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The Three Levels of Health Promotion Prevention in Nursing Practice Maylen Rodriguez Grand Canyon University NRS – 429 V September 14, 2014 The Three Levels of Health Promotion Prevention in Nursing Practice The three levels of health prevention involves; primary, secondary, and tertiary. These levels are related to the normal disease process, and are a key element to nurses when creating a care plan for a client. In the book Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span the author mentions,…

Patient Interview Paper The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and mostly irreversible deteriorating condition of the function of the lung and disease of heterogeneous with comorbidities. According to World Health Organization (WHO, 2015) the COPD is going to be the third leading cause of death by 2030 and estimated approximately 80 million in worldwide. This is the general term used to explain the numeral conditions inclusive of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The…

Abstract The road to modern day β-blockers has by no means been unhindered. The creation of humble propranolol in the 1960’s has lead to current life saving therapeutics, regardless of the opposition encountered throughout the journey. The discovery of various β-blockers original compounds may have followed similar paths, but it is the physiological consequences of the drugs that set them apart. Beta-adrenoceptors bind endogenous neurotransmitters such as adrenaline and noradrenaline. It is the…

Introduction Tobacco use is one of the major threats to human health which kills nearly 6 million people each year with an estimated 8 million deaths in the year 2030. More than 2,500 chemicals are found in tobacco and its smoke, among which terpenoids and alkaloids are the major groups [1]. Though there is clinical uncertainty about the carcinogenic property of nicotine, evidences have proved nicotine as the main psychoactive agent responsible for the development of tobacco dependence [2, 3].…

I. Key Points • Evidence from animal studies supports a causal relationship between intravenous and inhaled anesthetic exposure and brain development, triggering increased apoptosis, with negative neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes. • All these negative events take place during a high vulnerability period on brain development known as “brain spurt”. • Normally, 70% of neurons will undergo apoptosis during brain development. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate receptor modulation…

In the article “Difference of satisfaction with medication between patients with schizophrenia treated with typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics”, they authors trying to gather data based on the annoyances of side-effects and psychotic symptoms with taking typical and atypical antipsychotics and with the satisfaction with medication of patients with schizophrenia. They also assessed atypical antipsychotics were superior to typical antipsychotics based on subjective indices. Typical…

Introduction Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a world wide health problem resulting in one-fifth of unexpected deaths in the western world. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is one of the life-threatening arrhythmias contributing to the increasing number of individuals needing urgent medical assistance (Wellens, Gorgels & Munter, 2013). The following case study will explore a complex critically ill patient who has suffered from a ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF due to dilated left ventricle (LV)…

Legalization of medical cannabis remains a controversial topic throughout the western world. Despite a lack of clarity as to the long term effects of cannabis, over two-thirds of the 1,500 doctors involved in a U.S. nationwide survey support the provision of medical marijuana as an option for patients, having frequently been cited in various clinical studies as a potent analgesic and anti-epileptic (WebMD, 2014). The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 classifies cannabis as a schedule I drug in…

Laws are supposed to protect the rights of citizens and communities, “it is the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may be enforced by the imposition of penalties” (Schauer, 2015). Marijuana also known as Cannabis is a well know plant that is sometimes used and misused and is considered a substance that originated from immigrants whom entered into America back in the 1920’s. Prior to the immigrants using the Cannabis…

Substance addiction continues to be an epidemic across the nation. Hundreds of pregnant women and new mothers have been accursed of child abuse and other crimes when they or their newborns have tested positive for control substances. (Pro publica) Substances such as nicotine, marijuana, alcohol opiates, cocaine and methadone pose serious risks health risks to the developing fetus. Currently in the United States, 18 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy child abuse under civil child…