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Plastic Surgery
Teen Plastic Surgery: A Controversial Medical Practice
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2007, more than 87,000 teenagers had cosmetic surgery; and that number has grown exponentially since. Although aestheti Continue Reading...
Autonomic nervous system function and depth of sedation in adults receiving mechanical ventilation.
The authors of the article were attempting to discover how the autonomic nervous system affected the depth of sedation which occurred when a patient Continue Reading...
U.S. Infant Mortality Rates
What methodological explanations have been offered for the relatively high infant mortality rate in the U.S.
There have been a variety of methodological explanations for the relatively high infant mortality rate in the U Continue Reading...
Substance abuse is a common affliction among the elderly population. Several factors may contribute to the prevalence of alcoholism and drug abuse among older adults, including loneliness, poor health, and depression. The most rapidly growing segment Continue Reading...
Employee Satisfaction
And Productivity
employee satisfaction and productivity
ASTRACT
Employee satisfaction directly links to organizational excellence and/or productivity. Maybe… Maybe not… Researchers regularly debate exactly what c Continue Reading...
Going back further, the same religious principals also inspired opposition to organ transplants and blood transfusions; before that, the Catholic Church strictly forbade any forensic scientific research, necessitating the need to dissect cadavers fo Continue Reading...
Several studies have backed this statement with evidence that countries which present a more equal land distribution are more likely to support economic growth and register less negative effects, like in the picture below:
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More study needs to go into minority health issues, rather than simply comparing their health experiences with the white community.
There can also be negative connotations held toward some ailments, such as AIDS, which has been called the "gay" dis Continue Reading...
Sports Management
The subject of sports is today not a method only for individuals to get enjoyment from it, but sports has become an important method for individuals also to maintain fitness and thus contribute to his being able to perform as per r Continue Reading...
Activities to Reduce Inappropriate Behaviors Displayed by Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
The purpose of this dissertation study is to test the effectiveness of an everyday activities-based protocol (Holm, Santangelo, From Continue Reading...
Natural Remission Has Had on the Addiction Field
Spontaneous remission from addiction is often referred to under different titles. These include, natural recovery, maturing out, and unassisted change. All of these titles refer to the process of rec Continue Reading...
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms
Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the Continue Reading...
Depression in African-American Adolescents
Etiology of Depression
Mental illnesses like depression can be very difficult to diagnose or to recognize: There is no serum to test for when looking for depression. In some real if rather vague way, menta Continue Reading...
Technology: The Silent Killer
Introduction
In the relentless march of technological advancement, we have become engrossed in a world where devices and digital screens dominate our daily lives. While technology has undeniably enriched our lives Continue Reading...
The biopsychosocial perspective is a comprehensive approach to understanding human health and illness. This model posits that biological, psychological, and social factors all play a significant role in human functioning in the context of disease or Continue Reading...
The Impact of Telehealth
With the advent of telehealth, the landscape of healthcare delivery has undergone a transformative shift. Defined as the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, for Continue Reading...
Acute Kidney DiseaseAcute kidney disease also known as acute renal failure is a disease which happens to be associated with high mortality and morbidity. The said disease is caused by ischemia (1). Previous studies have revealed the association betwe Continue Reading...
Film ReviewThree major problems in the US health care system are cost, access to care, and coverage (Frontline, 2008). The commodifcation of health care is a major root cause of all of the above (Pellegrino, 1999). Rather than preventing health care Continue Reading...
Today, tens of millions of Americans are turning to various social media platforms to keep in touch with loved ones, friends and coworkers during the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic adding to the legions of users around the world that have alread Continue Reading...
How the nurses can become involved to influence health policy related to Diabetes
The ability of nurses to influence the policy espoused in healthcare is fundamental for the protection of care quality through access to necessary opportunities and rec Continue Reading...
Abstract
Much of the research that shaped this paper reflected how the most functional adults were able to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the emotional and financial support of their parents. Homeless youths don’t have s Continue Reading...
Primary Care: Advanced Nurse Practitioners
In recent years, there has been a notable shortage of primary care physicians due to a number of systemic factors within the healthcare system, including the rising cost of medical school, which is driving m Continue Reading...
McDonalds Corporation is renowned as one of the most successful fast food restaurant across the globe and the epitome of globalization. As the largest chain of fast food restaurants worldwide, McDonalds Corporation has a customer-base of more than 60 Continue Reading...
Deceptive Marketing
Unethical Practices in Marketing: Deceptive Marketing
Business ethics requires that business organizations should act in a manner that is morally and ethically upright. One of the areas where ethical behavior is crucial is marke Continue Reading...
Gouveia, Gouveia, Hale et al. (2017)
"Correlates of health-related quality of life in young-old and old -- old community-dwelling older adults"
Although the authors framed the research problem of interest in terms of the purpose of the study, the Continue Reading...
Healthy People 2020' initiative (HP2020) greatly emphasizes social health determinants, health inequity factors, and income and educational goals. Further, it adopts a broader perspective of the health effects of natural and manmade environments. Continue Reading...
Components of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking skills have become the focus of a growing body of research in recent years (Borg & Stranahan, 2010), due in large part to the flood of information that is now available and the need to analyze an Continue Reading...
LARRY PURNELL'S MODEL FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE
It is true that sociologists and anthropologists have many definitions of culture. Purnell defines it as totality of behaviors, arts, custom, ways of life, beliefs, and values that are transmitted from o Continue Reading...
Prison Life for Inmates
Sending offenders to prison has been used as a way of dealing with prisoners for a long time. It was not always seen as a way of punishment; rather, it was used as detention pending the actual punishment of these offenders. T Continue Reading...
Arrhythmias cause irregular hearts beats in ways that can be life-threatening but there are a number of different types of arrhythmias that require different interventions. To determine the facts, this paper reviews the relevant literature to provide Continue Reading...
Group Therapy
Self-cutting
Factors that augment risks of self-cutting
Treatment of Self-Cutting
Group Therapy
Aims of Group Therapy
Aspects of Group Therapy
The aim of this research is to investigate and identify opinions regarding vital elem Continue Reading...
Leading and Managing Professional Development Through an Inquiry-Oriented Professional Learning Communities
Today, reading ability is widely recognized as being a critical part of the skill set needed to succeed academically and professionally, and Continue Reading...
Geriatric
The author of this report has been asked to review the results and history of a woman who has come for treatment. She is a woman with Irish descent and there are some fairly disturbing signs that can be seen through her medical history, he Continue Reading...
Heart failure has been described as a "complex clinical syndrome that results from either structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection," (Alspach, 2014, p. 1). Because of the multifaceted nature of heart failure, it is impor Continue Reading...
Talcott Parson's concept of the sick role involves complicity on the part of both patient and community. The patient, once labeled as "sick," is exempt from the roles and duties expected of a healthy person, enabling a form of socially sanctioned dev Continue Reading...