Introduction During my clinical observation in Labor and Delivery, I had the opportunity to watch a cesarean section. It was truly such an amazing experience. Labor and Delivery is a place unlike anywhere else, it is a place where new families are created and is…
Essays on Medicine
Introduction I am writing to you today to express my interest for Fanshawe College’s RPN practicum placement. Throughout the last two years of my nursing studies, I have been tasked with developing a routine to care for patients in a timely manner, work in coordination…
Ms. Yeung is a Family Nurse Practitioner employed through the Meridian Medical Group at RediClinic in Edison, NJ. She has three years of work experience in her specialty and can be reached at her professional work number (732) 744-0705. Personal/Educational Background Ms. Yeung started her…
Nursing is both an art and a science, and yet both in its own right. It is the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery (Nightingale, 1860). It is caring for others and providing support with their needs,…
“I already ended life, I want to exit life” is a profound quote by terminally ill Barbara Lucke in the documentary How to Die in Oregon. This film brings to the forefront the provocative issue of physician-assisted suicide, also known as PAS. It is considered…
There are many resources to help people understand what vaccines are, how they work, how they can hurt, and how they help. “Immunization currently prevents between 2-3 million deaths every year” (World Health Organization). This is a good point to start off with since it…
All around the globe, marijuana is being decriminalized, or made lawful. Be that as it may, is this extremely a smart thought? In the online discussion, the unsafe sides are regularly minimized. Along these lines, we should examine the three most dominant contentions against sanctioning…
Surgery is a scary and dangerous process but if you choose the right doctor the process would become much easier. Dr. Chivers is an amazing doctor who works hard and has inspired me to work hard and to do my best. Dr. Chivers is a…
In the United States, there is a major controversy on the safety and efficiency of vaccines. Although there is a large portion of the population that believes vaccines positively affect society and are a step in the right direction for eradicating harmful diseases, some scientists…
The culture one assimilates with plays a role in just about everything. From the clothes you wear to language and kinship, whether you’re conscious of it or not culture will affect behavior. Cultures universally provide a sense of community and belongingness, but paradigms of abstract…
Music cannot happen without sound, so people make instruments. The creation of musical instruments in indigenous communities are influenced by different regions, for example differences in drum material, and throat singing. But why is music important? Music is believed to installs faith, revives one’s spirits,…
Abstract There was a noticeable increase in cannabis consumption immediately after the implementation of the Cannabis Act, 2018. There are many ill effects attributable to the consumption of cannabis such as impaired driving, delivery of unhealthy babies, psychotic disorders, second-hand smoking and addiction due…
“The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world.” ― Sebastian Marincolo (2010). In Canada, marijuana is fully legalized, both recreationally and medicinally. However, it is…
Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. It’s hard to ignore that music is everywhere; at home, when driving a car, school, workplace, etc. There are many genres of music that interest to other people, so that…
Introduction Nutrition is defined as “the process of taking food into the body and absorbing the nutrients in those foods.” (www.collinsdictionary.com). The intake of sufficient nutrients and a varied diet plays a vital role in an individual’s overall well-being, the reduction in the susceptibility of…
In everyday life, most do not think of the ethical choices they make. Those who have taken this class will undoubtedly be more mindful of their ethical choices because of all we have read and learned. We repeatedly answered ethical dilemmas to refine our ethical…
Throughout history, illness has long haunted the human race. However, we have always found ways to treat these illnesses through herbs, medicine, and even proceeding to complex vaccines and antibiotics. One virus in particular that has frustrated scientists for ages is the influenza virus. With…
Introduction Protecting records from destruction is an essential activity because they provide us with evidence of legal status, ownership, accounts obtained and the responsibilities that government entities or private organizations need. These records can be either electronic or in print form, and are important as…
Role of a Nurse The nurse takes part in a major role in the medical field. A patient suffers desolate and irritated at the moment of disease or any treatment. At the moment, the nurse goes about as a friend to the patient. The nurse…
Stem cell, an undifferentiated cell that can split to generate certain descendants cells that remain as stem cells and some cells that are (become specific) supposed to distinguish. Stem cells are a continuous cause of differentiated cells that create up animal and plant tissues and…
Mahlanze and Sibiya (2017, pp 79-86) states that “Nursing students are placed in clinical practices to correlate theoretical knowledge with practical nursing skills in a clinical environment and to socialize students into personal and professional behaviors and practices”. The aim of this essay is to…
Over the course of the semester, we have spent time discussing how to attempt to solve complex problems. We learned the importance of being a generalist from the book Range by David Epstein. We learned the importance of being aware of source biases and self-biases….
What if there was something on the market that had the potential to cure and successfully treat diabetes, heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, and other incurable diseases? Most likely, a majority of people would put their support behind this treatment. Would this glorious cure still carry…
In 2011, approximately 50 million prescriptions for medications that treat ADD and ADHD were given out by pharmacies all around the United states, which is up from about 20 million in 2007. How did this disorder, which first appeared as ADD in 1980 (the first…
Personal opinions on the ideas articulated by Gubar in her publication helps end the dialogue on the second article. Even though there is uncertainty regarding the credibility of the information published by Gubar, her ideas are authentic. Her opinions have been echoed by other authors….
MR A’s son is suffering from anxiety. The child demonstrates impulsive behaviors and is performing poorly in class. Teachers identify losing concentration easily or the troubles of paying attention in class when the child appears to be more distracted from the class than the rest…
In order to develop a therapeutic professional relationship with patients, trust must be promoted and kept throughout. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015) states that us as nurses must uphold and respect our patient’s dignity and to do this, patients must be cared for with…
Psychotherapy research typically uses a range of different measures to assess the efficacy or outcome of psychotherapeutic treatments. It goes without saying that the way outcome is assessed is of quintessential importance. According to Achenbach (2006), one of the most powerful assessment strategies in clinical…
Although we have only gone through the first few weeks of this course, I have already learned so much about healthcare and the roles of healthcare providers in today’s world. There is so much more to it than science and research. Providers are not only…
Introduction Cardiac arrest is a commonly known serious health condition particularly in the western world as the heart ceases to beat causing various complications; such as sudden cardiac death (Pruthi, 2018). Cardiac arrest is a serious health issue that causes abruption in the heart function,…
Education The first step as mentioned before for becoming a New York City Police Officer is taking the NYPD test. The test is offered by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The minimum qualifications for taking the test are candidates must be at least twenty-one…
It is 0300 hours and you and your company have not had a single call all night… suddenly, the tones drop. You are dispatched to an unknown aged subject not conscious and not breathing. Dispatch is working on getting the caller to start CPR and…
The physical therapy profession has being practice from early time to present. However, two major historical event has brought to what it is now the profession of physical therapy to its highest point. During the time from those major events to present some organizations were…
And finally, a female author as the source for season titles: Donna Haraway, a feminist intellectual whose popular and much-anthologized “Cyborg Manifesto” perfectly matches Orphan Black’s ethical themes and concerns. Her “A Cyborg Manifesto” considers how a cyborg—an enhanced person with added mechanical capabilities—symbolizes being…
The Situation/Challenge: Currently at the skilled nursing facility (SNF) where I work at, recruiting, hiring, and retaining registered nurses (RN), licensed vocational/ practical nurses (LVN/LPN), and certified nurse assistants (CNA) is difficult. The organizational challenge of high turnover affects quality of care for the residents…
Variations of the Job Guarantee Program have been already employed in countries such as India, Argentina, South Africa, Bangladesh and Morocco as well as certain states in the US (T. Fullwiler and Meyeraan, 1082). Although this idea was propelled by American economists, it is said…
The aim of this paper is to identify the ethical agents that were involved in the Terri Schaivo case. What were the ethical principles that were considered and which ones were disregarded. What were the motivations that invoked the decisions that were made? It will…
According to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition American Psychiatric Association (2013), it specified two major characteristics of impairment in autism spectrum disorder which are deficits in social interaction and social communication, restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities. Children with…
“I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.” Throughout history it has proven to be increasingly difficult not to be a hypocrite to…
Introduction Terri Schiavo, a 41-year-old woman from Florida who was in a persevering vegetative state for the 15 years before her death on Mar. 31, 2005. This case was at the focal point of a political, legitimate and media whirlwind over the evacuation of a…
Although occupation and occupational therapy were harshly questioned when it was first established, the occupation has grown to be an incredibly important aspect of occupational therapy. The main form of practice for occupational therapy is still through occupation-centered treatment because it has shown to be…
The strategic plan is used as a tool to organize healthcare management to coordinate an organizations strategic intent to their operational structure while ensuring the strengthening of the strategic goals in the healthcare industry. Ability Center of Occupational Therapy strives to provide high quality care…
Autism is prevalent neurodevelopmental developmental disorders characterized by core deficits in areas such as communication, social interaction, and restricted or repetitive stereotyped patterns of behaviors. These impairments are variable in range and in severity that affect the developmental skills in children. The exact cause of…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a condition that affects multiple systems in the body and is a pleomorphic disease, meaning inflammation, antibody production and complement-fixing immune complex depositions causes damage to the bodies tissue. SLE is caused by one’s genetic factors that are activated by…
The arousal of Tuskegee Experiment is a widely condemned experiment during 1940 in Macon Country. It was a study that evidently shows an allegedly increasing of deliberate racism. According to some research; it’s like an epidemical disease on how we rationalize insufficient or invalid justification….
There have been notable, and some gruesome, scientific experimentations that have been conducted on humans that are dated as far back as the 1800s. It is not uncommon to wonder how human experimentation may be deemed ethical. Before the Nuremberg Trials, it was likely that…
Your genes hold the keys to how your body looks and works. They’re behind everything from your hair color to how you digest your food. So if something goes wrong with them, it can have far-reaching effects. People with Down syndrome are born with an…
As early as 1987, many authors have associated the terminology ‘cosmetic surgery tourism’ under the umbrella of medical, health and wellbeing tourism (Goodrich and Goodrich, 1987), (Resiman, 2010) and (Jones, 2011). Since then, it has been known as ‘aesthetic tourism’, ‘plastic surgery tourism’, ‘surgery tourism’…
Poliomyelitis, also known as Polio is a contagious viral illness that, in severe cases, destroys nerve cells in the spinal cord. This causes muscle to waste away and cause permanent paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death. In most cases people who are affected with the…
I remember living in Ghana and fearing that my country would contract the Ebola virus back in 2014 because most of their neighbouring countries had, thus it seemed inevitable that my country would soon be infected with it. The Ebola virus is very deadly and…
In today’s society , the picture of beauty is a model that is thin and that has a body like an hourglass . with the body of a goddness. Let’s face the fact that many of them get their “beauty “ from plastic surgery ….
‘Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.’ This quote by renowned philosopher Aristotle highlights the importance of self-critique in evaluating one’s strengths and weaknesses. Not only is this necessary for personal growth as an individual but vital in service delivery as a psychotherapist. This…
Millions of people die each year from degenerative and untreatable diseases. While millions more await the possibility of an organ transplant. As the supply verses demand does not meet clinical demand increases each decade. Stem cell research has been deemed the key to bridge that…
Would you prefer marijuana for medical use? Does your country support or allow marijuana? What diseases can this plant cure? Can this medication be the answer? Marijuana is also known as Cannabis. It is a psychoactive medication from the Cannabis plant. This plant is utilized…
Over the years, there has been a variety of studies that have discussed the question on whether the government should legalize deviant activities such as drug use or not. Based on this writer’s research, countries that have legalized drugs are mostly eastern countries and focus…
The practice of patient-centered care has led to empowerment of patients and teamwork amongst medical practitioners. This has been of great importance towards the achievement of high quality health results. Every other year, several registered nurses retire from work while thousands of young nurses fresh…
Introduction Can you imagine a world without music? Well, that’s what I thought! The world would lack colour and creativity, the depression rate would be significantly higher and so would your level of stress. 40 000 years ago musical instruments were created, and I’m going…
Numerous people around the world believe that there is numerous benefit to consuming drugs, but I believe that there exists a lot of harmful effects and consequences of consuming such medications. The harmful effects, effects of drugs on society can be on the eyes, and…
When we talk about pain medication, the last thing you talk about is marijuana. Or maybe you do and don’t know why is weed bad for you. I not judging here! However, with the acceptance of recreational marijuana across the globe, people are warming up…
A healthy mouth can mean the world to a person for several reasons. Not only can give our face its shape, but it can also give us greater confidence to talk and speak clearly. My interest in dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy started at…
The hassle of marijuana legalization is one that has weighed on the minds of legislators and marijuana supporters ever due to the reality its prohibition. There are many heated arguments on one aspect of the opposite, and the problem is tremendously controversial. Some say that…
The blossoms and leaves of Cannabis Sativa, which is a hemp plant, are known by numerous names: pot, pot, weed, bhang, and ganja among others. A discussion of why weed should be legalized has been going on for a long time and the outcomes change…
Recently I have been curious about stem cells, and gain more knowledge of how they work. Asking what are they? Where do they come from? And what do I know about them? Knowing these amazing stem cells live inside our bodies. Sighted it as an…
What do we mean by rehabilitation? Rehabilitation is a form of care that can help restore an individual back to there original state. The objective is to reintegrate the offender back into society after they have been punished. This can relate to helping improve one’s…
Every year, millions of people visit their doctors for a common problem; neck pain, which is often diagnosed as Cervicalgia. Cervicalgia causes localized pain, so it rarely radiates outward. You may experience something as light as a “stiff neck” or as severe as the inability…
Throughout the world, there is a huge debate as to whether science has been humanity’s greatest achievement or our greatest downfall. In this essay, we are going to find out if science and technology have improved our way of life or ruined it. Science is…
The world we live in today involves many ethical dilemmas that lead to a problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical). When it comes to our society, ethics is…
Addiction is all around us, affecting people from all aspects of life, for it is not limited to certain social classes or lifestyles. It is found in every ethnic group, regardless of gender or age. It affects our neighbors, our friends, and our family either…
Imagine you are a parent, watching your child suffer and quickly deteriorate from a condition such as measles which could have been easily preventable. How would you feel knowing they might not survive due to your decision to not vaccinate them and should parents vaccinate…
Growing up, children are taught all over the United States that “drugs are bad for you” because they cause harmful effects on one’s body. School systems bring D.A.R.E. officers to classrooms starting in elementary school so that people are taught this simple principle that drugs…
Over the last few decades, there has been a plethora of academic, policy and public debate about the use of drugs in sports. Numerous instances abound about athletes failing drug tests and getting banned from their sport. Almost every sport seems to have been affected…
As of 2019, “Ten states and Washington, DC, have now legalized marijuana for recreational use for adults over 21. And 33 states have legalized medical marijuana.” Recreational use entitles 21 or older to purchase, sell, and use the drug . Medicinal marijuana allows for the…
The discussion of marijuana has been a common topic throughout media. There is constant discussion as to whether or not it should be allowed. All of these questions are taken into account by the state every day. There is a big gap between the views…
Substance abuse is the serious issue rising alarmingly in young as well as old age people in almost every part of the world. It has damaging effects on physical as well as mental health of the addict which if not cured; can lead to a…
Drugs have been around for thousands of years. Our love for addictive mind-altering substances is documented in the earliest of human records. History has shown mind-altering substances were used like amanita muscaria (mushrooms) by priests in religious ceremonies, opium by healers for medicinal purposes, and…
What does a physical therapist assistant do and why i want to be a physical therapist assistant? If you are going to make something of your life support your family, you are simply going to need a career in today’s time. Bouncing back and forth…
Organ donation is when a person allows an organ of their own to be removed and transplanted to another person, legally, either by consent while the donor is alive or dead with the assent of the next kin. Organ transplantation is the process of surgically…
The legalization of illicit drugs has been a major concern that has been debated for decades in most states and countries all over the world. On of the leading suggestions is to have restructurings in the national policies on drugs to control drugs on the…
In this paper, I will be discussing why medical marijuanas should be legal. In the first section I will explain what medical cannabis is used for and its impact on the human body. In the second and third sections I will be looking at the…
In the past few years, there has been a major increase of buying and using drugs. Drugs can be used for a stress reliever, a way to escape from reality, and a few other uses. There are some major costs that affect the person as…
