Informed Consent for Medical Treatment Annotated Bibliography Ingravallo, F., Gilmore, E., Vignatelli, L., Dormi, A., Carosielli, G., Lanni, L., & Taddia, P. (2014). Factors associated with nurses’ opinions and practices regarding information and consent. Nursing Ethics, 21(3), 299-313 15p. doi:10.1177/0969733013495225 In this peer review journal article, based on a cross sectional survey conducted in a large Italian teaching hospital, the authors seek to examine nurses’ opinions and practices regarding
Diseases and Medical Treatment Today’s modern medicine and treatments have really evolved from methods going back centuries. Nowadays, there’s a medicine for the majority of illnesses, and a method of treatments for the majority of injuries. Not just physical illnesses, also mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. On the other hand, back then, the knowledge and technology wasn’t much of aid to patients who were ill. In the renaissance times, medical treatments for the common
Ice Packs and Hot Packs There are several different forms of therapy from Physical therapy, occupational therapy and even pet therapy. Another form of therapy is cold and hot therapy. Cold and hot therapy can be very effective in reducing inflammation and speeding up the healing process in injures. Hot and cold packs both end in the same result, they both reduce pain and stimulate the release of endorphins. Ice packs and hot packs can be very helpful for both injuries and the reducing of swelling
Right to Choose Medical Treatment According to Philipus Auredous Paracelsus, “medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs employed”. Medicine is an extraordinary field of study, you meet all types of people from various walks of life, encounter different situations daily and the difference that a physician can make in one’s life is priceless. More importantly, when you enter medical school, one of the most
General). Although these are only recorded acts, there is a whole other story to what should happen once a victim is diagnosed with any type of bioterrorism and what treatment they should undergo, if one exists. For example, the medical response and treatment are different for anthrax, smallpox and tularemia. The medical response and treatment depend on the severity of the case and the type of bioterrorism. There are many factors that play into how a situation should be handled. For a start, the initial
Introduction Clinical trial is a gateway to become proved practical medical treatment, so it requires accuracy and validity of the outcomes. Placebo control trials are therefore employed in clinical trials as nearly half of academic physicians have answered in a questionnaire that they had used a placebo in their clinical trials (Sherman and Hickner, 2007). To have the higher scientific validity of results on the clinical trials require that prospective, carefully selected subjects and endpoints
Medical research in the United States has a disgraceful history of exploitative studies in which African Americans were targets of abuse in the name of medical and scientific progress. African Americans have been used as the testing ground for drugs, treatments, and procedures since the time of slavery. The tolerance of the human frame and the endurance of the soul have been pushed to the limit in many of these experiments. From the physical demands on plantation work and the torturous treatment
the finding of the medicine treatment in the seventeenth century, people dealt with many deaths from many epidemics. Illness worsen as time grew because of smallpox, yellow fever, measles, and etc. A cure for these types of illness could not be found by any treatment, therefore the life span was up to the age of 35 years because of the untreated diseases, unsanitary places, and unwashed hands. Thus, until the era of the seventeenth century came along, medical treatments started to rise forth with
The “Ashley Treatment” also referred to as “Pillow Angel” was based on the controversial set of medical procedures undergone by the Seattle child named Ashley X. Ashley was born in 1997 and was diagnosed with static encephalopathy of unknown etiology. She’s able to breath on her own, sleeps, awaken, and response to environmental stimuli; however, due to the cause of her severe developmental disabilities, Ashley is unable to raise her head, sit up, holds an object, walk, talk, and must be fed through
Should Teens be Allowed to Refuse Medical Treatment? People should have rights to their own bodies. Refusing medical treatment is something that people do not always have the rights to do. They may want to do this for different reasons; maybe they want to find another way to get their treatment or they do not have time to do treatments. Teens should be able to refuse medical treatment because they have the right to be able to take care of your mental and physical health, they are mature enough to
Decisions regarding children’s medical treatment has always been a very controversial topic in the United States. The question has always been “Should children have the right to make medical decisions such as denying medical treatment?” Whether children should be able to deny medical treatment or not is entirely circumstantial. One circumstance in which children should have the right to deny medical treatment would be in the case of Jennifer Bush from Coral Springs. This young girl was only eight
paper describes ADHD and the treatments available. It discusses the different medications and their side effects and explains the opinions of some doctors for an alternative treatment. The main goal of the writing is to shed some light on the disorder and describe some theories about ADHD. This goal is stated in the thesis which talks about how ADHD cannot be identified exactly, the side effects to the medication are harsh, there are different alternative treatments, and research shows it may be
Treatments for Cancer Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply out of control and gradually build a mass of tissue called a tumor. There has been a large amount of research dedicated to the treatment and cure of cancer. Several types of treatments have been developed. The following are just some of the major examples of cancer therapy: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, biorhythms, unconventional treatments, and hyperthermia. Each type of treatment is discussed
Fertility Treatments I. Introduction It is assumed by most that we will all be able to grow up, fall in love, get married, and then have children of our own. This is not the lifestyle that all people choose, but it is still the view accepted by the majority of society. What happens when the unthinkable occurs and a happily married couple is unable to get pregnant? This is a reality for 7.1%, or 2.8 million, of the married couples in the United States (Lenox, 1999). Today, there are many people
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the most effective treatment options that are available today. ADHD is a mental health disorder that affects 3-9% of the population in ways that, if left untreated, can wreak havoc on the mind of the sufferer. It makes concentration difficult, large tasks seem insurmountable, and causes impulsive and hyperactive tendencies. Fortunately, research and experiments have led to new and effective treatments to help those who suffer from this disorder (Dupaul 8). This
The Medical and Psychological Models of Abnormality Works Cited Missing By the term "medical model" of abnormality we mean the biological model, what the individual is born with either with reference to their brain or even genetics. The biological explanation would suggest that the individual's mental disorder is a cause of biological malfunctioning. They see that environmental factors are of little importance when taking the biological approach. Reasons for abnormal behaviour could vary
The Benefits of Medical Integration William Collinge quotes Chuang Tzu in his American Holistic Health Association Complete Guide to Alternative Medicine saying, "Heaven, Earth and I are living together, and all things and I form an inseparable unity" (13). Tzu's comment contrasts the traditional American dream of individualistic power and solidarity, but no matter how ethnocentric or arrogant the Western society can be at times, the influence of the world is still present. The health care system
Electronic Medical Files: A Threat to Privacy? Abstract: Electronic medical databases and the ability to store medical files in them have made our lives easier in many ways and riskier in others. The main risk they pose is the safety of our personal data if put on an insecure an insecure medium. What if someone gets their hands on your information and uses it in ways you don't approve of? Can you stop them? To keep your information safe and to preserve faith in this invaluable technology
Medical Anthropology Introduction and Description: My topic, Medical Anthropology, is a field of study that uses culture, religion, education, economics/infrastructure, history, and the environment as a means to evaluate and understand "cross-cultural perspectives, components, and interpretations of the concept of health" (Society for Medical Anthropology, pg. 1). To further introduce Medical Anthropology, I will reiterate highlights of my previous presentations. Early on in Turkey, I
The Outsourcing of Private Medical Information Offshore The estimated $20 billion medical transcription industry[1] turns a doctor’s audio notes into an electronic record. These notes could contain diagnosis, x-ray analysis or a myriad of information essential for communication between healthcare providers[2]. It could also contain sensitive information such as whether a patient has cancer, a sexually transmitted disease, or some other information that the patient would like to keep private