Prevention of Inpatient Falls Patient falls remain the most common adverse event in acute care facilities, with 2%-15% of hospitalized patients reported to fall at least once. Falls can lead to pain, loss of function, fear of further falls and even death (Tanaka, Sakuma, Ohtani, Toshiro, Matsumura, & Morimoto, 2012). An increased focus is being placed on inpatient falls because of morbidity, mortality, increased cost of care, and lack of reimbursement (Cumbler, Simpson, Rosenthal, & Likosky,…
As you age, the size of the prostate changes; during puberty the prostate grows rapidly due to the rise in male hormones, such as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and testosterone. (“American Cancer Society”, 2015) With it the average size of a walnut, the prostate gland is located between the bladder and the penis, and is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate secretes fluids that nourishes and protects the sperm. Additionally, there are three main diseases associated with the prostate,…
I had planned on starting this paper with a joke that would have hopefully made you laugh. Then, I would have explained how laughter can make us feel better and all the work your body does when we laugh. After a full class period of scouring the internet for the perfect joke that could make anyone laugh, I realized a few things. First, reading a joke to yourself from a piece of paper or screen does not convey the same effect that occurs when someone else tells the joke. The tone of the…
the country. Totally against to bring benefits to other citizen. The greed of the world's wealth is one of the heart disease that is very dangerous to human life. Greed is a greedy attitude towards the world's wealth without seeing good and bad. Incontinence can lead to envy, hostility, indecency, falsehood, fraud, and can keep the perpetrator from obedience, and…
The debate on physician-assisted suicide is an ongoing one with many social influences. Only 5 states in the United States authorize Death with Dignity, an end-of-life option for mentally competent, terminally ill patients with a prognosis of six months or less to live. It enables patients to use the medical practice of aid in dying: able to request and receive a prescription from a physician for medication that could be self-ingested to end his or her dying process if it becomes unbearable. On…
The final epoch within the Victorian Age, sometimes called the “Late Period,” lasted from 1870 to 1901 (“Victorian” 544). For the Victorians who were well-off, the Late Period provided stability and countless opportunities for leisure, tourism, and intellectual and artistic pursuits (544). The city of London, especially, was laden with remarkable sights, cutting-edge technological innovations, and enriching experiences that catered to this demographic, along with an increasing culture of…
ability to give birth ends. The main natural fact is the end of the menstrual flow and it causes reduced secretion of the ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone. Symptoms have been related to menopause are mood changes, sleep disorders, urinary incontinence, cognitive changes, somatic complaints, sexual dysfunction, and reduced quality of life may be secondary to other symptoms or related to other causes. Menopause concerns as one of a disease. Women experience emotional change at the ages…
mostly intelligent books like 50 shades of Grey, The Immortals of Meluha, etc. But like my ex room-mate who, in pursuit of cultivating an erudite air with a selection of clever books by his bedside, used to keep John Grisham: A time to kill, Urinal Incontinence: A Self Help Guide, but which didn’t make him (any more of) a bed-wetting serial killer, the above mentioned books (2 to be exact) on Naseeb’s bedside doesn’t make her a good reader or writer, which she thinks she is. She, however, writes…
To fulfill Carolyn’s homework assignment. JK feels healthy due to running 2 miles every other day and eating a low fat/high fiber diet three times a day. JK desires to maintain his BP around 120/80, keep his LDL below 129, remain committed to his low fat/high fiber diet and running 2 miles every other day. JK believes that God has a plan for his life but it’s still JK’s responsibility to take preventative measure in caring for his body. He stays up to date on all his vaccinations and…
visual disturbances, fatigue, and bizarre behavior. As the disease progresses, people with any form of CJD usually experience visual deterioration, dementia, involuntary muscle contractions, muscle paralysis, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, incontinence and coma (Helpguide). However, CJD generally causes some unique changes in a person’s brain tissue, which can be seen at autopsy. The disease also seems to cause more rapid deterioration of a person’s abilities than Alzheimer’s disease or…