Nurses must be able to assess and conclude whether a senior may have risk factors that could affect their health. There are many tools available to us to determine if various conditions will put our senior at risk and if so‚ we are able to teach and guide them toward proper solutions to help alleviate or eliminate deterioration of their health. The purpose of this paper is interview and assess a friend of the family. I will give a brief social history of the senior‚ conduct a nutritional screening
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Pain that is experienced by any individual for a period of six months or more‚ disabling‚ thereby interfering with physical function is known as chronic pain. According to research‚ nurses are better able to relate with a chronic pain sufferer if they themselves suffer from chronic pain or has in time past being a victim to this “evil”. Patients with chronic pain feel under pressure to prove that the pain they experience is real when they interact with health professionals. They feel a responsibility
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Dawn. "The Physiological Effects of Smoking on the Respiratory System."Nursing Times. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. "Secondhand Smoke." Secondhand Smoke. National Cancer Institute‚ n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. "SIDS." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 02 Mar. 2014. "Tobacco." Surgeon General. Health and Human Services‚ n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. "Researchers to Use Novel Metabolomics Technology to Discover Which Cigarette Smokers Are
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Paper Presentation on [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10351] AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE EXCISE TAX ON ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 141‚ 142‚ 143‚ 144‚ 145‚ 8‚ 131 AND 288 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997‚ AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9334‚ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Commonly known as SIN TAX REFORM ACT OF 2012 “Stick to One” OVERVIEW Sin Tax is a tax levied on products or activities‚ which are considered sinful or harmful and considered
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to be a consistent pre-cursor to many metabolic diseases‚ such as obesity‚ fatty liver disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ insulin resistance‚ type II diabetes‚ degenerative disorders such as dementia‚ airway disease and some cancers.1 The relationship between diet‚ and more specifically refined carbohydrates‚ and chronic inflammation has been of high interest in the media in recent years. This interest could have a lot to do with the alarming rate that these metabolic
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revealed that people died not only of suffocation but also because the toxins had caused swelling in the brain‚ leading to disorientation and finally death‚ due to collapse of the nervous system. Other conditions include degeneration of the liver‚ and kidneys and rotting of the intestines. The stillbirth rate was 300% and neonatal mortality (death as an infant) was about 200% right after the tragedy. Years later‚ the effects of the gas leak are still seen.In the year 2002 a report published by the Fact-Finding
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BODY No matter how you smoke it‚ tobacco is dangerous to your health and affects your entire body. Image Mood Stimulation Poor Vision Anxiety and Irritability Another Cold‚ Another Flu Lung Cancer Constricted Blood Vessels High Cholesterol Heart Disease Stained Teeth Smelly Hair Diabetes Complications Erectile Dysfunction Early Menopause Problems with Pregnancy Appetite Suppressant Coughing COPD Bronchitis Too Much Clotting Blood Cancer Yellow Fingers Wrinkly Skin Bad Teeth Infertility Cancer Connection
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health care cost is approaching an exorbitant $28 billion annually (Rasmusson & Renlund‚ 2006). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is presently the fourth leading cause of death world wide (Kara‚ 2005). As nurses it is imperative that we educate patients and their family members on risk reduction‚ identifying early signs and symptoms and latest treatment advances made towards controlling chronic conditions such as HF and COPD. Scenario Mr. Jones 68 y/o male arrives at the Emergency Department
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Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary Student: Hetal Patel Nurs 260 Semester – II Teacher: Mary McGrory March 17‚ 2009 Article evaluation The nursing journal “Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary” is an assessment of chronic pain in the Nursing home population. The author of this journal is Dr. Kathy K Hager and Dr. Dorothy Brockopp. Dr. Hager is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in Bellarmine University Lansing School of Nursing from Louisville – Kentucky and Dr
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HYPERTENSION‚also known as high blood pressure‚ is the most common chronic cardiovascular disease in which the blood vessels (arteries) have persistently raised pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood exerting against the walls of arteries as it is pumped by the heart through out the body. Therefore‚ hypertension occurs when the blood is pushes harder against the arterial wall. It is called the “SILENT KILLER" because it shows no signs and symptoms that is why it is important to check
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