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Patient’s brief accountPatient’s brief account The patient is a 71-years old woman called Mrs. Sue Thompson. The physician has diagnosed her with Exacerbation of COPD. She is of an Australian origin and hails from the south. Physiological, social, and economic background Mrs. Thompson is married and lives together with her husband and their children. She has two biological sons and one foster son. She is a former office worker a...

The Growing Problem of Drug AddictionAll across the world, number of drug addicts is increasing at much faster rate. This has become a problem for the countries as it is destroying their future generation. From developed countries to developing nations there are many steps taken by the government for reducing drug addiction in the new generation. It is illegal in most of the countries in the world but still it is very much in use. There are va...

Steps to Understand Clients' Experiences1. Eating disorders are the result of faulty eating habits, coupled with distorted psychosocial attitudes (Brownell and Walsh 2017). Eating disorders have affected 16% of Australians (Da Luz et al. 2017). With respect to my experience - case examples of Ms. X: a fashion model, my female cousin: a student subject to bullying and my female co-worker, Ms. Y – have been most challenging. Considering th...

The Healthcare Service Plan for Cancer CareA health care service strategy helps to articulate the vision set out for provision of quality care service. The directions of the service that the health service plan will include will in a way help to broadly indicate the services that require development in order to meet the health care needs of the common people. This paper aims to develop a health care plan for provision of cancer care. The strat...

Impact of social determinants of health on Samoan migrants in QueenslandSocial determinants of health can affect the health of different individuals and therefore need to be identified by professionals so that they can develop care plans and advise patients with effective lifestyle management. This assignment will mainly help in pointing two important arenas through the case study of a Samoan patient who had been diagnosed with heart disorders...

The Three Types of Healthcare SystemsHealthcare system in Norway is based on the principles of decentralization, universal access and the free choice of the preferred health service provider Healthcare is considered to be a very significant facet of any given nation, as without it, a country would fail and struggle to exist. Thus, the types of healthcare system a nation chooses to depend upon is vital, depending on whether she wants to plea...

CD4+ T-lymphocytes and Th2 cells in inflammation and airway obstruction1. Asthma is a chronic lung disease which has no cure but can be effectively controlled (National Asthma Council Australia, 2017). According to Christensen, Craft, Wirihana and Gordon (2015), the main pathophysiology underlying asthma include inflammation in the airway causing hyper-responsiveness and mucus hyper secretion which results in the obstruction in the airflo...

Stakeholders Involved in Malaria ControlSystems thinking is a holistic and critical way of thinking by which the individual parts are analyzed to understand a situation for better decision making (Henriksen K, 2005). The systems thinking approach is different from the traditional analysis that analyses systems by breaking them into various elements. Systems thinking states that systems behavior is as a result of from the effects of balancing a...

Putting on Anti-embolic Stockings The patient has been fasting since Sue states she was not sure whether to take her morning medications. State the reason why some of her prescriptions may be given, and some withheld on the day of surgery. (50-100 words) On the day of surgery, a patient is advised to alter some medication has it ensure she undergoes anesthesia safely and it may delay the recovery after surgery. It is also necessary some med...

Health priorities for City of HorizonThe community health report provides the opportunity for the exact health conditions of the different levels of the community all the while discovering the different external and internal factors acting on the changes in the health status (Feinman et al. 2015, pp. 1-13). This assignment attempts to discuss the community health status of city of horizon with respect to the present community assessment of the...

Impact of Stigma on Mental Health Service Utilization of Indigenous AustraliansStigma is the primary barrier to mental health utilization among the Indigenous Australians. Psychological health patients fear the discriminative opinion of the society and the caregivers about their conditions (Brown, Rice, Rickwood, & Parker, 2016). A majority of the Aboriginals lack relevant knowledge on mental illness; hence tend to ridicule and sideline th...

The Salient Features of Amnesia and Cognitive TheoryThe faulty cognitive characteristics of ‘Amnesia’ are highlighted by a loss in memory, due to occurrences such as trauma at a psychological platform, damage to the brain or the emergence of any disorder pertaining to the brain (Clark & Maguire, 2016). The following paragraphs shed light on the key aspects of amnesia and cognitive theory, concerning a case study of a 60 year ol...

Nursing Professionals as Key Players in Healthcare OrganizationsNurses are a key player of the healthcare organization that provides health promotion, administrate medication and numerous other interventions for the healing of the patients (Tyczkowski et al., 2015). Making a health-related critical decision of patients, interpreting the medical conditions and improving medical practices in order to get better outcome are also part of her job. ...

Scope of the Problem/IssueIn current clinical practices, there have been many instances where patients are prescribed with urinary catheters without any proper indication (Averch, 2014). Although there is always an order for all clinical practice from a medical doctor or a qualified senior staff, sometimes the decisions are decided without any rigid necessity (Averch, 2014). This problem aims to examine the aspect...

The Importance of Mental Health in Individuals1. Mental health most commonly encompasses the psychological, emotional and social wellbeing and creates an effect on the way by which an individual feels, things, or acts. Thus, mental state examination (MSE) helps in the determination of how a person can handle stress and makes necessary changes, and is essential at every stage of life, beginning from childhood and adolescence, till old age (Jaco...

The Gait CycleThis presentation will be on the gait cycle. The gait cycle is defined as the manner of someone’s locomotion or ambulation leading to the repetition of the locomotion pattern involving strides and steps. In the process of covering the gait cycle, strides are made. One stride covers the whole gait cycle. Contrary to the gait cycle is the run cycle. The gait cycle takes a third longer duration with lesser shock absor...

Assessing Neuropsychology Among Diverse PopulationsProviding cultural sensitive clinical service has been an essential component in the delivery of neuropsychology among diverse people. Conducting a neuropsychology assessment needs to focus on several areas while dealing with linguistically different and diverse populations.  Assessments play the crucial role in impacting on the general persons. Assessment in neuropsychology refers to the...

Physical changes -       Paying attention to the body of the patient is critical. This aspect will look into how the is having headaches, restlessness, and agitations. Further food-drug interaction will be assessed for the patient. Behavioral changes -       Assessing the patient restlessness and assessing the impulsive acti...

Columbus's 'Discovery of the New World' letterFrom the inception of its exploration the American soil had become a hinterland of practicing evils norms like racism or discrimination based on colour. In fact, the entire European colony specifically the British colonies were subjected to the racial practices where the white people tried to impose their superior dominance over the aboriginals. In the later half with the advent of the Africans thi...

Types of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseThe human gut micro biota plays a major in the wellbeing of the human host and the diverse nature of the microbes is both beneficial and harmful for the humans. The most common microbes that are found to be interacting with the human immune system are the eukaryotes, viruses and bacteria and this plays an influential role in the development of diseases. Studies have indicated that a human body harbors about 1...

Slugger Company Limited: Fast Food ProcessingThe Slugger Company limited is a fast food processing company that deals with the sale of food fries, seafoods, sardines, coconut, and tuna. The Slugger Company faces stiff competition from other food outlets in the market. The Company faces competition from MacDonald’s since MacDonald’s is also a fast food company that has operated in the market for more than 50 years. Slugger Company w...

Constituents of MeatMeat is obtained from the flesh of animals and used as food. It contains various constituents such as water, fat, and protein. It is composed of connective tissue, muscle fibers, adipose tissues, bones, and water. Connective tissue contains mucopolysaccharides and proteins. It provides support to muscles by creating adhesion between the cells in the muscles. The major proteins in connective tissues are reticulin, elastin, a...

Precontemplation StageThe Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) is an integrated biopsychosocial model that intellectualizes the process of the intended action or objective in an orderly manner to change the behavior of a person from unhealthy to healthy. The TMC focuses exclusively on behavior change in a particular dimension to alter unhealthy lifestyles (Bully, Sánchez, Zabaleta-del-Olmo Pombo, & Grandes, 2015). The stages of TM...

BackgroundConsidering the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (Hale, Ricotta, Freed, Smith & Huang, 2018), the needs that were not met include social, safety, self-esteem and self-actualisation needs. The safety needs of Carla are not satisfied as expected. Looking at her first day at work Carla seems to lack job security in the back of her mind. Also, there are social needs that Carla did not meet starting from her college where she lacked ...

Research QuestionReady-to-eat cereals refer to breakfast cereals that are made from processed cereal grains and are often consumed in the form of breakfast in Western countries. These RTEC most often comprise of yogurt, fruits and milk, as well. In other words, RTEC are defined as major cereal foods that have been processed to an extent that they can be easily consumed without any preparation (1). These food products usually contain corn flakes ...