Nursing/Health paper samples

Managers and other personnel in organizations should keep in mind that disasters, emergencies and catastrophes are separate and distinct problems, which need different response strategies. Since the occurrence of emergencies, catastrophes, and disasters jeopardize the normal autonomy of an organization, there is a need to prioritize the concept of eme... read more

This case is covered by Coverage C that deals with contents of personal property. The final losses make a sum equal to $62,000. Due to the fact that according to Coverage C regulations reimbursement sum varies form 10 percents to 50 percents, so the family can receive from $6,200 to $31,000.2. Due to the fact that final forecasted sum for property damage that concerns auto insurance is... read more

Our ancestors said: “There is a medicine in a drop, but poison in a spoon”, and were absolutely right. Even the most positive phenomenon of our life risks to turn to the negative one if there is too much of it. Modern people have so many temptations. The usual bad habits are smoking and alcohol, but one of the most exotic addictions is dependence on t... read more

Abstract

There is always the ideology that the field of scientists is meant for men. This is a misconception that has been countered by women scientists in different parts of the world. Annie Jump Cannon is a good example of an American scientist who majored in the field of Geography and basically astronomy. She was born on 11th De... read more

The phenomenon of 21.12.2012 has been actively discussed in society for several previous years. The certain catastrophic events, which have to occur on December 21, 2012, are widely covered by mass media. The phenomenon is actively discussed in society, in particular, in the Internet. Hundreds thousands of web pages are devoted to this subject. The ar... read more

Manual therapy is a special form of “therapeutic management of pain, limited motion, and poor posture”, etc., that uses the physician therapistʼs hand to achieve these goals (Di Fabio, 1992, p. 853). Manual therapy can be often very efficient, being an additional intervention to ususal medical care. The selection of appropriate manual therapy include... read more

Nowadays demographic changes result in the US being an aging society as the rest of the world (Quinn-Szcesuil, 2012). It implies the necessity of additional gerontological health care, long-term care, support programs for the elderly, etc. Economic burden of these changes is accompanied by the shortage of educated professionals and adequate institutio... read more

The Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Self-Care Scale by Gulick (1987) is designed to measure the physical functionality of the elderly and the persons with disabilities. This Self-Care Scale may be applied as an instrument to measure activities of daily living among multiple sclerosis (MS) persons too (Gulick, 1987).

The ADL Self-C... read more

Scenario 1

Mabel Smith is a 64 year old. Her medical history includes: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes Mellitus type 2 and weight 110kgs.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that typically affects the small joints hands and feet (MayoClinic.com., 2012). The disease affects the lining of joints,... read more

Free radicals are produced by normal metabolic reactions (for instance, cellular respiration) and by the influence of cigarette smoke and air pollution on the body. Free radicals can cause oxidative damage by taking electrons from DNA, carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids. This damage can lead to different diseases (cancer, heart disease, arthriti... read more