...smoking drugs like K2 and my parents said that he "went brain dead, gained a terrible memory and lost hundreds of dollars." They once did an experiment on the t.v. program "Fair go" where they sent people that were not old enough to buy the drug legally. three out of the five stores they tested sold them the drugs and one of the actors was only fourteen years of age, so practically anyone can purchase the substane if they wanted to. The man who sold the drugs to the fourteen year old did not get fired and could possibly still be selling it ilegally. K2 was first formed in the mid nineties in the lab of organic chemist John W. Huffman of Clemson University, who studdied cannabid receptors. He's not sure hoe the formular for what is named JWH-018 (his initals) was...
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...Epidemic of Designer Drugs Tom Lenderink Dordt College Epidemic of Designer Drugs Designer drugs are a recent epidemic that has hit the United States by storm. According to Loeffler, Hurst, Penn, and Yung (2012), “Designer drugs are synthetic compounds that contain modified molecular structures of illegal or controlled substances. They are produced clandestinely with the intent to elicit effects similar to controlled substances while circumventing existing drug laws” (p. 1041). There are two types of designer drugs that have become an outbreak to the world that is seen today and those are called synthetic cannabinoid and synthetic cathinones (Loeffler et al., 2012). These drugs have hit the drug industry and are catastrophic to the dimensions of our brain’s reward center that end up causing people to hallucinate beyond measures that have not been seen or heard with other drugs. One case, according to an article by Marder (2012), is about a kid named Dickie Sander, who committed suicide with his .22 caliber youth rifle just five days after snorting a powder from his friend. He experienced days of insomia, panic episodes, and delusional states that gave him fear. In one instance Sanders was glancing outside his kitchen window and he saw 25 cop cars. In response, Sanders try to commit suicide by taking one of the kitchen knifes and slitting his throat resulting in a trip to the hospital for stitches to his neck. The hallucinations then diminished as he was released from the...
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...UNCLASSIFIED 1000 JWH 8 May 15 POSITION PAPER Subj: REQUEST THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS(USMC) POSITION ON THE REQUIREMENT OF RESIDENT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION(PME) FOR PROMOTION Ref: (a) Marine Administrative Message(MARADMIN) 426/14 (b) MARADMIN 521/14 (c) USMC Concepts and Programs Almanac (d) NAVADMIN 170/07 (e) AFI 36-2502 1. PROBLEM: Due to a recent MARADMIN, Marines in the rank of Sergeant(Sgt), Staff Sergeant(SSgt), and Gunnery Sergeant(GySgt) are required to attend resident PME in order to be promoted to the next rank. This should not be required training for Marines to be eligible for promotion. 2. WHY REQUIRED: Due to the operational commitments of Commanders and Marines in the Fleet Marine Force(FMF) along with the number of courses and allocations provided for resident PME, it is not feasible for every Marine in these ranks to complete this training before becoming eligible for promotion. Commands are going to have a difficult time allowing all Marines in the unit to leave in order to attend this training and still maintain mission accomplishment. 3. BACKGROUND: a. Prior to MARADMIN 521/14...
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...Osteoporosis is a bone disease. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that can get worse over time. It can cause you to lose bone mineral density and bone mass, which can cause your bones to become fragile. You may not realize this is happening in your body because you can't feel your bones getting weaker. A 84 years old women with thin, small boned can has a broken bone at any time. Because of the weakness and she can also experience a fracture that wouldn’t occur in normal bone. Usually the symptoms of osteoporosis may not be visible unless she breaks her bone. The woman has a low bone mineral density. There is no cure for osteoporosis. She needs to control avec precautions her movement. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease. As we get old we are exposed to have osteoarthritis. A female with 84 years is already inflammatory of her joint. Osteoarthritis can be cause by infection in the joint, chronic gout and rheumatoid disease. It can be genetic .It can be genetic for example someone who is born with sickle cell disease affect it can promote the breakdown. It can also be cause by an abnormal anatomy or bad nutrition. The old lady needs to do repetitive movement. A muscle without workout or movement can atrophy. We need to keep our body movement. The lady needs to give a chance to her muscle to contract. She needs therapist . When the biceps muscle is not moving and there is not force in the muscle. Normally our muscle role is to contract. If there is not contraction our muscle fills...
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...Kelly Dunn HED 414 C. Rath Cervical cancer is considered to be a slow-growing reproductive disease that affects thousands of women in the United States annually. This particular type of cancer forms within and/or on the tissue of the cervix. The cervix is part of the female reproductive tract, which connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer begins when surface level cells on the cervix divide uncontrollably causing cervical lesions, which if left untreated can progress into cancer. If not found in the early stages, cervical cancer can spread from the surface of the cervix, deep into the tissue of the cervix as well as the surrounding tissues within the vagina and uterus (Slaz, 2010). It is estimated that there is an incidence rate, or rate of new cases, of approximately twelve thousand women per year, with roughly four thousand of those women dying in the year 2010 alone (Fisher, 2009; Lindau, 2001). Research shows that while although all women are at risk for developing cervical cancer, the majority of women that actually die from the disease are low-income women and/or women of minority groups, such as African Americans and Hispanics. Due to various social, political, and cultural factors, as well as disparities in the healthcare system, such as access to resources and socioeconomic status, thousands of lowincome and primarily minority women die unnecessarily from cervical cancer. Several risk factors are involved when looking at various causes for...
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...Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Dulce Cervantes Grand Canyon University NRS 429V: Family Centered Health Promotion Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion has existed for ages slowly it has progressed to what it is now. Health promotion changed vastly over the last few decades. Health promotion is described as the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 14). Fundamentally it helps the public and the government in preventing and healing any given disease with minimal cost. Nurses have a key purpose in health promotion; they are educators, restore patients to their optimal health, and above all advocates by using the three levels of promotion and health, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary In the primary level the purpose is to educate the public by taking a proactive approach to promote positive health and properly educate the public. A nurse can educate the public on numerous topics; some specific topic could be use of specific immunizations, personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and protection from carcinogens (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 16). This focus care can be done at place where it is easy for the community to access such as clinics, urgent cares, and primary care offices. Nurses can also inform the public either on a one to one basis or at medical fairs on what new health assists has been created. Women often place their loved one health...
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...grammatically correct sentences. • Focus or mission of the service or function (100–200 words): • I have chosen OB/GYN from our weekly vocabulary worksheet; the mission of this field is Obstetrician-gynecologists to provide the highest quality of patient care in obstetrics, gynecology and primary care with compassion and concern for patients well-being • to maintain programs and clinical research efforts that will attract outstanding staff and advance the care of women to educate resident physicians to practice obstetrics and gynecology at the highest standards. • Description of the population served (100–200 words): • Based on my research ( J Women’s Health (Larchmt). 2013 Jul; 22(7): 643–648. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4119) The description of the population being served is diverse among the races, point being The overall patient demand for ob-gyn services in the United States is forecast to grow by 6% between 2010 and 2020 (Table 1). The female population age 14 and older is projected to increase by more than 10% between 2010 and 2020, but much of this growth will be among women age 65 and older (33% growth rate) that use relatively fewer ob-gyn related services. An estimated 81% of time for ob-gyn related services is currently devoted to women of reproductive age (18–44 years old), and this population is projected to grow in the United States by slightly less than 6% during this period (Fig. 1). If future patterns of care delivery remain similar to...
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...Implementation of Strategies and Tactics for Water Company Strategic Objective According to the vision and mission of Mapua (spring) water company, the main objective of the company is to gain highest shares of the market by providing highest quality water with low cost in comparison to its competitors. By providing high quality, the management wants to gain customer satisfaction and maintain a long term relationship with them. In order to achieve the objective of the company, Mapua also want to increase the performance level of the employees by motivating them and providing advanced technologies. Strategies and Tactics to achieve the Objectives ➢ The management should understand the need of market, by conducting a market analysis. Management should conduct a survey to understand the taste, quality and price preferred by the customers (Wexelbaum, n.d.). ➢ In order to promote its product the management should use attractive promotion strategies and communication technique. ➢ Every consumer should have the knowledge about the product of company. So the management should communicate about product in the market with the help of latest information technologies. The management should use internet, newspaper, television to advertise this product. ➢ Timing is also one of the important factors to implement various strategies and tactics. The management should evaluate the market needs and strategies of competitors on time. The management should communicate...
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...Health Education Tammy Arfmann HCA 331 Introduction to Health Care Education Prof. Mona Chin February 18, 2013 The health education field has expanded in many ways over the past years and will continue to expand over the upcoming years due to the increasing resources that are available for the individuals. The health education field is a vast profession that has greatly impacted many individuals with the information that the individuals provide. This paper will discuss the health education field and profession in greater detail as far as what has happened over the years and the way the profession has changed. It will also analyze a website that covers an HIV prevention program and will also provide a description of a website that has been created to cover heart disease. There are many different events that have helped to shape health education and the health education profession. Three of the events that have impacted the health education field the most are the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Social Security Act. According to Cottrell, Girvan, & McKenzie (2012), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “bill encourages and promotes worksite wellness programs, encourages evidence-based community prevention and wellness programs, and provides strong support for school based health centers” (p.69). The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provide the...
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...Chapter 1 3 Controls for Differentiated Strategies 597 Case 13-3 Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard Texas Instruments (TI) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) developed, manufactured, and sold high-technology electric and electronic products. Texas Instruments had three main lines of business in 1984: components, which includ ed semi conductor integrated circuits, semiconductor subassemblies, and electronic control devices; digital products, which included minicomputers, personal com puters, scientific instruments, and calculators; and government electronics, which included radar systems, missile guidance and control system s, and in frared surveillance systems. The three businesses generated 46 percent, 19 percent, and 24 percent, respectively, of TI’s sales in 1984. Hewle tt-Packard operated in two main lines of business: computer products, which included factory automation computers, engineering workstations, data termin als, per sonal computers, and calculators; and electronic test and measu rement sys tems, which included instruments that were used to evaluate the operation of electrical equipment against standards, instruments that would measu re and display electronic signals, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes. These busine sses gen erated 53 percent and 37 percent, respectively, of HP’s 1984 sales. Summary financial information for each company is presented in Exhibit 1. Although Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard competed in similar industries, the strategies chosen by these...
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...Women and Diabetes: An Examination of Quality of Care for Medicare Recipients Abstract In recent years, diabetes has become one of the top 10 causes of death among women. Research has revealed that women 65 years and older account for 40% of the population and numbers are expected to increase exponentially. Vigorous medication management and coordination of care is instrumental in treating diabetes effectively. The patchwork of health insurance that exist today, particularly Medicare Part D, is culpable in allowing unequivocal disparities among race, gender, and socioeconomic status. This paper will examine quality of care among Medicare beneficiaries, particularly women, and implications for revision in social policy. Maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle is a necessity for achieving longevity. A nutritional, well balanced diet coupled with regular exercise is a simple, yet effective way to sustain healthy living. Neglecting to address diet and exercise, as part of a weekly regimen, is a precursor to the onset of an acute, lifelong illness. Diabetes is one of the largest and fastest growing causes of chronic disease mortality, morbidity, and disability in the United States (Robbins & Webb, 2006). Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent diabetes and no cure for the disease once acquired. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than twenty-three million Americans have diabetes. Patients age 65 years or older account...
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...Women Leadership in Healthcare For decades women have served in the healthcare industry as the back bone of healthcare. They continue to work in all areas but have been given few opportunities to take leadership roles in healthcare organizations. This paper explores some of the reasons why women are circumvented in leadership roles and how women can be better prepared to lead in their organizations. The research concluded that women are effective leaders in comparison to their male counter parts. Leadership is an important concept in healthcare. It can simply be acknowledged as the ability to achieve a goal by using imagination, skill, relevant theory, and concepts that are supposed to lead an organization to success. The research conducted for this paper clearly demonstrates that women are an integral part of the ever changing healthcare domain as it relates to leadership. The need for gender diversity in leadership positions is critical for many organizations, especially in healthcare (Virick & Greer, 2012). Despite the fact that leadership is a complex social role, that arises from the actions to effect others in their roles, women can carry out such duties in the same manner, or even better than their male counterparts. (Fealy, McNamara, Casey, Geraghty, Butler, Halligan & Johnson, 2011). Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership roles in all aspect of healthcare. As the trend of delivering care continues to change in the 21st century...
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...What is the Relationship between Being a Young Woman Living in the Urban Area and the Development of Chlamydia Infection? Interamerican University of Puerto Rico NURS 3130 Essentials of Nursing Research Kristi Krieger Professor Ophelia February 1, 2013 1. Balfe, M., Brugha, R., O'Donovan, D., O'Connell, E., & Vaughan, D. (2010). Young women"s decisions to accept chlamydia screening: influences of stigma and doctorpatient interactions. BMC Public Health, 10425-435. In this article they are trying to understand the factors that encourage young women to accept, or discourage them from accepting, STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing. Opportunistic screening entails healthcare providers offering Chlamydia testing to people while they are attending health services that are usually not related to their sexual health. They performed a qualitative study that is to investigate, how young women would feel about being offered opportunistic tests for Chlamydia?; how young women would like to be offered screening, and who they wanted to be offered screening by?; and what factors would influence young women's partner notification preferences for Chlamydia. They put together an interview with 35 young women between ages eighteen and twenty nine. This study was performed in the Dublin and Galway regions of the Republic of Ireland. These young adults were asked to join the study from offices of General Practice, Third Level College health services, Family...
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...Breast Cancer and Obesity Melita Dodaj Felician College Abstract Breast cancer continues to be a major cause of cancer deaths in women. Based on recent studies the prevalence of overweight and obesity in almost every country has been increased. Estrogen is manly responsible for the elevated risk for breast cancer in obese women. Also the other tow mediators that are held responsible are adipokine leptin and insulin -like growth factor-I, IGF-I. Experiments demonstrated a mitogenic role of these three mediator an cell proliferation. The data in the article shows a stimulative effect of substances produce by the adipose tissue on the breast cancer. Body weight cell specific proliferation suggests that obesity related adipokines and mediators enhance cell proliferation and increase the risk for breast cancer. A couple guidelines and recommendations that help to prevent obesity are physical activity and diets. Obesity is associated with poorer survival in women with breast cancer, regardless of menopausal status. The purpose of this study was to determine if the associations of obesity with breast-cancer specific, all cause, and non-breast cancer mortality differ from between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women with breast cancer. Also some other recent studies have shown that elevated BMI may be associated with breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema. Introduction Cancer is a disease of the cells in the body, fundamentally genetic. Cancer is defined as ...
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...Health Promotion Plan Marie St. Fort NSG4075 Holistic Professional Nursing Kathryn Sagess, PhD, PNP-ARNP Nova Southeastern University Thesis Statement and Introduction Despite the many services Delray Beach offers to residents, there are still major health concerns. This major concerns call for an effective health promotion plan to address the lack of adequate assistance to low-income pregnant women and their families. This plan will allow one to make a great impact in healthcare, attests to the art of nursing even as a student, the whole multidisciplinary team and the most important of aspect of healthcare; the patients that are being served. This paper will offer insight into the community, including a thorough assessment of low income pregnant women and their families’ lack of access to adequate care in Delray Beach Florida. In addition, this paper will highlight a health promotion plan for improving quality of life and health of low income, underinsured Delray Beach residents by discussing state and local programs. Also, discussing the community stakeholders as well as the financial and political implications of the health promotion project is a pivotal point. By addressing the barriers in creating the health promotion in the community, the community health nurse can serve as a patient advocate and present a plan an alternate plan and any possible interventions in case of unforeseen, confounding issues that may arise. The Aggregate Being poor and having to take...
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