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BackgroundTobacco smoking has been a major public health problem; its prevalence has been increasing daily globally. In UK smoking rates have  been increasing over the years despite the government policies and initiatives like the implementation of plain packaging legislation with key objective of reducing smoking and other relevant government legislations,  have yielded lower impact, (Tobacco ACT,.2011). According to ASH organizatio...

Ill effects of sugar sweetened beveragesSugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked to obesity in children. SSBs include sweetened soft drinks, fruit juices with added sugars, sweetened tea, coffee, sodas, among others. Consumption of SSBs has increased in children, adolescents and adults as well. These are associated with dental caries, obesity and other medical conditions. SSB consumption is associated with a high body mass index (BMI) and in...

Models of Healthcare Delivery in Mental Health NursingSeveral different models of healthcare delivery in mental health nursing exist with respect to etiology, treatment and recovery. Medical health nursing however seems to be constrained by the medical model (or biomedical) used, that dominates the nursing practice. Psychosocial (and biopsychosocial) models were developed, however challenges exist in its implementation (Carlyle, Crowe and Deer...

Care requirements of palliative care patientsPalliative care refers to the care for fatally ill and their family members (Howk & Wasilewski-Masker, 2011). Mainly the health care organizations provide the palliative care. Various nursing issues can affect the palliative care like lack of support and collaboration, moral and ethical distress such as lack of support and knowledge. In case of many people in Australia, needs palliative care at ...

Modified Business Process Model  Figure 1: Modified Business Process Model (Source: Created by Author) Each of the tasks has been defined through proper task types. This task types allows to understand the function of the task and its feature. If the patient does not need any treatment then the patient will be terminated. The terminate end activity is selected for defining that end event. The send task is send to doctor.   Fig...

Types of Acute Coronary SyndromeAccording to Acute coronary syndrome says that Acute coronary syndrome is a situation where suddenly there is a deprivation of blood supply to the heart muscles. The blood supply through the arteries to the heart is interrupted. This blockage may occur suddenly and completely (or) the clot may break  down (or) forms again and the whole leads to death of few cells or  any part of the heart. Here ther...

Study Design, Study Population and Main FindingsThe main purpose of the study by Wu et al., (2017) was to evaluate the effect of diet control and physical activity among obese patients with schizophrenia being treated with Clozapine. Investigation in this area is a novel idea because schizophrenia patients often need to take antipsychotic drugs like Clozapine during their treatment, however it increases the risk of weight gain in patients (Gre...

AnalysisHealthcare leadership and advocacy requires that an individual provide complete care to its patients (Sorensen, 2008). The field of palliative care concerns itself with caring patients for their life-limiting illness. Thus, the field of palliative care aims to provide all round protection from patient’s suffering for their emotional, psychological, spiritual as well as emotional requirements. In order to cater to individ...

Sexually Transmitted Disease or STD is mainly the infection that is transmitted from one person to person by sexual contact. The main causes of the sexually transmitted disease are the viruses, parasites, bacteria, and yeast. There are many types of STD and the most common are the HIV/AIDS, HPV, Genital herpes, etc. Sexually transmitted disease are rising in Sunshine Coast and the number of diagnosed cases are double than the last five years. ...

Aims and Objectives“Helping hand for autistic care”, a health care institute for caring the children suffering from autism in UK is planning to start their facilities in 2018  Their main objective is to provide all the necessary requirements to the autistic children to assist them to lead a normal life to the extent possible. Their target is to create, promote and create a positive attitude towards their patients and their fam...

Clinical Reasoning CycleHealth care has advanced considerably, aligning with the advancements that have changed the structure of the society. The innovations in the treatment pathways havce opened up new dimensions in the health care and are continuing to do so. Furthermore the renaissance in the health care industry is no longer limited to the advancements of the treatment and medication, revolution has come in the diagnostic system, the care...

Restricted Airway ProblemAsthma is a very common problem in children of Amelia’s age. It is evident from the case description that, Amelia exhibiting asthma signs and symptoms like tachypnea (increased respiratory rate), hypoxia (decreased oxygen saturation), coughing, wheezing and rhinorrhea. These symptoms can be alleviated by administering anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator medications. Hence, in case of Amelia, anti-inflammatory dr...

History and Development of VaranasiVaranasi since its inception is one of the places that are sacred and the most renowned holiest city of the Hindus. Shiva, the creator of earth, water and life as believed by the Hindus was believed to live and preach at Varanasi (Bailey, 2014). He is also believed to be the founder of the city of Varanasi (Farley, 2014). The reason behind the Hindus visiting Varanasi is that he place gives them saintly and a...

Epidemiological Rationale for TopicPneumonia is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease in the United States. Prior to  1936, it was the leading cause of death in the United States. Many patients die of pneumonia simply because of lack of education or unavailability of needed vaccines. In 2010, 1.1 million people in the United States were hospitalized with pneumonia, and about 50,000 people died from the disease (CDC, 2010)...

How many people drink?How many people drink? Number of people who drink is 91+67+51+25=234 How many people have clinically significant CAGE findings that should be addressed? Frequency Percent 0 917 80% 1 91 8% 2 67 6% 3 51 4% 4 25 2%  Number of people with clinically significant CAGE findings that should be addresse...

Brief Introduction about BusinessStarting and owning a fast food restaurant is a small business idea with different expansion options. This business has to be one of the challenging businesses to enter into, as food industry is very competitive (Sanders, 2016). So, there will be need of an effective research before getting started. For this essay, business start-up that is chosen is a fast food restaurant, named as The Best Meals. It is a smal...

Background and RationaleCommonwealth games provide the most substantial and clear expression of the Commonwealth citizens to the meaning of belonging to the global family. These games thus build the potential manifestations with respect to Commonwealth (Groom & Taylor (Eds.), 2016). By spreading global awareness about Commonwealth along with its value, is important to advance the cumulative importance of respecting the diversity, developme...

Introduction and BackgroundOsteoarthritis is a general form of arthritis. In pathology, it is identified by “whole joint” of articular cartilage and marginal, central bone function. Cartilage degradation, synovitis, remodelling of sub-chondral bone, degeneration of ligaments and menisci as well as hyporetrophy of joint capsule participate in the pathogenesis. The attributed risk of disability to joint arthritis may cause due to sev...

Roles of different structures within male and female reproductive systemExplain the roles of the different structures within male and female reproductive system In males, a sac-like structure is present outside the body which is known as scrotal sac, in this lies the testes. Testes are lined by coiled tubules called seminiferous tubules which produce sperms. Specialised cells are present adjacently, within the tubules called Leydig cells, and...

OpportunitiesFitlife is one of the largest chains of health clubs and it is a private company. The company consists of 70 health clubs with active members counting up to 182,000. The company belongs to the fitness and sports segment and is the one of the leading providers of sports venues all over Sydney and other states. The company provides health clubs, sports clubs, swimming pools, squash courts and various other venues. The facilities off...

Non – Functional (FURP +) RequirementsThe rise of distributed computing prompts new improvements for various application domains. This can be possible in case of healthcare organization subsequently making it worth to examine the pertinent perspective as well as insights. In this scenario, we have discussed about modern development with front line advancements in the cloud computing based frameworks for the healthcare. The demand of cl...

Methods for the StudyThis essay would highlight on the summarization of the topic interventions for improving the coverage of childhood immunization in low and middle income countries. The main objective that is being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention strategies that is required to boost the sustainability of the high childhood immunization and increase in the survival of children. The immunization health care strategy is ...

Introduction from Outside sourcesZika Virus is an infection caused by the Aedes mosquitoes which are known to be active during the day. The name Zika was derived from the Zika forest in Uganda as research suggests that it was first discovered there around 1947.  The disease causes some symptoms including dengue and yellow fever and other types of mild sicknesses which are hard to notice. The virus statistically started in Africa, and ar...

Overweight/Obesity About Developed CountriesIn recent times, there have been concerns about the rise in obesity and overweight that poses great risk to a people’s health. However, of importance in this paper, is to look at how socioeconomic status, especially in developed countries increase the potential for such conditions. In particular, this paper focuses on obesity and overweight in diverse socioeconomic status in developed countries...

Primary Nursing ModelOver the years, with passage of time, different models of nursing care have been introduced. All types of nursing care have both positive and negative aspects. Different healthcare sectors implement different models according to their visions of the organization to ensure patient safety and patient satisfaction (Hepp et al. 2015). This organization mainly incorporates primary nursing care and therefore this assignment will...