Prevention

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Child abuse and neglect is a series social problem that affects millions of children across the world. According to UNICEF (2015), child abuse includes cases of violence, child labor, child abuse, female genital mutilation, child trafficking, child marriage, and general violation of children’s rights such as the right to play and education. Child maltreatment is a broad term defined as any intentional or unintentional act or behavior from parents or adults…

Not So Delirious The moment my volunteer supervisor assigned me to the Delirium Prevention Program I thought my semester was going to be filled with numerous encounters of elderly and crazy patients especially since being delirious being in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication. This state of mind is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. I hoped that volunteering would give me a chance to understand what the hospital…

antiquity. Back in the day, people do not have the real knowledge about diseases. They believed that sickness is the punishment of spirits that live in trees, air, earth, and animals. Animals sacrifice to gods were considered as method of treatment. The prevention of diseases was based on plants, and herbs. But they did not know which herb or plant can provide medicinal benefits until they tried it. In another words, if someone ate an herb and become…

eager to know when the doctor going to finally approve for discharge. It is bad enough that he/she has to be there but image have it further extended due to an incident that could have been prevented, is hard to come to terms with. Which is why prevention towards patients falls should be taken into deep consideration. Through the process of a thorough assessment, proper equipment and utilizing them correctly can decrease the amount of fall injuries during a hospitalization. When patient first…

adolescent. Their young age makes them more susceptible to the effects of bullying. Cyberbullying is not something to aspire to, or be envious of; it is brutal by many definitions, and has an ample amount of data to represent threatening effects from it. Prevention is a must in order to avoid any mistreatment of our students. This paper will cover information on cyberbullying and what can be done in order to put a stop to…

Introduction One-third of all older adults suffer a fall every year. In this age group falls represent great danger to the health and quality of life. It’s one of the most expensive and traumatic events a patient can experience either at home or while staying at a facility. Nurses have the opportunity to play an essential role in preventing falls in older adults through application of best practices. Determining the risk factors and trying to prevent falls is difficult but not impossible…

According to the Freedom Charter of 1955, “all people [of South Africa] shall have the right to live where they choose, be decently housed, and to bring their families up in comfort and security.” Similarly, the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act of 1998 (PIELA) aims to eradicate persistent post-Apartheid residential segregation by preventing the unlawful persecution of mostly black, impoverished renters and tenants who occupy land claimed by mostly white,…

Counselor met with Pt. to discuss his current progress in treatment and develop a strong relapse prevention plan. Pt. was encouraged to share about how he is maintaining his financial goals and what he wants working on his upcoming tx plan. Pt. stated that he is constantly behind on his TX services payments. Pt. stated, ‘I need to get better.” Primary Counselor utilized majority of the session to build rapport, discuss his tx non-compliance due to constant use of opiates and listen to him…

control. While childhood obesity today is a serious health problem it has costed long-term economic costs abroad. Everyone must take an active role in the future of our children and their health. “According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled among our children of all ages.” (“Childhood”) While there are many factors to childhood obesity the most obvious are avoid eating fast foods, serve a well-balanced meal, and parents being a…

In order to control the childhood obesity epidemic, prevention is the most effective way to achieve the goal. However, children have no ability and opportunity to choose what to eat, as I mentioned, parents are the ones that control children’s dietary. Nowadays, Parents should never take for granted that children…