Author Archive: Yvonne M
Case Scenario Assignment For Nursing Leadership
The following position is advertised on a career Web site: RN I Surgical Job Travel Involved: None. Job Type: Full-Time. Job Level: Minimum Education Required: Associate Degree Skills: Category: Nursing FTE: 0.9. Position Summary: Description/Purpose of Position: Responsible for providing patient care based upon the nursing process; being effectively involved with maintaining the standard of […]
The Complications On Heroin And Its Treatment
Injecting heroin, or any drug such as cocaine and barbiturates is associated with many local and systemic complications for the individual and also is associated with the transmission of infectious diseases through needle sharing and sexual activity (Baciewicz 2005). Illegal drug production and injection drug use have become globalized during recent years, and according to […]
“Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress”
If there is a failing in the article, “Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress,” it lies in the fact that the author failed to pay much attention to life stages of the stressed organism. One of the more interesting findings reported recently on the Web site ScienceDaily.com was that early life stresses, at […]
Renal Micropuncture Techniques
This essay will critically review some of the major uses of renal micropuncture techniques, focusing in particular on the stationary method, free-flow micropuncture and renal microperfusion, the latter including both in vivo and in vitro methods. The essay will conclude with a short review of other uses of micropuncture. Wearn and Richards (1924) were the […]
The Act of Organ Donation
Imagine that a loved one has just been severely injured in a car accident. The injuries include brain trauma, broken bones, but most notably, a loss of two pints of blood, that your friend is in desperate need of. 3. Coincidentally your blood type matches. 4. Picture yourself at the scene of the accident. 5. […]
What is Hantaviruses?
When a new virus appeared in the Four Corners region, American scientists were stumped. What was causing such a quick death to such healthy people? Was there a potential epidemic on their hands? No one knew, and when they finally determined that a strain hantavirus was involved, many were shocked. This had to be something […]
What is Glomerulonephritis?
Jason”s case is not unmoral for children of his age. After taking into consideration all of his ailing factors and noted symptoms it is apparent that Jason is suffering from Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis is the term used for several related diseases that damage the Glomeruli, the tiny filtering units in your kidneys. Glomerulonephritis is associated with […]
Chemical Components of Acetaminophen
In the late 1800″s it was discovered that papa-amino-phenol, could reduce fever, but the drug was too toxic to use. A less toxic extract called phenacetin was later found to be just as effective but also had pain-relieving properties. In 1949, it was learned that phenacetin was metabolized into an active but also a […]
Health Policy Analysis To Prevent Prescription Opioid Misuse And Abuse In The State Of Kentucky.
The Final Project for this course is a health policy analysis. Be sure to review the required learning resources for more information about the content, voice, and structure of a professional policy analysis. Pay specific attention to the five essential components of a policy analysis: problem statement, background, landscape, options analysis, and recommendation. The assignment […]
STRENGTH TRAINING AND PREPUBESCENT YOUTH
STRENGTH TRAINING AND PREPUBESCENT YOUTH. The value placed on the importance of winning in professional sports has hit an all-time high. The astronomical amount of money being spent in the entertainment field of athletics has dictated a win-at-all-costs mentality that has trickled all the way down to negatively affect our youngest athletes – the prepubescent. […]
