CHRONIC DISEASES A chronic disease is an illness that is prolonged in duration‚ does not spontaneously resolve‚ and is usually not cured completely. Examples of chronic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis‚ lung cancer‚ and heart disease. Heart disease is an illness that involves the blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the US with approximately 81.1 million people‚ or one in every three adults living with heart disease. The illness causes swelling in feet
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Overview of project publishes numerous publications which support the professional development of nurses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................latest research
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RETHINKING CONCEPT ANALYSIS 1 Rethinking Concept Analysis Dr. Mark Risjord Philosophy Department and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University mark.risjord@emory.edu September 2008 DRAFT Under editorial review Please do not cite without permission INTRODUCTION Concept analysis has a mixed reputation in nursing scholarship. Since Walker and Avant introduced it in Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (2005‚ first edition 1983)‚ textbooks have stated that concept analysis is
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COURSE CODE: PAMA11004 ASSIGNMENT #2: Case Review Bio-psycho-social Approach in Treatment of Post-traumatic Chronic Widespread Pain PREPARED BY: George Boghozian DUE DATE: April 22‚ 2012 Introduction This paper is about reviewing the case of Mrs. M. A.; a 53-year-old lady presented with chronic widespread pain (CWP) in spine‚ chest‚ both knees‚ and both shoulders in addition to generalized muscle stiffness‚ fatigue‚ headaches and dizziness. These symptoms are due to injuries
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Assessment of pain http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/pain-management/assessment-of-pain/1861174.article 18 September‚ 2008 | By Sharon Wood Assessment and diagnosis for succesful pain management To provide optimal patient care‚ nurses require appropriate knowledge‚ skills and attitudes towards pain‚ pain assessment and its management. This must be based on the best available evidence to prevent patients from suffering harm (NMC‚ 2008 ). It is unacceptable for patients
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to be a consistent pre-cursor to many metabolic diseases‚ such as obesity‚ fatty liver disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ insulin resistance‚ type II diabetes‚ degenerative disorders such as dementia‚ airway disease and some cancers.1 The relationship between diet‚ and more specifically refined carbohydrates‚ and chronic inflammation has been of high interest in the media in recent years. This interest could have a lot to do with the alarming rate that these metabolic
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Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death
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insomnia‚ ranging from transient (sleep problems that last days to weeks) acute or chronic (sleep problems that last months to years)‚ varying on the frequency and duration of the symptoms. This paper will be mainly be focusing on primary chronic insomnia however there will be mention of chronic insomnia as a manifestation of another illness. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the causes and effects of chronic insomnia as well as including some possible treatments and a further discussion
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Article: de Vos R.J.‚ Weir A.‚ Schie H.T.M.‚ Bierma-Zeinstra S.M.A.‚ Verhaar J.A.N.‚ Weinans H‚ Tol J.L. Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2010. Evidence Level: NHMRC evidence level II Article Info: Journal: The Journal of the American
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Caring is thought to coincide with good nursing practice. As guided by the concept analysis framework of Walker and Avant (1983)‚ an attempt is made to gain better understanding of the constituent properties of caring. This includes the evaluation of various definitions of caring‚ key attributes‚ antecedents‚ consequences‚ and the perception of caring from the patients and nurses point of view. Then‚ drawing a conclusion of the significance of caring‚ thereof. The Oxford Dictionary defines caring
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