In the 1800’s, nurses were those who had a desire to help those who fought in battles. They did not have the education that we have now, yet nurses redesigned how people viewed the profession. The educational system has vastly changed to give providers a much better understanding of how things like the plague have occurred. Moreover, evidence based practice in nursing has introduced the idea of good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of disease. Thus, lowering the rates of death from infection.

There were two nurses who allowed the nursing profession to shine. They were, Florence Nightingale and…

Etiology

Acute liver failure can happen for a variety of reasons and through a variety of mechanisms. Liver disease may be mild, moderate, or extreme, acute or chronic, localized or widespread, reversible or irreversible, and reversible or irreversible. Patients will also recover with no long-term medical complications. On the other hand, patients’ symptoms are severe enough that they need to see a medical professional. The liver’s function in bile formation is harmed (cholestasis). Acute liver damage resulting from causes like a virus, may result in liver cell death and multiorgan failure. …

Having an allergy to peanuts is characterized by serious anaphylactic reactions, which usually has a lifelong persistence. In the United States of America, tree nuts and peanuts are among some of the most common food allergens that produce an anaphylactic reaction in humans. This fact is concerning, because seemingly harmless substances like dust, gluten, milk and shellfish should not be of concern to people. If one were to also look at the difference between rates in the United States versus the rest of the world, they will notice a drastic difference in the prevalence of allergies between the two. This…

On Monday, July 27th I attended the two o’clock meeting for the Friends in Recovery over zoom. The style of this meeting was democratic. It was well structured, yet very laid back. There were two co- hosts who structured the meeting so that they fit in the reading of the twelve traditions and twelve steps, prayer, new member introductions, an individual’s journey to sobriety, comments and questions for the speaker, and then some last words to wrap everything up. The origin of this group is in South Africa and welcomes those from all over the world. They meet every single…

Introduction: background information on health issue: effects on population and relevant statics

Obesity is an expanding problem that threatens one’s health, mobility and independence. The rate of obesity has doubled around the globe since 1980. There are several genetic, hormonal, psychological, and environmental factors in which cause obesity to occur. In the United States, roughly 40% of people suffer from obesity and it is now considered a “pandemic”. There are also disparities among all racial and ethnic groups. In Korea and Japan, the extensiveness of obesity is about 10%, but over the last decade the rates of obesity have increased…

History

The history of child protective orders has evolved throughout the decades and child protective services has transformed to what they are in today’s society. Prior to 1875, there were very few interventions in place to protect children from abuse or witnessing abuse. The emergence was after the case of Mary Ellen Wilson who was beaten and neglected as a child. The abuse she endured was brought to the attention of Etta Wheeler, a religious missionary, who contacted local authorities that declined investigation into the claims. As there were no programs in place for abused children, she turned to the…

1.) Restrict Calories
Naturally, our first instinct is to limit the amount of calories we consume through out the day. For a week or so, you will begin to see results and think that this is the plan for you. Then suddenly our body adapts and goes into a plateau. Thus, weight loss is stalled and fat storage is in progress. Your body is amazing in respect to how quickly it is able to adapt. When you are not supplying yourself with enough calories, you begin to store fat for protection and insulation. We require certain macro/ micronutrients to…

Introduction

“One new approach for treating mood and anxiety disorders is hatha yoga, a form of yoga that uses physical postures in combination with breathing and/or meditation practices,”(Vollbehr et al. 2018). The leading cause of long-term disabilities within the older adult demographic is osteoarthritis which affects approximately 33.6% of people above the age of 65 years (Park et al. 2017). In the past twenty years, metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a pandemic, which is rapidly increasing (Lau et al., 2015). Metabolic syndrome has become a growing problem across the globe. The research on how yoga can benefit one’s health is…