Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is an umbrella term that refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow during exhalation‚ which makes it increasingly difficult to breath. Emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis are the two main conditions that make up COPD. In all cases that damage to the airways eventually interferes with the exchange of the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs (mayo). COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that
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Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD SCI207: Social Implications of Medical Issues August 1‚ 2011 Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD CASE 1 Mr. L.‚ a 55-year-old bartender in a large metropolitan area‚ has been a heavy smoker for 40 years. He was diagnosed as having COPD 7 years ago. Mr. L. lives in the city and takes the city bus to work‚ although he still has to walk about three blocks to the bar where he works. He has found it increasingly difficult to walk the three
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Poverty is harmful and hard to handle not only for one person‚ but also for their whole family. Children are affected by poverty‚ too‚ believe it or not. Children raised in poverty-filled families will experience several short-term effects as well as long-term effects. One short-term effect that poverty has on children is sicknesses. Poverty can impact a household in the quality of the water
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The Arab Israeli conflict. The Arab/Israeli conflict is a conflict between the Arabs and the Jews over a small piece of land known as the holy land which is an area in the Middle East of the Arab world. The Arabs call the land Palestine‚ the Jews call it Israel but both religions have strong religious links with the land. There is conflict between the two religions because they both believe that the land belongs to them. it all started back in 135 AD when the Jews were expelled
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The Effects of Long-Term Unemployment on the U.S. Economy Unemployment is an extremely serious and scary issue due to the effect it has on our current state of economy. As a student and a future graduate‚ I am extremely concerned with this subject. If the job-market situation does not change for better‚ unemployment can represent a serious issue for all students‚ recent graduates‚ and current unemployed workers. And can have a significant effect on socioeconomic conditions and therefore‚ economy
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As a student nursing performing clinicals in both short-term and long-term care facilities‚ I have noticed a few differences among the two. To begin with‚ long term care does not have “patients”‚ they have “residents”. In long-term care facilities they have residents who live there‚ where as acute care has “patients” because they only stay for a short period of time. In fact‚ discharge planning starts upon admission when entering in a hospital‚ especially for the elderly because the longer the elderly
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also brings deadly long-term side effects to the table by polluting the environment nearly hundreds of miles away from where the explosion occurs‚ making
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overthrew the country’s Liberty‚ ancient monarchy‚ equality and fraternity‚ and fought off a hostile Europe. There were lots of causes of the French Revolution. The French Revolution had long and short-term factors‚ which emerged from the social‚ political‚ and comic conflicts and conditions of the ancient regime. The long-standing injustice of the bourgeoisie‚ the breakdown and suffering of a government‚ aggregation of rising wishes with wealthy bourgeoisie and peasants‚ and creations of ideas among wide
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Summary of the Practice Issue Poorly managed COPD increases the patients’ risk of a faster progression of the disease and decreased activity tolerance to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as walking‚ preparing meals‚ performing self-care‚ and obtaining medications from the pharmacy when needed (American Lung Association‚ 2016). Further‚ lack or patient knowledge concerning avoidance of environmental risk factors‚ proper medication administration‚ and the importance of joining a smoking
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Ethical code of conduct for a Long-Term-Care Facility Professor Tamara D. Smith April 8‚ 2012 The code of conduct for a Long Term Care Facility is a guideline and procedure for personal conduct for those working in that kind of facility. To preserve the highest standard of care using integrity and ethical standards‚ code of ethics or code of conduct are the foundations that most long term care facility based their business principle. It is the responsibility of all parties including upper management
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