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(ER) due to a fall. The patient exhibits increased respirations, edema in the calf, possible hip fracture, and pain ten of ten. Past history of elevated cholesterol and lipids, chronic back pain for which he takes medications of atorvastatin and oxycodone. Patient receives diazepam and hydromorphone, but is not monitored appropriately. Respiratory depression occurs along with ventricular fibrillation. CPR and defibrillation is completed,and patient is placed on life support. Next, determined to…

In the field of law enforcement, it’s very important to know the different types of drugs. Everyday officers are put into situations that they have to know what type of drug is that drug is found. They wouldn’t know without the help of forensic science. So why is it important to know the different types of drugs? In law enforcement, searches, seizures and warrants play a huge part. When requesting a warrant, you must have probable cause, probable cause is facts and circumstances that make a…

Substance Abuse Among Nurses Under Stress What is nursing? Nursing is a profession and both a rewarding and a well-rewarded career. Nursing professions provide the health care to patients. While care need is increasing, there is also worldwide shortage of nurses; Owing to nurse shortages both in UK and globally (Janet Scammel, 2016). Consequences, nurses are always in high demand. Nurses have been trained to be the first to treat and the last to provide comfort and safe, high-quality care for…

The United States Congress enacted the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which established a scheduling system for controlled substances based on potential medical application (Dowell, Haegerich & Chou, 2016). Opioids such as morphine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone are schedule II controlled substances and are acknowledged to have some medical value with a high potential for abuse leading to severe psychological or physical dependence (Dowell et al., 2016). With this classification, it is…

There is a leading cause of death in America with numbers on the rise every minute. It is not cancer and it is not heart disease. Believe it or not, it is suicide. Suicide is a serious public health concern with devastating lasting effects that not only touches the one attempting suicide, but their family, friends, coworkers, community, and anyone involved. Suicide has no racial or gender biases, it does not matter how rich or poor someone is, it lays claim on its victims with no pity or…

Error 1 Perhaps the most noticeable micro-level practice error displayed in the Gabriel Myers case can be seen in the case worker’s careless effort to provide informed consent for Gabriel’s medical treatment. According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, “In instances when clients lack the capacity to provide informed consent, social workers should protect their clients’ interests by seeking permission from an appropriate third party, informing clients consistent…

In 1989 George Herbert Walker Bush took office. As Reagan’s point man in the war on drugs, Bush vowed to rid the country of the drug problem once and for all. When investigated, it was found that under the Reagan administration Bush had secret meetings with Manuel Noriega – a man who was “… up to his ears in the cocaine trade.” Pg. 112. Bush was also rumored to have been involved in a guns-for-cocaine trade, but the trail stopped shortly before him. Also in chapter 6, we get a front row view…

Marijuana is medically and therapeutically beneficial to people of all ages and conditions, it has many nourishing fibers and vitamins, can treat several different mental illnesses, and it can improve overall health and wellness of the body. The use of Marijuana is extremely beneficial to all people, both medically and therapeutically. Many different components of Cannabis have benefits of their own, Tetrahydrocannabinol reduces pain along with making relaxation easier to achieve. Scientists…

Heroin: Growing Addiction When I saw that I was required to write a paper on a drug of abuse I knew instantly which drug I was going to select. Heroin. This drug has made a large impact on my personal life the past few years. In early 2014 my boyfriends’ uncle passed away due to the withdrawal of heroin, at the young age of twenty-six. He was not able to overcome the mental damage from the lack of heroin in his system and killed himself. After the incident my boyfriends’ younger brother, who…

Alexa Erickson wrote an article titled “Drug Prevention in the 21st Century: Why we need change & the program that may help.” She stated “Children aren’t receiving drug prevention messages, and 90% of the youth suffering from a drug problem don’t receive the help they need. Federal funding for these programs is largely overlooked, despite the fact that, in 2014, 47,055 people died from drug overdoses, which was 1.5 times greater than those killed in car crashes.” When looking back on her D.A.R.E…