Institute of Medicine (IOM) or the National Academy of Medicine, as currently called, is a non-profit organization established in 1972 under Tribhuvan University. IOM was established to provide evidence-based approaches and recommendations for public health facilities. IOM is also responsible for training health care workers in all categories as needed in the United States. Since […]

Physician-assisted-suicide (PAS) or assisted suicide is suicide that is assisted by healthcare providers. The PAS is considered a crime in many countries and legal in only a few. To qualify for assisted suicide, one requires to have a terminal illness provided it is voluntary and they are of sound mind. The assisted suicide topic has […]

Depressive disorders are health conditions that affect an individual’s mood, thinking, behavior, and feeling. It is estimated that one in every five adults in the United States lives with a mental illness. The most common depressive disorders include anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorders, dementia, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), disruptive mood […]

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences posits that individuals are not born with all intelligence they will ever need but develop as they grow (Leshkovska and Spaseva, 2016). This theory was first featured in Howard Gardner’s book published in 1983 titled “Frames of Mind.” Howard Gardener’s theory of multiple intelligence was developed to challenge the […]

A stereotype refers to a mistaken belief that many people hold against a group of people based on how they look without, which may not be true. Stereotypes of African Americans that have been prevalent in the United States dates back to the slavery era and before independence. The country has also been on the […]

Disadvantaged groups are people in society who are at a higher risk of experiencing poverty, discrimination, and violence than the general population (Craike et al. 2018; Miller, 2018). In other words, they are vulnerable people in society. Disadvantaged groups include ethnic minorities, isolated older adults, children, and people living with disabilities (Goldman, Glei, & Weinstein, […]

Definition of symptom(10pts): Claudication is a health condition in which the cramping pain is felt in the lower leg after an exercise such as walking (Lane et al., 2017). Claudication is often caused by obstruction of arteries or inadequate flow of blood to the muscle tissues. The pain is felt while walking and subsides with […]

Marketing Plan Marketing refers to activities undertaken by individuals or companies to promote the buying or selling of products or services. To achieve efficiency and effectiveness in marketing, individuals and companies employ various marketing strategies. Similarly, I have developed a strategy to market and secure mortgage referral sources, real estate agents, school connections, auto dealerships, […]

A false confession is defined as admission of guilt for a crime which the confessing entity is not responsible (Frenda et al., 2016). More often people who do false confession do so voluntary, or are coerced to do so or are mentally incapacitated. Voluntary false confession describes individuals who confess out of their own will. […]

What is Enlightenment? Immanuel Kant defines enlightenment as a “man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity” Kleingeld, 2006 p, 17). Kant uses the term immaturity to mean “the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another” (Kleingeld, 2006 p, 17). He adds and says that the kind of immaturity he is referring to is “self-imposed […]

The outcome rating scale (ORS) is a measure used by patients to provide feedback on their perception regarding therapeutic progress (Low, Miller, & Squire, 2012). In other words, it is a tool used by patients to give instant feedback on what is working and what is not working in treatment. The ORS is an effective […]

Frustrating nursing experience; One of the frustrating experiences I have had during my nursing practice relates to intravenous (IV) insertion. This is when I failed to hit the vein in one shot during an intravenous (IV) insertion and my patient was a health professional. This experience left me very embarrassed and low-spirited. Significance of the […]

Barrack Obama is the leader I admire and respect. Obama is an American politician affiliated to the Democratic Party. He was born on August 4, 1961 and served as the 44th president in the United States. He held the presidential office beginning January 2009 to January 2017. Obama served as president for two terms. Before […]

Drug Abuse on Opioids; Opioids are drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, and oxycodone that have chemicals that act in the nervous system to relieve pain or produce a feeling of pleasure. Individuals with opioid addiction report a compelling urge to use drugs even in times they longer require them. The National Institute of […]

Anger is a powerful emotion that is felt by people when annoyed or frustrated by others. Although anger is often associated with negative outcomes such as slumming of doors, breaking of property, and throwing things, it can result in positive outcomes. I remember an instance where anger led to positive outcomes. This is what happened, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]