...The impact of the Personal Computer A computer is a device that receives processes and presents information. A personal computer is a computer that is created for private use by an individual. “Computers small and inexpensive enough to be purchased by individuals first became feasible in the 1970’s when large scale integration made it possible to construct a processor on a single semiconductor”. Since then the PC industry has exploded and truly revolutionized how we live, work and communicate in almost every single way. The PC industry has had a number of big impacts in society and we will discuss some of them below. The PC industry has truly revolutionized how people communicate as the development of email and social networking has transformed the mass communications industry. Services like the post office have seen a significant decline in the demand for their services and now people can reach each other instantly, through email and social webpages. I think in the next 20 years, except for the occasional parcel or package that cannot be sent electronically, the post office and other similar service will continue to be sidelined in favor of electronic means. The old fashioned industry will be decimated but not entirely. The PC industry has also dramatically changed the entertainment industry. In years past, people had to go to theatres, and cinemas and video library stores to get VHS and watch movies. They even had to make a trip to the music store to buy a record. The PC...
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...Personal Impact Paper Regardless of which definition of chronic illness you subscribe to, be it Feldman, Cluff, or Curtin & Lublin, they all share common themes. They all describe a condition that is long lasting and persistent, requiring some medical oversight/treatment and personal retraining. Once a diagnosis is applied, specific treatments are started but the training of the individual is just that, individual. Each person has their own unique learning style. The following describes this process experienced by one patient afflicted with Crohn’s disease (CD). CD is an inflammatory bowel disease affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract anywhere from the mouth to the anus. Sometimes confused with ulcerative colitis, CD usually confines itself to the distal small bowel (ileum), large intestine (colon), rectum, and anus. Where colitis only affects the lining of the colon and rectum. The exact cause of CD is not known. It is thought to be an autoimmune disease with a genetic component as this condition tends to run in families. The most common symptoms of CD are cramps like abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, poor appetite, painful bowel movements, persistent diarrhea, and unintentional weight loss. More advanced symptoms include: constipation, eye irritation, rectal fistulas, joint pain, mouth ulcers, bloody stool, rectal bleeding, skin lumps/sores, and swollen gums. CD sufferers are also at greater risk of small bowel and colon cancer. The patient The patient is a 37...
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...Personal Impact Denise Gemzik Jemiola, RN, CCHP-RN NUR/427 February 25, 2013 Kathy Cavanaugh RN, MSN, FNP, CCTC Personal Impact Imagine losing the ability to voluntarily move all body parts. No movement of a hand, foot, or even tongue can be accomplished. Conversely, all sensation is intact so there remains a constant awareness of the appendages that cannot be controlled and the itch that cannot be scratched. Now imagine not being able to communicate these feelings because the ability to speak has also been affected. This is the life of a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and this late stage symptom is called “locked in”. The patient is conscious and aware of their surroundings, but cannot interact (Drury, May). Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream springs to mind at the incomprehensible mental anguish that must be suffered by patients with ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named for the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with the disease in 1939 (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2011). ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks and destroys nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord, insidiously robbing the patient of their ability to move. ALS affects 1 to 3 people per 100,000 and roughly 10 percent of these cases are hereditary (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2011). The average age of onset has historically been 55 for both men and women. That number has changed...
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...Health and Chronic Disease Management This paper will be discussing the personal impact and journey of 46-year-old Mrs. Linda being diagnosed with what is referred to as orthostatic intolerance. “Orthostasis means 'standing up'. Thus, orthostatic intolerance (OI) is defined by the inability to remain upright. It is often erroneously designated 'orthostasis'. More specifically, OI can be defined by the inability to remain upright relieved by recumbence” (Stewart, 2012). The patient spent more than 20 years with torture and life threatening symptom no doctor could identify. The patient was born in southern Minnesota. When she turn to puberty, her body change in ways she never expected. She was felling weak, fatigue, dizzy, and lightheaded. She tried to manage her symptom during adolescence with different over the counter medication. After celebrating her 18th birthday, she decide to leave Minnesota and went to Buffalo Los Angeles. As soon as she touches California a new symptom emerge. She was feeling a migraine symptom and affects her to focus. When the migraine increase she did appointment with neurologist. The doctor order CT scan to see if there is any unusual thing in her brain. The result came normal. She went to seek treatment with various doctors who were not able to explain to her the cause of her migraine. Then she left her work and return to Minnesota. This disease has had a huge impact on her everyday quality of life as well as her family and friends. It was a daily...
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...Personal Impact Patient with chronic disease HIV is a 58 years old female that due to an emergency surgery performed in 2001 was diagnosed with the disease. In 1992 the patient was undergoing a DNC to terminated an unplanned pregnancy, there was some bleeding involved in the procedure for what she needed some replacement products, two units of RBC were administered, blood was contaminated and patient came into contact with the virus. Patient is a widow with three adult children and work as a secretary in a law firm. Patient not sexually active, her husband passed away 15 years ago, is not overweight, is careful with her diet, was smoker but quit 30 years ago, do not drink alcohol. HIV According to Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (2011) “ estimates that approximately 50, 000 people in the United States are newly infected with HIV each year. Black/ African men and women were highly affected and were estimated to have HIV incidence rate almost 8 times as high as the incidence rate among whites. At the end 0f 2010, an estimated 872,990 persons in the United States were living with diagnosed HIV. It includes persons with diagnosis regardless of the stage of disease at diagnosis. DCD collect HIV and AIDS data using six common transmissions categories: male-to-male sexual contact, injection drug use, male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use, heterosexual contact, mother-to-child (perinatal) transmission, and other (includes blood transfusions and unknown cause)...
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...Introduction It is well known that people suffering from chronic diseases have major impact in the healthcare delivery systems, including the elderly population over the age of 65. With the advances in technology combined with the aging population, more people are living longer with chronic diseases. Longer life expectancies count for higher costs in healthcare for the treatment, management and prevention of further complications arising from chronic diseases. The third most common chronic disease of the older adults is Parkinson’s disease. It is a debilitating disease affecting a person’s motor ability, causing tremors, rigidity, akinesia or slow movement, and postural instability. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 500, 000 individuals in the United States suffer from Parkinson’s Disease, and it is estimated that males are more often affected than females. Parkinson’s disease has a large economic impact and directly affects medical costs, as well as the affecting the person financially, such as lost wages and decreased productivity. According to a recent interview with a client suffering from PD over the course of ten years, the disability directly impacted his personal life, financial status, and family members. The next discussion talks about how the patient learned about his disease and the personal impact it created at the beginning of the disease process until the peak onset later in his life. How the patient learned about his disease During the...
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...The purpose of this critical thinking paper is to research the personal impact of a patient living with a chronic disease. For the purposes of this paper we will be interviewing Bill, a forty-three year old male who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was twenty-seven years old. I have obtained verbal release of patient information from Bill, and for the purposes of this paper, have changed his and his family’s name to observe privacy. In this paper I will be interviewing Bill and his family to research their personal impact regarding Bills diabetes diagnosis and the effect it has had in their life. Bill and Linda were married for five years before he found out he had diabetes. They had one child, a daughter named Courtney, who was two at the time. Bill had symptoms of increased thirst (polydipsia), increased urination (polyuria), fatigue, and noticed a few cuts he had on his hands were taking a long time to heal. He says he was afraid to go to the doctor because of a family history of diabetes, so he put it off for a few months. His wife, Linda recalls how hard it was to convince him to finally make a doctors appointment, she states “I knew he thought I was complaining and nagging all the time, but I wanted him to see how important it was for him to get the right treatment, especially if it was diabetes, I want him to be able to manage it so he can still be here for his family.” Bill finally made a doctors appointment and after running a few lab tests, along with his symptoms...
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...Personal Impact Paper Donna Ballard, RN University of Phoenix Nur/427 Carolyn Diaz, MSN “Chronic illness is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency of disease states or impairment that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function and prevention of further disability” (Curtin and Lubkin, 1995, pp. 6-7). Once a person is diagnosed with a chronic disease their lifestyle changes completely. The purpose of this assignment is to research the personal impact of a patient living with a chronic disease. I will discuss how the life style of this patient changed completely from being an active super model and independent to be dependent on her family. I will discuss the social, financial and personal effects that has incurred with this patient. I will also discuss how the patient learned about her disease, educational experience, and motivators the patient used in learning about her disease. (Towner & Inter-mountain Healthcare,Utah,USA, 2008). Sonya D is middle aged African American woman whom had a career as a super model; until she was diagnosed with Lupus. A married woman and mother of a teenager, she enjoyed walking and spending family time with her spouse and daughter. Patient is not obese, non-smoker and non-alcoholic. She had been extremely tired and in bed a lot. She noticed her extremities going numb and went to the doctor for a physical, not expecting to hear the diagnosis of Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune...
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...Personal Impact Paper The personal impact that chronic disease has on patients, is extremely devastating. "Mention of chronic Lyme disease raises temperatures, not only among patients, but also among the experts who are trying to untangle exactly what chronic Lyme disease is" (Rowe, 2000 pg1). With a chronic disease, such as Lyme disease LD patients are faced with many challenges. Some that will be outlined in this paper. Which are social, financial and personal effects that this disease can have on a person. As well as what a patient has to go through when learning about their disease and living through the experience. Lastly, this paper will touch on the motivators that can be used when maintaining a positive outlook on the patient's life. When discussing what is Lyme disease many thoughts come to head because Lyme's disease is a complex yet very silent disease. This disease is known as "The great Imitator" (Lymedisease.org 2013) this is because the symptoms that arise are like other well known diseases. Some examples of these diseases are; Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis (Lymedisease.org 2013). By the time that Lyme's disease is diagnosis the symptoms and the disease process have become chronic. When someone gets infected this disease with the Lyme spirochetes, which is a poppy like size tick (Lymedisease.org 2013). The most common forms of testing are the Elisa and the Western Blot. These test are...
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...Personal Impact Paper University of Phoenix Health and Chronic Disease Management NUR/427 Professor Gina Stephens May 19, 2014 Personal Impact Paper I will be discussing in this paper Parkinson Disease, and the impact it has on the patient as well as the patient’s family. I will be talking about how the patient first found out about the disease and how the disease has impact the patient personal, social, and financial life. Parkinson’s disease is a type of movement disorder, it is a progressive, chronic disease that affect the nervous system. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition in the United States. It is more prevalent in males than in females. Onset of the disease is 50 -60 years of age, onset earlier than that is referred to as early onset of Parkinson’s disease. There is no cure at the moment for Parkinson’s disease but medication can help alleviate symptoms. According the National Parkinson’s Foundation approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease each year. An estimated seven to ten million people are living with this disease worldwide (Oberdorf, Schmidt, & Schmidt, 2010). The patient I will be discussing on this paper is a 43 year old male. I will call him Tom, to protect his privacy. Tom was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when he was 40 years old, his symptoms though started when he was 39 year of age. Tom was a healthy, athletic, strong individual. Tom was married with two kids, when he was diagnosed...
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...Personal Impact of Diabetes Trisha N427/UOP January 16, 2012 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2011), there are 25.8 million people affected by Diabetes which is “8.3% of the U.S. population”. Diabetes is the number one “cause of kidney failure, nontraumatic lower-limb amputations, and blindness among adults in the United States”. Also, “it is a major cause of heart disease and stroke” as well as “the seventh leading cause of death in the United States”. Diabetes impacts a person’s life in many ways. This paper describes a patient’s experience and impact of diabetes on her life. One of the patients I had who suffered from this disease was Mrs. D, a 56 y-o Vietnamese female diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type II 10 years ago. Her blood sugar in the last six months ranges from 43 to 352mg/dl. Currently she lives with her husband who is also diagnosed with DM type II and other comorbidities. Due to the severity of the disease, Mrs. D needs Lantus injection 30 units daily and Humulin R in which doses depends on a sliding scale. She often experiences episodes of hypoglycemia in the early morning and hyperglycemia later in the day. She comes to our Adult Day care to have her blood sugar checked, and to have insulin injected daily. Due to the disease process, Mrs. D has poor dexterity to manipulate a glucometer and insulin pen. She also complains of poor vision in both eyes even with bifocal glasses. She was unable to read the small...
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...Personal Impact Paper NUR/427 January 18, 2016 Personal Impact Paper Living with a chronic disorder may affect a person and their family's lives. These disorders affect a person's physical and psychological health, emotions, independence, and their jobs. Depending on the disorder and severity determines treatment options that can affect the person financially. With today's medicine, technology, and resources people can manage and live a life. Learning to live with a chronic disorder can be emotional and takes time to accept. Millions of people worldwide live with epilepsy. One in twenty-six will develop epilepsy. The causes are unknown in two-thirds of patients. This neurological disorder causes a disruption in brain cells, which can cause seizures, sensations, unusual behavior, or loss of consciousness. Epilepsy treatment depends on the severity and frequency of seizures, a person's overall health, medical history, and age. These treatments may include medication, diets, surgery, epilepsy devices, and epilepsy first aid. A young woman, Nichole was nineteen years old, and just completed an emergency medical technician (EMT) school when she had her first grand mal seizure. She had to learn about and how to live with this disorder. As a way to help herself and others, she began posting videos titled Nichole's epilepsy on youtube.com: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1BIjErzoq8oH9apq_DPpiw. She shares her feelings of depression and the loss of her independence...
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...The Impact I remember the pain the most. Shattered glass and shards of metal surrounded me. Looking back on that day, I remind myself that nothing is guaranteed in life. I did not always see life as a gift, but I now realize that I am blessed to be alive. Just like an average sixteen-year-old, I loved driving; the sense of freedom and power I felt when behind the wheel invigorated me. It was just another sunny day in July when I drove home from my grandparents’ house. Remembering everything I learned, I exited the interstate carefully. Looking over my shoulder, I saw a gray car speeding toward me incessantly. At this point, time was almost nonexistent and as the car became closer, darkness engulfed me. I woke up in my car, surrounded by a plethora...
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...“What does impact mean to you?” My entrepreneurship professor asked us to define the term in a way that related to our personal goals. A few examples of impact that immediately popped into my head included Embrace Innovation, whose low-cost incubator saved 300,000 babies across 22 countries and Doug Rouch’s Daily Table, which sells fresh, low-cost produce to some of the 49 million Americans struggling with hunger. How did their journeys relate to my aspiring career in dentistry? I recalled shadowing Dr. Starns & Wood who volunteered tirelessly on Tuesday nights, spreading their impact on Charlottesville beyond private practice. Considering social entrepreneurship and dentistry, I defined impact as transforming as many lives possible across multiple...
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...that go beyond simply reporting facts. * Well-crafted document, with logical flow and clarity of view * Excellent grammar, punctuation, composition and professional style. * Including correct use of citations. Overview of contents * Executive Summary: Overview: Summary of key findings and analyses * Section 1: Describe the leader's childhood narrative. What early experiences contributed to their becoming a leader? Why were these experiences important and/or impactful in either positive or negative ways? * Section 2: How would you describe this person's leadership style (or styles)? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the styles they use? How has their leadership style made an impact on the course of their career and personal life? Did their style change? If so, how and why? If not, why not? * Section 3: What would you say are the key contributing factors that led to this person being a successful leader? Why were these factors important? * Section 4: What are the...
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