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One must identify current legislation, guidelines, policies, and protocols that are applicable to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts of 1968 and its subsequent amendments establish the legal framework for medication management. While care staff do not require extensive knowledge of these laws, it is important for them to grasp the legal distinctions between…

Dealing with ethical dilemmas can be challenging, particularly when collaborating with clients who possess varying values and perspectives. Resolving ethical concerns is rarely a simple task, and counselors frequently rely on the expertise of seasoned practitioners, although this does not ensure an ideal result. The field of counseling adheres to a set of regulations tailored…

            Medical ethics deal with the study of judgments and moral values as they apply in the area of medicine.  As a discipline in the secondary level, medical ethics include the application of practical clinic settings, work on its theology, history, philosophy, and sociology.  According to Charlesworth (2001) the principles of medical ethics are shared…

ABSTRACT Dysphagia, or problems with swallowing, is common after acute stroke, and there is a risk of aspiration pneumonia and other complications. The early detection of dysphagia in such patients reduces such complications, hospital stay, and overall healthcare expenditures.  The objective of this study was to detect and manage dysphagia in the first few days…

Nurses can employ Orem’s Self-care Model to tackle barriers that hinder patients from attaining optimum health. By successfully applying this theory, nurses can ascertain their suitable level of impact on patient care. Correctly utilizing this model enables nurses to discern and control the patient’s progress, rendering it an essential component of nursing care. The main…

My supervisor introduced me to my colleagues and helped me through the intern induction process. Then I visited all the buildings within the hospital and got familiar with my working environment. Even if the administration building and outpatient building were separate, there was an aisle connecting the two buildings together for convenience I needed to…

All across the globe there are memorials dedicated to the dead. No two places celebrate the same; there are different names and different venues; there are different times of celebrations; there are different lengths of celebration. I chose to look more closely at three different memorials to the dead. The first is the Hungry Ghost…

Since Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was signed in 2017, it has become the state’s newest agency overseeing various services which were previously offered through the state Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. The agency has different services offered ranging from: Children Services Center-Investigation and…

Imagine being stranded on a devastated Earth after it was destroyed by an asteroid. Your original plan was to determine if life could be revived, but unfortunately, your spaceship is now in ruins. The only people remaining are Joshua, who is ambitious, Billy, an athlete, Simon, the brain, and a few other scientists. Your mission…

Non-verbal communication has many facets, but typically Physical Appearance can usually make or break certain situations. In the following we will discuss in some detail what non-verbal communication is and how physical appearance plays a part. Why does appearance matter? Does it affect our views of other cultures? Will it make it easier to accept…