Substance Abuse within the Profession of Nursing Vocabulary: Diversion: Addiction prevalence within different specialties of nursing: o Emergency room nurses and psychiatric nurses have a higher rate of abuse. o A higher rate of smoking was also found in psychiatric nurses. o A higher rate of cocaine abuse was found in critical care nurses. o Higher rates of alcohol abuse- binge drinking‚ 5 or more drinks per occasion- was found in oncology nurses. o General pediatrics‚ women’s health‚ school
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Annotated References: Substance Abuse Grand Canyon University: UNV 502 February 19‚ 2013 Morgan‚ M. L.‚ Brosi‚ W. A.‚ & Brosi‚ M. W. (2011). Restorying Older Adults ’ Narratives About Self and Substance Abuse. American Journal of Family Therapy‚ 39(5)‚ 444-455. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.gcu.edu:2048/10.1080/01926187.2011.560784. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu One in five people who suffer from substance abuse is an older adult. This article was written in
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Group B Discussion Outline Topic: Abuse of prescription drugs: Problem Phase A. Identification of Problem 1. What is the situation where this is occurring? A. people are being prescribed pain medication for chronic pain B. these drugs have addicting properties C. people get hooked on drug‚ or use alternative drug i. One in five Americans report misusing a prescription drug at least once in their lifetime‚ but the overwhelming majority put the pills away with no lasting harm
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Philosophy Assignment Template ***************** THIS IS AN OUTLINE******************** THIS IS AN OUTLINE ************************ THIS IS AN OUTLINE *********** Health One cannot achieve overall health unless they are physically‚ mentally‚ emotionally‚ and socially well. All of these aspects must be at optimal best allowing one to function well in life. Physical health is obtained by following a healthy diet‚ exercising regularly‚ and limiting exposure to toxins (drugs‚ alcohol‚ pollution)
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going to the lake for the day and fishing. Nobody really‚ truly thinks about what life is like when you can no longer take care of yourself. You will make it to that point eventually in your life‚ but nobody should think of moving into a retirement home as a bad thing! Things change with time‚ including these facilities. For instance‚ Chia-Hsiu Chang conducted a study investigating the effect on the resident’s satisfaction when bringing a visual art-based environment into the facility. He placed pictures
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This paper will focus nursing home health care disparities among the LGBT elderly. Throughout the paper‚ there will be research to identify the problem and support the factors that contribute to the identified problem. This paper looks at the issue of nursing home disparities among the LGBT community at a micro‚ mezzo‚ and macro level by identifying how the problem is engulfed in all levels of practice and how the problem can be solved by addressing all levels of practice. The solutions to the health
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Outline Objectives Title | Whose job is it to report child abuse? | General Purpose | I want to persuade my audience to rethink their position on reporting child abuse. | Specific Purpose | Reporting child abuse is a responsibility by everyone and should not be taken lightly and overlooked. | Central Idea | Child abuse reporting has become more difficult because of the stigma that both the victims and alleged child abusers endure. | Introduction Attention Getting Material | I just had
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Animal abuse Thesis: Animal abuse usually happens when the owner is going through emotional issues I: Animal cruelty is widely known and one of the most committed cases A. Animal cruelty can be beating a animal or refusing to take care or the animal B. Animal cruelty usually happens with teenage males who grew up in a abusive home. II: Most serial killers in America start off by abusing or killing pets or growing up in a abusive home A. If people can stop this abuse it can reduce the
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Topic Outline and Working Reference Kimberly Williams COM/150 12/05/2012 University of Phoenix Topic Outline and Working Reference Topic Outline and Working References list Checkpoint Thesis: Media is an important part of a young adult life because it bolsters parent Knowledge while promoting communication‚ is used as an educational resource‚ and is a source for sexual health information. I. Online media opens up adolescents to the larger world A. The international nature
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The Nursing Home Administrator Leslie K. Wood HCS/531 05/06/2013 Georgetta Baptist The Nursing Home Administrator The Nursing Home Administrator is the head of operations at a nursing home. The position requires licensure to practice in a state. Individual states have different requirements for licensure but generally people have proof of adequate education‚ experience‚ experience of guidance under preceptor. The licensure examination requirements covers basic topics
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