Essays on Withdrawal

Introduction

In essence, Mechanical Ventilation (MV) aids in supporting critically ill patients in maintaining adequate gas alveolar. Pediatrics patients admitted to the intensive care units in need of the therapy ranges between 30% and 64%. Despite the benefits derived from using this method, some complication emerges at the end of the process when it is employed in premature babies. Primarily, the therapy may lead to lung damage, dysfunction of the right ventricle, and pneumonia. Extubation occurs when a patient can maintain efficient gas exchange without being sustained by the ventilator or when requiring minimum support. Notably, ventilator disconnection comprises of ...

Teen drug addiction is a major problem present in the society, and delinquent youth often end up relapsing into their addiction after they have been undergoing treatment and have stayed in a correctional facility. It is true to the extent that many youths who have been admitted to juvenile correctional facilities have faced educational, financial and family issues which have made them delinquent and residing to drugs. Amongst those in the facility and under judicial orders were those, who were regular drug abusers and were found guilty on multiple occasions. Relapsing into a former condition will have various factors ...

The high percentage of death in intensive care unit is always attributed to the withdrawal of life support machine. In Australia, research shows that a significant proportion of deaths that occurred in the intensive care unit preceded a decision supporting the withdrawal of the life support and this is a case in many countries across the globe including Australia. Withdrawal of life support refers to the process of discontinuing critical care treatment for a patient who is terminally ill, and the decision can be made by the family, government or doctor (Way, Anthony, & Curtis, 2002). The family can make ...

One of the most dramatic ways in which the 19th century affected slavery was the abolishing of the slave trade from outside the United States in 1808 by an act of Congress. Despite this, slavery itself remained an institution until the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The last slave ship to arrive on American soil was the Clotilde, illegally smuggling African slaves into Mobile, Alabama in 1859. While the trading of slaves was abolished, the antebellum South still had more than its fair share of slaves to work the cotton fields and raise the South’s ...

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‘Institution’ Definition: Substance abuse disorder or substance use disorder (SUD) refers to repeated use of alcohol or drugs causing significant damage to health, and disability (SAMHSA, 2015) Epidemiology: A 2013 national survey among Americans 12 years and older revealed that 17.3 million were either dependent or abusing alcohol and 4.2 million Americans were found to be dependent or abusing marijuana. (NIH, 2015) Risk factors: There are many risk factors for SUDs. The risk of developing certain disorders can be traced from family history. The psychological dysregulation including cognitive, behavioral, and emotional domains are also considered risks. Environmental risks include ...

There’s a loud, ringing sound. It’s jarring, waking me from the otherwise cozy warmth that is my bed. I am forced to stick my hand, then my entire arm out from under the safety of my bedclothes in order to turn it off. To snooze or not to snooze? It will just go off in another seven minutes. I may as well get up now. The sooner I do, the sooner I get to see my best friend. Groggy, bleary eyes, rubbing sleep from my face and half stumbling I wander into the kitchen, hearing the relations ...

Introduction

Hiring professional and skilled employees is the key objective of the Human Resource Management (HRM) department. For the purposes of the realization of this strategic objective, the HR manager is obliged to pursue equality in provision of working opportunities for all employees regardless race, sex, nationality or any other supplementary factor giving ground for unequal attitude. In this particular situation, the managers of the company request the Human Resource Department to resolve issue pertaining to division of quotas between ground crew and other employees. With that, the attention of the managers is focused on the age of the employees ...

Introduction

The term “Brexit” has been highly popularized across the world today, but it has its root in the result of the referendum on June 23, 2016, for UK's exit from the EU. Brexit is simply a short-form for “British exit” (Mirror, 2016). EU members perceive Brexit as calamitous and in fact one of the most unfortunate events that have occurred throughout the lifetime of the Union. Britain became a member of the EU (formally known as the European Economic Community, ECC) on January 1, 1973, 12 years from the time it applied to join the community, and resultantly, it ...

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The possibility of more European Countries drifting away from the Euro lies in limbo considering the adverse impacts that Brexit has on Britain’s economy. Even before the eventual secession of the UK from the Europe Union, the country has begun to feel the heat and economic turmoil of disengaging with the rest of the countries that form the confederation. Politically, UK is losing grip in the control of Europe as Russia emerges as the best bet to control the entire region. Therefore, leaving out the EU is both an economic and political misery to any country, since the ...

Interview on Ethical Dilemma

Interview on Ethical Dilemma

Interview summary with Hospital Administrator –Shirley

1- Please describe your philosophy and views on the national right-to-die battle of Terry Schiavo? Shirley, the hospital administrator, indicated that the national right to die categorically displays the conditions that one can ask to die. One requires no control over their lives especially in situations like that of Terri. Terri was in pain and to make it worse she was not able to communicate (Khan, 2006).

Shirley agreed that United States Congress intervention was appropriate. Shirley indicated that the attention the case got would be good for the public to understand their rights. 3- ...

Amphetamines are synthetic drugs. Similar to amphetamine type are amphetamine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate, dexamphetamine and phenmetrazine. First amphetamines were produced in 1920 and they immediately began to be used in medical practice. These drugs are believed to relieve fatigue and drowsiness, as well as decreased appetite, however, they constant use increases the risk of addiction and almost for sure lead to negative consequences. Since 1950, in the US drugs of the amphetamine group were appointed as an aid for weight loss and against depression. It was easily accessible, which is why students began to use it as a non-medical stimulant ...

The Middle East history has a high number of full-scale, inter-state wars, such as the wars due to Arab-Israeli conflicts, Yemen war, and Iran-Iraq war. The Arab-Israel conflict has two elements to it, which are the Israeli-Palestinian element and the Israeli-Arab element. At the end of the 1800s, the Promised Land was set up so that the Jewish people can overcome the anti-Semitism and persecution and the migration of Jews to the Promised Land created issues. During WWI, the British convinced the Arab Leaders to revolt against Ottoman Empire as they support Germany, in return for which the British ...

The Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS among African-American Women in the Southern States

Introduction HIV/AIDS is a serious condition that has led to numerous cases of deaths among the people of the United States. The epidemic has a higher prevalence among the African-American population thus presenting a risk factor for the children growing up. HIV condition holds a huge stigma among many people and as a result, it is not easy to discover that people are suffering from this condition. Consequently, many people end up becoming victims due to the fact that, the HIV positive population is unable to speak up and ensure that the condition is not spread among other people ...

Introduction

The case study oscillates around a decision by the then Israel prime minister, Ariel Sharon, to undertake a disengagement of Israelites from Palestine in December 2003. The project would involve evacuating Jews from the Gaza strip, a project that would entail a combination of skills and the use of force at some point to force the evacuatees out of the Gaza. Colonel Yaron was requested to volunteer as the project manager, and his main job was to find suitable troops and offer them adequate training so as to carry out the project successfully. Particularly, he was supposed to familiarize ...

Introduction

It is important to acknowledge that the type of a retirement account one selects has a significant impact on their savings and other family investments. This is the reason many economists and sociologists places a major emphasis on the need to understand the difference that exists between IRA’s, 401(k)’s , Traditional IRA and Roth IRA. The understanding of these retirements accounts greatly influences an individual’s capacity to select the best account (Reichenstein, Stephen, and William, 73). Apart from understanding the differences between the retirement accounts mentioned, it is also crucial for individuals to have knowledge concerning ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. Some of the problems identified included ...

Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

Biological factors that might account for Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is ranked as one of the most severe mental ailments in different parts of the world. A person in 100 individuals develops the illness over a life span. It can develop any time but commonly shows up in the late teens to mid-20s. In addition, it is common in both males and females. Physicians are now embracing that, its results are dimensional across interlinked areas of signs; severity, functional or social disability, medication, employment and management factors. To describe and diagnose the philosophy of this disorder, numerous modern strategies have been suggested, since the prototype explanation by Kraepelin. ...

Sexual assault is one of the most demeaning acts any individual can go through. According to Kaitlynn’s experience, sexual assault is psychologically damaging in several way. Sexual assault experience raises concern on our role as members of the society who are, in one way or another, affected by sexual assault. The lifestyle in campus where people interact greatly at personal levels that appear too intimate to count resulting violence as assault; complicates the scenario for the accused and raises the stake for all involved. Sexual assault psychologically damages the victim. To begin with, it breaks one’s spirit ...

Most of the services offered by a bank are largely financial in nature. However, the terms Assets and Liabilities have a different meaning when it comes to banks. For instance, assets in banking terminology would indicate fund usage, while liabilities in case of banks would, in fact, be a source of funds for banks. This essay will consider five different services or function that a bank offers and would explain with reasons if the said service is an asset or a liability, while also evaluating the services and providing an overall impression of the same. This essay considers the ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract: This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. This research paper includes an in-depth ...

Corporation «BellaCosmetics» created in December 2002 is a commercial organization, one of the main activities is the development and sale of goods for beauty and health. Greatest fame and popularity gained following the development of the company: cosmetics, "bio-cocktails" and oxygen cosmetics, which includes a unique transdermal oxygen carrier - AquaTem (trademark). «BellaCosmetics» is an open joint stock company. In a short time the company has become a unique multi-level enterprise, which includes a major research center, a large independent production, powerful service and training centers. Laboratory and mobile marketing service direct their activities, knowledge and efforts to improve ...

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The current government has consistently been trying to reduce the costs of healthcare and at the same time improve its quality. This paper focuses on the current state of healthcare through an extensive research on the population. The research uses a cross sectional design to collect data and come up with relevant conclusions. The research project aimed at using a homogenous population to come up with accurate results. Such a population involves participants who have the same knowledge about the subject. Such participants are easily obtained through a referral process where one participant refers another. A total of 50 ...

Mental disorders take a toll on a person’s life, affecting not only their emotional and psychological health but also by imposing negative effects on their physical health and well-being. This is the reason why it is very important to treat mental disorders very keenly and to take extra care in the kind of treatment which is being given to people with mental illnesses. Doctors and specialists compose a very balanced proportion of medication for the patients so they can heal properly and their drugs can have positive, curative effects on their mental health. Along with medication and various ...

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Description of Health Issue Smoking is the practice of burning substances and breathing in the resulting smoke so that it is tasted and further absorbed into the bloodstream of an individual. Smoking is a major health issue around the world as it causes various diseases. In Canada, health issues emanating from smoking are reported every day.100 Canadians are reportedly dying each day out of diseases related smoking (Smoking and Mortality, 2011). Furthermore, the smoke affects second-hand smokers as well, with 800 deaths being reported from victims of lung cancer and heart disease every year. Smoking affects the Canadian community ...

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Alcoholism a Complex Disorder

Introduction Alcoholism is often referred to as a complex disorder due to the fact that it is related to other causes. People who have an alcoholism disorder, have interpersonal and complex issues which include biological elements. Such elements include withdrawal and tolerance, thinking issues such as craving, and behavioral abnormalities that include the inability to quit drinking (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2015). Withdrawal in this context refers to the symptoms that happen when one stops taking alcohol. When alcoholics withdrawal from alcohol, they suffer from symptoms such as irritability, nausea, and shaking. On the other hand, tolerance refers ...

Since the adoption of the Patriot Act 2 on October 2001, strict measures such as the detention of foreigners suspected of a security breach, electronic surveillance of individuals through databases, authentication identities through biometrics, technologization border controls, among others, are presented in political discourse of the USA. The US security and media are the latest techniques in the fight against terrorism. Most Americans feel that these measures are contemporary to the fight against terrorism. In fact, this impression is the product of the effects of language games made by the administration and the media as the rhetoric and imagery ...

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It seems difficult to analyze democratic transition from the standpoint of international dimension both theoretically and practically because not so much literatures that discuss about what the external environment actually is and how it might contribute to domestic change (Cavatorta 2005). However, it does not mean that international context will be ignored in the analysis process because international factors might have impacts on the transition process through their connections with domestic actors particularly in terms of distribution of power and resources, which in turn have effect on how they will act (Cavatorta 2005). One thing to remember is a ...

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The high prevalence of substance use in the society has made more users to depend on opioid drugs to relieve pains and discomfort because of addiction. The problem contributes to high number of hospital visits and increasing admission rates in hospital’s acute care departments. The following paper aims at reviewing the literature on the acute pain management in chronic pain patients and opioid dependent patients. The outcome of the review plays a critical role in the field nursing practice by assisting professionals to develop strategies that help prevent adverse effects for the patient suffering from acute pain. The ...

Social media has now become the medium for connecting to friends, family and even people from the workplace; this has become more so now that access to social media is increasingly mobile. Statistics show that 76% of internet users are on social media and 70% logon to Facebook at least once a day . People between the ages of 18-40 use social media more than others. But why do people spend so much time on social media? What does excessive involvement in virtual social networking mean for the actual social lives of people? This essay will argue that while social ...

In a globalized world, it seems as though culture shock is inevitable. Essentially, people “encounter culture shock whenever they uproot themselves from a familiar setting and move to an unfamiliar one,” (Ting-Toomey & Chung, 2011, p. 93). With millions of people traveling as tourists, finding work in other countries, and students studying outside of their homeland, culture shock is an experience that will ultimately affect so many. For some scholars, what it really boils down to is how a person handles their culture shock, and how their reaction to culture shock will affect their ability to adapt to a new ...

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Compromised levels of safety in her house During the nurses’ visit to Ms. Fisher’s house, a couple of factors were observed to expose her to dangers that were likely to impact on her wellbeing. The level of lighting in the house is low; therefore, her chances of tripping and falling over are very high which may result in her breaking bones. Secondly, she is wearing slippery shoes. This aspect added to the realization that the rug in the house is not placed appropriately may result in her falling and hurting herself. In this direction, there is the need ...

The two American presidents, George W. Bush and his immediate predecessor Barrack Obama displayed various clear points of similarities and differences during their tenures. This paper seeks to analyze the various similarities and differences between the two presidents in regard to their ideologies on foreign policy. Obama and Bush displayed a similar approach in the fight against terrorism across the whole world. George Bush in 2002 declared anti- terrorism war on Al-Qaeda following the terrorist attack on the US. In the pursuit of his “preemptive action” against the nations that would threaten its security, Bush launched a US military ...

Synopsis of the chapter on essential elements of individual behavior in organizations

The section on essential aspects of individual behavior in organizations is a critical overview of the features and attributions of an employee and the practices within the organization. The case that forms the baseline of the chapter relates to individuals such as Bernie Madoff whose psychopathic behaviors and narcissism attributes contributed to the fall of the NASDAQ corporation. The case exemplifies on the different elements of behavior in workplaces that motivate people and propel their success or failure to perform. The chapter illustrates and highlights all the personal features that make up productive or unproductive behaviors in organizations. First, ...

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Successful andragogy-based outcomes can be realized by the creation of comfortable professional development opportunities that focus on training applicability to address the concerns, interests, needs and issues pertaining to middle adult workers. Participation in practical activities and role playing enable middle adult learners to relate to novel teaching instructions and, by extension, keep them interested and engaged in their work place activities. The reason to keep middle adult staff engaged is to ensure that they have a positive attitude towards their job and that they are able to sustain their productivity for a considerable period. As such, there is ...

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Ethanol is the main ingredient in alcohol. It is also the ingredient that makes a person drunk and can be found in grapes and grains after they have been fermented and their sugars digested by yeasts. The ethanol in alcohol can have a number of powerful effects on a person’s mind and body. The use of alcohol can lower inhibitions by reducing shyness allowing them to act more freely, this can result in them doing things that they later regret. This paper will argue that despite the negative cogitations that surround alcohol consumption that there are positive benefits ...

The addiction simulation exercise using ice cubes as the drug of choice has become a truly revealing experience showing how easy it is to become addicted and how hard it can become to keep leading a normal life, meeting with friends and family, studying and doing any other activity during addiction. This exercise showed how easy it is to lose connection with the reality during addiction that makes a person view everything from the perspective of addiction. However, indeed, this exercise could not demonstrate the hardships people can experience when trying to break free from the addiction, since I ...

Birth control is a practice that helps us to plan the timing of pregnancy as well as prevent pregnancy. Just like Vaginal ring and birth control patches, birth control pills regulate the oestrogen and progestin hormone levels in the body. The pills are taken as progestin-only or combination pills which have both the oestrogen and progestin. They work by preventing ovulation thereby inhibiting fertilization. Besides, they make the cervical mucus thicker which reduces chances of sperm to reach the egg. The oestrogen and progestin-based methods are very effective when administered at the right time as prescribed. They are also ...

The Cold War can be defined as the period of time in which the Soviet bloc nations and the United States entered into a hostile political rivalry. This paper will mainly focus on the cause and effects of the Cold War. There were several causes of the Cold War, for example, the presence of the ideological differences that existed between the communist, the Soviet Union and the capitalist, the United States. The Soviet Union had a mission of spreading its communism ideology to other countries after the WWII, which created total curiosity that alarmed the American people who greatly ...

Introduction

The advent of the Internet has revolutionalized the way companies and individuals conduct business, and have necessitated the proliferation of processes involved in honoring transactions through diversified payment methods. Mobile wallet denotes mobile technology that functions like a real wallet by facilitating online payments and purchases (Amoroso et al., 2012). The ease and convenience of operating a digital wallet have made the platform to attract wide spread interest. This paper is devoted to the usage of mobile wallets, their advantages and possible problems. The number of users with smartphones grows from year to year. In this case, mobile wallets ...

Healthy behaviors play a key role in daily life. Yet, certain unhygienic practices tend to interfere with the health and induce a risk to the overall life. These practices could be high-fat diet, alcohol, and smoking. There is a need to know much about these. In such context, the present description deals with a topic “ What will kill you first, a smoking, a high-fat diet or alcohol?”.

Health -related risk factors:

A risk factor is any quality, trademark or presentation of a person that improves the probability of building up an ailment or damage. A few illustrations of the more vital danger elements ...

Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating without purging the food, have become increasingly common with the constant change of unhealthy demands towards female and male bodies popularized through media. While people of both genders and all ages are susceptible to this set of disorders, adolescent girls are considered an especially vulnerable group. According to Goodheart, Clopton., & Robert-McComb (2012), about 14% of adolescent girls have subclinical eating problems, while 30% of teenage girls having anorexia nervosa will continue suffering from this disorder in the course of their entire lives (p. 33). The worst consequence of ...

Alcoholism is a problem that has been around for centuries, which is a strong indication that predicting and preventing this problem is not something that can be done easily. The reasons for alcohol abuse and addiction fall into a few different categories. These are reason for use, environment and attitudes toward use, biological reactions to use, genetics, and psychological factors. Alcohol abuse is defined as the use above certain thresholds. According to the Tip manual 24, healthy consumption of Alcohol is no more than 2 drinks per day and 1 drink per day for women and all adults over ...

Introduction

Banks have risks in the form of people risks, financial risks, and operational risks. The forms of risk are common in various banks. However, each of the risks is associated with certain challenges, which make it sensitive to the banking field. The occurrence of the risks may be avoided or mitigated through application of some level of professionalism. However, the process is likely to be highly involving as well as challenging. It would be wise to have the proper understanding of the different forms of risk and the definition of the procedure that would be followed in avoiding them.

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The advancements in modern medicine in the last few decades are responsible for new treatment methodologies in treating deadly diseases. However, there are some areas of the human body that still remain a mystery. The human brain is one of the more complex organs and there is no forseeable outcome irrespective of the infirmity. The medical community faces hard choices whenever they encounter a difficult situation involving brain damage. The chances for recovery from a severe brain damage are slim. Hence, during such times, a hospital staff will request the family for consent to withdraw specific medical treatment or ...

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Executive Summary The current research evaluates the option of online education in the community colleges. It is believed that the online programs may benefit the students and the educational facilities in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness. The main goal of the research is to reveal if online courses in community colleges have the potential to reduce costs for education and become an effective substitute for the conventional programs. In order to reach the goals, the study implemented a qualitative research design by using literature review as the tool for collecting the data, where the analytical and deductive methods served ...

Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health

The State of Missouri did not have a legitimate interest in denying the withdrawal of treatment request of Ms. Cruzan’s parents. The trial court provided a decision giving authority to Ms. Cruzan’s parents to withdraw life support. The State Supreme Court of Missouri reversed the decision. On appeal, the State Supreme Court decision was upheld. The decision to not allow the withdrawal of life support was upheld because the parents did not have the authority to make the request on behalf of their daughter, claiming that they did not provide clear and convincing evidence that the daughter ...

Role of the Media in Shaping Public Perception of Mental Illness and how this affects Mentally Ill People and their Families

Introduction

Inappropriate information from the media including television stations, newspapers and movies is among the reasons mental illness is viewed negatively in the society. In most cases, the media has contributed to the high degree of stigmatization and discrimination due to the negative influence it has on the public perception of mental illness. Individuals have been made to believe that mentally ill people are a risk to the society and that their condition is permanent. The media has often ...

Falling in love can be just as powerful as sniffing a line of cocaine. In fact, studies have shown that the effect cocaine has on the brain sometimes provokes similar chemical reactions as those caused by the feeling of being in love. However, despite love sometimes being classified as a natural stimulant, it could also be harmful to human health in certain situations. And given such similarities, the neural enhancement of both these stimulants should be taken both cautiously and seriously. In the scientific and common literature, love is almost always regarded as being a benefit to a person's ...

<Institution> Based on the 2013 Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), there were approximately 24 million Americans (ages 12 and up) who used illicit drugs a month before the survey was conducted (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015). From this figure, 1.5 Americans used cocaine (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015). Knowing that many people continue to use prohibited drugs despite the fact that it is associated with many adverse effects, I became interested on this area, specifically on understanding what could help ...

Introduction

Child rearing encompasses the diverse practices of parenting meant to instill different attitudes and behavior in children. John Locke proposed the idea that children are born devoid of any values and beliefs and that these are conveyed to them by the society which they are born into (Spera 125). Child rearing entails a process of transmitting skills, attitudes, and behaviors to the young to assist their integration into a cultural community (Spera 126). Parents are amongst the most influential agents of socialization that interact with children through the child rearing process. Child rearing practices include parental involvement in the ...

In a globalized world, it seems as though culture shock is inevitable. Essentially, people “encounter culture shock whenever they uproot themselves from a familiar setting an move to an unfamiliar one,” (Ting-Toomey & Chung, 2011, p. 93). With millions of people traveling as tourists, finding work in other countries, and students studying outside of their homeland, culture shock is an experience that will ultimately affect so many. For some scholars, what it really boils down to is how a person handles their culture shock, and how their reaction to culture shock will affect their ability to adapt to a new ...

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Over the past few years, there has been a growing interest among neurosurgeons on the potential for therapies that impact on diseases, over and above the movement disorders and pain. One of the biggest targets of this increasing interest has been the nucleus accumbens. It has been studied for long, as an area of the brain that mediates a variety of behaviors, including reward and satisfaction (Salgado & Kaplitt, 2015). With this in mind, the modulation of the biology of the Nucleus Accumbens through either deep brain stimulation or through biological therapies like gene therapy or the transplantation of cells ...

Notably, the Arab World consists of around 385 million people living in 22 countries stretching from the Atlantic coast of Morocco to the Arabian Sea (“Data; Arab World”). Ninety percent of the population in the Arab world belong to Islamic religion, while the remaining ten percent belong to other religions, for example, Christian and Jewish religions. The idea of unifying the Arab nations started with the formation of the Arab League in 1945. Most Arab states gained their independence from British and French colonialists in this era. The Arab League allowed the independent states to maintain their sovereignty as ...

Any person who is suddenly withdrawing from alcohol must experience unpleasant reactions that accompany the process. The abrupt withdrawal brings about certain signs and symptoms that characterize the sudden discontinuation of taking drugs or alcohol. Some of the symptoms may include a rapid heartbeat, profuse sweating, temporary memory loss, insomnia, headaches, anxiety and even social isolation (Miller & Gold 1998). Most people who experience similar reactions as a result of sudden withdrawal from alcohol suffer from delirium tremens (DT) (Koob 2006). It is one of the most prevalent risk factors in this case. The patient often experiences DT after 48-96 ...

Background information

The advancement of information and technology has led to a significant revolution in the banking industry through the development of automated teller machines (ATM). These machines allows customers to carry out functions such as deposit of cash, withdrawal of money and securing statement of accounts. To access an ATM service, customers must have ATM cards. The respective financial institutions issue these payment cards to their customers to increase service efficiency and effectiveness (Narteh, 2013). Conventionally, customers could make long queues as they carry financial transactions from tellers. In today’s business world, ATM cards have made it possible to ...

A brief account of the patient/client assessment

Drug misuse within state prisons has persistently been a major problem for the healthcare personnel. The treatment of misusers within these units is however a challenge for those concerned and this is attributed to a host of factors which dependently or independently leads to fragmented measures of managing this population. These challenges range from the vulnerability of the prisoners to self-harm and suicide cases while in prison; the occurrence of death upon serving their term due to intentional or accidental opiate overdose; the lacking measures of counseling as part of an integrated withdrawal system; the non-adherence to national and ...

Energy drinks contain high levels of sugar and little nutritional value just like soft drinks. For instance, every 250 ml can of Red Bull drink comprises of approximately five teaspoons of sugar. The most significant difference that exists between energy drinks and soft drinks is the substantial amount of doses of caffeine contained in energy drinks. Every 500 ml of every energy drink has approximatively 160-300mg of caffeine. This is too high because a cup of tea contains 20-60mg of caffeine while a cup of coffee contains 40-80mg of caffeine. A tablet of No-Dose contains 100mg of caffeine and ...

Ethical problem

Stacy (2012) reviewed a case study of an irreversible case of pneumococcal pneumonia who had become mechanical ventilator support dependent. The male patient had decided to be removed from the ventilator and allowed to die with full knowledge of his irreversible condition and the eventual death that will come upon him after all life-maintaining support were removed. Although the family did not agree on the removal of the life-support treatment, they acceded to the wish of their father and approved the gradual removal of the ventilator referred to as terminal weaning. This case, unlike most controversial cases that leads ...

PATERNAL POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Introduction Postpartum depression (PPD) affects both the father and the mother after childbirth. It is also referred to as postnatal depression. Currently, most of the studies and clinical practice have devoted much time to the maternal postpartum depression thus ignoring the psycho-social problems faced by new fathers. The lack of attention on the paternal postpartum depression (PPD) has significantly contributed to the reasons why paternal postpartum depression is widely unknown phenomenon today (Demontigny, Girard, Lacharite, Dubeau & Devault 2013). Fathers have been significantly affected by the coming of the newborn babies into the world as much as mothers are. It ...