Essays on Health Page 78

Phlebotomists are individuals educated to obtain blood samples on live patients. Employment in this occupation is on the rise as phlebotomists are sought after for drawing blood for testing. Vital signs are also an important function of the phlebotomist. As healthcare professionals, they work in medical facilities such as hospitals, physicians’ offices, research institutions, home…

Why would somebody need to have or maintain cardiovascular fitness? What is it that concerns people so much about their heart and lung fitness? Sportsmen would always want to perform well, some ladies would always want to maintain good body sizes, obese people strive to reduce weight and many people strive to avoid heart diseases….

Amnesia Introduction Amnesia is a collective term used to describe a condition characterized by loss of memory. The part of the brain that controls memory storage and retrieval is compromised by brain damage. This damage to the brain may affect the short-term or the long term memory. Brain damage may be caused by various events….

Initially, a notable proportion of adolescents are uninformed that smoking will ultimately result in a gradual and excruciating death. Moreover, even if they possess awareness concerning the hazards implicated, some neglect their personal welfare. Despite the reality that smoking is accountable for causing cancer, numerous individuals persist in partaking in this detrimental habit. Additionally, smoking…

Dog Days: “We love him; he’s ruining our lives” states loyal caregiver, Louise Aronson, about her family dog, Byron (Aronson, 17). This author faces one of life’s most difficult choices: life or death? While being a controversial topic, Louise does a good job supporting her positive views of euthanasia. She argues that euthanasia is the…

Nurses have the greatest power to improve the outcomes and to assure that patients get the right treatment, medications and efficiency care. In clinical, nurses need to understand the professional responsibilities which provides safe practice for patients and other people. Thus, interventions must be therapeutic and avoid any harms to patients. Nurses practice and act…

Leptospirosis is caused by infection of the bacteira genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. A patient is suspected to acquire leptospirosis when experiencing symptoms for about 1-2 weeks after exposure to the urine of the carrier animals. In this case, Ms. Angeline Dara Damaderio has experienced it….

The present nursing shortage is a serious issue which poses a real threat to the future of the Canadian healthcare system especially on patients.  Because of this patient safety is threatened and health care quality is deteriorating.  This is because nurses are greatly responsible for the majority of patient care, as they perform the vital…

Injection of Live Cancer Cells into elderly patients at the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital in Brooklyn, without the consent of those patients 1993 – U.S Federal agencies had sponsored radiation experiments since the 1940s on hundreds of people (prisoners/elderly hospital patients) EXAMPLES OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH 1. Research question: How empathic are nurses in…

In the article, Coffman, Seago, and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in California. They found that mandatory ratios could create opportunity costs that were not easily measured and that might outweigh their benefits. They also…