Nursing and Healthcare Essays

Role of Occupational Therapy for Homeless People
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Introduction: Homelessness is a notable issue in the affluent societies of the western world, including the UK (Toro,2007). Heightening awareness has been received due to a lack of appropriate housing and shri...

Balancing Compassions with Service Delivery in Health and Social Care
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Introduction: The author will explore the importance of how health and social care leaders balance compassion with effective and efficient service delivery.  Nacioglu (2016) undertook a review on...

Comparison of Residual and Institutional Models of Welfare
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Introduction: Identify what you understand by the ‘residual’ and ‘institutional’ models of welfare and discuss to what extent you think it is useful to apply these models to the UK today. The ...

Impact of Public Attitudes to Disabilities on Inclusion and Participation
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Introduction:  “Public attitudes to people with disabilities can be a key facilitator or a serious barrier to their inclusion and participation in the society.” (National Disability authority 2011:2) ...

Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
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Introduction: Abstract Anxiety disorders can have detrimental effects on the health of older adults. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in particular is the most prevalent anxiety disorder among this ...

Barriers to Seeking Treatment in Individuals Experiencing Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
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Introduction: Mental illness can be defined as a range of conditions that interfere with the ability of an individual to function in daily life, causing distress and changes in emotions and behaviour (American...

Relationship between Social Exclusion and Mental Health
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Introduction: Individuals who suffer with mental health problems are among the most excluded groups in the UK (Boardman, 2011, p. 112). Highlighting the significance of focusing on individuals who suffer with ...

Diversity Challenges and Eating Disorders
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Introduction: Due to the impacts of factors understood under the umbrella of gender, ethnic, cultural, and intersectional diversity to the diagnosis and successful treatment of eating disorders by clinicians, ...

Advantages of Community Engagement in Healthcare
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Introduction: The Common good is about understanding how we, as individuals, society and Government, work together to create structures that empower people so that they are not left out of the community. It is...

Treatment Options for Addiction
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Introduction: An Invitation to Addiction Treatment Addiction is a complex condition that affects your all around health. It is a voluntary choice to take drugs or drink alcohol gradually but it can so...

The Impact of the Scottish Health and Social Care Integration Initiatives
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Introduction: “Integrating health and social care services is the best way to tackle growing health inequalities in Scotland.” Introduction The aim of this assignment is to critically eva...

Factors That Influence Professional Adherence to Positive Patient Identification (PPID)
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Introduction: Getting the Right Patient: What do health care professionals perceive are factors that influence their adherence to Positive Patient Identification (PPID)? Research Question Get...

Journey of Person-centred Care and Its Influence on Occupational Therapy Practice
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Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives   Keywords: CMOP-E, CMOP, COPM, Occupational Therapy, Carl Rogers, Person Centred, Humanism, Margaret Law.   Introduction&#x...

Harm Reduction and Abstinence Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
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Introduction: Substance use and addictions are on a spectrum that has a depth of impact which fluctuates with each individual. Each person is located on this continuum of use; creating varying levels of addict...

Should Migrants & Refugees be Entitled to Healthcare?
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Introduction: Introduction Migrants and refugees are some of the few who go through one of the largest epidemics of lack of healthcare access and coverage. Healthcare allows for coverage of medical se...

Issue of Mental Health Support in Prisons
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Introduction: Correctional Facilities Can Not Substitute for Mental Hospitals  In the United States, there are more mentally ill people in prison than there are in mental health facilities. Menta...

Effective Communication in Health and Social Care
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Introduction: In this assignment I will be discussing the role of communication in building and maintaining professional relationships, and I’ll also be explaining the difference between professional and per...

Animal Assisted Therapy and Pediatric Oncology Patients
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Introduction: Pediatric oncology focuses on caring for pediatric patients, ages zero to eighteen, who are diagnosed with cancer. Research has shown certain interventions which benefit with treatment of these p...

Health Practices that Impact Human Services & Social Workers
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Introduction: Introduction The role of a Social worker and Human services both play a significant part in the health industry. Each role has specified and designated areas, though while there are a f...

Impacts of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Introduction: It is quite easy to confound someone’s propensity when they have Alzheimer’s and it can be done easily because the person with Alzheimer’s unconsciously has no way of articulating that need...

Health Benefits of Owning a Pet
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Introduction: Dictionary defines the word “PET” as “any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.” Any animal which can live a healthy life in captivity can...

Emotional Impacts of Stillborn Births
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Introduction: Each year countless names and faces are added to the growing list of those born too soon as the result of stillbirth.  With every child lost a new mother begins the arduous task of grieving ...

Heroin Addiction in Adolescents
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Introduction:  “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson (Robinson, 2018). Introduction  Heroin use ha...

Mental Health: Opportunities and Barriers for Inclusion
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Introduction: Introduction Mental disorders are relatively common and tend to have early ages. Adults, age 18 to 26 years, can be considered the healthiest time of life. But young adults are more poss...

Causes of the Increase in Suicide Rates
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Introduction: Suicidality Suicide has been at an all-time high in recent years. It is reported that there is 1 billion successful suicides a year (Turecki & Brent, 2016). Per year there are 14.5 d...