opposed to prostitution, supports regular health checks, and governmental provisions for regular health checks, for prostitutes. Further, as Prorock (1999) states: "Leg Continue Reading...
Airline Industry
It is probably an indelible image on each American's memory, the vision of the two hijacked airlines plowing into the World Trade Center towers in New York. But did any of us know at that time what a significant event this would be Continue Reading...
Policy, Politics, and Global Health
The public policy issue selected is childhood obesity. I selected this issue because childhood obesity has a considerable longstanding impact on the health of the public as well as the cost of health care. This is Continue Reading...
HIV Epidemiology
Description of HIV; the causes, symptoms, complications, mode of transmission and treatment
HIV is a condition that manifests in the virus attacking the immune system of the victim. When the immune system is weakened, the body does Continue Reading...
455 U.S. 904 (1982), illustrates one of the scenarios of a taking. The Court did not require a physical intrusion by the government here, but the placement of items was sufficient for a Taking without just compensation. The character and manner of t Continue Reading...
That is one of the 'reliefs' of having an ethical code -- a counselor does not have to engage in soul-searching as to whether his or her personal beliefs about John's actions are impinging upon his or her judgment. The counselor can refer to the law Continue Reading...
Counterterrorism Training Program
Terrorism is a fact of modern life. On one level, it cannot be understood; it is difficult to empathize with those who have no empathy of their own and cause enormous suffering in the name of their own beliefs. On a Continue Reading...
Caring, Professional Identity, and Professional Organizations
Introduction
Nursing remains one of the careers that demand uncompromised levels of both ethical and professional ethics. The fundamental values that govern nursing include social justice, Continue Reading...
1) Inflammation, Tissue Repair, and Wound Healing
Case study on a 6-year old
Six-year-old, Carlton, suffered a deep gash on his foot when playing with his mom along the beachside. His mom washed the injured foot and took him home. The next day, Carlt Continue Reading...
Compensation Scenario
Scenario Background -- Jack Parks is the benefit manager for a division of USA Motors. He is concerned about the level of absenteeism and the "paid absence" agreement negotiated a decade ago. The theory was that by giving worke Continue Reading...
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci (MRSA), most common Healthcare Associated Infections
The PICOT question to be discussed is: For adult patients using catheters, does the use of sterilization practices reduce the future risk of health associated i Continue Reading...
Community Health Nursing
Lansdowne, Phila-Delaware County
Community Description
Delaware County is a host to Lansdowne, which is, located about eight kilometers Southwest of Philadelphia. The community has achieved a tremendous growth, which began Continue Reading...
While various types of medical/religious practice had long attempted to prolong life, the emphasis of these efforts beginning during this period was placed on forestalling death.
Views of Death in the Modern Era
The trends that began in the Renais Continue Reading...
e., they became helpless). Furthermore, other behaviors of the dogs were adversely affected (e.g., the dogs appeared apathetic and had poor appetites) (Hitzemann, 2000). In his essay, "Animal Models of Psychiatric Disorders and Their Relevance to Alc Continue Reading...
Health Threat of Medical Ionizing Radiation
Impact of Nuclear Medicine Exposures
In October 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted all healthcare facilities involved in performing brain perfusion computed tomography (CT) to ensur Continue Reading...
Community Health Assessment: Corinth/Alcorn County, Mississippi
Community Health Assessment
Description of the Core Community
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Mississippi - a quite brisk -19° -- was recorded on January 30, 1966, in Cori Continue Reading...
authors used to evaluate their study rationale was a quasi-experimental, retrospective matching birth cohort. This study retrospectively analyzed demographic and immunization record data in 2006-2007. The data was gathered from 10,857 birth records Continue Reading...
Further, the children who participated in the Start Right program were found to have a significantly higher rate of immunization that their control counterparts as well as having completed their immunization series sooner than the control group by 1 Continue Reading...
The enormous number of questions did not only succeed in bringing people to physical exhaustion, but they also confused people to the level where they could no longer think logically and risked being deported, even though they were not attempting to Continue Reading...
Turn of the Screw / Child Care
A Turn to Screw the Young
An Argument for the Freudian Analysis of Innocence, Sexuality, and Abuse of Children in the Classic by Henry James
Henry James has been celebrated for his realism, and his writing can provid Continue Reading...