419218 zak / Research IssuesNursing Science Quarterly NSQXXX10.1177/0894318411419218Florc Research Issues Research Based on the Roy Adaptation Model: Last 25 Years Nursing Science Quarterly 24(4) 312–320 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0894318411419218 http://nsq.sagepub.com Callista Roy, PhD; RN; FAAN1 Abstract Two key events lead to the prominence of links among Roy’s grand theory, derived middle-range theories
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active TB can spread the disease to others and symptoms can appear within a few weeks of exposure, or it may occur years later. Active TB symptoms include cough, unintentional weight loss, fatigue, fever, night sweats, chills and loss of appetite (MAYO, 2014). Latent TB is a condition where a person has been infected but cannot infect others. The TB bacteria is dormant and the person has no symptoms, but it is
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Medicare and a Never-Event Involving a Patient Transfer Case Week #7 Application MMHA-6205: Health Law and Ethics August 19, 2013 Introduction Who would have imaged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) initiative would increase the exposure risk to both physician and health care facility alike because of the term “never events”. Never events are inexcusable medical errors that should never occur; the initial list of 28 events defined as “adverse events that are serious
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Schizophrenia Almar Lim CNI College ADN Program NSG 265 Holistic Health Concepts Ms Shadia Maksemous RN, MSN February 4th, 2015 Schizophrenia is not a single disease, but a broad category of mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is a psychiatry disorder where several structural disturbances occur in the brain. It normally takes place in the temporal and frontal lobes, changing the neural systems and affecting the neurotransmitters in charge of controlling the functioning that takes place in these
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According to the Mayo Clinic, an individual can make these lifestyle changes to ensure low blood pressure and avoid developing diseases associated with it. 1. Weight Management Weight and blood pressure are often connected, and if your weight increases, your blood pressure
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situations and relating to others are dysfunctional — and destructive. ("Antisocial Personality Disorder." - Mayo Clinic. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.) People with antisocial personality disorder typically have no regard for right and wrong and often disregard the rights, wishes and feelings of others. ("Antisocial Personality Disorder." - Mayo Clinic. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.) There are 200,000 to 3 million ASPD cases documented in the US every year. (Web. 29 Sept. 2015.)
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brain that directs the human activities. Throughout history, various individuals damaged this significant organ whereby drastic changes on personality behaviors and even death became the result. Phineas Gage is one of the most famous and documented cases of severe brain injury. Gage and his crew were working on the Rutland and Burlington Railroad near Cavendish in Vermont. Gage was organizing for an explosion by compacting a bore with explosive powder using a tamping iron. According to the Neuroscience
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(ultraviolet) rays in sunlight, and it can also be absorbed from foods such as dairy products and fish. (Case-lo, 2012) When there is a low level of vitamin D in the body this mean that it cannot process calcium for use in bones to give them structural strength. This can be as a result from either a problem with diet, lack of sunlight exposure, or a problem with the intestines. In most cases if the is a surgery done to remove parts of
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Crohn's Disease Nicole DeMase Health and Chronic Management Nur 427 December 6, 2010 Tiffany Fitch, MSN, FNP-C Crohn's Disease Patient information: A 21 year old Jewish-American presents to the emergency department with severe diarrhea and complaints of abdominal pain, decreased appetite for over two weeks and weight loss of 10lbs. The young Jewish man has no other medical problems and denies any family history other than an older brother that was diagnosed with Crohn’s when he has 20 years
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Alzheimer’s is a very common disease with over 44 million people having this disease worldwide. This disease is a horrible disease that affects the hippocampus and the cortex of the brain. Not only is this hard for the individual who has the disease, but also very hard for family members and friends to watch them go through with the disease. In most severe stages of Alzheimer’s disease, most people will not remember their family members names and often refer to their childhood. Doctors’ are still
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