Can a Nurse Be Worked to Death? A December 2014 article in the American Journal of Nursing, written by Roxanne Nelson raises the question of liability in a court case. Elizabeth Jasper, a Registered Nurse was killed in a car crash while driving home from working a twelve hour shift. Her family believes that her death was the result of her being overworked. Elizabeth’s husband, Jim Jasper, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital where his wife worked. He believed and stated…
Should Alcohol be Regulated? Alcohol-related crimes cause the death of more than 2.5 million people every year -- more than AIDS, malaria, or tuberculosis (Wanjek Christopher). Contrary to popular belief, alcoholics (people addicted to drinking) aren’t the problem. The real problem are the excessive/“binge” drinkers. Excessive drinkers are people who drink a large amount of alcohol at a single time, getting far more drunk than most alcoholics do, and as a result dramatically increase the…
mingling with alcohol, in his dream-like state, the man shifted closer to Riley and tightened his grip around her, intuitively ready to brush the comment off as a drunken joke if she reacted negatively. However, in reality, he didn't expect her to, and that was one of the other things that had elicited his comment and aroused his desire. That this younger, intelligent and beautiful women appeared to be into him as much as he was her. With the remnants of the arguments with Amy driving his…
As Charley and Walls’ fathers were both “violent alcoholics,” she clearly displayed the truth behind child abuse in her novel. Not only did Charley’s alcoholic father relate to Walls, but his years as a teenager did as well. Specifically, Charley notes that he ran away from his home at the young age of seventeen (“Charley’s Story”). Walls had a plan to move to New York, which she eventually did, as she writes, “I’ve been speaking hypothetically about moving to New York a year early [...] I could…
high school students … reported teens smoke, drink and fight far less than previous generations … ‘Overall, young people have more healthy behaviours than they did 20 years ago,’ reported study coordinator Dr. Stephanie Zaza, who noted that use of drugs and weapons and risky sex have declined since … 1991” (Kingston). Instead of focusing on ‘extra-curricular activates’ generation z has another serious problem: obesity. With Michelle Obama placing healthier food options in school, other things…
marijuana is totally harmless. Marijuana should not be legalized in Canada because it is a gateway drug and it can lead teenagers to other more harmful dopes, marijuana can damage people, especially, youth health and it would cause a disorganized and hazy future for the community. Avoiding marijuana, in the first place, seeks children’s consciousness about the health risks of using cannabis. None of the drugs are completely harmless. Marijuana may not be as harmful as heroin…
Marijuana is not a harmful substance. Many people have come to believe it is. It has become a point of exaggeration. It is common knowledge that there are more deaths per year due to driving while under the influence of alcohol as opposed to under the influence of marijuana. When studying adverse side effects of marijuana use,…
countless health and safety risks including drinking and driving, violent behavior, and unwarranted or unprotected sexual activity; consequences may lead to disciplinary actions performed by the school or even with the law. Data concluded from a 2003 case study included in Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, a book which details the developmental and environmental factors concerning groups of adolescents in relation to normative alcohol consumption, finds that the cost of…
are rewired to need alcohol in there system to process every day. Alcoholism isn’t just a lack of willpower it’s a brain disease that takes over the brain. . Also genetics have been found to increase the chances of becoming an alcoholic. Religion also has some impact on an alcoholic’s life. Alcoholism has been around for a very long time. It’s dated all the way back to 7,000 BC (Fields). Now in society alcoholism has become a problem for just adults, but for teenagers too. Alcohol is one of the…
marijuana would be extremely risky. It is highly feasible that doctors may take bribes from patients to prescribe the drug for recreational use. Which would make legalization very difficult to regulate because prescriptions would end up in the wrong hands. Legal marijuana may provide drug dealers with an easy opportunity to escape from prosecution for trafficking and dealing drugs. Marijuana could possibly be overused…