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studies, to check whether the research is valuable and of adequate quality to be connected to their practice (Fink, 2005). The purpose of this paper is to critique a quantitative study, “Effectiveness of turning with unequal time intervals on the incidence of pressure ulcer lesions” (Vanderwee, Grypdonck, De Bacquer, & Defloor, 2007). This paper will critically assess sections of the article keeping in mind the end goal to pick up a top to bottom comprehension. The focus of assessment is on the…

dyspepsia, with or without jaundice. It is defined as early if occurring in the post-operative period and late if it manifests after months or years1,2. The incidence of postcholecystectomy syndrome has been reported to be between 5% and 40% in one study, and the onset of symptoms may range from 2 days to 25 years3. In one study, the incidence of recurrent symptoms among female patients was 43%, compared to 28% among male patients4. The most common cause of postcholecystectomy syndrome is an…

Common bile duct stones are concomitant with gallstones in 10-15% of the patients, with the percentage of association between 8% and 15% in patients under the age of 60 and between 15% and 60% in patients over the age of 601. A standard treatment for concomitant common bile duct (CBD) and gallstones remains controversial and there is no consensus on the optimal management strategy, which could be due to multiple factors, including the level of suspicion for choledocholithiasis, preferences…

intra-articular knee injury involves meniscal lesions which are present in most of surgical procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons [21,22]. Compared to women, men are more prone to such injuries, the incidence ratio of which is between 2.5:1 and 4:1 for a male to female. At 20-29 years of age, the overall incidence reaches the maximum for both sexes [23-25]. Injuries due to sport activities (football, basketball, soccer, baseball, and skiing in particular) are the most common causes of…

risk factors happen between different cultural groups, prevalence levels increase due to the lack of knowledge about the disease. Cultural variations in the incidence rate of cancer various depending on the demographics of an individual. According to Gurung (2012), Native Americans are at the highest mortality rates relative to their incidence rates; they are more likely to die from their…

to Juniata. In cities, anywhere you go you are bound to meet an ELL, but in my town I only knew one, the Italian old lady who owns the OIP. With the low incidence of ELLs in my area I never really thought about the lack of resources we have to help them. Some important things to think about are the teacher’s lack of ELL experience in low incidence ELL areas, instructional methods, use of the primary language, and the affect of afterschool programs. The rising number of immigrants coming to the…

ASKED ASSESSMENT Awareness I am aware that there are many different cultures and each have their own personnel beliefs and values. I believe that everyone has the right to practice their cultural beliefs. I am just leaning about my own cultural background which has been a very interesting process. I am aware that there are many types of racism in the world today. Skills I have very few skills in conducting a cultural assessment. I try to be sensitive to my patient’s needs. When I have a…

of our community. Many old people die of stress and this is motivated by all kinds of factors including fear of falling. There have been many incidences of deaths arising from falls and this piece of information only makes the elderly more reluctant to move about. As we have discovered above, in houses where safety standards are not maintained, incidences of falling are more prevelant and this has far reaching consequences beyond the injuries suffered (Rubenstein & Robbins, 1994). It has been…

The effect of childhood obesity is becoming a major issue in today’s society. It is a growing epidemic trend in the United States as childhood obesity has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years (“CDC”, n.d.). In addition, the Healthy People 2020 initiative identified obesity as a serious health issue and has a goal to decrease the number of children and adolescents who are obese. Unfortunately, the United States has not done much to meet this goal (Fryar,…

Sum Q Assignment 6 The Urban/Suburban articles focus on bullying factors that may have similar or different effects of urban, suburban and rural students. Bullying is a serious issue that’s growing throughout the United States and needs awareness and prevention programs to combat the issue. Studies were conducted in both articles to analyze the similarities and differences of bullying in the three geographical areas. The study conducted in Mississippi consisted of eight schools to see if there…