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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…

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…

“In 1953, a polio epidemic struck my suburb of DeWitt, NY In our first-grade classroom of twenty-four children, 8 children contracted the disease. My twin brother, Frankie, died.” These are the words of a polio survivor who lost her brother Frankie because of Polio at a young age in the 50s, Medical research involving animals…

A large crowd of spectators was gathering around the frail, almost lifeless body of a man who had just collapsed and was lying on a gravel driveway. I yelled for someone to call for help as I noticed that the man was barely breathing. The gravity of the situation then hit me. I began to…

In today’s society, there are millions of images of what beauty is supposed to look like. Billboards and advertisements tell us how we should dress, what is in style and in trend; how ‘perfect’ people look. Body image has become one of today’s hot topics of discussion. Whether your are beautiful or “ugly”, thin or…

Abstract             There are many theories that have been advanced by psychologists as attempts have been made to explain the human mind, ways of thinking and factors that shape personality – among other issues. Freud has been shown to have started may trends in the discipline of psychology. Not to be discounted are the various…

Child mortality is an unfortunate event that happens to all countries and it heavily affects the life expectancy of a country. Child mortality and life expectancy are two measures that are closely related. When there is a large number of children dying, those who live to old age will be canceled out when calculating the…