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Substance Abuse in Nursing

Not only are the direct health impacts to the nurse deleterious, impaired nurses cannot meet their responsibility to provide top q...

A Definition for Alcoholism

notably denial" ("Definition of Alcoholism, 1990). This definition is similar to the one provided by the DSM IV regarding substanc...

Hydrocodone: An Overview

2004). Schedule II drugs, in comparison are not allowed to be refilled and: "are...

Domestic Abuse

to the specifics of the abuse. Denov (2004), for example, reports that the long term impacts of sexual abuse in children include ...

The Working Class: Definition and Issues

of the working class makes more money and enjoys more privileges than the blue collar segment but they too have no real power....

Art: Definition and Interpretation

In many ways these three artists were reacting to the world around them, the changes around them, and the conditions or events tha...

The Welfare System: Failure

the English Poor Law tradition, the nations welfare system has been through a maze of change since its original inception. Indeed...

Substance Abuse and Adolescents

entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...

Definition and Types of PTSD

Hurricane Katrina is one of the most recent examples of an event that resulted in PTSD among some victims. Szegedy-Maszak (2005) ...

The Liza Minnelli Case

have been abused themselves will inevitably abuse others if in fact they do not get help. Simpson (2000) writes: "In those familie...

Should The United States Legalize Medical Marijuana Use?

of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...

Nursing Dilemma/Elder Abuse

a nurse to determine which elderly patients are being abused because a sense of shame or a desire to protect the family member who...

The Role of Gender in Domestic Violence

abuse anyway? Does it mean beating another human being exclusively or can other physically violent acts qualify? In studying this ...

Traci West/Wounds of the Spirit

71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...

House Bill 250: Analysis

context notes the need for investigative teams to help differentiate whether abuse and/or neglect served as a direct cause of deat...

Policy Overview

eligibility is determined by age and health status. Implementation difficulties reflect the perpetual absence of adequate funding...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and the Character Mrs. Joe

became blindly furious by regular stages" (Dickens 120). In other words, her behavior reflects o real emotion at all. Similarly, P...

Abuse and Family Violence

behavior. This concept of "mother blaming," then, has influenced the view of low-income families, single-parent families and the ...

Human Capital Definition and Development

all they need to accomplish the tasks assigned to them. Senior management seeks to enhance the value resident within the human ca...

Sports and Steroids

to articulate and enforce some type of punitive steroid policy. The current penalties for positive use are as follows: Offense/...

Formidable Issues Confronting Kenya's Constitution

be accomplished through a land commission; * Establish courts that operate on Christian and other non-Muslim religious principles ...

Behavior and the Effects of Social Influence

want to hone in on specific types of examples such as substance abuse, because then it will be easier to convey how social influen...

Pronouns Definition and Uses

this noun. He, then, is used to replace the word David in the beginning of the sentence. The second most recognizable form of...

Definition and Principles of Leadership

activities within an organized group that involves establishing progressive standards designed to meet specific goals. The person...

The Elderly, Prescription Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and the Power Concept

states, "The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickl...

The Definitions and Ramifications of Globalization

How do they maintain some semblance of their individuality when the entire world it seems is intent on destroying that individuali...

Human Resource Basic Definitions

defined by what they do, teams also can be defined by the method by which they are formed and whether their members also belong to...

Definition and Social Class Framework of Families

of regained solvency by way of the Industrial Revolution. The responsibility placed upon the husband and father to support and pr...

Definitions and Questions on Public Education Finance

those offering service jobs in the local area - we all appreciate dealing with cashiers who are able to count out the right change...