The opioid epidemic. It is deadly and has risen over the past decade or so to become one of the leading causes of death in America. It is an issue that we as nurses are uniquely situated to make a defining impact on. As nurses‚ it is our duty to educate patients‚ families‚ and anybody else we can. It is a nurse’s responsibility to teach the people who we meet about all the ways they can recognize an improperly proscribed pain medication or potential opioid addiction‚ an overdose‚ and what to do if
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inactive lifestyle. Kids tend to ride the bus instead of walking to school or not participating in athletic activities. Today‚ children spend most of their time on technology. That could also be another cause to this global situation. It has become an epidemic of emotional and mental effects because of advertising. But who is held accountable? Obesity haunts the United States and threatens to seriously devalue our society in numerous ways. There are some that would argue to say that obesity is okay
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Environmental Factors the Main Reasons for Obesity Epidemic? In her essay” What’s to Blame for the Surge in Super-Size Americans?” Tori DeAngelis discusses the various factors that lead to obesity. DeAngelis reminds us that obesity is getting worse and worse by the day. According to the current government estimate‚ about 65 percent of Americans are obese or overweight. DeAngelis states three factors that contribute to obesity. These are environmental factors‚ stress and gene factors. The author gives mainly
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The Epidemic of Concussions in Professional Hockey Anthony Leotta DeVry University Why is there an epidemic of concussions in the Professional Hockey? (National Hockey League) What is being done within the sport to minimize head injuries? The current epidemic in professional hockey is evidence that hockey needs better prevention in addition to better treatment. Fallen Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Center Sidney Crosby has been at the center of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) concussion debate
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HIV/ADIS epidemic statically by educating a girl. Educated females will know how to treat and prevent HIV/ADIS. According to a study conducted in Uganda‚ each additional year of education for girls reduces their chances of contracting HIV by 6.7 percent and that the disease spreads twice as fast among uneducated girls. If I was raised in poverty my life would have been a little different. I may have never graduated high school. The mental effects of poverty could have effected
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of stress and also stress is the reason of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus‚ strength‚ stamina‚ and heightened alertness. Now a days mainly the workers having some stress in their work knowledge experience like in many ways. In my real life experience I face some of stress situations in my working conditions. In this reflective journal I like to share my stress experience in work and also here I explained the positive aspects of stress‚ causes of stress‚ problems
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Teenage Stress It is one o’clock in the morning and Alice is still up trying to finish her homework! She has two essays due that next day‚ plus homework from other classes. She has been getting so much homework in each of her classes that she’s getting stressed out. Not only does she have school work to stress about‚ but she is also getting stress from her family and friends. Because of all of this Alice has been getting no sleep and a lot of headaches. Her parents have been pressuring her to get
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‘STRESS AT WORK’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This term paper would not have been accomplished if not for the generous contributions of many people. I am very grateful to them for their infallible help and support. I wish to express my deepest gratitude and warmest appreciation to the following people‚ who‚ in some way have contributed and inspired me: Father Dominic Savio (Vice Principal of Commerce morning and Business Administration)‚ Prof. A Roy (Dean of the Department of Business Administration)
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STRESS AT WORK Introduction | Methods of Coping & Cure | Information | Related Links | Self Help [pic] Symptoms Causes Coping Skills Burnout Stress at work is a relatively new phenomenon of modern lifestyles. The nature of work has gone through drastic changes over the last century and it is still changing at whirlwind speed. They have touched almost all professions‚ starting from an artist to a surgeon‚ or a commercial pilot to a sales executive. With change comes stress
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AS IT SEEMS Have you ever thought that stress can be beneficial for you? In contrast to its dictionary meaning‚ stress is a necessity for our health. Researches that have been done so far have proved this thesis. Now it is the time to forget all about the stress. You’ll see that stress is a positive body reaction because of its physical‚ psychological and mental benefits. Stress has many useful effects on our body. Some people think that stress makes you exhausted and ages you faster than
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