Laughter Yoga: Holistic Teaching Project Have you ever heard “laughter is the best medicine”? How do you feel after laughing? Happy? Carefree? Laughing always makes me feel good. It can be said that laughing is good for your body, soul, and it releases stress. Laughter has many healthy benefits such as increasing blood flow, boosts…
Nerve And Tendon Gliding Exercises Health And Social Care Essay
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was first described by Sir James Paget in 1854 but the term was coined by Moeirisch. It is a syndrome of compression neuropathy of median nerve at the wrist. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome results in considerable discomfort and pain, limitation of activities of daily living, loss of sleep and work disability. (Levine et…
Barriers to the HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening for BAME Women
What are the Barriers of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening amongst Minority Women age 12-26? Abstract Background: Minority women systematically experience socio-economic disadvantages, which put them in the face of greater obstacles in attaining optimal health. Approximately 44 million women in the United States, nearly one third of all women in America,…
The Schön Reflective Model
The Schön Reflective Model Introduction The Schön reflective model presents the concept of ‘reflection in action’ and ‘reflection on action’: Reflection in action Experiencing Thinking on your feet Thinking about what to do next Acting straight away Reflection on action Experiencing Thinking on your feet Thinking about what to do next Acting straight away Reflection…
Nursing Essays – Nurse Patient Safety
Nurse Patient Safety The ICU Nurse and Patient Safety Abstract Nurses play a central role in direct patient care and safety surveillance at the point of care. This role suggests a need for consensus on a core set of measures that can be used to monitor safe practices and guide resource allocation decisions that affect…
Exercise as an Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa
Exercise as an Effective Intervention for Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa Introduction Eating disorders (ED) are serious and dilapidating psychiatric conditions that affect individuals through adverse physiological, behavioral, and cognitive manifestations. Anorexia Nervosa (AN), characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight through self-starvation, is the most common ED and the deadliest mental health disorder (Fisher…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Patient Case Study
Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Patient Case Study The primary focus of this paper is to discuss and perform an in-depth analysis of several cardiac risk factors exhibited by a 55-year-old patient interviewed by the author, a student nurse. This paper will also go over ways to modify either the risk factors themselves, or ways to change…
Reflection | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
This reflective essay describes my experience in achieving my learning outcomes pertaining to care of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), giving feed through PEG and administration of medicines through PEG that I have taken as part of the Overseas Nurse Program. It flows as a reflective practise as it incorporates the concept of learning. According to…
Exercise as a Treatment for Depression: Literature Review
Task 2 PICO Paper The Healthcare Problem According to a 2013-2016 U.S data study by the CDC, “One in 12 US adults’ reports having depression, with women twice as likely as men” ( Brody, D., Pratt, L., and Hughes, J., 2018 ). When choosing a pertinent, clinical, healthcare problem to focus on for research, my…
Assessment and Care Management for Dementia Patients
Assessment When assessing for dementia, it is important to determine the persons baseline cognitive status. Nurses, family members, and caregiver play an important role when it comes to this task. They know the person well and can observe for precise changes in behavior. They can be helpful when giving information about whether certain behaviors are…