The Complicated Relationship between Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Amber M. Paradise Kaplan University Abstract This paper explores four articles about research on the complicated relationship between mental health and substance use disorders. I focused my research on the relationship between depression, including post-partum, and alcoholism. In this paper, I will explain why my client, Rhonda is considered dually diagnosed, I will explain the health problems that can occur from
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Regulatory Agency Paper University of Phoenix HCS 430 Legal Issues in Healthcare: Regulation and Compliance June 8, 2008 The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the many agencies that handle an array of healthcare departments as well as research. The DHHS caters to citizens of all nationalities, race, and ethnicities. The DHHS focus is to protect the health of all Americans and providing the highest level of human services, especially for those who are least able to
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health care, all organizations, health care providers, and patients have their own vision of what cultural competency entails. It is important that all providers use their individual understanding of the term to analyze ways to meet the standards of nursing care. With standards in place, organizations can develop tools which measure individual patient needs as well as measuring the effectiveness of the organization’s culturally diverse practices. As populations become more diverse, it is imperative
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Prevention is a multifactorial process, some pressure sores are unavoidable, but most are preventable. The nursing quality indicator is a pressure ulcer prevention. Individual’s Risk factors assessment should be done by the multidisciplinary team. Risk factor includes malnourishment, immobility, cognitive impairment, chronic and acute illness. Designed assessment
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Survey Reflection Community health nurses treat communities through the application of the nursing process. The process is community focused rather than treating the individual. Phase one begins with identifying a community. Phase two is the assessment phase consisting of data collection, interpretation, and analysis. The collection of direct data may be done through focus groups, interviews, observation, and windshield surveys. Drug sales and use is visible throughout the Denver area, and
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N.C. drug courts is a diversion program aimed at people with substance use disorders. A system that is intended to keep people out of jail, and get them into treatment ("Drug Treatment Court," n.d., p. 1). Drug court is a great idea but needs to be improved on to be genuinely successful. The main problem with drug court
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DIABETES • Diabetes – usually a lifelong (chronic) disease – in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood1. – Affects individual, family and community – Affects young and old alike Ecological Health Model Albright (2014, p 65) Diabetes Spectrum; Diabetes Prevention and Management; The Thrill Is Not Gone2. Affects individual, family and community • Individual Effects – Body • Short term – – – – – – – – – – – Increased thirst Frequent need to urinate Fatigue Blurred vision
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ALCOHOLISM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 1 Alcoholism in Human Development Travis Ortiz University of Phoenix BSHS/325 Instructor: Merianne Bernaldo Alcoholism in Human Development.
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injustice. It is important for social workers to understand risk factors associated with ageism, such as age, gender, living arrangement, acute or chronic health conditions, mental health status, cognitive deficits, size of social support, and alcohol abuse (Choi & Mayer, 2000). Social workers should use apply their principles and practice skills to advocate for appropriate healthcare for older individuals. Unfortunately, older individuals do not receive appropriate screening for bone density, cancer
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Problems Nursing Intervention Confusion/Dementia Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms that can be caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain. People with dementia have significantly impaired intellectual functioning that interferes with normal activities and relationships. They also lose their ability to solve problems and maintain emotional control, and they may experience personality changes and behavioral problems such as agitation
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