Child mortality

paid leave in the United States. The United States is part of a small handful of countries that still do not mandate paid maternity leave laws for women. We should make paid maternity leave mandatory, as studies have shown it can lead to healthier child development, benefit mothers and families, and boost respect and employment rates for employers. The United States…

The extent of the social significance of the Dean case is most evident in its role in prompting legislative reform. In May 1896, less than a year after her execution, the Auckland Star reported that “The Government will introduce a Bill next session to deal with the question of infant life protection, so as to more effectually prevent the state of things that prevailed in the Dean case.” Reading of the parliamentary debates for the Bill reveal no doubt as to the role of Minnie Dean in…

When it comes to rights in America, Guantanamo Bay is a huge hindrance to the movement of rights. Guantanamo Bay is now the poster child of abusing and cheating their own rights just to try to obtain information for the ‘national security’ and for the ‘good of the people’. But by strengthening our security, we have weakened our moral code. Guantanamo Bay is currently breaching over…

Benzene and leukemia Melonie Brown Columbia Southern University Introduction Benzene is a hydrocarbon that is highly flammable. The hydrocarbon is used in many industrial processes. Statistics indicate that it is among the top 20 chemicals that are widely used in different industries across the world. The substance has wide application in oil and gas industry. As a matter of fact, it is used in making various types of lubricants. Benzene can be formed through natural processes such volcano…

were participating in an update education to introduce evidence based into their practice of delivering care. As the perinatal mortality rate was the highest in Europe health care administrators was provided an evidence based practice training to all health care staff with the objective to implement and evaluate how it would help in reducing the rate of perinatal mortality. As a result of the intervention nurses in Macedonian was motivated to implement evidence based into their practice and…

When families go to SeaWorld they are surrounded by sea creatures; some of the main attractions include dolphin shows and sensational performances of the Killer Whales. Audiences view the shows and enjoy tricks that trainers and animals perform. However, they can be dangerous but can still have a playful personality with a lot of intelligence (Kirby, 3). Unfortunately, these large animals are in tanks that keep them restricted from returning to the ocean, thus placing themselves and their…

parents of defective infants have sole role in the choice of treatment for their child, because the child has no means of deciding for themselves. Also, Engelhardt argues that it is wrongful to prolong the life of a child if pain and agony is foreseen. Engelhardt states, "In particular, it would at least give a framework for a decision to stop treatment in cases where, though the costs of treatment are not high, the child 's existence would be characterized by severe pain and deprivation"…

Twenty million women and ten million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life (NEDA, 2015). Eating disorders are among the most common diseases in young adults and adolescents. Eating disorders are characterized by abnormal eating patterns, unusual fatigue, and weight changes. There are many types of eating disorders. The most commonly known and practiced eating disorder is anorexia nervosa, often referred to as anorexia for short. It is the third most common chronic…

Most people do not plan on getting sick or getting injured, but when they do they have to find affordable ways to seek care. Around the world, one might find that healthcare is presented in various ways in different countries. For example, the health care in the United States and the health care in Canada. These two counties are not easily compared, they are different in the way healthcare is funded, the population it is being delivered to, health outcomes, and health care resources. Starting…

Florence Nightingale paved the way for nursing as a respected profession. Although her legacy is debated, indisputably without her, modern nursing would look significantly different. Nightingale felt a calling to serve mankind through the medical profession. Being part of the elite and wealthy social circle, her family did not support her decision. Their hesitance stemmed from the fact that in Victorian England nurses were known to be drunks and engage in immoral behavior (Cohen, 1984).…