Case study-Myocarial infarction
NUR 364: Human Sciences in Nursing 2 Alice Pryce-Williams March 2007 Cohort Human Sciences in Nursing 2 This assignment is going to explore how biological, psychological and social factors of a person's life may impact upon their health status. This will be done by including a detailed patient profile of Jane, a 55 year old patient, who suffered a myocardial infarction (MI) and was nursed in an acute hospital setting. The altered physiology that occurred as a result of the MI will be looked at with consideration to psychosocial factors that may have contributed to the patient's illness. MI is one of the most common manifestations of CHD according to Todd (2008) and so Jane's main risk factors for the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) will be identified, with particular attention on the issue of smoking. How smoking may have contributed to the cause of an MI will then be explored, with an analysis of the factors that may have influenced Jane taking up smoking. The main factors that will be looked at will be how living in a low social economic household gives more chance of becoming a smoker, and how influences from family and peers may trigger smoking behaviour. Government interventions such as the smoking ban will then be looked at, and how National Service Frameworks (NSF) have been put in place to tackle the high numbers of CHD, as the disease accounts
Law and ethics in nursing
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The role of the shaman: similarities and differences between Western therapeutic processes and traditional healing.
The role of the shaman: similarities and differences between Western therapeutic processes and traditional healing Abstract Human societies, in different contexts and at different times, have produced a number of traditional healers whose roles and functions largely overlap. In this paper, drawing on various literature sources, I will argue that the role of the shaman or traditional healer bears striking similarities with that of helping professionals in the Western world, particularly mental health professionals working within a therapeutic framework. Moreover similar mechanisms are involved in the way the therapeutic process is approached and illnesses are dealt with and eventually resolved. Introduction The anthropological and psychiatric literature on shamanism and spirit possession has often treated these phenomena as abnormal and as a sign of mental disturbance: "there is no reason and no excuse for not considering the shaman to be a severe neurotic or even a psychotic in a state of temporary remission" (Devereux 1956). The psychiatrist Yap explores the behaviour of the medicine-men of the Bataks of Borneo who, falling into a state of trance, are then possessed by a spirit who speaks through them: he believes their actions to be "doubtless hysterical in basis" (Yap 1951). In his paper on traditional healing in a Javanese town Geertz (1960) looks at the role of the
Critically discuss the theoretical explanations put forward to explain alcohol dependence and discuss the rationale for prevention programmes for hazardous drinkers.
Addictions. Critically discuss the theoretical explanations put forward to explain alcohol dependence and discuss the rationale for prevention programmes for hazardous drinkers. This assignment aims to evaluate current theoretical explanations that are relevant to the field of addiction and to explore the reasons and intentions behind various prevention programmes for hazardous drinkers. There are many different types of theoretical explanations and models relating to addiction, and most research has focussed on alcohol dependency. (Ogden, 2004) However it is important to define what is meant by the term "addiction"; Goodman (2005) puts forward the following as a definition for addiction: A process whereby a behaviour, that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort, is employed in a pattern characterized by recurrent failure to control the behaviour and continuation of the behaviour despite significant negative consequences. (Goodman, 2005, online) Although the term "addiction" is still widely used current theorists and scholars are tending to use the term "dependence" in modern research and studies. People can become dependant not only on external substances that are ingested but also to risky behaviours such as gambling, extreme sports etc. In this respect anything that induces a pleasurable physiological change has the
The Renaissance was a time of good medical progress but very few practical advantages
Assessment Essay: The Renaissance. Hypothesis "The Renaissance was a time of good medical progress but very few practical advantages." Introduction The Renaissance means rebirth, part of this was the rebirth of medicine. It was a time when the Greek ideas on medicine and methods of scientific investigation were rediscovered. People began to question the rules of the Middle Ages. They began to investigate and experiment for the best treatments and real causes of disease. It began with the Arabs coming to Italy, showing the Europeans the old Greek ideas. What caused people to be healthy or unhealthy in the Renaissance? The same things that caused people to be unhealthy in the Middle Ages were there in the Renaissance. People relied very much upon the land, if there was a bad harvest, it would lead to famine, malnutrition and ill health causing people to die. If there was a good harvest then people would live well as they would live in healthier conditions. Public health had improved a little from the Middle Ages, most improvements were due to the plague in the 17th century but the connection between lack of hygiene and disease had still not been made. Most public health measures were to take the smell (which they thought caused disease) of waste - and the waste itself - away and into the river, were it would pollute the water. The Great Plague started in 1665, brought
History and development of Western medicine.
Complementary Therapies BSc (Hons) Year 1 Semester Two 2003 Module: History and Development of Western Medicine Task: "The developments in Western Medicine between the 17th to the end of the 19th century that interested me the most" Sharna Richardson Tutor: Stan Date Set: 29th January 2003 Date Due: 31st May 2003 Essay Title: "Developments in women's roles in Western Medicine between the 17th and end of the 19th century." Discuss Introduction This essay will discuss some significant developments in Western Medicine with particular reference to the impact these developments had on women's roles as 'healers' and midwives during the 17th , 18th and 19th centuries. Historical Overview - women's roles up to the16th century From prehistoric up to Ancient Greek and Roman times people superstitious was dominant explanation for sickness, and people believed that spirits caused illness. They thought that when an evil spirit entered the body, the sick persons own healthy spirit left the body. Illness and injuries were treated with herbs and plants. It is believed that they used herbs such as chick weed for ulcers and violets for cough medicine, and that they used crude surgery, and could set broken bones were. Trephining (making a hole in there skull) they believed let out evil spirits and eased bad headaches. They also used charms to ward off evil spirits and
Using Sources A and B, and your own knowledge, describe two significant changes in medicine in the period 1450 - 1700.
Medicine Coursework Study Sources A and B and use your own knowledge. Using Sources A and B, and your own knowledge, describe two significant changes in medicine in the period 1450 - 1700. a) Whilst women weren't trained in medicine during this time period, their traditional roles as healers and midwives were still important ones but women only ever performed them. These roles were just extensions of their status as housewives which can be seen by the way they performed such tasks. Women would use their knowledge of herbs to concoct remedies for the sick and they would record them in recipe books to be handed down to their children. They would also hand down certain recipes by word of mouth. Source A supports this in that it shows a lay Sister preparing a remedy in just such a way. With the arrival of a more medicine-aware society, the role of healer shifted into the hands of merchants and businessman. New drugs coming in from foreign lands, such as the New World, were handled by these very people and were not available to women. Source B shows that when it says: New and expensive cures were developed using the drugs imported as a result of trade between Europe and India, China and the New World. These drugs were handled by merchants and businessmen, surgeons and chemists. They were not easily available for women to use. They were obtained by men, handled by men, and sold
Will Hong Kong maintain its position of being the leader of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Market after China Accession to World Trade Organisation?
Will Hong Kong maintain its position of being the leader of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Market after China Accession to World Trade Organisation? - An analysis of Hong Kong's Traditional Chinese Medicine market and it's future _______________________________________________ INTRODUCTION As a colony of UK, Hong Kong joined WTO on 1st January of 1995. Despite its small physical size and a population of only 7 million, Hong Kong currently ranks as the 10th largest trading entity in the world, with trade valued at some US$400 billion per year. It is the strategic trade services platform connecting the USA, Western Europe and mainland of China. This highly energised platform is infused with ideas, talent and connectivity. It leverages a critical mass of business networks in the Chinese mainland and overseas. As a gate to the "mysterious" orient, Hong Kong had been a major port and trade centre for the exotic Far Eastern produces such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The tiny TCM industry1 was well established prior to Hong Kong's assertion to WTO in 1995. The trades took the form of retail, wholesale or transit. The trade volume had been relatively small, yet it has enjoyed quite steadily growth for decades. In October 1997, Hong Kong reunited as a part of China, while keeping its democratic political system and capitalistic market economy. In December
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Sibling Relationships
Abstract: This paper takes a look at the sibling relationship and how siblings communicate with each other whether a brother-brother, sister-sister, or a brother-sister relationship. This paper looks at the many of the different aspects that entail these relationships. Introduction: The sibling relationship is considered the most important relationship in a person's life. Siblings help each other define who they are in their gender and as individuals, and they also provide emotional support. This relationship is unique and lifelong. It remains stable throughout the lifespan, and is kept healthy through relational maintenance behaviors. Birth Order Birth order plays a major role in the way that siblings communicate with one another. It influences their language development and their social order. The older siblings are usually the caretakers and providers for the younger ones. The younger siblings are usually influenced by the standards that the older siblings have set in place for them to follow (Edwards, Mauthner, Hadfield, 2005). The place in the birth order that siblings occupied had a role in their commitment to the relationship. Since older siblings generally have a caretaking position in the younger siblings' lives, the younger siblings will especially feel closer to the older siblings. This is especially true as the siblings get older and older family