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In August of 2018, I was very excited to begin a new job. However, as weeks went by I started having panic attacks before work. The environment at my new job was not how I had envisioned it. It was not welcoming or pleasant and realized it was not the right fit. Everything began to…

Introduction Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders in the United States. Millions of people suffer from anxiety every year. Unfortunately, only about 36% of those suffering receive treatment (Facts & Statistics, n.d.). Treatments for anxiety are typically forms of therapy and medication. For many years, alprazolam has been the drug of choice prescribed…

Anxiety Disorders is a major problem that is characterized by an uncontrollable feeling of dread and fear that often interfere with daily activates. Anxiety increase the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine which stimulates the sympathetic response which then leads to an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate (Mirbastegan et al., 2016). There…

The career that interests me is physical therapy. There are many different aspects to physical therapy. It is, defined as the treatment of physical dysfunction or injury by the use of therapeutic exercise and the application of modalities, intended to restore or facilitate normal function or development While doing research for my paper I talked…

Lateral violence, also known as workplace bullying or horizontal violence has been a prevalent issue in the profession of nursing. Chu & Evans address the problem in their article “Lateral Violence in Nursing”. Lateral violence is a disruptive behavior between employees in the health care system. In nursing, this behavior can be presented as verbal…

The article I read was about how more American teenagers are suffering from anxiety now compared to in the past. The article stated that over the past decade, anxiety has overtaken depression as the most common reason why college students seek counseling services. The American College Health Association found a significant increase from 50 percent…

Integrity can be defined as, “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles”. This vital quality is necessary in all aspects of healthcare. Integrity is essential in promoting trust between the healthcare provider and the public. Healthcare providers are faced with difficult decisions every day and typically held in high regard by the…

Sometimes in life it just takes the influence of one person to help you see life in a way you didn’t see possible before. For me that person is a Nurse Practitioner working the local hospital when my grandfather passed away. It was as if she knew exactly what to say and when to say…

My initial interest in caring for people derived from a voluntary event to a memory care facility during my high school years in which I had the responsibility of keeping the elderly company. I did not know what to expect going into the event. It was hard to imagine the difference I could make in…

Childhood obesity can be very harmful for our nation’s children and not only cause health problems but psychological issues as well. We made assumptions when they were young where the fat would melt away and a healthy adult would emerge. Unfortunately for some adolescence this was not the case. One section that I related to…