Essays on Health Page 31

According to the textbook Health for Life, 60% of human deaths are due to cardiovascular disease which is caused by a few risk factors. The following factors include: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and family history (CDC.com). The first risk factor I selected was not getting enough…

Did you know that healthcare in america can cost you up to 10,000 dollars? This is why I think healthcare should be free. Did you know in 2013 the average person spent 8,713 dollars on healthcare and 16 percent of u.s people had healthcare. Also if you need a liver transplant you better have 500,000…

According to the School Health Policies and Practices in 2014, a majority of high schools (93%) and middle schools (83%) in the US had starting times before 8:30 a.m. (“School Starts Early”). However, this schedule poses difficulties for teenagers who require later bedtimes. Studies show that students have their best sleep between 11 p.m. and…

I have just learned about Everyman’s departure from this world and I would like to offer some instructions on how to correctly handle his corpse during your time of grieving. I understand that beauty couldn’t follow him into heaven, but we can keep it with him on earth for as long as possible through a…

Introduction Practical nursing is my program of study at ECPI University; majoring in diabetology. Thereafter I would like to become a certified diabetic educator. In this paper I will Define practical nursing, as well as define diabetes. I would also like to become a Registered Nurse. Practical Nurse with a concentration in Diabetology Practical nursing…

“Giving up smoking is the simplest thing in existence. I know because I have done it on numerous occasions,” Mark Twain famously stated. This quote resonates with David Sedaris as he authorizes an article entitled “Letting Go,” expressing his aversion to cigarettes during his youth and his subsequent addiction to them in later life. Sedaris,…

The title of this article is Stress, Fatigue, and Burnout in Nursing. It was written by Suzanne M. Waddill and was published March 2019. The author defines stress as a condition arising from the relationship which exists between a person and the environment he or she lives in. This relationship exceeds the nurse’s resources typically…

The USA is currently in the middle of an opioid crisis. What is the opioid crisis? It’s the situation that we’re in where the frequency of opioids being abused and overdosed (causing many different problems) has rapidly increased. This essay will focus on how the opioid crisis began, the mental effects of opioids, the physical…

The diagnosis and treatment of any type cancer can create stressful tension in many relationships throughout its time period. In this study, the researchers measured the stress a family endures with a child with cancer or a central nervous system tumor and how it affects the family as a whole. The three main questions that…

Grit is often viewed as a positive trait, indicating an individual’s ability to persevere and achieve their goals despite obstacles and setbacks. However, like any trait, it can have a dark side. When perseverance turns into stubbornness and the pursuit of goals becomes harmful, it can have serious consequences for an individual’s well-being. In this…