Case Study Abstract The purpose of this assignment was to perform a case study of a healthy child. Developmental considerations and data analysis were used to formulate and prioritize three nursing diagnoses. A complete health history interview was performed on a 17-year-old female. A genogram was developed to help determine potential genetic predispositions. J.K.M. is a 17-year-old female born on May 9, 1994. The first part of the interview was done with her mother present. Her mother
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Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354), informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, is a law in the Philippines, which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. How does RH Law started? According to the Senate Policy Brief titled "Promoting Reproductive Health", the history of reproductive health in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when leaders of 12 countries including
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been born into. Without the financial wherewithal to escape, without any sort of community support for his sexual proclivities, and imbued with the belief that one must bear whatever one can’t fix, Ennis is fated to live out the rest of his life as a man who tasted happiness once but has never again reached that peak. Though it is Jack Twist who, we infer, is murdered by those who oppose his sexual orientation, it is Ennis Del Mar—living in his trailer, confined to a sad life on the broad, flat plains
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Sexually transmitted Infections (STI) have a deep impact on quality of life, reproductive health and child health as they are the main cause of infertility especially in women. Gonorrhea is referred as a silent infection because it is often asymptomatic. This places a burden in the community as it increases the risk of transmission (Skala, Secura, & Peipert, 2012). In the “Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infection 2006–2015’’ released by World Health Organization
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the correctional justice system as a form of punishment and treatment for sex offenders. Offenders are treated with injections of a synthetic hormone that is used to lower their testosterone level, resulting in a decrease in their sexual drive. The change in sexual behavior is believed to have promising effects preventing the offender from relapsing into committing harm again. Although the drug is an accepted use of treatment there is much debate upon the drug’s side effects and whether consent is legitimately
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Public Safety and Privacy Wardell Carter AJS 552 May 28, 2012 Laws concerning public safety and the privacy of individuals contradict one another. A question arises from the situation in regard to whether public safety or individual privacy receives a higher priority based on situations that are individualistic. Although the Fourth Amendment provides protection for the citizens of the United
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is sexually active adolescents. There are many risks and an increasing need for education. Demographics The vulnerable populations are increasing. American teenage sexual activity and risks associated with it are growing. These risks include STDs, STIs, HIV, teenage pregnancy, low birth weight infants, date rape, sexual and physical abuse, and for females; an immature cervix is easily infected. An average adolescents has had sex for the first time by the age of 17, but do not marry
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audience/population is clearly defined. A. The target audience for our brochure is the teenage population. 5. Possible community resources, information, websites, contacts, and so forth are listed. A. A website found that focuses on sexual risk behavior is
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instance, meningitis is transmissible by means of sexual contact but is not labeled as an STI because sexual contact is not the primary vector for the pathogens that cause meningitis. This discrepancy is addressed by the probability of infection by means other than sexual contact. In general, an STI is an infection that has a negligible probability of transmission by means other than sexual contact, but has a realistic means of transmission by sexual contact (more sophisticated
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spread by non-sexual contact with contaminated blood and tissues, breastfeeding, or during childbirth.[1] STI diagnostic tests are easily available in the developed world, but this is often not the case in the developing world.[1] The most effective way of preventing STIs is by not having sex.[4] Some vaccinations may also decrease the risk of certain infections including hepatitis B and some types of HPV.[4] Safer sex practices such as use of condoms, having a smaller number of sexual partners, and
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