...different types of people I witnessed struggling with this issue. WHAT WAS OBSERVED: I observed many different individuals struggling with a variety of problems either in the form of alcoholism, drug addiction, but the main issue that seems to be the problem is mental illness. Poverty is just a symptom that results from not being able to function in society. Yes, there were families; however, this seemed to be the minority. It’s very concerning to see the children that reside in the mission and makes you wonder how do you have any advantage moving forward in life if this is your foundation. The shelter or Mission is a large facility that houses several hundred each night including women and children. There are strict rules in place to provide some sense of normality to the individuals who stay there nightly, plus to provide a degree of safety. Some who cause issues are temporary suspended from residing in the shelter and some are permanently banned due to not following the rules that are in place. HOW DID THE EXPERIENCE AFFECT ME: I have different feelings in how the experience affected me, because of my career, I’ve served 13 years as a law enforcement officer and most of that has been within the downtown area. During my time on patrol I’ve had many interactions with our homeless population, many with substance abuse problems. In seeing how many of the individuals who are trying to survive or take...
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...modern era as science started to develop and scientist became more familiar with the human anatomy and physiology, modern hospitals started to appear in Europe. These hospitals were staffed with physicians and surgeons and served only people with medical needs (Wolper, 2010). Moving forward, current hospitals are technological advanced buildings that are staffed with well educated nurses, physicians, and surgeons. Although there are many hospitals that are still supported by churches and other religious groups, most hospitals are owned by government and are even privately owned. Communities around the world especially here in the U.S. view hospitals as healthcare institutes that provide emergency care or treatment to patients with acute or chronic health issues. Altough most societies do not consider hospitals to be community health centers or a...
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...Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In society today, many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common escape for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem, a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others oppose because it will increase the number of drug users and drug related crimes. Marijuana is a drug that is illegal in the United States. This drug as you know is bad and causes severe side effects to your brain and body. Scientist have found that smoking marijuana can cause you to loose your memory. Marijuana has many psychological and physical effects. People usually smoke marijuana in cigarettes or pipes, but it also can be mixed with food and beverages. Short-term effects of marijuana include both psychological and physical reactions. These reactions usually last for three to five hours after a person has smoked marijuana. The psychological reaction, known as a high consists of changes in the user´s feelings and thoughts. Such changes are caused mainly by THC. The effects of a marijuana high vary from person to person and from one time to another in the same individual. In most cases, the high consists of a...
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...Concept assignment NUR 303 Fall, 2012 * From the description Danilo Ocampo is a 74 year old individual that has lots of medical problems. The majority of them are heart related diagnosis .It sees like he is not taking very good care himself because every time he ends up in the hospital he checks himself back out, the main reason being the medication not having the expected response and his mistrust in the hospital personnel. Besides his medical problems ,a problem that Danilo is facing is Stress related to his wife Lidia that suffers from Alzheimer’s Disseases.The fact that he is the only one responsible for taking care of his wife increases the chances for neglecting his own health. * Lydia, Danilo’s wife suffers from Alzimers Disease for the last couple of years. Besides this medical condition her health is fairly good. Because of her cognitive impairment she requires a lot of supervision because most times she becomes confuse and distracted. * Looking at Danilo's medical history two major concepts can be attributed to him: perfusion and stress. These concepts are related to each other .Poor perfusion in the blood vessels is the result of medical conditions that actually Danilo is facing. Angina one of his medical conditions, can be associate with the concept of perfusion. Angina is chest pain or discomfort when your heart muscle does not get enough blood, or to be more specific when the oxygenated...
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...Rights adopted in 1948, it states that “The right to food is the right of every individual, alone or in community with others, to have physical and economic access at all times to sufficient, adequate and culturally acceptable food produced and consumed sustainably, preserving access to food for future generations.” Over 50 years later, however, and hunger remains a prevalent issue throughout many first world countries, including Canada. Today, 1 in 4 Canadians go hungry (Power, 2011) despite the many federal resources deployed to alleviate it. With limitations on the welfare system, food banks established by private companies and church organizations help augment the Canadian government’s efforts to promote international norms and individual rights. According to Sapolsky (2005) food insecurity [feeling poor] causes depression, stress, anxiety, and chronic diseases, e.g. diabetics, consequently, leading to increased use of clinical services. Apart from being an important SDOH, the revelation by Food Banks Canada, that each month over 850,000 people turn to food banks for help and more than one-third are children and youth deeply saddened me. Apparently, these numbers do not include the homeless and the First Nations people living on reservations. But what is even more alarming is that these numbers are five years out of date. Assuming that these numbers are correct, it is still a shocking and unacceptable number of Canadians that are food insecure. Individuals from diverse backgrounds...
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...The Millerton Case Study The Millerton’s appear to be an average, relatively successful, happy family. Just like most families, though, they have their own individual strengths and weaknesses. Upon reading their story, I learned some important information about all of them. The Millerton family seems to be doing a good job of meeting their affective function (Friedman, 2003). They make a point of setting aside plenty of family time, despite their busy careers and social lives. They attend church together one or two times per month, go to the children’s sports and school activities together, take day trips on the weekends, and vacation as a family twice a year. Oscar’s parents are also very involved and available, visiting their children and grandchildren 1-2 times per week. Oscar and Sandy tend their vegetable garden and cook together. Oscar’s sister and her family live nearby. They see each other every weekend, and speak throughout the week. The children even go to school together. Conversely, Sandy has not remained close to her family. There seems to be a reason that her family did not approve of her marriage to Oscar, and there is now some type of rift between them. This family has done a good job in socialization of the children thus far. The parents have attempted to instill in the children the importance of family, working for a successful career, morals, and volunteering in the community. However, the children are now at an age where their friends have a great amount...
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...Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis Introduction Beautiful green fields of alfalfa, soy beans, and corn, big wide blue skies, clean clear water in the form of rivers, lakes, streams, and babbling brooks, cows and horses basking in the full day sun in pastures filled with wild flowers, and some of the most amazingly detailed rolling hills carved by the glaciers one could ever lay their eyes upon. This is Wisconsin, clean air, friendly people, and wonderful schools and healthcare. One could only fall in love. Each place has its beauty, each its special place in the hearts of those who reside there. Even with a feeling of home, one wonders what challenges face each community. Just like with maintaining a home, if left in ill repair it will surely crumble to the ground, as is also true for the people who live within these communities. They too need up-keep via access to education and healthcare. This paper wishes to complete an assessment and diagnosis of healthcare needs in just one small community, Blair Wisconsin. Community Blair was originally founded in the 1850’s on the banks of the Trempealeau River. The majority of the population of Blair is as it was in the 1800’s, primarily Norwegian, with a small group of German’s. Farming is Wisconsin, but within city limits there are many dual income families, single household families, and retirees. Services available in Blair include the following. There is one long term care...
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...My case study is on a patient by the name of LaToya. LaToya is a fifty-one year-old black female. She was admitted to the medical-surgical department where I work, with a diagnosis of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She has a 66 pack-year history, meaning she smoked the equivalent of 365 packs of cigarettes for 66 years, and occasional drug and alcohol use. LaToya is divorced and lives alone in an older apartment building. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that limits your airflow. COPD may include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. Chronic bronchitis is the production of increased mucus caused by inflammation. Bronchitis is considered chronic if you cough and produce excess mucus most days for three months in a year, two years in a row. Emphysema is a disease that damages the air sacs and/or the smallest breathing tubes in the lungs. COPD is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe and the symptoms will get worse over time. Most cases of COPD occur as a result of long-term exposure to lung irritants that damage the lungs and the airways. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD. Most people who have COPD smoke or used to smoke. One of the greatest challenges for LaToya is to stop smoking. According to the Center for Disease Control (2012), the most important step a smoker can take after getting a COPD diagnosis is to quit. Not only will it make breathing easier, but it will cut down on the risk of severe...
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...be negatively correlated to stress but the present results show that Spiritual experiences and Stress are not significantly correlated. Key words: Daily Spiritual Experience, Stress Tanu Kukreja* Lecturer Amity University Haryana tkukreja@ggn.amity.edu; tanukukreja1986@gmail.com Suma Chebiyyam** Student Amity University Haryana suma.chebiyyam@gmail.com Similar research has examined the relationship between spirituality and anxiety or stress. The symptoms commonly associated with anxiety can be emotional, intellectual, physical and/or social. These include feelings of shame, grief or aloneness; difficulty concentrating or an inability to learn new details; increased breathing and pulse rate, difficulty sleeping and problems with eating; social apprehension, isolation or withdrawal and irritability or unusual levels of aggression. In addition, Swinton argues that stress and anxiety can have spiritual symptoms, including: * a loss of meaning in life * obsessional religious thoughts and actions feelings of alienation and indifference...
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...Correlates Of Drug Use CHAPTER OVERVIEW_____________________________________ • Certain segments of the population are more vulnerable to drug use and abuse than others. • Men are generally more likely to use drugs than women. • Whites are more likely to report drug use than either Hispanics or blacks. • Cultural, economic and historical features contribute to unique experiences and problems associated with drug use • Drug use varies in prevalence and type across different age groups • The extent and nature of drug-using behavior varies by social categories • There are social as well as individual factors that account for patterns of drug use. LEARNING OBJECTIVES__________________________________ 1. Discuss the major differences between the onset and socialization of drug use between males and females. 2. What are some of the special problems encountered by drug-using women, especially health- related problems and those with regard to stigmatization? 3. Discuss the major differences in drug use among races and ethnicities. 4. Which age cohort is most likely to use drugs and why? 5. How are drug use and effects unique in the elderly? 6. Describe the social class correlates of drug use. CHAPTER OUTLINE______________________________________ I. Introduction ...
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...In later adulthood we shift our focus on coming to terms with the way we lived our lives. We try to not hold any regrets for the decisions we have made and we start to look at life differently. It is important to remember that just because individuals enter the later adulthood life span does not mean they are not capable of doing things. However, for some individuals entering this stage of their life, they may need assistance to ensure they are being taken care of. Coming to a nursing home or living assistance facility for your loved one is a big decision to make and a step in their right direction for their safety and well-being. According to Wolff (2013), “Nowadays, nursing homes not only concentrate on prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and illnesses affecting the elderly, they also take into consideration the quality of life and life satisfaction of their own residents” (p. 151). I am glad to answer your questions and put your concerns at ease. In order to do this I would like to explain a few areas of later adulthood to you, what the individual may experience, and how a nursing home can help them. The first thing we need to discuss is the change and needs of the elder family member. As mentioned before just because the individual is entering this life stage it does not mean they are incapable of living. There are many famous individuals who have entered into their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and still garden, write books, and work. What is great it is that people are...
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...That is a Christian and living by Jesus Christ’s words. Therefore you will see the potential benefits of accepting Christ as our savior. In the final part of this paper, it includes a personal story of a hero who servers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who is not safely home but suffering from PTSD. The Lord is the only way to true happiness and fulfillment. The doors are opened to anyone who wishes to enter, even the ones who denied and betrayed our Lord. In Matthew 21:22 God said “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a disorder caused by anxiety. PTSD can be categorized into two types of acute and chronic PTSD: if symptoms persist for less than three months, it is termed “acute PTSD,” otherwise, it is called “chronic PTSD” (Javidi & Yadollahie, 2012). PTSD often occurs after a person is exposed or gone through a disaster or a traumatic event. PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States (O’Brien, 2009, p. 661). The most common disaster that could cause PTSD is natural disasters. Natural disasters are a phenomenon that randomly strikes the surrounding environment leaving major...
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...6. Social Responsibility & NGO’s Gursharn Dhugga In this report you will learn about the corporate social responsibility of Peru, business ethics, ethical issues in international business and Non-Governmental Organizations in Peru. Corporate Social Responsibility & CSR in Global Companies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as the voluntary activities undertaken by a company to operate in an economic, social and environmentally sustainable manner. Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector in Peru seeks to take a first step towards meaningful dialogue about CSR among the different actors involved to help civil society obtain the highest benefits from CSR policies and actions implemented by government and corporations. A legislative proposal on the topic of corporate social responsibility was introduced in Peru in 2005, but it was never implemented and thus there is still no legislation governing CSR in Peru. Small businesses who deal domestically tend to place much less emphasis on operating responsibly than the major companies who rely mainly on exports. Most CSR initiative in Peru seems to come from international organizations and intermediaries; the Swiss AVINA, Kellog, Interamerican, and Ford Foundations are all examples of the attempt to raise CSR awareness. Benefits of CSR Peru’s rapid economic expansion has helped to reduce the national poverty rate by almost 15%, but 44.5% of the population still live below the poverty line....
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...Women Veterans: The Effects of Combat Deployment Patricia Rochedieu Liberty University Introduction to Human Services HSCO 500 Mrs. Jennifer Griffin November 17, 2014 Abstract The relocation and adjustment processes occurring within persons facing involuntary deployment are most certainly filled with anxiety and uncertainly. This discussion will focus on women veterans who have served on the front lines and the affects of combat deployment. Examinations defining the trials and tribulations faced by the female military member will place attention on the psychological and psychosocial transactions that occur during military operations and the challenges women face. Expansion of this topic will include a dialogue that offers insight into the growing concerns shaping the outcomes of the female member’s deployment to include military sexual trauma, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse, adjustment disorders, sleep disturbances and spiritual and existential struggles. Although this topic will only provide a brief glimpse into the female veteran’s plight it opens up a forum for further discussions within this topic with the intentions of highlighting the effects of combat deployment on women veterans who served on the front lines. Women Veterans: The Effects of Combat Deployment The participation of women deployed to combat areas throughout the world is vital to the successful outcomes of any mission. Women in the military are well trained and possess specific...
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...Project In 2013, close to 42 million immigrants lived in the United States (US), accounting for 13 percent of the total 316 million U.S. The US is a popular destination attracting approximately 20 percent of the world's migrants. In just 2012, approximately half a million legal immigrants entered in to US. (Migration policy institute, 2015). This huge size of immigrants and diversity is putting huge pressure on the healthcare infrastructure of the nation. Since most of the immigrants originate from poor countries with poorly equipped health care system, their health conditions is relatively poor. They have a variety of health problems, including infectious diseases, musculoskeletal and pain issues, mental health problems, social health issues, and longstanding undiagnosed chronic illnesses(Migration policy institute, 2015). Many of them are unvaccinated. Not only they land to the US unvaccinated and with poorer health, but also they have lower access to US healthcare system putting them at cumulative disadvantage of higher mortality and morbidty....
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