Improving hand motor functions in patients with chronic stroke: Modulation of somatosensory input into non-affected hemisphere Dissertation der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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Associate Level Material Chronic Disease Risk Assessment The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics‚ resources‚ and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment‚ write
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Living with chronic illness Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is difficult‚ and almost certainly means some major changes in your life. You can adjust to living with a chronic illness by getting good info‚ and talking to people - doctors‚ counsellors‚ or other people living with the illness. This could be for you if... you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with a chronic illness you’re struggling to adjust to living with a chronic illness ou want tactics to help you live with
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and it unfortunately‚ resulted in costing the patient’s life (Nurse Fatigue‚ 2015). This error resulted in the hospital’s risk management team implementing a policy that limits the number of hours that a nurse can work‚ as well as safety methods for administering medications. Also‚ they moved forward in providing the nursing staff with sleeping quarters where nurses were able to take a nap if they felt it necessary. Nurse Fatigue and Medication Errors An 8-month old baby was being treated in a children
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XYY Syndrome‚ Jacob Syndrome XYY Syndrome‚ better known as the Jacob Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes‚ two of which are Y chromosomes. It is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births (1). In very rare instances‚ the syndrome
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Literature review sub title 6 According to Gomez-Garcia et al. (2016)‚ nurses direct relation to burnout and fatigue was yet to be researched. They concluded a study that emphasis the direct relationship between shift work nurses and patent quality of care. They were focused on the job satisfaction‚ sleep quality‚ and burnout. The study was cross-sectional and observational. Seven hospitals participated with a total of six hundred and thirty-five nurses. The study only observed shift work nurses
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Consequences Compassion fatigue consequences negatively affect nurses through staff turnover due to decreased job satisfaction. Additionally‚ compassion fatigue causes nurses to feel anger‚ anxiety self-doubt‚ depression‚ medical errors‚ exhaustion physically‚ and emotionally. Furthermore‚ negative work environments‚ brings overworked nurses‚ that then turns into decreased patient satisfaction scores‚ and ultimately causes limited reimbursement financial dependence. Lack of leadership or management
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Monitor Alarm Fatigue Courtney Conner University of South Alabama Strategies to Reduce Monitor Alarm Fatigue Monitor alarms are designed to alert caregivers to changes in a patient’s condition and can save lives‚ but majority of the alarms do not require clinical intervention. However‚ as the number of alarms encountered by clinicians on a daily basis rises‚ it has become difficult for caregivers to distinguish between clinically significant alarms and nuisance alarms. As a result‚ alarm fatigue has become
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Sara Manfre Grand Canyon University: Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V January 20‚ 2015 Combating Compassion Fatigue The nursing profession is a complex field that can challenge you mentally‚ physically‚ emotionally‚ and spiritually. People who go into the field of nursing have daily interacts with patients’ and families in need of medical help and guidance. Nurses face numerous challenges on a daily basis and must be able to handle not only their patients’
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