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particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

are fatigued often have trouble dealing successfully with their illness. In this article Benzein and Berg note that "Hope, hopeles...

the DSM IV-TR (Therapydoc, 2007). The next one is due sometimes in 2012 (Therapydoc, 2007). It will no doubt change etiologies, di...

In ten pages medical negligence is considered with such cases as 1957's Bolam v. Friern HMC and 1997's Bolitho v. Hackney HA refer...

authors isolated the following recurring elements, in order of their statistical appearance in the definitions [1]: Violence, forc...

what is tantamount to a death sentence, because of the "uncertain definition of suicide in the context of a terminal illness" (Mar...

are licensed individuals who go through at least one year of formal education in addition to clinical instruction, and the focus o...

after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in his ow...

to identify and to relate in terms of actual patient care. Ida Jean Orlando created a conceptual view of the nursing process whic...

particular, resilience is also crucial because each instance is completely unique and may require a different response. In other ...

have different health care needs than their non-disabled counterparts (Donegan Shoaf, 1999). Medi-Cal is one such health c...

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

a reputation for efficiency and effectiveness, as well see later on in this paper. The hospital was named in honor of Edwa...

can be tricky. There are always hypochondriacs or the medically educated who do not necessarily agree with the doctors findings. P...

EMDR therapists assert that the treatment is suitable for a wide range of disorders; that it is much quicker than other forms of...

system to destroy abnormal cells. Hormone production is directly connected to psychological states. Countless women can attest to ...

who are suffering from chronic ailments such as congestive heart failure, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma and...

there was a problem of infections in long-term care facilities and in hospitals (Dimond, 1994). These are called nosocomial infect...

Ida would do fine provide support for his theories. All he had to do was to fit her and her symptoms into the framework he alread...

in which nurses had to request perceptions for certain types of dressing was a waste of time and resources, which in turn impacted...

to be an essential element in the overall aspect of human life. Without its influential element, myriad individuals would not be ...

are, of course, special considerations which go into treating the elderly. We know, for example, that the elderly often experienc...

However, as indicated in the main heading, this behavior alone is not sufficient to indicate Aspergers Disorder. The fact that Bil...

and height), an intense fear of becoming fat, and (in females) skipped menstrual periods for at least three months" (Grilo, Sinha,...

indwelling foley and compression boot. Her dressing is dry and intact. She was discharged with Percocet 5mg q6. Analysis and Out...

diagnosing it. It is not as if depression is difficult to diagnose. What is difficult is getting clients into facilities and to ad...

to adulthood or general maturation processes. In an institutionalised environment, this can be a difficult transition, yet in a co...

responsible for their actions of over or under treating patients, and when can one say that the fine line is too sketchy? A case s...

the patient prior to his death. The nurse clearly felt the need to encourage the family to stay and spend as much time as possibl...

primary function is to "pump blood coming into the ventricles from the lower pressure venous system against the higher pressure ar...