Euthanasia is an emerging argument seen all over the world. In this argument includes the role of the nurse and the four ethics the nurse is to abide by, justice, beneficence, autonomy and non-maleficence. This paper will explore how these four ethics can play a part in how the nurse may feel about the idea…
Gender Differences in Disease
Men are more susceptible than women for certain diseases. Discuss. How men and women behave and play their roles in their own culture is dictated by the norms and values based in that particular society, and this gives rise to gender differences. This means that there will also be consequently gender in-equalities, in other words…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation
Obstructive sleep apnea and Atrial fibrillation Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a growing concern in our population, due to its close association with obesity, which is becoming more prevalent by the year in America. There are many sequalae of this devastating disease, ranging from slight headaches, to cardiac problems which would in turn lead…
Acute Inflammation – Bacterial Meningitis
Introduction Bacterial meningitis is an acute inflammation of the meninges (dura mater, arachnoid mater, and the pia mater) due to bacterial infection, namely that of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis . Bacterial meningitis is spread through droplets or secretion of mucous from the throat between close contact of people. It is a highly significant disease…
Comparison of Nursing Stress in Public and Private Hospitals
Introduction The profession of nursing is considered one of the most stressful professions in the world. Nursing is by nature a stressful occupation. Continuous and long-term stress can result in physical, psychological, and behavioral problems in nurses. Therefore these professionals have been researched time and again. To cope with these problems several coping styles are…
Issue of Rising PTSD in Police Officers
Abstract In today’s society an overwhelming problem is post-traumatic stress disorder or also know as PTSD. There are many cases documents around the world in the general public, quite a bit of fire fighters, and a far amount in our military for some reason or another. In the paper, police will be the main focus…
Why STIs are called silent infections
In the following paragraphs I will be discussing why sexually transmitted diseases are called silent infections. I will also be discussing the topic of urinalysis and its components and how these components may reveal if the body is functioning normally or abnormally. . The information pertaining to these subjects relates to the knowledge I have…
Navigation v Conventional Techniques for Orthopaedic Surgery
Bone Cutting, Soft Tissue Balancing; Cup Implant, Leg Length Discrepancy: Navigation vs. Conventional technique. Introduction In last decade, navigated implantation has become very popular and used in diverse areas of orthopaedic surgeries. This may be in total knee prosthesis, total hip arthroplasty and to restore leg discrepancies. All above surgeries require an accurate alignment of…
Warfarin- oral anticoagulant to prevent atrial fibrillation
Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant used mainly in prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) to treat a confirmed episode of pulmonanary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Warfarin is an antagonist of vitamin K which is needed for the synthesis of clotting factor. It takes 2-3 days to exert its full effect. In some cases…
Patient Physical and Mental Health Care Decisions
INTRODUCTION CASE STUDY: HISTORY OF SIMON Simon Evans, a 32 year man has been diagnosed of schizophrenia at just 20 years of age and his illness comes with negative symptoms. Simon’s diet is poor; eating erratically, he is a chain-smoker and stays up all night. His symptoms are but not limited to auditory hallucinations, disorders…