English 100 M W 9:30-11:00 Mental Illness Essay November 19‚ 2012 November 26‚ 2012 Sane or Insane: Who’s to know? Everyone once in their life has either thought as themselves or another as crazy. In today’s day and age people find it fun to be called crazy‚ that was not the case in the past. People in our past who were demined “Insane” were sent away‚ hidden from society’s eyes and subjected to cruelty and unnecessary torture. America’s health system has changed dramatically for
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Pyschiatric Nursing Case History with Diagnosis‚ HPI‚ ad Diagnostics 1. Identifying Statement 59 year old‚ married white female who was brought to the Emergency Department by the police by herself because of public intoxication with suicidal ideations. Chief complaint was “I was depressed and wanted to kill myself”. 2.Admitting diagnosis (DSM IV-TR classification): Axis I : Bipolar Disorder Axis II : None noted Axis III : Kidney disease‚ Liver cirrhosis Axis
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Terminal Illness ALS can be considered as a terminal disease if the patient is expected to develop a fatal outcome within a period of 6 months. During the initial stages of ALS‚ the lesion tends to be localized‚ but this would not help to determine the duration for which the patient would survive. During the end-stages of the disease the muscle denervation becomes extensive and spreads to various parts of the body. One of the important factors in determining the outcome and also the terminal nature
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Health History Biographical Data Name: JT Birthplace: Couderport‚ PA USA Address: 34 Coneville Road Coudersport PA 16915 Gender: Female Phone Number: 814-698-2425 Marital status: Not married Age: 18 Race: White Birthdate: 8/29/1995 ethnic origin: German Primary Language: English occupation: Full time Student Social Security Number: xxx-xx-9301 Source: Patient herself‚ seems reliable Reason for seeking care: Yearly checkup
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The article “Air Pollution Still Harming Europeans health” discussed the impact of urban outdoor air quality the human population. The article addressed the substantial number of low birth weight babies due to the effects of air pollution. Low birth weight is a complex problem because it is not only the cause of adverse health effects but also complex living condition. Children born with low birth weight tend to have decrease lung function and higher incidence of asthma. As the article suggests pollution
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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Despite the fact that some patients might suffer from Ventilator pneumonia‚ clothes might not. Therefore‚ when critically ill patients get ill‚ they are most likely to develop Ventilator pneumonia. For this reason‚ this illness increases mobility and mortality rates as well. In addition the coast of health cares. Hence‚ the following essay reviews literature with respect to the diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention
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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is one of the many nosocomial bacterial infections that patients in Intensive Care Units might acquire during their stay. VAP is the number one hospital acquired infection contracted in ICU’s. It occurs within 48 hours from prolonged oxygen therapy by endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. Intubation compromises the oropharynx and trachea by obstructing the normal airway. This allows easier access for microorganisms in gastric and oral secretions to enter the lungs and
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Chronic illness is a term applied to a broad range of diseases that is long lasting in its effects and that vary greatly both in their essential characteristics and the ways in which they affect a family system and its adaptive functioning. Every family is a balanced system and after learning of a member’s chronic illness‚ a family will experience some loss of equilibrium. The illness can cause emotional distress throughout‚ impair the ability to properly support the member and particularly if each
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Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing Kimberly Schrodt NUR/405 November 11‚ 2013 Karen Harriman American Revolution Key health issues during the American Revolution‚ there were high rates of smallpox‚ yellow fever‚ cholera‚ typhoid‚ typhus‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria and infant mortality. Community and public health’s major goal was Improving sanitation among all areas in all communities. The AMA developed a committee to take surveys on sanitation and taking vital statistics.
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I have always been interested in psychology and the study of human behaviour‚ particularly as it relates to mental illness. I did psychology both for A’ Level and for my degree‚ and I particularly enjoyed the aspects of the courses relating to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. When I left university in 2007 with an upper second class degree‚ I did consider pursuing a career in clinical psychology but decided at that stage to pursue full-time employment instead of engaging in further
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