Hello class, I will discuss on some of the reason why gerontological nursing remains an undeserved field in nursing care. Gerontological nursing is a nursing speciality that pertains to older adult where nurses collaborate with the older patients, their families and the community in general. The gerontological is responsible in supporting healthy aging, quality of life and maximum functioning. A study conducted by Neville, Dickie […]

Carbohydrate is an organic compound that constitutes of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. The carbohydrates are the hydrates of carbon; the carbohydrates are ketones and polyhydroxy aldehydes. In addition, they are also referred to as the saccharides; the name saccharide originates from a Greek word sakkron meaning sugar. The classification of carbohydrates Monosaccharides or Monosachoroses Monosaccharides commonly known as simple sugars are compounds that have a […]

Globalization brings a variety of advantages to both developed and developing countries. Increase in business activities is regarded as an indicator of increasing income which in turn contributes to economic growth and development. Interestingly, Cuba has for a long time shielded itself from globalization by having a closed economy. However, in the recent years, it has proved difficult for the country to avoid engaging in […]

History has shown that there is a possibility of human mass extinction event. In such an event the collateral damage is usually the means for survival for humans which includes agricultural products. To this effect, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was constructed in Norway to ensure seed preservation and variation. Currently, there are about 1,400 seed banks globally, but the Svalbard seed vault is designed […]

Ethical Dilemmas and Cultural diversity The aspect of globalization has resulted to ethical dilemmas among nurses based on cultural differences (Schim and Doorenbos, 2010). A deep harmony in the world may result from enlightened globalization and the opposite occurs with unilateral globalization. This assignment will explore on cultural ethical dilemmas in terms of social justice, the law, competency and respect. Today, nurses and other health […]

The Relationship Between Ethics and Diversity Health and healthcare disparities refers to higher burden of mortality, disability, injury or illness experienced by one population relative to another. Campinha-Bacote (2002) argues that health disparities result from ethnicity and race lens, where they occur in many dimensions like sexual orientation, disability status, gender, location, age and socio-economic status. Health disparity is a significant aspect in nursing as […]

Generational Diversity in the Nursing Population A generation can be defined as a group of persons born and raised during the same place and time. Persons born of a similar cohort contains similar values, preferences and characteristics. Some of the characteristics exhibited by generation include motivation, shopping and communication preferences. These characteristics are because these groups were exposed to similar trends at the same life […]

The Aspects of Diversity in Nursing Hello Class To my understanding, diversity is the process by which nurses delivers services to meet the diverse needs of the patients, carers and service users. Diversity in nursing is significant as it boosts the delivery of quality care to the patients. Some of diversity aspects in nursing includes physical characteristics, national origin, education status, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, […]

Literature Review Resources Number Article Information Added to RefWorks? Y or N (optional)  ReferenceCorral, I., Landrine, H., Hall, M. B., Bess, J. J., Mills, K. R., & Efird, J. T. (2015). Residential segregation and overweight/obesity among African-American adults: a critical review. Frontiers in public health, 3, 169. Permalinkhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489328/ AnnotationThe article indicates that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is high among the Americans, especially the African-America. An […]

Literature Review Resources Number Article Information Added to RefWorks? Y or N (optional)  ReferenceCorral, I., Landrine, H., Hall, M. B., Bess, J. J., Mills, K. R., & Efird, J. T. (2015). Residential segregation and overweight/obesity among African-American adults: a critical review. Frontiers in public health, 3, 169. Permalinkhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489328/ AnnotationThe article indicates that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is high among the Americans, especially the African-America. An […]