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Importance of critical appraisal in evidence-based practiceFor an adequate evidence based practice, it is necessary to have the skills of critical appraisal. It is the systematic process of identifying the merits and demerits of the research paper. This systematic process helps to determine the validity and the usefulness of the research article (Gray et al. 2013). Research articles are appraised as one can obtain the sheer degree of informati...

Social Determinants of HealthThis essay recognizes and discusses the main health determinant which is affecting health among a selected population. Reorganization of the main factors influencing health among the population is essential to decrease health disparities and enhancing the health status of people. Social determining factor of health are the societal and economic aspects and their dispersal among the population that influences the diff...

Diabetes Mellitus and its complicationsDiabetes Mellitus is a medical condition that affects one's metabolism and is characterized by hyperglycemia. This condition is as a result of insulin secretion that is defective and/or action of insulin. Chronic hyperglycemia leads to long term dysfunction, damage, or failure of various organs especially the blood vessels, heart, nerves, kidneys, and eyes. There are several pathogenic processes that are ...

Clear research questionThe ability to successfully appraise scientific research studies is an important skill in clinical practice as it enables clinicians to apply the results of the scientific studies to individual patient’s circumstances, thereby enabling informed decision making (Young & Solomon 2009). The current paper seeks to examine the weaknesses and strengths of the research study ‘Endondontic Working Length Measureme...

Environmental ScanHealth has been termed as a crucial element which is essential in building sustainable human development, thus creating an association as a human right and an essential factor in stimulating growth of society as a whole.  Health is important in contributing to national development through productive nation building, however to achieve these, there needs to be a healthy work force that drives healthy nation in achieving pos...

New Federal Laws and Regulations on E-CigarettesAfter years of battling debate regarding the health risks of the electronic cigarettes, new federal laws have now come to effect for the regulation of e-cigarettes. It is presently illegal to sell electronic cigarettes to anyone less than 18 years of age. The federal laws also require the adults under the age of 26 to show photo identification for buying them.  The regulations were waited for ...

Justification of chosen health issueHealth of pregnant women is very important for healthy future generations. In this report, I have chosen the health issue of smoking among pregnant women. The justification for choosing this particular health issue in the chosen group is given in the beginning of the report. Social and cultural determinants influence the habit or behaviour of smoking among individuals including pregnant women. Many such so...

Job DescriptionsThe essay presents a brief overview of the job descriptions and it explains the significance of the job descriptions. It explains the job descriptions of clinical receptionist, community health registered nurse and emergency department registrar. Further, the paper explains the key selection criteria for the clinical receptionist, emergency department registrar and community health registered nurse. It describes the evaluation an...

HistoryI am a bug, a proud bacterium who like my other fellow parasites as you may want to call us, make you pretty sick and weak. My full name is Salmonella enterica typhi, a serovar of Salmonella enterica. This means that I belong to the genus Salmonella, a beautiful name which we did not inherit from our fore-fathers but acquired it from Dr Daniel Salmon, who first studied much about us (Chugh et al, 2008). Like my fellow S. enterica serova...

Tasks for the Proposed System1.1. Purpose At present, the exchange of medical data between the healthcare organizations for enhancing the excellence of health care services are more convenient through the development of information technology. The remedial intrusions are mostly reliable on the legitimate and the health prominent history of the patients. The requirements of doctors, medical staff, healthcare contributors, policy producers, pat...

The Concept of Occupational Therapy and Application of Model for Patient CareThe current assignment focuses on the concept of occupational therapy and the application of models for catering to the requirements of the patients. The present assignment focuses on the case study of Mr. Jozef who is a 51 year old mechanic by trade and had moved to England with his wife Teresa 25 years ago. The man had been adversely affected with rheumatoid arthrit...

Question 1 Cell name Where would you usually expect to find these types if cells Primary role Parietal cell Gastric glands in the stomach. Secrete intrinsic factor and HCl Melanocytes Hair follicles and the epidermis Production of melanin to protect underlying tissues from harmful UV rays. Pacemaker cells Sinoatrial node i.e within the wall of the atrium near opening of the s...

The WHO Health Systems FrameworkHealth setting consists of institutions, organizations, resources, health care professionals and the care givers whose primary concern is to provide health benefits to the public. A health system should be able to deliver promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and curative interventions by a combination of a health care pyramid and actions of the public health, that deliver individual healthcare (Frieden, 2010). ...

BodyPhlebotomy or the process of drawing blood has been in practice for ages and still now the most effective and common process of health care.  The process of phlebotomy depends on the quality of specimen and thus it is most important to avoid any error and to store the samples for several tests. This plan is to establish a project on the collection of blood samples from the infants and kids of the age group of 1-5 years. This process ...

Similarities between Monopoly and Oligopoly MarketsMarket structures are a crucial component of every market economy. In the Australian economy, there are various market structures among them perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies and even monopolistic competition. However, the most predominant market structures in the country are monopolies and oligopolies. A monopoly market structure is one in which there is only one seller, offering a...

National dietary patterns and food production statistics for Sub-Saharan AfricaThe dual-burden of nutrition is essentially described as a state of co-existence of stunting or undernourishment (malnutrition) or obesity due to over nutrition (Varela-Silva et al., 2012). The coexistence is found to be present in the same group of people and the same population sample i.e. belonging to a particular location, ethnicity, or population (Varela-Silva ...

Aging-Related Changes in the Central Nervous SystemStatistics shows that about 16 million people are attacked by stroke every year, and about 5.7 million deaths are reported every year. Stroke is ranked as the third largest killer disease among the neoplastic diseases and the second cause of death after heart disease in the developed countries. Various researchers have shown that stroke is the largest cause of adult disability. The patients wh...

Positive Mental HealthPositive mental health is the absence of a mental illness or a mental condition (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2014). The WHO defines positive mental health as a state where an individual can work in a productive while also realizing their strengths.  Positive mental health is the ability to deal with the challenges we face and involves a sense of positive wellbeing. Positive mental health involves positive psyc...

Study DesignCritical appraisal involves a sequential, balanced evaluation of an article to evaluate whether it is appropriate, trust-worthy and relevant (Steen, 2011). A detailed critical-review of the case-control study on ‘Association of infection due to Zika virus (ZIKV) with neonatal-microcephaly from Jan ’16 to May ’16 in Brazil’ was done. This appraisal clearly judges the merits as well as demerits of the study (Mar...

The practice of clinical psychologyClinical psychology is a combination of science, theory and clinical information with the end goal of comprehension, averting, and diminishing mentally based pain or depression and to advance the prosperity of the subjective and in individual development (Barker & Pistrang, 2015).  The main fields of its practice are mental appraisal, clinical definition and psychotherapy, albeit clinical therapists ad...

The Nature and Prevalence of CancerThis question outlines the nature, prevalence, risk factors and many aspects related to a serious health problem, cancer. Cancer is a group of diseases that is caused by the uncontrollable cell growth. It can happen in any part of the body and sometimes comprise of solid tumors. Cancerous cells out number other cells and become invasive in nature (Cancer.gov, 2017).  Some cancers like leukemias do not ha...

Procedures for releasing information of minors to adoptive parentsIn most situations people are capable of taking important decisions related to their health and well being. However, under certain circumstances their capabilities are restricted such as in case of contracting diseases where one’s sound mental health and judgmental capacities are challenged.The similar observation could be made for underage children who lack sufficient kno...

Review of The Principles on Recovery Oriented ServicesMental health is a pertinent issue in the society which requires a harmonization of both living experiences, professionalism, technical competencies, and skills for mental health practitioners which in turn offers greater chances of dynamic cultural changes. In the long run, it will ensure not just diagnostic solutions but also the recovery of the patients (Australia, 2009, p. 14). In ...

Part A: Task 1In health and social care sector, the staffs are dedicated to serve the public, who need it. For doing this the health and social care staffs need to develop some specific skills and abilities, through continuous personal and professional development. Personal effectiveness is an integral part of social are, where besides the health care services, the caregivers plays an important role in improving the outcomes of service users (...

Problem JustificationHomelessness is one of the major community challenges in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The city, which is located in Australian Capital Territory (ACT), was named as the best city to live in globally in 2014 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Riodarn, 2014). The Australian Bureau of Statistics have also shown that Canberra is the city with the highest average income in Australia ...