Foodborne illness

“A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.” said Interviewee Francis Bacon. Healthy lifestyles are not just exercise, it actually involves healthy foods such as grain and meat. Many other factors attribute to having a healthy lifestyle and this can lead to treating depression. There is a problem with the people’s health and this is because many men and women disregard the idea of exercising because it either wastes their time or the person just does not have enough…

person could result in the loss of what the Chinese call “face” of the family or village. Face is the psychosocial homeostasis of the person. By interrupting the homeostasis of the psychosocial norm, the face is lost. Because these illnesses are so highly stigmatized, the problem becomes that these people are much less likely to seek out help and treatment for fear of the shaming that may ensue. The first nursing diagnosis that could relate to the Chinese culture is deficient knowledge.…

model of care. Physiotherapists help patient who has been affected by illness or injury. They help a patient to prevent disease as well as maintaining health for people of all age, a physiotherapist does not only promote movement they also offer advice on repositioning, posture and body alignment. (Peate et al., 2014). Having a Physiotherapy on site allows patients to receive treatment quicker. This reduces the impact of illness on patient’s quality of life and will help to minimize lifestyle…

I am pursing working with a pediatric population in a diverse urban setting. Rady Children’s Hospital came to my attention because of its reputation as a high quality hospital solely dedicated to pediatric care. My nursing care will be an asset to whatever hospital I choose to serve at. The main reason I would be honored to join Rady Children’s team is that I will be on a team that doesn’t focus on a just the in the moment health needs. Even with acute patients everybody is promoting the…

Often when discussing healthcare, medicine and treatments, we often distance are selves and see the patient as figures on a chart or a collection of symptoms. This while done in an attempt to protect doctors from becoming overly attached, often leads to detachment and doctors forget about the person behind the patient. With reform slowly beginning to happen in America the doctor patient relationship and the role of the patient are both being reexamined. Traditionally in science it is expected…

by stating. "The right to die should be a matter of personal choice. We are able to choose all kinds of things in life from who we marry to what kind of work we do and I think when one comes to the end of one 's life, whether you have a terminal illness or whether you 're elderly, you should have a choice about what happens to you…”(Irwin) Anyone, not matter your health have the right to choose what you do with your life. People that are suffering should have the right to choose life or…

when patients refuse any treatment it is just the same as letting them kill themselves. Letting them agree to assisted suicide and choose when to have it done seems to be more of a morally correct process than letting them suffer and letting the illness take their lives. If a patient meets requirements that are set in place for this treatment they should be able to do so. In the state of Oregon where physician assisted suicide is legal the requirements for someone wanting to go through with it…

problems that can arise are limited. On the streets, violence is at an all time high where people suffering from a mental illness are either the perpetrators or victims. According to a recent article by CBC News “a police report called Vancouver 's Mental Health Crisis noted a 43 per cent increase in the past three years in admissions to St. Paul 's Hospital because of severe mental illness”(Proctor 2). This forty-three percent increase in can be perceived as a factor pertaining to the neglect…

transition, the facilitators and inhibitors in the transition and the patterns of response. I do think that the complexity science concepts are crucial in maintaining and providing long term maintenance of chronic illness and the trajectory of the client in their understanding of their illness. Complexity science illuminates the nature of the transition process and changes that occur while a transition is unfolding (Geary & Schumacher, 2012). It focuses on the agents within the system and…

DESCRIBE HOW THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN YOUR RN ROLE HAVE PREPARED YOU FOR THE APRN ROLE? As a pre-operative and Post Anesthesia Care Unit registered nurse, I have worked with patients at a pivotal time in their lives. Patients experience a variety of emotions and have a multitude of challenges to overcome when they present for surgery. Working in the acute peri-operative setting has allowed me to developed the interpersonal skills to provide compassion for the patients, yet…