Nursing is primarily concerned with providing safe, efficient care to patients. This can be accomplished by skilled communication and assessment. Lewis Blackman’s example illustrates how ineffective communication can lead to poor patient care and safety. He violated the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and Performance and ANA Code of Ethics. The Institute of Medicine has published 3 reports with guidelines and recommendations for improving patient safety. IBAR is also providing guidelines. Lewis Blackman (age 15) underwent elective chest surgery at Medical University South Carolina. Blackman’s postoperative pain was treated with Toradol, which is known to cause stomach ulcers. It requires careful monitoring. Blackman died from a perforated stomach ulcer…

In the U.S.A., we have the freedom to decide what happens to our bodies. It is only the individual who can decide, consent or refuse. We have the power to make decisions and consent in any situation as U.S. Citizens. We can refuse to accept medical treatment. People may not want to undergo invasive procedures or treatments for many different reasons. A person has to consent before receiving any kind of medical treatment. This includes tests, examinations, and treatments. Donating blood is not any different. Forced blood donations are not recommended because they violate religious beliefs of some, contravene the law that says forcing someone even to draw their blood…

Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana for the first time in 2012. Schedule 1 drugs includes marijuana. Schedule 1 drugs have no current accepted medical uses, and are high-risk for abuse. Colorado and Washington’s legalization brought about a positive attitude towards marijuana and the potential for it to be legalized everywhere. Legalizing marijuana brought in billions, created hundreds and thousands of jobs. Two FDA-approved drugs were also produced. These reasons should allow for legalization, as well as the chance to do more research. Cannabis sativa flowers are dried to make marijuana. The most common way to use marijuana is in a joint. You can also put it in a water pipe,…

The term memory is used to describe the information we learn and store in our brains. Attkinson & Shiffron (1968), presented the basic structure for the memory. The memory was divided into three main stores: the short-term, long-term and sensory stores. Information is transmitted linearly. Melton (1963), established three processes that enable the brain to retain a memory. The first process, called encoding involves gathering, collecting and processing information in a variety of ways. These include visual, auditory and semantic. The semantic form is a way of applying and associating a memory meaning. The second process is the storage of the information in the short-term memories. This time period varies…

An opening statement Objective and subjective stress measures can be used to measure stress in occupational healthcare settings. Perrewe, Zellars, Frese, Zapf, and Schaubroeck (1998) disagreed, saying that subjective measures are better than objective measures. They also said it would be unrealistic, costly, and time-consuming to take into account subjective responses, which objective measurements can cover. I’d like to point out that subjective and objectivity are two important measures, which complement each other and shouldn’t be viewed in isolation (Frese & Zapf, 1999). Objective measures are unable to provide a narrative or context for the raw data. Subjective measures can. I will argue that subjective methodology provides a context in…

AmlaIndian: Heal yourself with Amla It is not as tasty as orange, but it is one of the best citrus fruits due to its excess Vitamin-C. The Vitamin-C in Amla makes it one of the most popular citrus fruits. Ayurveda uses it for its many benefits and uses. Amla has many health benefits. Hair Growth Amla contains anti-oxidants and can be consumed or applied to the head. Regular use helps to reduce Dandruff. It can also turn gray hairs black. Improve your eyesight The use of amla will improve your eye sight. Constipation: How to get rid of it Vitamin C-rich fruits can help reduce excess heat in the body.…

In an institution where nurses, doctors, and other staff members are unable to provide adequate care for patients and are underpaid or unpaid, there is a poor planning or lack of planning by management. This, in turn, can be traced back to a bad or poor strategic plan. A company’s primary function is planning. It is about making decisions as to what you should do and what you shouldn’t do, what and how. Any organization should take this concept very seriously. It is as if an organization that doesn’t plan, is driving down a steep cliff. Failure to plan is to plan to fail. The strategic planning process is an…

Epicurus describes in his Letter Menoeceus his philosophy on happiness and the attitude Epicureans ought to have towards the gods, as well as death. Epicurus said, “”…death means nothing to me” (125). This was in response to his Sense Experience Argument as well as Unnecessary Suffering Argument. Epicurus bases his arguments on the idea that death is “…the absense of life (125), not a momentary death. Epicurus appears to ignore the inextricable connection between permanent death and the moment of dying. Epicurus argues that ‘death’ is a combination of the momentary act and permanent state. Both arguments will be shown to be unsound, even though they are valid in deductive…

It is very rare to see doctors working because the light-sensitive plates can be slow. A single exposure could take up When Gage’s frontal-lobes were smashed, he went from being a As simple as this. This story had a major impact on how people understand the brain. This story is the most uncomfortable because it suggests that when frontal lobes are severely damaged, as they can As a result of frontal cortical damage, patients of the Damasio clinic often have similar Prefrontal lobe volumes in polysubstance abusers The prefrontal cortex (left and right ha Substance abusers showed a significant reduction in gray matter but not white. It is clear that…

The vaccination against measles is a hotly debated topic in America. This has caused the government to be very concerned, as have the citizens. The disease has spread quickly, both literally and metaphorically. As someone who is vaccinated I was dumbfounded by the article, but even more so curious to know why anyone would object to such a treatment. I read Bruenig’s essay with genuine curiosity and I believe that it has helped me to gain a greater understanding for the opposition. Bruenig’s argument for the opponents, on the other hand, could still be argued. The article suggests that the issue is more than a simple personal choice. Despite the…