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Introduction: Every day, nearly two hundred thousand people are admitted to american hospitals (Fast Facts on US Hospitals, 2013). Those admitted give up not only their money, but personal boundaries, the control over their activities, and even the clothes on their back, to receive health care. With such a heavy price to pay, health professionals must do everything in their power to provide the best care for their patients. Rounding received its resurgence in 2006 and is believed to be the…

The human being has always caressed the dream of being immortal. This constant quest has caused the creation of multiple legends concerning the secret of eternal life. Some of them, such as the Philosopher's Stone or the Elixir of Life went on to be more popular. In addition to that, multiple religions also have immortality as a central part of their belief system. After years of research focused on the matter, we have reached a point where recent discoveries allow us to look past that dream and…

Naloxone’s Role In Opioid Overdose Prevention In 2013 an estimated 16,000 American citizens died from an opioid overdose (CDC, 2014). This number has also quadrupled since 2001, when opioid overdoses had only amounted to 4,000 deaths a year (NIDA, 2015). Nurses Saving Lives aims to educate Doctors, Policy makers and the general public on Naloxone and its life saving abilities to counteract the harmful effects of an opioid overdose that have often led to death. We believe that with the right…

Guillain Barre Syndrome Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease affects the peripheral nervous system. The defining symptom of this syndrome is the body is attacking itself. GBS does affect both males and female of any age but most common seem to be between the ages 30 to 50 years old. A variety of symptoms can occur depending on the severity of the disease. Since this is a very aggressive disease, early and quick diagnosing is essential to the recovery of the patient. Physicians…

The overall goal of Leininger’s nursing theory is to provide culturally competent nursing care for all patients with respect to their diverse cultural beliefs and to understand the view of illness from the patient’s perspective. For example, the Asian culture has a belief in yin and yang, which believes in three tenets of duality, involving opposites for the importance of holistic balance (Fang, 2011). Hispanics also have a similar belief in hot and cold theory, where the view of illness is as…

Methodology: The inquiry begins with the term Tai Chi, and 506,657 articles were initially produced. A scanning of several databases were implemented and included the following; PubMed, Medline, The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), COCHRANE database with Systemic Reviews, and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and the American Health Reseach Quality (AHRQ). A brief scanning of these databases were done and viewed for medical practices that were associated…

They were way too many health disparities that are happening around the world. It definitely pulled on my heartstrings, I feel grateful that I have more health opportunities than others. However, it does not sit well with me that depending on what country a child will not have the same rights or conditions of quality of life as children here. Moreover, the inequality in our country, which African Americans account for almost half of HIV infections with no biological reason is an alarming matter.…

decreased sharpness.” (Markovits) This article gives me many risks associated with multitasking and is a very strong source needed for my research paper. Schrager, Sarina B. "The Problem With Multitasking." Family Practice Management 19.3 (2012): 40. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 15 Oct.…

Manage care organizations (MCOs) are types of health insurance that involve the creation of provider networks as well as prevention benefits, utilization review for medical necessity and standards of care, and often care management (Kongstvedt, 2013; Medline Plus, 2014). The beginnings of managed care in the United States reaches back to the early twentieth century and continue to thrive, but managed care has not been born from a single force or entity but from many sources seeking differing…

considerable of death since it began being used in many countries. Nevertheless, as the majority of youth are likely to receive vaccines, parts of the parents started to concern about risks of vaccinating children because of some adverse incidences. A Medline research which provided by the government website showed that every six people searched the words ‘vaccine risk’ five times on the internet, only one of them searched the words ‘vaccine benefits’ (as cited in Andre et al., 2008,…