Ken Keasey, the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, got inspired to write the novel from his experience while working as a volunteer in a veteran’s hospital. He was introduced to a drug which he experimented before he became an addict. He also experimented with other drugs as he observed their effect on his body. The novel/movie setting is in a psychiatric ward […]

In the book, “The Story of an hour”, the main character, Louise Mallard, is noted to have a weak heart. Following her husband’s death, through a train accident, the main issue that rung in her mind was not the mourning, but the newly found freedom. The word, “free” become fixed in her mind and it seems it is all she can afford to think about. […]

Opioids are preferred for their effectiveness in reducing pain. However, they have a main side effect of addiction due to the high potential of abuses thereby making the users to replace the prescribed drugs with more lethal opioids with no accepted medical uses including heroin or illicit fentanyl (The Council of Economic Advisers, 2017). Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that […]

The human body performs millions of complex functions throughout its lifetime. For instance, in a span of 60 seconds, the human heart beats 70 times, the body breathes 15 breaths, the tear duct moistens the eye 25 times, and human brand conducts millions of chemical reactions among other complex functions (Cherif, Jedlicka, Colyer, Movahedzadeh, & Phillips, 2012). Unfortunately, despite the exquisite design of the human […]

Our high school life was coming to an end. Many of us were wondering what to do with our lives. In as much as we were excited during our prom, there was a deep hidden darkness inside my heart. I knew my best friend was also suffering the same fate, but we had to keep the smiles coming, especially now that the ladies were upbeat. […]

Discuss how embodying the Christian worldview may help facilitate collaboration with stakeholders in higher education. The perspective of collaboration is encapsulated right in the very first pages of the Bible where God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26). From the verse, we are able to deduce that God is often ready for perfect communion and relatedness. From the […]

The author of the article is Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University. The article is about the importance of humanities in a student’s life and in the job market. The author draws his arguments from a conversation he overheard a student telling others that he dropped his philosophy course because employability was more important than enlightenment. Daniels (n.d) acknowledges that the misconception about […]

Preliminary Literature Review Introduction Cardiac patients take long periods to recover from operations and stenting. As such, there is need for specialized care which is critical in their recovery. Due to their long periods of recovery, there is the tendency to put them under home care or center care. Understanding their situation and needs is critical to their recovery both from the perspective of the […]

Executive Summary The use of e-cigarettes across the globe has been on the rise, and e-cigarettes have been marketed as an alternative to smokers willing to quit tobacco smoking. The use of electronic cigarettes and devices that provide nicotine-containing vapor has been on the rise across the United States and all over the globe. The use of e-cigarettes among U.S. middle and high school students […]

Labor in healthcare organizations is a critical aspect that affects the operational dimensions of such organizations as explained by Omachonu and Einspruch (2010). Collins and Collins (2007) further the discussion by explaining that the intensification of labor shortages among other factors are crucial strategic initiatives that demand rigorous consideration bearing in mind that health care is in the service industry. As such, a nurse executive […]