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The deviant identity that I chose was the heroin epidemic, and how it is portrayed in the media. I took interest in this topic, because 2016 was yet another year that the number of fatalities due to heroin overdoses has increased, one of them being someone very close to me. On August 27, 2016, I received a phone call to go to my father’s house. My family was on the porch, crying. There was a flashing police car, and the door was wide open as an officer walked out with a bent spoon in his hand. I…

Substance Abuse Among Nurses Under Stress What is nursing? Nursing is a profession and both a rewarding and a well-rewarded career. Nursing professions provide the health care to patients. While care need is increasing, there is also worldwide shortage of nurses; Owing to nurse shortages both in UK and globally (Janet Scammel, 2016). Consequences, nurses are always in high demand. Nurses have been trained to be the first to treat and the last to provide comfort and safe, high-quality care for…

Today as we live in the 21st century, the general populations knowledge of pediatric palliative care is miniscule. The death of a child is considered unimaginable, the day when a parent has to bury their child is seen as one of the worst possible life experience one could endure. The focus of this paper will be on the nursing care of a child, symptom management (pain), family care, and the deciding factors and process of choosing where the child will die. There have been many studies on the end…

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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…

Currently in the United States, prescription opioid abuse is at an extremely high epidemic level. Prescription opioid abuse is at a peak due to the fact they are easily obtainable. The abusers themselves can either be prescribed the painkiller, their friends or family members may be prescribed, or they can purchase these medications on the street from dealers who are trying to make a quick buck. A major role of community health nurses today is to prevent the spread of illness and disease.…

Phantom limb pain is defined as “pain perceived by the region of the body no longer present” (Subedi & Grossberg, 2011, p.1). This type of pain can be described as “shooting, severe burning, ischemic or crushing in nature or severe from…the limb being in a hyper-extended or unnatural position.” (Chapman, 2010, p. 35). Phantom limb sensation is the “nonpainful sensations experienced in the body part that no longer exist…phantom sensations are touch and pressure-like sensations.” (Subedi &…

chance to engage in normal family functions, and gives them social opportunities (Hill and Coyne,2012). These home visits serve to keep an update on any new developing symptoms and any resources that the family might still need. Communication is key during these home visits. Arland et al. (2013) stated, “The home visits enhance the ability of the healthcare providers, to deliver more accurate healthcare information about the child based on current assessments of the child’s need, and to have…

Cabrillo College Nickolas Kalafut Introduction to Philosophy - Philo. 4 Fall 2017 Case Study #2: Free Will and the Opioid Crisis Paraphrase: The Guardian article “Don't blame addicts for America's opioid crisis. Here are the real culprits” provides the…

The Heroin Epidemic According to Josh Katz, “drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, and deaths are rising faster than ever.” It doesn’t matter your age, gender or social status, heroin affects people of all kinds. It’s a crisis 30 years in the making. (“Chasing Heroin”) The danger from drugs is too great to ignore for us and our children. Drug addiction dates back centuries, but the crisis we are now facing started in the 1980’s when doctors loosely prescribed…