of a health threat it is. Obesity is affecting the general population‚ starting from the adolescence. Obesity is overlooked by other disorders but it’s also a leading cause of death. In the article‚ 10 reasons America is morbidly obese by Alex Henderson‚ he writes “Ironically‚ our culture bombards people with weight-loss schemes and goofy fad diets while doing so many things to promote obesity (and by extension‚ diabetes‚ heart disease‚ hypertension and other chronic conditions).” (para 2). There
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APGAR SCORES Professor Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) • American paediatric anaesthesiologist • Founder of neonatology field • Also founder of Apgar score (1952) ← “designed first standardized method for evaluating newborns transition to life outside the womb” ← Further related Apgar score to labour‚ delivery and anaesthetics ← Apgar score at 5 min can predict neonatal survival and neurological development • In 1949: she was the 1st woman at Columbia
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the northern government. The poor Quakers were flying from persecution in England. They cast their eyes on these new countries as asylums of civil and religious freedom; but they found them free only for the reigning sect. Several acts of the Virginia assembly of 1659‚ 1662‚ and 1693‚ had made it penal in parents to refuse to have their children baptized; had prohibited the unlawful assembling of Quakers; had made it penal for any master of a vessel to bring a Quaker into the state; had ordered
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two decades‚ cigarette sales declined. Continuing into the 1960’s‚ Congress passed the Federal Cigarette labeling and Advertising Act which‚ “[required] the surgeon general’s warning on all cigarette packages”. This meant that the cigarette smoking community was from then on‚ exposed to the ill effects whenever they looked at the carton. Interestingly though‚ while there was a passionate movement away from cigarettes in the 1960’s‚ there was an increase in the percent of overall female smokers
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I. Presentation of the Company Short History Arctic S.A. is the largest Romanian household appliances producer and one of the largest refrigerators producer in Europe. It is the leader on the local home appliance market‚ with a market share of over 35%. At the same time‚ Arctic is also the largest manufacturer of household appliances with his Factory at Gaesti which has the capacity to produce anually over 25 million refrigerators. Arctic was founded in 1968 in Găeşti by the former Communist Regime
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The definition of nursing excellence can be defined in many ways. What is common amongst all of the definitions of nursing excellence is that providing the patient with high quality compassionate care seems to be the common thread. Florence Nightingale (considered by many to be the first nursing theorist) initiated the elevation of the nursing profession by educating those in charge of caring for patients and teaching them to use the environment to assist in patient recovery. From that point on
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registered nurse Introduction National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework
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analysis critiqueRunning Head: CONCEPT ANALYSIS CRITIQUE Concept Analysis Critique of Christensen’s Homophobia in Nursing Using Walker and Avant’s Framework NUR 701-90 Nursing Theory The Sage Colleges Lori Ciafardoni-Hawkes RN‚ MSN/MEd November 17‚ 2010 Concept Analysis Critique of Christensen’s Homophobia in Nursing Using Walker and Avant’s Framework Introduction Concept analysis is discussed by Walker and Avant (2005) as a way to describe phenomena in nursing practice‚ as it “allows
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Abstract Leadership in nursing is an important role that facilitates the delivery of successful nursing care and patient satisfaction in the medical field. In every work atmosphere‚ there are always leaders and followers. Both contribute to building a safe and effective workplace. The leaders motivate staff members and inspire them to work up to a particular goal‚ while the followers are guided by the nursing leaders. There are a few different leadership styles‚ some good and some bad‚ which
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Nursing Essay: Sample Reflecting on one’s Communication Skills Introduction Nursing students can enhance their learning through reflection that is‚ reflecting on a situation that involves nursing care (Parker 2006‚ p.115). In line with this thought‚ I shall reflect on an experience and discuss the communication skills I used or should have used during the patient encounter. I will use the three what model based on the work of Borton (1970) and Boud (1985) to help structure my reflection. Before
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