The Benefits and Hazards of Vaccination

Despite the high ability of vaccines to protect people from dangerous diseases, or significantly reducing the morbidity cases of certain diseases, some society are now starting to focus on its risks. The focus on immunizations risks has been fueled by misconceptions existing in the community and a just a few cases that resulted to allergic … Read more

The Influence of Social Media on Eating Disorders

It is in our human nature to compare ourselves to others. In today’s day and age, social media is a large tool in shaping an individual’s self-image and worth. Some of these platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Pinterest, and more. With the advent of easily accessible mobile cell phones, children as young as preteens … Read more

Nursing as a profession

Nursing is a field that has always been about caring for people and doing what’s right by the patient. Nursing’s ethical principles have remained a constant; to do for the good of the patient, to do no harm, to support a patient’s autonomy, and to be faithful, just, and truthful. These principles are the pillars … Read more

Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

The healthcare system, not only in the United States but around the world, is in a constant state of evolution. Everyday new evidence based practice discoveries allow for policy and practice changes that affect patients, practitioners, and the legal system around us. Because of this, as we begin the journey to becoming Family Nurse Practitioners, … Read more

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Abstract In order to overcome behavioral problems such as anxiety, depression or fear, individuals usually communicate their problems or anxieties with their trusted friends or family members. In case of somewhat complicated problem, a counselor is consulted. These are a relatively simple form of psychotherapies that individuals have been practicing for centuries. However, with the … Read more

What the Health (film)

The film What the Health follows valiant movie producer Kip Andersen as he reveals the key to preventing and reversing chronic diseases and investigates why the nation’s leading health associations don’t want us to think about it or even know about it. The film reveals the largest health cover-up of all time with leading causes … Read more

Reflection using Gibbs Reflective Cycle (nursing)

Description I undertook a full assessment on a patient with a sacral pressure sore. The patient had limited mobility, dementia and does not speak. I completed the assessment using observation as a primary source. The care assistants were reluctant to engage with the nursing process rendering some specific measurements as ineffectual compromising the eventual Waterlow … Read more

Voluntary Euthanasia

1. What is the ethical issue? How do you know this is an ethical issue? The ethical issue is whether euthanasia should be made legal in Australia or not. Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally terminating a person’s life, typically to free them of pain and suffering. In recent years, this issue has become a … Read more

Vaccine Case Study (MMR)

A couple who are parents of 3 children are having an issue with giving their one year old child the MMR Vaccination, MMR stands for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. The parents believe after giving the MMR Vaccine to their five year old, that symptoms of Autism arose within their child. They believe the same symptoms … Read more

Euthanasia – a compassionate choice

Individuals who suffer from terminal illness must be given the choice of whether or not to commit suicide. Better yet, they might as well let someone else murder them instead. Furthermore, if an individual is already dying, everyone present should act as bystanders while they die rather than rushing to extend a helping hand. While … Read more

Type I / Type II diabetes

In the UK, there are 90% of people diagnosed with diabetes are Type II diabetes and approximately 10% of people diagnosed with diabetes are Type I diabetes. The exact cause of Type I diabetes is not fully understood. It is characterised by complete insulin deficiency. The body’s own immune system of individual with Type I … Read more

Do the benefits of vaccinations outweigh the disadvantages?

The controversy over vaccines dates back to the 1800s, which is close to the time when vaccines were initially discovered, and the controversy continues today.  There are many different reasons why the criticism began including religious beliefs, sanitation, safety, and politics. Today, one of the most common reasons for the vaccine controversy is the harmful … Read more

Vaccine production costs

A broad survey of industry indicates that the Chemistry. Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) development for a vaccine exceeds 50M USD and consumes more than 80 person-years in human resources. Despite the difficulty of quantifying costs, one risk-adjusted estimate of R&D costs is 135-350 M USD. In addition to that, André suggested in another report that … Read more

How do people become addicted to drugs?

People experiment with drugs for many different reasons. Many first try drugs out of curiosity, to have a good time, because friends are doing it, or in an effort to improve athletic performance or ease another problem, such as stress, anxiety, or depression. Use doesn’t automatically lead to abuse, and there is no specific level … Read more

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adulthood (LADA)

“Around 3 million people in the UK have diabetes”. Diabetes was once defined as a serious lifelong health condition characterized by impaired glucose metabolism. Diabetes occurs when the amount of glucose in the blood is too high. Glucose levels in the body are controlled by the pancreas. The pancreas has two important systems: the endocrine … Read more