What was going on in Chicago in the late 60‘s and early 70‘s? - There was a lot of construction going on. The City was getting bigger and getting modernized and expanding with new skyscrapers‚ buildings and expressways. The Mayor of Chicago was Richard J. Daley Sr.. Chicago had not grown much since the Great Depression. Daley was a big part of the growth in the 60‘s and 70‘s. The 1968 Democratic Convention was held in Chicago. There were lots of civil right issues at the time. There was the Chicano
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This article was selected‚ because the author provides nursing professionals an overview of skills‚ frameworks‚ mnemonics‚ and cultural assessment tools that can be utilized in their practice to provide effective patient-centered care even in the presence of cultural conflict (Campinha-Bacote‚ 2011). As a future nurse educator‚ my role will encompass assisting students to provide patients culturally competent care “... even when the patient’s health beliefs‚ practices‚ and values are in direct conflict
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A 21-year-old female presents to the emergency department with pain in her right arm. She was in class at the local university and was participating in an activity where the professor had the whole class arm-wrestle one another.. During one of the matches‚ she heard something crack‚ and her whole arm gave way‚ followed by excruciating pain. Her x-ray shows the following: After the physician reviews the x-ray‚ a directed physical examination should test for the most likely complication of the
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While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their own funds. These individual may qualify for Medicaid or other government subsidies‚ but very few nursing
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As an aromatherapist‚ maintaining my health must come first; if I am not at my optimum health‚ I cannot be successful‚ be it at work or at home. Diet‚ exercise and sleep all have a role to play in self care regimes. As Power (2015) states‚ the food we eat affects our daily performance; we need to consume less high fats and more fruit and vegetables (Power‚ 2015). Likewise‚ poor sleep habits affect our health. According to information from the Harvard Medical School (2007)‚ negative sleep patterns
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A case study evaluating the role and functions of the nurse and the effectiveness of nursing care within a rehabilitation context In recent years there have been an increasing number of people requiring rehabilitation in the UK (Jester‚ 2007). Rehabilitation can be defined as “an active process which seeks to reduce the effects of disease (in its broadest sense) on daily life” (Greenwood et al‚ 1993. cited by Davis & O’Connor‚ 2001‚ p.4). Rehabilitation nursing can be identified as a philosophy
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Consumeri sm in Health Care Nicole Bertram & LaWanda Frazier HCS/465 May 5‚ 2015 Bryan Alexander Table of Contents • • • Background: • Summary • Effect on Consumers’ Perspectives Methodology: • Overview of Data Collection • Validity and Reliability Results: • Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects • • • Descriptive Statistics & Inferential Statistics Effectiveness of the Study Conclusions: • Future Trends of Health Care Research and Consumerism Background Extensive research has
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HIV/ AIDS spread is thus perpetuated. Many young girls are forced into prostitution because of poverty. In addition to lacking basic resources‚ extreme poverty dehumanizes the individual to a point where issues of self-esteem and morality become secondary. In a sociocultural study on factors fuelling the spread of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho conducted in 1998‚ prostitutes interviewed stated that whereas a clerk earns SAR 500 (US$ 70) per month‚ they can earn that much in a weekend (Otti PN‚ Rasekoai
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Ellis Island Of the two highly symbolic pieces of land in New York harbor‚ the more obvious icon is the Statue of Liberty; the lady embodies every immigrant’s dream of America. But I’ll take Ellis Island—that’s an icon with its feet in reality. Almost half the people now living in America can trace their ancestry to the 12 million men and women and children who entered the country there. mainly between 1892 and 1924. “It’s their Plymouth Rock‚” says M. Ann Belkov‚ superintendent of the National
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The anorexic adolescent: Challenges to nursing care Literature review 1 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………4 Search Method………………………………………………………………………………5 Therapeutic Relationship…………………………………………………………………6-7 Weight Restoration……………………………………………………………………….8-9 Family Centred Care…………………………………………………………………...10-11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..12-13 Further Research Recommendations………………………………………………………14 References……………………………………………………………………………
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