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effectiveness of CBT versus different types of psychotherapy to examine the relationship between different outcomes and the specific variables used in the studies. The quantitative review consisted on the search of journal articles from databases such as MEDLINE and PsycINFO. All the articles searched were studies about CBT vs. another form of psychotherapy, and then they were selected based on the following…

advocate after these two-time tragedies occurred in her family. The first incidence was with her son, Cal, readmitted to the hospital because of kernicterus or neonate’s jaundice, caused very high levels of bilirubin, leading to severe brain damage (Medline Plus, 2015). Cal developed cerebral palsy, hearing, as well as speech impairments. The second tragedy happened with Susan’s husband, Pat, who had a tumor at the base of the skull. His surgeon stated that it was benign. The sample was sent to…

clean-contaminated surgery, the intervention is preoperative skin preparation, the comparison of is povidone-iodine skin preparation, and the outcome is the reduction of SSIs. Three online databases were used as the search strategy: Wiley Online Library, MEDLINE with Full Text, and CINAHL Plus with Full Text. The key terms were “chlorhexidine” OR “povidone-iodine” AND “clean-contaminated” OR “surgical site infection*” AND “skin preparation”. The language choice was limited only English language,…

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE • MEDLINE PLUS. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE • KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION • RODS • HEALTH MAP PubMed. National Library of Medicine is a database the has over 18.5 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Medline Plus. National Library of Medicine is a government run database that has massive information about drugs and medical journal articles…

Introduction When answering questions and problems related to nursing, conducting a research has always been necessary (Polit & Beck, 2014). Furthermore, it is vital that the problem at hand is clearly and concisely defined. The PICO (Population, Issue, Comparison, Outcome) model can assist with the formulation of the focus question. For instance, a question like: In infants, how does being immunized against pertussis, compared with not being immunized, affect morbidity and mortality? Here, the…

Daily Intake A three-day span of meal entries was inputted to the iProfile journal. Meals were chronicled around breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Protein, carbohydrates, and lipids were included in my daily meals. Within the span of three days, I indulged in both healthy and unhealthy meal choices based on convenience and strategic meal scheduling. Proteins were an essential portion of my meals, which consisted of baked chicken, honey baked ham, hot dog, grilled chicken, eggs, and baked…

Sex, making love, doing it, the dirty. All of these broad words and phrases carry different meanings and character. The elephant in the room just grows bigger and bigger with the avoided time ticking away. Sex education, most commonly referred to as “Sex – Ed” by many, has been a controversial issue over generations. AIDS, STDs, how to prevent teen pregnancy, and many more issues are covered in these beneficial classes offered by a small minority of schools over the United States. Sex education…

was to test the relationship between the amount of salt consumed and cardiovascular disease or stroke. To do this study, researchers used a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies done between 1966 through 2008. They used data sources from Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cochrane Library, AMED, and CINAHL. The average salt intake recommendation is around 5-6 grams, but most Americans exceed 6 grams of salt on a daily basis. This has resulted in a correlation between high salt intake and high…

Manipulation of TMJ closed-lock: a systematic review of unlocking techniques Mohammed Al-Baghdadi1* and Justin Durham2 1 BDS, MSc, PhD. Oral Surgery Unit, Al-Noor Specialized Dental Care Centre, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq. * mohammed.k.albaghdadi@gmail.com 2 BDS, PhD, MFDS RCS (Edin), FDS RCS (OS). Centre for Oral Health Research and Institute of Health & Society, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Abstract Background: Manual manipulation of the…

Application: Literature Review Matrix Naiga Dohnji, BSN, MSN, FNP-C Walden University NURS 8110 August 7th, 2016 Faculty: Betty Kohal Literature Review Matrix Part I: PICO Analysis of Research Topic Research Topic chosen is: Behavioral management therapy in patients 65 years and older diagnosed with Dementia living in long-term care facility with disruptive behavior PICO Research Question Are Patients 65-older patients diagnosed with dementia admitted to long-term facility (P) who…