New Policy for the APRNs Natalie Fleagle Widener University New Policy for the APRNs America Nursing Association (ANA) supports the ability of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to certify Medicare patients for home health services. ANA believes that APRN should be able to certify patients for home health care and to develop and sign their plans of care in accordance with state law (ANA‚ 2012). The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) presents many opportunities for a APRNs and
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Biological Treatments for Schizophrenia. The meaning of Schizophrenia is the loss of contact with reality also known as split-mind. It shouldn’t be thought of as one disorder as there are several sub-types such as; paranoia‚ catatonic‚ disorganised‚ and undifferentiated; they all have different symptoms. It is a disorder which is estimated at 1% of the population and is more common in males‚ lower social classes and African-Caribbean’s living in the U.K. Schizophrenia is characterised by a profound
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Advanced Atmospheric Circulation Homework: Q1) Pressure areas around the equator constantly move North and South with the Seasons as they are affected by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone‚ which is the area encircling the earth near the equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together. Solar heating in this region forces air to rise through convection that results in plenty of precipitation. In addition‚ as the air rises due to convection in such regions‚ the pressure of that
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* So‚ cyberstalking. A quick look around the internet‚ and you can find the a range of definitions‚ somewhat similar‚ but none too encouraging. We’ve just got a couple here. One site defines it as an attack for revenge‚ control or just simple anger. Another defines it as the use of electronic means to harass people. * If anything‚ then cyberstalking is a more severe form of cyberbullying and thus it should well be noted‚ that cyberstalking‚ in itself has the ability to absolutely demolish self-esteem
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Schizophrenia is a psychological chronic disorder that disables the brain from functioning normally. When people hear the word schizophrenia‚ many people link it with hallucinations‚ hearing voices‚ and paranoia. But what particular aspect is associated with the cause of schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disease for which no clear cause is known. Many people only know the effect of having schizophrenia‚ but not what contributed to the development. Without many people realizing
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many different forms of mental illnesses‚ Schizophrenia is one that has around 200‚000 cases each year and affects 1% of earth’s population. What is schizophrenia you wonder? Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has an effects the thoughts‚ feelings‚ behaviors‚ and actions of a person. Part of this research‚ I will share the stories of Kurt Snyder and Jyulo‚ two different people who were living average lives until they were diagnosed with schizophrenia in which their lives began to slowly turn
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Technology has played an important in part in market and in the society. It has brought positive as well as negative changes. The progression from sheet music to the invention of a phonograph to the walkman‚ CD player and the iPod has created a modernized society. People tend to move along with these changes creating a market. The idea of transferring digital music to your iPod without purchase of a CD or an audiotape may seem like an extraordinary idea but the idea of digital music has led to the
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Outline and evaluate psychological explanations of schizophrenia (24 marks) Brown and Birley studied stressful life events in the role of relapse in schizophrenics. They found that 50% of people experience a stressful life event e.g. death‚ relationship break-up‚ job loss etc. in the 3 weeks prior to a schizophrenic episode. A control sample reported a low and unchanging level of stressful life events over the same period. However not all evidence supports the role of life events. For example‚
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Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Karen S. Rutledge PSY 326 Research Methods Instructor: Jessica Wayman November 12‚ 2012 Premorbid Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression Introduction Depression is an illness that affects a person’s thoughts‚ mood‚ and even physical health. Depression is described as having feelings of overwhelming sadness‚ emptiness‚ and worthlessness. Depression can become severe enough that it begins to interfere with a person’s
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psychologists have devised many treatment regimes for schizophrenia patients‚ with varying degrees of success and effectiveness. There have been great obstacles in their efforts‚ mainly due to the fact that patients of schizophrenia lack insight into their impaired conditions. Often patients refuse treatment of any kind because they do not perceive any mental illness associated with their behaviour. In particular‚ individuals suffering from paranoid schizophrenia regard therapy as intrusions from hostile
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