the impact a nurse can have on a person’s life like they did mine‚ from then on I began to research nursing as a career. For the past 11 months‚ I have had the privilege of working as a Health Care Support Worker in a clinical setting on an outpatient Gynecology clinic. During this time‚ I feel I have grown as a person both academically and in confidence. I have had the opportunity to carry out extended roles such as the responsibility of being an Infection Prevention Control link nurse. I have completed
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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HIV/Aids Epidemic HIV/AIDs is a huge epidemic still plaguing society today. The lack of knowledge and technical advances has caused an increasing number of cases. It has made its way around the world since the 1940s‚ causing countries to join together in the fight against AIDs. With all the campaigning that has been done the numbers of cases continue to rise. Countries have separated the disease into three patterns to make it easier to distinguish the effects that AIDs has on different regions
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AIDS in Uganda “Officials estimate that a million Ugandans are living with HIV‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Of these‚ an estimated 200‚000 are in the advanced stages of the virus and need antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). About half of these are receiving treatment.” (Kavuma). For decades the governments of some African countries have been unable to provide the proper healthcare for their people. Among these countries‚ Uganda is home to one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS. The government has put effort
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How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role of the Perianesthesia nurse manager is to oversee the personnel within the Perianesthesia department‚ work collaboratively with physicians and/and or other allied health practitioners as well as administration to ensure that departmental goals as well as institutional goals are attained. The manager needs to have a good working knowledge of the care standards for the department and ensure that these standards are being met. Do you
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WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ADDICTION COUNSELOR IN COMMUMITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS? An Addiction counselor has a very important responsibility to carry out prevention techniques in the society. Because she has enough knowledge and skills that are seriously needed by society that has to deal with an ever rising cases of substance dependence‚ she is called upon to implement strategies that will prevent further spread of the young people getting into addiction. Addiction treatment being an expensive and
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Ten Health and Safety Courses Available to the General Public 1. CPR/First Aid/AED Training by American Red Cross Description: Course on providing immediate care in medical‚ breathing‚ or cardiac emergencies until advanced personnel arrive. Focus on common emergencies such as burns‚ cuts‚ and head/neck/back injuries‚ as well as and breathing emergencies and adults (pediatric also available) and how to respond in each unique situation. Course length is 2-5 hours and certification is valid for two
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from others. Also‚ they are shameful to seek help from others. However‚ receiving help is perfectly natural to survive or coexist. So it is not to be ashamed. In the Chosun Dynasty‚ this is the era before republic of Korea; they have culture “mutual aid”. So we have regarded mutual help as a virtue. For example‚ if someone has to reclaim farm‚ other family help them. And then‚ aided family give a gift like or labor for other family. They do not require any reward‚ but aided family is willing to give
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23 May 2014 HIV AIDS Essay “People who are HIV positive should not have children”. I am in agreement with this statement and while some may view this as a violation of human rights‚ I think a strong argument can be made in favour of this statement. HIV is described as a pandemic. The Dictionary of Epidemiology defines a pandemic as “an epidemic occurring on a scale which crosses international boundaries
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HIV/AIDS is an environmental issue! (By Venansio Ahabwe) HIV/AIDS may be described an epidemic that has enhanced a conflict between man and his environment. It is‚ indeed‚ a result of man’s manifold interactions with the environment. There are environmental perspectives pervading the disease: theories about its origins‚ modes of transmission and infection among humans‚ levels of infection‚ prevention of its spread and treatment for the sufferers‚ conditions in which HIV/AIDS victims live‚ circumstances
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