Haitian Culture: Impact on Nursing Care The Republic of Haiti is in the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. It is densely populated and has the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere (Kemp‚ 2001). The population of more than seven million is made up of mostly descendents of African slaves brought to the West Indies by French colonists. The horrible conditions in Haiti‚ such as crushing poverty‚ unemployment and illiteracy‚ and high rates of acute and chronic
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There is also the transportation of water across a membrane‚ which has its own term of osmosis. Too much of something can be taken in‚ or too little enters. This especially happens to plants‚ who require water (and sun) to live. Not enough water‚ as herbalists or any plant lover will know‚ will cause the plant to wilt. However‚ why consider cell membrane transportation? Because it happens daily‚ whether it is a plant or our own bodies‚ this transfer of materials happens
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Gray‚ D.‚ & Rutledge‚ C. (2013). Herbal supplements in primary care: Patient perceptions‚ motivations‚ and effects on use. Holistic Nursing Practice‚ 27(1)‚ 6-12. doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e318276fb32 Libster‚ M. (2009). A history of Shaker nurse-herbalists‚ health reform‚ and the American botanical medical movement (1830-1860). Journal of Holistic Nursing‚ 27(4)‚ 222-231. doi:10.1177/0898010109342890
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Living in California‚ we become exposed to the Mexican culture through friends‚ neighbors and business associates. Wether its Mexican food‚ festivals‚ dances‚ music‚ clothes‚ language etc. When it comes to Mexico as a country‚ besides its beautiful resorts‚ Mexico displays rich history‚ excellent cuisine‚ Spanish colonial attraction‚ indigenous wisdom‚ and hospitality. Mexico has hosted civilizations like Olmecs‚ Teotihuacans‚ Zapotecs‚ Toltecs‚ Mayas‚ and Aztecs. Olmecs being the oldest of the pre-colonial
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Running Header: Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations 1 Health Promotions among Diverse Populations Sheila S Erickson RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-OL191 June 20‚ 2015 Health Promotions Among Diverse Populations 2 Marginalization of the Native American population is a result of colonialism; they were considered to be ignorant and hostiles by the “White” settlers‚ forced to live on reservations‚ lost their culture and values through assimilation and stripped of their rights in society
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Science POTATO BATTERY: THE ADVENT OF TECHNOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS RESEARCH……………………………………………………………………...I PURPOSE……………………………………………………………….….……II DISCUSSION………………………………………………………………...…IV MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES……………………………………….......V RESULTS…………………………………………………………………....….VI CONCLUSION……………………………………………………….….….…VII BIBLIOGRPAHY……………………………………………………….….……VIII RESEARCH The potato is a starchy‚ tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae
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resulting to what we call illness‚ which is also called as disease. 3. Who is the healer? Practically‚ the healer is the person that heals or the one that has become instrumental to one’s recovery from disease. A healer could be a doctor‚ an herbalist‚ a counselor‚ or simply a man or a woman that has comforting words. 4. Are we all healers? It is a common belief that we all can be healers. But this has not always been the case. The Judeo – Christian scriptures stated: Are all
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environment and spirits (Mbiere). The goal of this process is to restore tranquility and peace within one’s body as well as with the spiritual world. Medicine also plays a large part‚ solutions are mostly drawn from herbs and administered to patients by herbalists. Sleep and rest are viewed as very crucial allowing‚ allowing the mind to experience coherence and sanity. Music was also encouraged for this same reason
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IMPACTS OF DEFORESTATION ON MALARIA IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA: THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL‚ SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS Abstract Forest resources in Nigeria are undergoing severe exploitation pressure due to demographic growth and socio-economic development. Through the process of forest clearing‚ deforestation alters the ecology of local malaria vectors. The overall goal of this study was to seek to clarify the mechanisms linking deforestation‚ economic development and malaria epidemiology and
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OLODUMARE: GOD IN YORUBA BELIEF AND THE THEISTIC PROBLEM OF EVIL.© John A. I. Bewaji ________________________________________ INTRODUCTION In the pioneering works in African religious scholarship by indigenous and Western writers‚ Idowu‚ Mbiti‚ Parinder‚ Ray‚ Tempels‚ and others‚ have shown that Africans are not so intellectually impoverished as to be lacking in a sophisticated conception of the Supreme Being. Such a Being is recognized and given a premier position or status in their religions
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