Intergenerational trauma

Intergenerational trauma or transgenerational trauma as often called, is a trauma that can be transferred from one generation to another (Menzies, 2019). This means that a generation that has experienced trauma can transfer the trauma to their children and the children pass it on to their children. Intergenerational trauma was first observed in children of […]
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The Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) System

  The Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) System are techniques used to manage data in healthcare facilities. Healthcare information systems are used to collect, store, and transmit patient’s data. They are also used to support the development of healthcare policy decisions. The electronic healthcare record (EHR) system is the HIS that is of interest to me. […]
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Death Penalty in the United States

The decision made by the Supreme Court about the judicial execution in 1972 The Supreme Court burned the judicial execution in a ruling made in 1972. This was after the court obtained evidence that the death penalty was imposed arbitrarily. The decision made by the Supreme Court in 1976 The judicial execution was upheld by […]
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Professional Nursing Practice

Professional nursing practice refers to the practice of nursing and the delivery of health care services that meet the needs of clients, the community, and society (Maurício et al., 2017). The professional nursing offers specific services and is guided by a code of ethics for practice. It is also worth noting that a professional nurse […]
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The SOAP approach

The SOAP approach is a documentation technique employed by health care providers when writing notes in a patient’s chart and the admission note among other common formats. SOAP is an acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (Pearce et al., 2016). The subjective component of SOAP features elements such as chief complaint (CC), history of […]
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Claudication

Claudication is a health condition in which the cramping pain is felt in the lower leg occurs following an exercise such as walking. It is often caused by obstruction of arteries or inadequate flow of blood to the muscles. The pain is felt while walking and subsides with rest. The pain may be felt on […]
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Health risks of Flibanserin

Health risks of Flibanserin Flibanserin drug has serious side effects when taken by women who drink alcohol. Women who take alcohol followed by Flibanserin drugs are at risk of losing consciousness and developing severe low blood pressure. The low blood pressure is characterized by nausea, dizziness, blurry vision, and depression among others. It is recommended […]
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Effectiveness of Flibanserin drug

Effectiveness of Flibanserin drug The efficacy of Flibanserin drug has continued to produce heated debates since it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2015. Despite concerns from critics, Flibanserin was the only approved drug in the treatment of HSDD as of 2015 meaning that it is safe for consumption. Many studies […]
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Factors to consider before using Flibanserin drug

Factors to consider before using Flibanserin drug; There are several factors that women with Hypoactive Sexual Desires Disorder need to consider before deciding to use Flibanserin drug. One of the factors is allergic reactions to the medicine. Women are encouraged to tell their doctors any type of allergies. Secondly, Flibanserin should not be used by […]
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Flibanserin or pink pill

Flibanserin or pink pill is a drug that is sold under the trade name Addyi and is used for the treatment of pre-menopausal women with hypoactive sex desire disorder (HSDD). Flibanserin increases the number of satisfying sexual events per month by approximately one and a half over placebo. Unlike Viagra which increases blood flow all […]
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The Coca-Cola company

The Coca-Cola Company is a public American based multinational corporation. It also manufactures, retails, and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The Coca-Cola Company produces Coca-Cola which was invented by a pharmacist known as John Stith Pemberton in the year 1886 at his Pemberton Chemical Company located in Atlanta, Georgia. John Stith Pemberton later sold […]
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Lev Semynorich Vygotsky

Lev Semynorich Vygotsky is the name of a great Soviet psychologist who made a huge contribution to the field of social culture. Vygotsky was born on November 17, 1896, in Orsha, Russian Empire which is today called Belarus. He was the founder of social-cultural theory and his name is held with great awe in the […]
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Harzads of Technology

Harzads of Technology; Technology is defined as the skills, methods, techniques, and processes that are used in the production of goods and services or in the accomplishment of objectives. Technology can be dated back 2 million years ago when man invented stone tools. Technology has since then had a tremendous impact on four main areas […]
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The Nestle company

The Nestle-Coralac began operations in 1866 and has since grown to become one of the world’s leading consumer product companies. Nestle entered the Cuban market in the 1990s after signing an agreement with the Castro regime to build an ice cream factory on the island. Following the agreement, a joint venture emerged between the Nestle […]
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Marijuana use and its effects

Marijuana Marijuana use and its effects; Marijuana or cannabis is a drug that is obtained from the cannabis plant. It is the most used illicit drug in the world. Consumption of marijuana activates the cannabinoid receptors in the brain (Davis, 2018). This means that Marijuana is legal in states such as Illinois, New York, New Jersey, […]
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Cocaine use in the United States

Cocaine use in the United States; Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that ups your levels of alertness, attention, and energy. You may hear it called a stimulant. It’s made from the coca plant, which is native to South America. It’s illegal in the U.S. Cocaine is a stimulant that causes the signals between the […]
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Alcohol use in the United States today

Alcohol use in the United States today The most abused drugs in the United States today include alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. 1. Alcohol Alcohol use is a legal drug in the United States. Alcohol is a type of drink that contains ethanol and is obtained from fermented grains, fruits or other substances that have […]
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History of substance abuse

History of substance abuse; Alcohol and tobacco use can be dated back in the American colonial era. During the pre Civil War period, the consumption of cigarettes grew to 26 per capita while the rate of consumption of alcohol grew to 2.17 gallons per capita (Stanton, 2019). History records that the Civil War had adverse […]
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Challenges of the Affordable Care Act

Challenges of the Affordable Care Act One of the challenges is the ACA is that the increasing health care coverage raises the health care cost in the short term (Blumstein, 2020). This means that APA pays a lot of money for people who ignored preventive and testing services for decades. Secondly, the number of individuals […]
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Disadvantages of the Affordable Care Act

Disadvantages of the Affordable Care Act Although the ACA has had many positive impacts on the lives of many Americans, the program has several limitations.   First, the extension of coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions has increased the amount payable as premium. Individuals who had pre-existing health conditions before obtaining the cover are […]
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