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Energy Crisis

send oil prices soaring to unprecedented levels" (Leeb and Strathy, 2006, p. 19). The end results may well be the end of civiliza...

Long Term Care/Medicare Reform

majority, if not all, Medicare part D plans will offer incentives for participants to choose generic drugs. It is believed that "g...

Vets with PTSD

with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...

The Psychological Impact of Separation from their Parents on Foster Children

happening (Simms, Dubowitz and Szilagyi, 2000). Even though each case if different, there are several common reactions when chil...

Patients’ Bill of Rights

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

Nursing Shortage & Patient Safety

established that nurses are often involved in the "timely identification of complications," which, if acted upon swiftly, prevent ...

Treating Osteoporosis

and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis...

Caring in Nursing Theory

paternalistic approach that has been favored by physicians. Watsons theory stresses nurses should "honor anothers becoming, autono...

Business Cannot Ignore Pollution: It is a Matter of Life, Death, and Ethics

of wildlife and marine life are being endangered as well. Business must make a better effort to solve pollution problems not simp...

Smoking and its Impacts to Human Health

hazard and choosing to smoke is the risk factor. Being exposed to secondhand smoke is a risk factor as well. Just because tobac...

Changing Family Structures and Family Health

will have on the population of Victoria. To undertake this there need to be an assessment of the way in which the family structure...

Research Paper on Alcoholism

C, and HIV (Health Effects 2). It can also cause nutritional issues, lead to alcohol poisoning, cause psychological problems, and...

Enacting Environmental Change

danger of being wiped off the face of the Earth...And now there are more people than ever in harms way (Tibbetts, 2007, p. A202). ...

Global Warming and Global Health

global warming associated with an increase in environmental pollution from greenhouse gases could lead to an expanded range of ano...

The Effects of Second-Hand Smoke on Children

risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke: even small amounts of secondhand smoke exposure can be harmful to peoples health"...

Paranoid Schizophrenia

potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...

Multicultural Instruction/Health & PE

direct impact on students attitudes toward both physical education and health-related behaviors (Stetzer, 2005, p. 26). By underst...

Culturally Competent Care

within the students healthcare institution. The discussion concludes with a proposal of possible solution and suggested conclusion...

Health And Safety In The Workplace: Technology's Impact

the vast array of Internet sites that readily provide ways in which companies can remain compliant with all the ever-changing rule...

Impact Of Workplace Violence On The Promotion Of Safety And Health

broad definition of workplace violence, plus implementation of plans to deal with violent behavior, can provide substantial practi...

Benzene

not only industrial in nature, they include those that have direct consumer contact. Some dental adhesives and even soft drinks, ...

The Political and Financial Impacts of Health Coverage

separation of Medicaid eligibility from assistance programs. In fact, this act was designed to increase the access for low-income...

Chronicity & Illness Trajectory

refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...

Childhood Obesity/Focus on Kaneohe, HI

Melnyk, 2001, p. 606). Children today live in a social and cultural climate that "idealizes thinness," and also "stigmatizes being...

Uninsurance & Economic Impact

the aggregate value of offering health coverage to all citizens is likely to be greater than the estimated costs of providing this...

The Dangers Of Smoking

to break. To bring the point home, half a million people die each year from cigarette-related causes (Whelan, 1994, p. 77), with ...

Air Pollution and its Health Impacts

In eight pages this paper considers major types of air pollution in an overview of its wide ranging health effects. Eleven source...

Epidemiology of Chicken Pox

In seven pages Varicella or 'chicken pox' is examined in terms of its epidemiology and impact upon health. There are approximatel...

Issue of Controlling Drug Prices in Healthcare

In eleven pages drug price control as it relates to healthcare and specifically HMOs are examined in terms of the impact of health...

Mexican Women's Health and the Impact of Oppression

In seven pages this research paper discusses how the Mexican patriarchy oppression of women impacts their health in a considerati...