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Primum non nocere. First do no harm. It is the guiding principle in Western medicine that dates back to the ancient Greeks. When facing disease, medical professionals must strive “to do good or to do no harm,” as it is stated in the Hippocratic Corpus. When the line between good and harm becomes muddled in ambiguity, ethical dilemmas arise. So it goes, the case could be made for controversial procedures such as abortion and assisted suicide doing either good or harm to a human life, and the…

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…

experiencing an overdose. Narcan works specifically against opioids and does not counter the effects of other types of drugs, alcohol, or other sedatives or stimulants. Opioids include heroin and prescription drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, codeine, and methadone. When a person is experiencing an overdose, his or her breathing can slow down even to a point of stopping; this presents as an unconscious state that is hard to wake someone from and can lead to death. Narcan…

The purpose of my paper is to demonstrate the nursing care for a patient at my clinical rotation whom I chose for my required uniformed assignment. The registered nurse whom I was following on that day allowed me to asses for the lung sounds and I was able to observe when the nursing care was delivered. To protect the privacy of the patient, I am using only one letter initial which is the letter randomly I chose. To accomplish the goal of this assignment, I start with the background information…

Patient satisfaction has become a major part of health care over the recent years. Patient satisfaction provides that hospitals with a business to customer relationship. Hospitals strives to have high patient satisfaction so that patients are likely to continue to use their facility and to recommend there use to other individuals. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAPS) is a national, standardized report of patient satisfaction on hospital stays. This report is…

Nora Volkow, MD stands out for laying the groundwork that dopamine is a pivotal player in addiction. She is Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her groundbreaking work led to our understanding that addiction is strongly influenced by the release of dopamine in the brain and spinal cord. This “disease model” of addiction is not universally accepted (http://bit.ly/1K3AvnM). However, as we learn more about the science of addiction, the…

Introduction Sometimes in life people are faced with difficult choices. They may feel torn between which one to choose even when they may know which one is the right choice. In that very moment a decision is made that can possibly change the path of life forever. In the stories of Jamal Faison and Kellie Phelan I will take you on a journey of two very different people who made a choice that would subsequently lead to their arrest and prison sentence at one of the United States most notorious…

Many people graduate and attend college. They want to further their education in a specific field, and they hope to get a job doing what they want to. Others go straight into the work force. It isn’t uncommon for people not to attend college as well. Many students enter college and fulfill the requirements for the degree they want. This takes time and requires them to stick with their studies. Other students sign up for college and end up dropping out. They realize it isn’t what they want…

Vacation scheduling may mean that there is a shortage of available nurses to do the jobs (Waddillgoad, Suzane ,2017). When there are many nurses on vacation or taking vacation at the same time, there will be more stress for the remains working nurses in the department as there are a lot of work to be completed by a few nurses. I think when people are in stress, they cannot control their thoughts. A nurse may be anger at workload, and frustrated, and a nurse may have verbal abuse. I believe that…

Introduction The idea behind this research project is to investigate the prevalence of abusive substances that are used by students at Kansas Wesleyan University. The main statistical piece of information that is desired is the specific drug that is most commonly used by the students. We also want to briefly discuss the psychology involved – whether or not the user feels dependent on the substance they are using. It is also worth mentioning the social stigma associated with these abusive…