Transition Theory A Discussion of Transition Theory as Explained by Afaf Ibrahim Meleis and the Implementation Thereof in the African-American Community A little more than a decade ago, a student examined violence in the African-American community Continue Reading...
Empowerment The concept of empowerment is not a new one, but it seems that within the last two decades it has become a buzz word. Thinking about empowerment goes back to people who were denied any type of rights whether that be to decide how they we Continue Reading...
According to Tamara Kreinin, president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S., "Manipulating facts about condoms is using a scare tactic to try and get kids not to be sexually active" (Morse, 2002). One of the consequences o Continue Reading...
" (p. 1) As we can see here, researchers are likely to differ considerably in the way that they assess or prioritize competencies. But there does tend to be a certain consensus on the idea that certain overlapping emotional qualities may be used to Continue Reading...
In the last few decades the percentage of women in the labor force has dramatically increased from 11% in 1940 to 56% in 1980 with 62% of the women between the ages of 45 and 65 employed (U.S. Department of Labor, 1986).The extent to which such empl Continue Reading...
When one throws the element of ethnicity into the mix, the process of diagnosis becomes even more difficult. Let us take, for instance the effect of religion on the diagnosis of a mental illness. In some religions it is considered to be "normal" to Continue Reading...
Now, when we use the word "creation," we are talking about all that God made: human beings, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, mountains, and oceans. In modern terms, we would call this the "ecosystem" or the "environment (Humans Were Given Responsibil Continue Reading...
An American who spent sometime in Germany recounted his experience [Will Higher Gasoline Prices Inspire Lifestyle Changes, 2001] of energy prices in that country, "When I lived in Germany, the price of gasoline went from the equivalent of $2.50 per Continue Reading...
lucidly stated to orbit around Leventhal's self-regulation theory which suggests that the actions which can help better explain behavioral changes are founded in the patient's unique view of their illness, and how they in turn regulate their behavio Continue Reading...
psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, while suffering numerous hardships in his life as a prisoner of war in a Nazi work camp that included being isolated from the rest of the world including his family along with the prospect of facing at the hands of his c Continue Reading...
(Harvard School of Public Health, 2013, p.1) Energy expenditure is decreased due to sleep deprivation because there is a decrease in physical activity as well as the body temperature being lowered. (Harvard School of Public Health, 2013, p.1) Summ Continue Reading...
Life Experience of Personal Care Assistants in Anchorage: Cross-Cultural Caring of Older Adults: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study The increase in racial and ethnic diversity in the United States and specifically in Anchorage Alaska and the compe Continue Reading...
Supervisee should have a clear view on what to expect during the supervision process. Supervisor: Are there any courses or resources that would develop your standards in relation to services delivery? Supervisee: Learning provides room for improve Continue Reading...
Breast Cancer Treatment Breast cancer is not an illness which can be cured with medication, it is a fatal disease. If not detected at an early stage it is incurable. A famous Chinese proverb states "We cannot control the wind, but we have the power Continue Reading...
According to Stein, (as cited in Lauer & Yodanis, 2004), American students tend to be globally illiterate. A large amount of empirical research and anecdotal evidence from various perspectives documents, stresses the need to improve information Continue Reading...
(Levin & Feldman, 2006, p. 298) Open Ended Questions 1. Please list and elaborate on any specific concerns about pharmacological pain management that I can help you with? 2. Please list and elaborate on any specific questions about compliment Continue Reading...
Family Health Assessment The actions and lifestyle choices of family members can have a dramatic impact on everyone. This is because each person will influence the others and the decisions they make. These variables will affect their underlying leve Continue Reading...
Genetic Disease Diagnosis, Screening, Treatment, And Advocacy This case study involves a couple who are expecting a child. Testing has been conducted identifying the unborn child having the condition of Tay-Sachs disease. The nurse in this scenario Continue Reading...
Breast Feeding The relevance of nutrition throughout infancy and toddlerhood Nutrition is among the fundamental elements needed for the strong foundation of the body. From maternity as a result of childhood the unborn child is expanding and establi Continue Reading...
Genetics Technology WHERE THE BUCK STOPS Interdisciplinary Team This will consist of a physician, a geneticist, an ethicist, a lawyer or legal practitioner, and a health care provider. The physician or pediatrician will make the diagnosis (of Tay- Continue Reading...
Utilitarianism is most often used by healthcare organizations like insurance companies: to keep costs down for the many, a potentially valuable treatment may be denied to the individual because it is deemed experimental or unnecessarily costly. As u Continue Reading...
Obesity in the United States The extent of the Problem Obesity as one commentator says, is not just a "matter of aesthetics" but has become a major public health problem in the United States. Similarly, Federal health officials have categorically s Continue Reading...
Through this paper, I will present my personal response to Ayoola's article, 'Challenges to a new generation of Nigerian writers in English', which was first printed in Cambridge University Press's English Today, 85th Edition, Vol. 22 Continue Reading...
According to Daughton, a researcher at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Indeed, deaths from medication errors occurring both in and out of hospitals exceed 7,000 annually in the United States -- exceeding those from workplace injuries" (20 Continue Reading...
2005). To do this effectively, political influences must be involved. This includes working within politics to help provide the necessary tools to tackle the problem of rising numbers of asthmatic children; "A dialogue must start now with policymake Continue Reading...
The findings yielded a direct correlation between poor inhaler use and poor literacy: Poor inhaler technique was found in 89% of patients reading at less than the third-grade level compared with 48% of patients reading at the high-school level (Nowl Continue Reading...
If the archetype associated with a particular family relationship is deemed, when looked at constructively, to be one that is competitive as apposed to collaborative or "carative" and the competitive nature of the relationship degrades patient relat Continue Reading...
Organisational Cultures and the New NHS The role of the PFI in the NHS This chapter aims to analyse the United Kingdom's (UK's) National Health Service (NHS), revealing its origins and the key aspects of organizational culture in both the public an Continue Reading...
Pain & Pain Relief Following Hip Replacement Surgery a Qualitative Study Qualitative research Assignment Research design relies on the appropriateness of either qualitative or quantitative methods in achieving the objectives of the study. In th Continue Reading...
Healing Hospitals The United States is teeming with many people that are religious and/or spiritual in nature. In addition to that, many hospitals are owned and/or operated by religion-oriented groups with Jewish and Catholic hospitals being two of Continue Reading...
Adult Day Care Industry ABC Adult Day Care will be a mid-sized company, which will provide adult day care services to the residents of Boston. This mid-sized adult care facility will serve adults aged fifty years and above. It will provide community Continue Reading...
Managers earning organisations 21st century a broader range Skills, Knowledge Attributes succeed. Issues rapid change, shifts management thinking, understanding global context, continuous improvement ongoing leadership development impact aspiring ma Continue Reading...
A more definitive explanation is; "... A proposed explanation for a phenomenon." (Scientific Reference) a hypothesis should be able to be tested and functions as a directive for further research. In my research study for example, the hypothesis tha Continue Reading...
Communication Skills Attendant upon my transition into the role of Mental Health Staff Nurse, I have devised the following reflective model-to-action plan for the formulation of workable communication skills. Realizing that "…all healthcare pr Continue Reading...
The AS person has often spent an inordinate amount of time fixated on one particular (often peculiar) topic, and when that person is in a social environment, he or she tends to ramble on about the topic and that one-sided rambling is more important Continue Reading...
In the article "Pregnancy & Treatment," Linda L.M. Worley, past medical director of UAMS Arkansas CARES: Center for Addiction, Research, Education and Services, and Curtis Lowery (2005), maternal fetal medicine expert, report that a number of m Continue Reading...
Some patients feel helpless, hopeless, depressed, isolated from others, belittled, and do not know how to seek appropriate help from others (Rutter 2004). Socially supportive arrangements were addressed as the attributes of socially legitimate roles Continue Reading...
Specifically focused on products for each phase of a persons' life, this business segment is the most mainstream in terms of promotional strategies. Skin Care, OTC and Nutritionals have successfully given JNJ a permanent marketing strategy for selli Continue Reading...
(Major depression) This is what is likely to have happened to the person. It can also happen that major depression comes once to the life of the person due to some serious happening, and if this is so, then special care should be taken to get her r Continue Reading...
Risk analysis in disclosure cases also demonstrates that disclosure hazards are events that organizations repeat in cyclic patterns. Thus, to prevent violations and to accurately estimate the probability of an unauthorized disclosure, there are many Continue Reading...
