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the five states with the highest rates of poverty were New Mexico, Arkansas, West Virginia, Louisiana and Texas (Rodgers, Payne an...

when there are epidemics, but of course, the World Health Organization does have some limitations. Illness is a fact of life and ...

offering fewer and fewer benefits and with the high cost of medical visits, many people are simply avoiding their doctors offices....

medications or they could be a sign of depression (Turner and Kelly, 2000). Turner and Kelly (2000) state strongly that it is e...

and a domiciliary residence for homeless veterans (Mountain Home VA Medical Center, n.d.); the Knoxville CBOC frequently sends its...

low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...

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

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

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

difficult illness to overcome. Although this booklet is written for physicians, any health care professional could use the strateg...

long after all signs of consciousness have ceased. Is this "good"? Is this beneficent? The news tells us of parents confronting me...

the SWOT analysis. This is an older analysis model which gives a good framework by looking at the strengths, weaknesses, opportuni...

having done so. Performance measures in general help to provide a composite of the respective hospitals financial viability, howe...

in turn, gives the country a competitive edge in an increasingly larger global economy (Still, 2006). This includes expenditures f...

warns that anyone with an open wound or any cut, even the slightest should avoid brackish water and even seawater because this a c...

The rate with which healthcare technology has evolved has coupled with demographic changes to result in an extremely taxed system....

and Adnan Kisa (2006, July-September). Wasteful use of financial resources in public hospitals in Turkey: a trend analysis. The...

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

McAndrew, 2006). With communication skills there are includes skills of listening as well as tact as essential to facilitate effec...

States will cost a lot. There just isnt enough to do so. But Welch (2005) points out that a universal health care policy doesnt ha...

the degree to which homosexuality may be a medical condition. The medical profession has since moved on from this approach and the...

that telemedicine is already having an impact on how healthcare is being delivered (Kohler, 2008). Kohler points out that technolo...

(Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Male doctors, for instance, may not be allowed to touch female Arab patients in certain parts of the body a...

saving technology. This may seem cruel but the doctors and hospitals surely do not work for free and as such monetary issues are c...

this indicates, family is incorporated into and valued within the realm of pediatric nursing practice as a factor that is crucial ...

Obviously, the relationship that is formed between a mental health advocate and his or her client is critical. This relationship ...

Housing is of obvious concern as is successful intervention in the destructive pattern of behavior that has led to the homelessnes...

the rise, more people are needing the drug therapies to help with controlling the disease (Buono, 2008). Its estimated that diabet...

radiologist must travel to a rural hospital to examine the images (Gamble et al, 2004). If he or she cant travel, then a courier w...

she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...