That the background is laid out, we can move on and solve the situation. Jerry has his training in medical assistant and LPN, and he has the knowledge about prescription drugs. Jerry also knows that Valium is an addictive drug. “The controlled substances act of 1970 says,
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HIV/AIDS in the United States Jamie Green Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V April 06, 2014 HIV/AIDS in the United States Scientists identified simian immunodeficiency virus, in chimpanzees in West Africa, as the source of the mutated human virus through contact with the chimpanzee’s infected blood (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is a preventable, transmissible infection first reported in the United States (U.S.) in 1981. More
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and the American Cancer Society, (Prevention of Disease (2011, ¶ 1 to 3). The effectiveness of global and local disease prevention programs depend mostly on individuals on how they take their personal responsibilities by avoiding tobacco use, substance abuse, and unsafe sex. All health problems start as a small issues than and develops into major illnesses. Many of these problems/ illnesses/ diseases can be prevented with adequate education at individual, institutional and community levels, (Prevention
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your clients. This might be because your agency policies state that you can only assess clients, or work with clients for a specified timeframe. It also might be because you don’t have the skills necessary to deal with certain issues such as child abuse, sexual assault, marital issues, loss and grief and so on. It is important to realise that acknowledging you haven’t the necessary skills isn’t a sign of failure but rather a professional assessment of your strengths and weaknesses. By referring a
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Identify the type of law enforcement career you are most interested in When I was younger I had always wanted to work in law enforcement, but I also carried a thing for nursing too. I actually got myself in some trouble when I was younger which had caused me to go to a girl’s home in Poplar Bluff MO, called Sierra Osage Treatment Center. When I was released from the girl’s home; my mind was made up to work with the youth and children who would needed the assistance from several things like getting
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(National Institute on Alochol Abuse and Alcohlism). While the question of this paper is not the underage usage of alcohol or marijuana, in all the research that topic keeps being brought up. This focus of this paper is on the adult use (over the age of consent) of marijuana used to treatment medical necessity, not recreational use. Marijuana is considered a Schedule I drug as defined by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). According to the DEA website; drugs, substances, and chemicals are classified
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Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Windshield surveys are conducted to observe different aspects of a community. The information obtained from driving through the community allows the observer to gain a better understanding of the community including culture, housing, and signs of decay just to name a few. This paper focuses on the family I selected, the overall impression of the family’s community and environment, and my observations about cultural diversity and vulnerable populations within
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana Danielle Schulz University of Phoenix Com 172 April 13th, 2015 Paula Brobst Marijuana is a drug that is originated from a hemp plant, or better known as, "cannabis sativa”. Marijuana, cannabis, has a variety of nicknames such as “weed”, “pot”, “grass”, and “herb” (Pedro, 2011). "The use of Cannabis in medicine was probably a very early development. Since ancient humans used hemp seed as food, it was quite natural for them to also discover the medicinal properties
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Professional nursing organizations and regulatory agencies play an important part in the nursing profession. Regulatory agencies (government agency), establish rules and regulates nursing practice to ensure the welfare and health of the public are protected. The board of nursing is an example of a regulatory agency. They outline standards for safe nursing care. They also issue licenses to practice nursing. They monitor all nurses who possess a license to make sure compliance is being met with
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raising their grandchildren is not something that is new and has been an epidemic for quite some time. Grandparents are playing role models to their grandchildren due to the circumstances and situations of their parents such as mental illness, substance abuse, incarceration and so many more reasons as to why the grandparents are raising their grandchildren. The paper will discuss the important facts that lead up to why it is a social problem with grandparents whom are raising their grandchildren.
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