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Infectious diseases can be transmitted from person to person. They can be spread through the air, by contact with blood or other body fluids, by to...

Domestic violence and elder abuse are common and frightening social problems that affect not only those being abused but extend to other members of...

The patient’s medical record contains all of the important information about the patient’s health, plan for care, and health care progress. The med...

The CDC reported in March of 2022 that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Close t...

A ladder is a simple tool but a person using a ladder can be injured in an accident when using a ladder. The number of ladder-related accidents cou...

Cultural competency in the healthcare system is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together that enable caregivers to work effec...

Eating disorders are serious illnesses that can become fatal. These disorders are associated with severe disturbances in thoughts, emotions, and pr...

Hospice care is care for clients who are not expected to live past 6 months. This care is client-centered while providing supportive care for famil...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving procedure that can provide oxygen and circulation to someone who has suffered a cardiac and...

A metabolic disease is a disease that disrupts normal metabolism. Metabolism is the process of converting food into energy on a cellular level and ...

Caring for others is a big responsibility and being supportive and assisting them with answers to questions or concerns can be an important aspect ...

Sexual harassment is an unacceptable behavior characterized by inappropriate and unwelcome sexual remarks or physical advances. Sexual harassment i...

Some of the more well-known respiratory diseases include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary fib...

Wound care involves every aspect of wound management.  Things that would be included would be the type of wound being treated, those factors that w...

The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves throughout the body.  All of these nerves together control the processe...

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a condition affecting blood movement within the circulatory system of the body. At times,...