Prevention

Unfortunately, in the United States, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in both males and females (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It is indicated, “About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year, that’s 1 in every 4 deaths” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015, p. 1). Fortunately, many healthcare providers/organizations recognize the current issue and current interventions are being implemented across the nation with…

1. Anabolic steroids disrupt a delicate balance of hormones in the body. Give three examples of these changes in terms of the physical side effects of steroid abuse. The abuse of anabolic steroids have a direct effect on the hormonal secretion in the body. The consequences of this disruption are both external and internal. Some of the physical side effects are acne, shrunken testicles and gynecomastia. Acne is the result of the enlargement of the sebaceous glands and an increase in the…

understand this population concerning medical and health. Nurse must be prepared and know as much as they can about Latino populations. Therefore, I will discuss the current health status, health disparities, and provide example of health promotions prevention…

estimated 30,100 CLABSI’s still occur each year. The patient’s that acquire these infections have increased rates of morbidity and mortality with an alarming 25% of patient’s acquiring CVC infections succumbing to death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). While these figures are alarming in an advanced country such as the United States, it is even more alarming to learn that CLABSI’s are a preventable and unnecessary infection. In order to effectively develop a plan of action to…

involve providing free preventative care for uninsured patients while incentivizing prevention for healthcare organizations. By focusing on preventative care, medical costs can be significantly decreased so that the patient or hospital is not stuck paying expensive medical bills that could easily have been prevented. The cost of primary prevention of disease is significantly less than secondary or tertiary prevention and would allow patients to be educated and empower them to prevent further…

For primary prevention, before any diagnosis of disease, some ways include staying physically active, avoiding hormone replacement surgery, staying in a healthy weight range, and limiting the intake of alcohol (“Breast Cancer Facts”, 2011). For women that may have a higher risk of breast cancer due to family history, there are also more aggressive types of primary prevention. A prophylactic mastectomy is the removal of one or both breasts in…

In 2015, Victoria, BC saw an increase in drug overdoses throughout the city including one death occurring in Esquimalt (news source). Drug-related fatalities are preventable if the population has access to services that would minimize the risk of an overdose. Through an assessment of the community of Esquimalt, I am proposing that there is a need to build a safe injection site to prevent accidental overdoses, as well as provide social services for detoxification and rehabilitation programs. It…

Why wait for something bad to happen, why not prevent it before it happens? For these reasons we decided to do our topic on school shootings. School shootings have been a big problem lately, so we decided this would be a good problem/solution topic. School shootings are always devastating when they happen so we decided to find ways to prevent them. Our first solution for preventing school shootings was based on preventing bullying. The reason we chose to prevent school bullying is because…

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