Essays on Health Page 239

Job Description Being a registered nurse comes with a great amount of responsibility and dedication to provide patients with all types of care. Nurses must be familiar with their patient’s needs. Administering medications, assisting with the transfer of patients, scheduling appropriate treatments, monitoring patients (includes taking vitals), and keeping patients and family members well informed…

Abstract Background: Obesity is one of the key factors affecting the health and fitness of people across all ages. Obesity causes a number of health issues. The definition of obesity is determined as shown in the WHO as “Abnormal or unhealthy accumulation of fat which presenting a health risk”. The trend towards obesity in UAE…

There are a lot of characteristics that are involved in the profession of nursing. There is not one nurse who is the same. It takes a lot of different people to make up the profession of nursing, however, there are some characteristics that almost every nurse has. The three characteristics that are found in the…

In order for a country to see positive growth and development, the health of its people must be of utmost importance. Elwell-Sutton, Finch and Bibby (2019) highlighted that good health creates a thriving economy, communities, and long term improvements in life expectancy and morality. Health however is influenced by many factors varied by one’s location,…

Heart Disease is currently the leading cause of death between men and women. Every year, about 610,000 people die of heart disease, that means 1 in 4 every deaths. As a matter of fact, by 2030, 23.6 million will die from this. Coronary heart disease, most commonly known as Heart Disease, is when your heart…

Obesity is a diet-related chronic disease resulting from improper nutrition and an excess amount of body fat. It’s caused by genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control. Doctors claim when the BMI (body mass index) is over thirty pounds, a person (adult or child) is considered obese. Obesity can increase the risk of…

Mosquito was a very popular horror film back in 1994 which was focused on a bite from a mosquito causing it to mutate into this enormous monster killing almost everyone in sight. Luckily, a Zika virus is way less intense than this film contradicted. The Zika virus is a flavivirus that is transmitted during sexual…

Success in the Master’s Nursing Program clearly requires strict organization and adherence to requirements which is certainly a commitment I am willing to make. Already it is clear that assistance through networking with professionals in the field is going to be necessary for success but this is already an area I have a significant amount…

In 16th century, a (1) famous physician and astrologer, Nostradamus predicted that “‘…great calamity, Through the Lands of the West…plague and captivity’” forecasting a cataclysm due to a disease. Moreover, in a 2015 TED conference, Bill gates (2) asserted that, “If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s most likely…

Working with person centred values ensures the patient or individual is made the facial point of the care provision, ensuring that they receive a service that is tailored to them rather that them try and fit into an existing service. Some historical examples of care that was not person centred, include having individuals told when…