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Cognitive behavioral therapy, known as CBT, is sometimes used alongside antidepressants to treat depression. It helps the patient identify the reason they’re depressed and make lifestyle changes while antidepressants suppress the feelings. However, studies have shown that the use of CBT on its own, without medication, has proven to be just as…

nurses can explore to assist in the ever-growing pharmaceutical pollution problem. Preventing pollution and advocating for change, however, might be more effective long-term and speed the process along. One way to prevent pollution is reducing “the number of drugs in circulation” (Ortner & Sattle, 2013). Advanced practice nurses can “prescribe smaller drug quantities, particularly with first-time prescriptions,” therefore assisting in the prevention of a surplus of unused drugs, which is…

There were many upsides to this in the eyes of the slave owners; the Natives were readily available in the New World, they were close to the colonies, unlike indentured servants, who needed to be shipped across the Atlantic. They could treat the Natives however they would like, there were no laws protecting them, and nearly everyone (Europeans) saw them as inferior. They could be treated however, could be forced to work indefinitely, and generally could do nothing…

relationship gets too intimate it is the nurse's duty to remove themselves from the situation and put the patient under alternative adequate care. The professional-colleague relationship is also discussed in the code of ethics for nurses. Nurses should treat colleagues and other employees with equal respect and dignity, the same that they would a patient. They should try to work together in order to better the treatment being given to patients. Professional competence is another aspect that is…

special cells that have the ability to divide for an indefinite period and can give rise to a wide variety of specialized cell types. The term stem cell can be interpreted into many different types of stem cells, each with very different potential to treat disease. There are multiple types of stem cells but the two significant stem cell types are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells (Panno, “Stem cells are not all equal”). Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many…

How we should treat the environment? Do we have a moral responsibility to preserve the environment? The state of our environment these days is very crucial. Weather changes all the time. On summer days, we can expect the sun always brightly shining. During fall and winter, we can expect a calmer weather. But these have changed over time. It rains in the summer more than usual and it gets hot in fall and winter times. The weather change has been the new norm. Sometimes, the weather gets too dry…

it is better than not exercising at all. He will not see weight loss as he wanted when exercising 150 min/week, but he will see some improvements to his lifestyle. Not only does Dan need to exercise his heart, exercising his muscles and bone is needed for his condition. Brown et al. (2013) recommends to do muscle strengthen activities two times a week. In addition, self-monitoring his weight is important for him to keep track of his progress and to see if he has been discipline with his diet…

With life comes death, this is certain. And though it may be something that everyone has to face, we treat it like it is nothing. As humans, we take life for granted and even go as far as to take the life of others. But why is it that we celebrate life, but treat death as if it is some type of curse? Why is it that even those who are supposed to protect life, inevitably end up doing the opposite? As a part of our death system, the police have been put in place to prevent death. However, why is…

proton therapy, is also used in scanned beam IMRT. Proton therapy focuses on the tumor shape and delivers only low-dose side effects to the surrounding tissue. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is most commonly used to treat difficult-to-reach tumors. Most commonly, IMRT treats tumors located in the breast, head and neck, prostate, cervical, bladder, lung, gastrointestinal, endometrial, gynecologic and central nervous…

marijuana as a treatment option should not have to live in agony because of the lack medical availability. To prevent a person that is suffering from serious illnesses, for example, aids and glaucoma the right to receive the appropriate treatments needed in order for them to get better is a complete disgrace. However , on the other hand, medical marijuana should be an accredited medical option for anyone who is in need of a serious pain reliever. Medical marijuana should only be provided to…