Essays on Fatigue

Fatigue: Processes, Side-effects and the Wingate Bicycle Test

When a person overexerts himself from doing strenuous activities through the say, he may feel sore and tired in each part of his body. This type of problem is called fatigue. Fatigue is mostly connected to the feeling of exhaustion because of the lack of energy and stress because of too much work, lack of sleep, lack of exercise or even because of boredom. But how exactly does this process work and how a person can discern fatigue once it is happening in the body. This paper will discuss the processes on how fatigue takes into place in the body, how ...

Aircrew Fatigue

When it comes to one’s safety and comfort while in flight, it is up to the aircraft crew and personnel to cater to their passengers once they step into the airplane. Each aircrew personnel have a vital role to making each flight successful and safe as one wrong move may cause the whole aircraft to plummet while in flight. There are many factors that can lead to a plane’s demise like technical malfunctions and human error. While technical malfunctions are rarely considered due to the constant check-up and maintenance of aircrafts and its machines, human error cannot easily be ...

Anna Maria CollegeNursing ProgramsNUS 314 - Essentials of Nursing Research

The Abstract Nurses enter the medical field with the belief of changing the lives of their patients by providing quality care and helping them overcomes their health concerns. However, most of them do not anticipate the challenges that may arise from taking care of patients with special health concerns. In this case, nurses are prone to experience various issues that arise from taking care of patients. This study aims at identifying the risk factors that icnr4ease the chances of nurses experiencing compassion fatigue. Many nurses in practice experience secondary Post traumatic stress disorder that arises from taking care ...

Part A: Strengths and Weaknesses

Purpose of the Study

The researchers have identified the purpose of the study as evaluating the efficacy of FCMPN in reducing fatigue among practice nurses. This is strength in the paper since a clear purpose and objective makes it easy for the reader to understand the study and relate it to nursing practice. FCMPN reduces fatigue, daytime sleepiness and patient care errors by improving sleep quality and quantity. Fatigue is a significant problem associated with working long hours and getting little rest. Nurses suffering from fatigue are a health risk since they are prone to making patient care errors which reduce the quality of care offered ...

Compassion fatigue is a condition that results from emotional, mental, and spiritual depletion, and it includes various symptoms, such as a sense of hopelessness, chronic stress, or constant anxiety. It is considered a secondary traumatic stress disorders because it affects people working with patients who have experienced or are experiencing traumas. While there is no direct experience for their caregivers, empathic engagement with patients provides an emotionally traumatic experience for the caregiver. The first mention of compassion fatigue was in 1992, when Joinson studied burnout characteristics among nurses in the emergency department. After finding their dissatisfaction with work, chronic fatigue, and ...

Concepts of Compassion Fatigue and Warning Signs

Compassion fatigue is defined as a secondary traumatic stress disorder because the person experiencing it does not directly experience a trauma, but an empathic engagement with others results in a traumatic experience that depletes a person mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The main concepts related to compassion fatigue are fatigue, empathy, and engagement. There are various definitions of fatigue, but all definitions agree that fatigue is a state of impaired performance resulting from caring for other people in times of distress, and it inhibits the caregiver’s ability to cope with stress and guilt (Sabo, 2011). The concept of empathy is critical for understanding ...

Symptoms and Coping Strategies for Caregivers

Patricia Caldoron Grand Canyon University Symptoms and Coping Strategies for Caregivers Compassion fatigue is a state in which an individual feels mentally, emotionally, and spiritually depleted. As medical professionals, nurses often encounter compassion fatigue because of their empathic relationships with patients and their dedication to helping prevent, cure, and manage illness. However, by becoming preoccupied with their patients’ problems and overwhelmed by their responsibilities and workloads in healthcare, nurses will often neglect their own physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Prolonged neglect results in compassion fatigue symptoms that can be categorized into cognitive, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and somatic ...

Compassion in nursing involves a deep and empathic regard for the suffering of a patient and the desire and engagement to ease that suffering (Slatten, Carson & Carson, 2010). Empathy may take the form of counter-transference or the vicarious experience of the patient’s suffering (Boyle, 2011). Compassion entails the use of self enabling the nurse to establish a connection and a therapeutic relationship with the patient in order to (Smart et al., 2014). However, the repetitive practice of compassion can lead to fatigue, a phenomenon more common in settings such as oncology, palliative care, hospice, trauma, and emergency services. Constant preoccupation with patients and ...

Introduction

Compassion fatigue is a deep physical, spiritual and emotional exhaustion that can result from working daily in a care giving environment. In such circumstances, the natural response to the downward spiral is to work more until there is nothing left. On the other hand, the adaptive response should be to take a break (Sabo, 2011). Compassion fatigue can result from a lack of daily care for self which helps reflect, rejuvenate and refuel. The only good thing about compassion fatigue is the sign that you are a very compassionate person. However, by caring for our own selves, we can serve others in a better way. ...

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Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged grip strength was also recordings and forearm EMG activity made to determine fatigue rate in both ...

Kumar, S. (2006). Localized muscle fatigue: review of three experiments. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 10(1), 9-28. The article titled “Localized muscle fatigue: review of three experiments,” retrieved from the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy gives an account of the measurement of localized muscle fatigue. Since fatigue plays a significant role in the human performance both physically as well as cognitively, it is essential to understand muscle fatigue in the scientific domain. As the author explains, fatigue refers to the reduction of energy or the rate of expenditure of muscle tissues (Kumar, 2006). An individual’s tissues experience ...

Background of the Research

The research paper is fundamentally about the comparison of Compassion Fatigue and PTSD patients. The research main objective it to go along with or reject this hypothesis: People suffering from Compassion fatigue will experience similar physiological changes as those suffering from PTSD. By working towards this hypothesis, the research can be able to compare and contrast CF to PTSD and recognize how the two are related. In order to verify and distinguish the relation between these two phenomena, it is essential to know what the research will be looking for. First, it is essential to have the invariable values ( ...

Compassion fatigue is a depletion of compassion accompanied by a state of physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion that occurs after prolonged periods of stress or burnout. It is particularly prevalent among nurses and caregivers, as working in the healthcare industry and expending the energy and compassion it takes to care for others can be extremely draining (Chapman, 2007). Unfortunately, it has become increasingly common, and has a variety of negative symptoms and consequences (Espeland, 2006). However, compassion fatigue can be relieved, and even prevented (Espeland, 2006). Thus, it is extremely important for caregivers to understand what it is, why it occurs, what ...

Fatigue

Fatigue is a common condition suffered by individuals undergoing chronic illness. The two main factors responsible for fatigue include central and peripheral mechanisms. Central mechanisms largely arise from proximal events such as neuromuscular junction, which is subdivided into supraspinal or spinal. Peripheral fatigue is caused by muscle contraction activities and includes excitation contraction or muscle bioenergetics. The discussion covers some mechanisms involved in fatigue experiences (Gandevia, 1994).

Voluntary muscle activation

This mechanism associated with central fatigue, accounts for about 15% to 20% of the usual and normal fatigue during continuous or sustained fatigue contraction. The voluntary drive of the muscle incurs difference in ...

a. The study framework used in this study was clearly identified as Lee et al., (2004) model of impaired sleep. This model provides that sleep loss or poor quality of sleep is as a result of inadequate sleep or disruption of sleep. It also provides that secondary factors that may also affect sleep include lifestyle situations and health-related problems.

b. The discussion used in the framework aims to link the concept of sleep loss and the increase of a person’s inability to perform various duties. The article cites various key areas affected by loss of sleep. The framework focuses on ...

Combatting Compassion Fatigue for Caregivers

Combatting Compassion Fatigue for Caregivers The medical profession suffers from a high rate of burnout. This is known as compassion fatigue, secondary traumatization or vicarious traumatization. However, no matter what it’s called, compassion fatigue greatly decreases the quality of care any caregiver can provide. Every day, caregivers see their patients suffer and die. It is practically impossible not to have this living nightmare impact one’s psyche and spirit. Nurses are especially prone to burnout because of the intense pressure placed upon them not only by their job requirements, but by high expectations of patients and their ...

Nursing fatigue and overtime hours is a major issue in the nursing sector in the present times. Studies indicate more than half of the registered nurses work overtime. Working overtime consistently makes the nurse tired compromising their work. According to Hugman (2003), fatigue compromises the ethics registered nurses follow. Registered nurses should be attentive, competent, and responsive when caring for patients (Meahger & Patron, 2004). The American Nurses Association (2012) argues registered nurses have a responsibility of taking overtime assignments when they are sure they can deliver to the ethical demands of their work. Although the American Nurses Association tasks nurses to ...

First A. Author, Second B. Author, Jr., and Third C. Author, Member, IEEE Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged grip strength ...

Health care management is considered as a vital component in clinical settings. With the growing needs and demands of patients, appropriate strategies need implementation by the health care professionals. Patients who present severe life threatening conditions appear in need of great support. Here, the ultimate goal is to promote an improved patient outcome and quality of life (QOL). This task could rely on the skill and professional expertise of caregivers especially, nurses. Nurses have great potential in caring patients. They could incorporate special patient tailored strategies to improve outcomes. This description focuses on ‘nursing interventions to promote patient outcomes’. ...

According to Selye (1955) stress is defined as a condition which propels a unique body response in a manner that causes changes in physiological or structural aspects of our body. Another view proposed by (Lazarus, 1966) is that stress is a condition which compels an individual to feel exhausted when the demands of that person exceed the physical and social resources accessible to him.

Stress in Aviation

Pilots are really conscious at the time of their flights because accidents can happen with tragic repercussions. These accidents are a cause of series of mistakes committed at the time. Although the executor of mistake may only do one thing ...

This article review will critically evaluate Combat College: Cognitive Fatigue as a Challenge in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: Pilot Study Survey Results that was written by Dan Smee, Sandra Buenrostro, Thomas Garrick, Shoba Sreenivasan and Linda E. Weinberger. Smee et al’s (2013) hypothesis for this article is that many Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) who face high intensity cognitive demands may result in cognitive fatigue which is more than likely to act as a barrier to college success (p.25).

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Engineering

The effects of mixing time, sintering temperature, sintering time and pressure on mechanical properties of a metal matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with Aluminium glassy alloys

Introduction

Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are an important class of engineering materials because they can continually be adapted to suit the needs of manufacturing and newly available technology. MMCs using aluminium as a basic ingredient can be designed to meet particular needs for high performance materials. Duralumin™ was the first aluminium alloy demonstrating the ability to result in a material with very high temperature strength after solution treatment and aging (STA). Duralumin™ or ...

How often do you find yourself on the edge of compassion fatigue (with your family, your friends, your coworkers, your patients, your clients)? Do you think they can read it in your face? Compassion fatigue refers to a reaction of strong sympathy and grief for another person who is suffering, accompanied by a deep admiration to eliminate the suffering (Todaro-Franceschi, 2013). As a professional working in a high pressure area of providing critical care, I find myself suffering from compassion fatigue very rottenly. This happens when I directly interact with the patients and seek to provide solutions to the situations affecting their ...

Stress is encountered in many forms by various health care providers. These stressors affect their performances in a huge way, oftentimes their performances on the job, relationships with co-workers, relationships with patients and relatives and also their immediate families suffer negatively. Finding solutions to the stress encountered by health care providers has been shown to increase and improve their effectiveness, productivity and various relationships. Stressors identified by the nurses at a paediatric palliative hospital include; increased mortality, being short of staff, increased demands and expectations, increased complexity of the cases and referral numbers, frequent meetings and limited time for administrative duties , ...

Abstract

Fatigue is the weariness after having a hard work experience. It involves a feeling of sleepiness and the lack of ability to continue doing a certain task (Campling and Sharpe, 2008). With relation to pilot fatigue, a pilot on duty with fatigued affects so many people. These include the crew, passengers and the pilots themselves.

The Air Line Pilots Association is an association that should take it upon itself to check into the matter of pilot fatigue. Pilot fatigue may be a problematic catastrophe to all stakeholders in the aviation industry. In addition to the pilots’ association, the employers should also look into the ...

Paramedics are mainly a group of individuals who face many challenges due to the unpredictable nature of their work. The paramedics have to perform a variety of tasks in the environment of pre-hospital (Patterson et al., 2012). Research has proven that a high percentage of healthcare providers suffer from fatigue. Scientific evidence indicates that the leading cause of medical errors in the field is fatigue (Lamond & Dawson, 1999). Sleep deprivation among the emergency medical providers is due to the variety of shifts they work in order to provide the community with a continuous 24-hour service (Lockley et al., 2007). The paper explains how ...

A Comparison between UK and India

Abstract

Stress has been part of human life ever since the beginning of mankind. Initially, people stressed themselves out hunting for food, finding places to rest, and inexplicability of natural phenomena. With the globalisation of industries and the presence of multinational companies all over the world, organizations may need to consider adopting certain policies to match up to other similar organizations. Stress in organisations has become a major issue in the UK and most organisations now have policies and procedures to help employees avoid this and interventions are often in place to support them. It is not known whether ...

Abstract

The focus of this research is on the shinkansen and the development of the shinkansen. The paper concentrates on the evolution of transport policies in Japan and what made shinkansen a symbol of modern Japan.

Introduction

Shinkansen Network covers the main islands of Japan and the country's major cities. The bullet trains are known as shinkansen in Japan and are operated by Japan Railways. They run at speeds of up to 320 km/h, and are well known for their punctuality, safety and comfort. Japan Rail Pass makes it very cost effective for the passengers to travel by Shinkansen. Tokaido Shinkansen is ...

Literature Review

An appraisal is a document that gives explanation about something or someone and aims at giving the value of quality of that particular thing or person. In this essay, the appraisal of the above- mentioned article would be outlined in details. However, before the highlight of this book is done, it would be fundamental to carry out a brief comparison with other related literatures. Here, the comparisons would be done between the article and at least four other articles. The first article to be looked into is the ‘Effects of surgery, general anaesthesia, and preoperative epidural analgesia on the immune function ...

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USA 547890 Dear Mr. Green: Safety and health is crucial in every endeavor. As such, conducting tasks analyses in a work setting is paramount to ensuring that the health condition and safety of all personnel are taken into utmost consideration. As such, in response to your request, I am hereby documenting the “Task Analysis – Ergonomics Report” which summarizes the results of the recently conducted task analysis – ergonomics assessment on a specific job at your convenience store, that of a Shelves Stacker, which was conducted on October 23, 2014. The report contains relevant information which includes a summary of ...

• Introduction

The groups of people responsible for the aviation maintenance management have several qualities and skills that call for close study, inspection and consideration to acquire successfulness and efficiency. Such success is acquired when the maintenance managers possess expertise and profound understanding of the ergonomic dynamics involved in the aviation maintenance and management. It is exceedingly important to attain the required knowledge because human factors are undoubtedly the major reasons behind the aircraft disasters, catastrophes, and accidents. Even though it is not possible to easily understand the human factors in the aviation maintenance easily, appropriate measures can be taken ...

In the muscle fatigue and the endurance of the intermittent and counteraction effects, the counteraction results to the muscle effects and fatigue depending on different spectral measures and the variation in task parameters. A relatively short endurance is found to be associated with the higher muscle exertion and an increased contraction level resulting to the fatigue development (Jonson, 1997). The association of the electro-myographic (EMG) measures with different indicators shows that a utility that is relative to the middle deltoid for probable assessment of the functionality of the shoulder during abduction is possible. This is in relation to an evaluation ...

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Last year one of my uncle along with his family arrived back in country after more than ten years of his stay in Australia. So I went to my uncle’s place along with my father there I met my cousin Jane who was in her bed and was looking very sick. My uncle told us that she was suffering from jet lag due to long distance air travel. I asked details of this illness from my uncle and got to know that jet lag is a physiological illness as a result of variations in the body’s normal ...

Pavement distresses are distortions in the pavement surface and the subgrade either due to poor design or external factors. Distresses shorten the lifespan of a pavement and pose a danger to the road users or causes discomfort. This is a paper on the different types of road distresses, causes, and the mitigation measures which can be taken to remedy the distresses.

Rutting

Rutting is the accumulation of slow permanent deformation due to continuous densification of pavement layers caused by the shear displacement of the subgrade. Shearing causes uplifting on the sides of the rut. Rutting occurs along the tracks of heavy vehicles on a ...

Introduction

Amphetamine is a stimulant of the Central Nervous System (CNS) commonly used in the treatment of Attention Deficiency Disorder (ADD) (Rasmussen, 2008). The drug, which also goes by the names “Uppers” or “Speed” is also, used to suppress appetite and fatigue, increase feelings of alertness, self-confidence, and energy (Healey, 2007). These effects endear amphetamines for use as an ergogenic drugs. Ergogenic drugs are those substances that athletes use to boost sporting performance. Though amphetamine can enhance sporting performance, its side effects can cause serious health effects and as such, the drug should not be used as an ergogenic aid. ...

- Healthcare Management Issue/Problem: Working Hours for Nurses Among the many issues that are discussed in workplace settings revolving around the topics of efficiency and productivity are hours worked by personnel. There are several aspects of this relationship that has been studied by management experts leading to an obvious conclusion. The management of time of work personnel (i.e. the number of hours worked) affects both their productivity and the organization’s viability. The Stanford University (n.d.) said that overwork leads to a decrease in the average productivity (as explained by output). The decrease in productivity is due to employees ...

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 dating back to April 28, 1988 was a scheduled flight conducted by Boeing 737-297 and operated by Aloha Airlines Inc., which resulted in a drastic and abrupt loose of the extensive fuselage unit, what, in turn, stipulated passengers and the cabin crew members’ being exposed to incident flow effect and oxygen starvation (hypoxia), one of the flight attendants perished.

Probable causes of the accident are considered to comprise the following items: corrosion, poor epoxy of the fuselage units, metal fatigue (namely, rivets’ deterioration) and extensive damage of fuselage metal and skin (apparently, due to multiple takeoff-and-landing cycles ...

Introduction

Hepatitis is a major health threat to our environment because of the associated effects on liver and the mode of transmission. Hepatitis C which is one of the types of hepatitis that has become a major challenge since the discovery. Different factors have contributed to these challenges. One of those major challenges is the inability of researchers to discover suitable vaccine for the infection. The prolonged inactive period of the causative organism in the body before clinical manifestation is another factor (Department of health). The infectious course usually leads to enlargement of the liver and this in turn affects the functions ...

DHEA:

Dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, is a hormone the human body produces via the adrenal glands, which are above the kidneys. The exact effect of DHEA is not yet fully identified; however, it is believed to be a precursor of the female and male sex hormones, namely estrogen and testosterone, among others. Precursors are substances that the body converts into hormones.

The production of DHEA usually reaches its peak around the mid-20s and declines ever after. The same applies to estrogen and testosterone, whose production also declines with age. For that reason, if an individual wants to increase their hormone levels, it ...

Abstract

Work safety in organizations has been the most debated issues recently. Strict laws ensure that employers devise plans to minimize errors and reduce chances of any fatalities or injuries. There is another aspect of the workers safety issue; it is the alarming increase in the number of voluntary or involuntary cases of Unsafe Acts being committed by the employees. Firms have employed many Error management tools like Tripod- Delta and Reviews to handle the issue. Airlines and Railways where Unsafe acts can lead to massive losses both human and monetary; these methods try to investigate the root cause of ...

The cell phone is undeniably a great technological innovation of the twenty first century. It started off as an expensive gadget used by security agencies, government agencies and members of the high society. Gradually, the cell phone became a very important tool of communication especially in business. For quite sometime, the cell phone remained a symbol of status and not many people talked about the possible hazards posed by its continued use. The few members of the society fortunate enough to own a cell phone continued to use the device oblivious of the dangers they got exposed to. As the cell phone grew ...

Nursing is an emotionally, physically, and spiritually involving career. Practice nurses face many challenges as they deliver nursing services on a daily basis. These challenges include burnout and stress. An immediate impact of stress and burnout is loss of morale, low job satisfaction and absenteeism. Stress and burnout leads to negative nursing outcomes thereby reducing the quality of nursing services. This paper evaluates stress and burnout among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses. NICU nurses work in a challenging situation where they witness the physical suffering of babies and emotional suffering in parents and family members. Witnessing suffering can cause ...

Abstract

Approximately fifteen million babies in the world are born each year prematurely; out of that number, 1.1 million eventually die. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses provide vital care for these vulnerable babies and their families. These nurses encounter numerous challenges while providing care services such as a loss of energy, loss of enthusiasm, and lack of accomplishment, which are the dimensions of burnout.

Purpose: Conduct a meta-analysis to determine the factors related to burnout and identify the subsequent implications for practice.

Design: A meta-analysis was conducted for the existing literature regarding burnout in NICU. This consisted of XX relevant articles within the last five years. Results: The primary indicators of burnout were XXXX. Possible interventions to ...

Summary of the article

Summary of the article: The influence of exercise-induced fatigue on cognitive function

Exercise induced fatigue which is a common experience has now been linked with degradation of performance and human cognition. This linked with an affectation of both the peripheral and central nervous system. There is another study linked with the affectation of the executive function and simple reaction time in relations to exercise. There is also the part with the connection to the exercise induced delay in relations to the stimulus classification speed.

Methods

This involves the use of 30 percent of 15 males and 15 females. It involves two ...

Effects on Daily Life

Abstract This essay explains the meanings of stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how the various types of stress including PTSD affect us and our daily lives, including the effects on those close to us. Although most stress is a negative experience, the essay does point out that there is such a thing as “good stress” which helps us to perform better at key times. Included in the essay are some statistics revealing the extent of stress in modern America; for example that 3 out of every 4 Americans suffer from stress every month. The effects stress has ...

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Sleep Deprivation & Cognitive Abilities: Attention Introduction Sleep is a state of mind and body in which the sensory organs respond less to external stimuli, the body becomes inactive and a loss of consciousness is experienced, either partial or complete. Sleep is a mechanism that re-energies our body and brain. It is essential to maintain a good physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation is lack of sufficient sleep. In absence of enough sleep, the process of rejuvenation is significantly impacted. It may cause tiredness and lethargy, and render the mind less active. The decrease in activity of mind affects the cognitive system, ...

Arguably, many people live healthier and longer in the society currently as compared to the previous centuries. These changes are attributed to different types of human character, food, health facilities and the continuous innovation and inventions. Individuals in society have different occupations, and each of the occupation has its impacts on human health either physical, emotional or economically. As a matter of fact the major psychological problems among long distant drivers are stress and fatigue. Long distant drivers need to reduce fatigue, stress and strain by including a long stationary rest on their schedule. Brian who is long distant driver rarely ...

Program analysis

There are a number of considerations that have to be developed in the formation of this program. This program is a simple program whose core aim is the develop a mechanism that can display a number of names or letters on LED screens. The program can not develop a display mechanism from scratch but will inst0065ad apply an already existing program that will enable the displays to be made on easy terms. There are several programs that can be applied in developing this program. However, my program will only make use of an existing alphanumerical display program, Morse Code. The program enables the names ...

In business and project ventures of any kind, risk is a constant – an unkillable phantom that seeks to strike down any and all projects that one is working on. No matter how much of a sure thing it may seem to be, there is always a risk that is seeking to completely derail one’s hard work. There is, however, a solution that can help minimize the chance of something going wrong, thus saving investors incredible amounts of money in potential foibles that can delay or halt the progress of a project – that solution is risk management.

Risk management is one of the most ...

ABSTRACT

This article aims at illustrating the two types and effects of the cancer treatment techniques. Several methods are discussed and analyzed by defining them and showing their impacts on the patient. The article goes further to compare and contrasts the various methods that have been put in practice to treat cancer in an effort to determine the best. Radiotherapy alone, radiotherapy with chemotherapy, 3D CRT and IMRT are some of the discussed techniques in the article. Data was collected among the cancer sick patients who underwent different treatments. The patients were put under different conditions in regard to treatment ...

That accidents happen in the workplace because of negligible acts by the company and its employees is without a doubt. However, sometimes accidents are purely unpredictable and can happen even in the most careful of setups. Research has indicated that fatigue is one of the main causes of catastrophes that occur in the workplace. When an individual is fatigued, they are more likely to cause injuries because their thinking ability is considerably reduced. It results from the lack of sleep or too much workload. Fatigue makes an employee vulnerable to dangerous injuries around the office (Biddle, 2009). Research has indicated ...

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The vehicle manufacturing sector, as a dynamic arena, has undergone various changes, influences and effects, since the advent of the European Industrial revolution, and majorly so, from the input of Henry Ford’s – Assembly line model. Through its involvement in the process of vehicle manufacture, it actively contributes to the global economy, by way of revenue allotment, industry development and employment opportunities, in addition to contributing to varied environmental impacts and effects. It is involved in the development, design, manufacture, selling and marketing of vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds amongst other transport equipment. Pertinent, is the presence of the auxiliary ...

The case is about how people get frustrated with the product with multiple features, especially the electronics. The development in technology has made it possible to load products with several features which might be perceived as useful. However, the multiple features can cause a product to be irresistible to consumers and at the same time hard to operate. Thus, adding too many features into a single product will lead to feature fatigue.

The case analyzes how consumers trade off capability and usability before and after the usage of the product. In the research, the participants were allowed to interact with the ...

Abstract

Caffeine is a widely-used drug that modifies the psychological condition of the consumers. At high doses, it causes various caffeine-related symptoms such as agitation, as well as the restless legs syndrome. Since caffeine is a habit forming drug, it allows the development of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms. It also alters sleep patterns in accordance with the consumed daily caffeine dose. Although its arousal of the central nervous system can induce pleasant effects at relatively lower doses, caffeine can impair concentration and attention at increased doses. The present study, therefore, examines the various adverse effects of consuming caffeine at high doses. The ...

It takes a special person to be a caregiver. Whether they make a decision to care for a family member or decide to dedicate their education to learning how to care for others, giving one’s time to take care of those who cannot is a significant act. These people are caring, selfless, and kind. They have big hearts that are filled with love and compassion for everybody that they meet. Unfortunately, it is a common misconception that caregivers never experience burnout. It is expected by many that an individual making the choice to care for others will never tire of the work, emotionally exhausted, ...

Powerlessness

One of the issues that create powerlessness is role conflict. Role conflict emanates from the different roles a nurse has to fulfill. A nurse has an official role, which she has to fulfill to meet the expectations set by the institution. Communication of roles is via the normal administrative channels. Additionally, the nurse has to fulfill the expectations of the colleagues and peers. Thirdly, a nurse has to fulfill self-expectations from the basic personal understanding of what a nurse is required to do. These entire roles may themselves introduce role conflict, which contribute to the reduction in motivation among the nurses. If ...

Abstract

Microscopic analysis of materials is generally complex; hence engineers always look for alternative methods of analysis, by appropriate modelling. In specific, studying the damage of materials is important in almost every discipline of science/engineering/technology. Material damage includes the beginning, advancement and fracture of materials. The most important tool so far, used to analyze this damage, is called damage mechanics which relies heavily on continuum mechanics. It encompasses useful theories for the representation, modelling, and analysis of material damage. Broadly speaking, damage mechanics utilizes state variables to show the effects of damage. For instance, the variations in stiffness, and the ...

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Introduction

System of road network is needed for any developed country and it is a vital part for infrastructure development. Main subjects of this study are pavement defects such as alligator cracking, bleedings and potholes. Such pavement distress as potholes and alligator cracking cause serious negative effects and decrease the lifespan of pavement. Additionally, the safety on road is questioned due to bleedings of pavement since the friction between car and pavement significantly decreases, meaning that the braking path increases. This study is concentrated on studying ...

Rationale

It is apparent that the entire healthcare system is grappling with nursing shortages-a phenomenon that is characterized by improper nurse-patient ratios. This has adamantly hampered the quality of care provided and adversely affecting patient outcomes and satisfaction. According to the American Nurses Association, proper staffing and hence patient-nurse ratios is an integral aspect in improving the quality of healthcare provided. High nurse-patient ratios means that nurse have to deal with huge numbers of patients leading to clinical errors, clinically acquired infections or premature discharges from hospital. This leads to high readmission rates and increased hospital costs due to recurrence ...

Heart failure is mostly described as a chronicle disease where the heart is unable to pump the blood sufficiently to the body, with other terms like congestive cardiac failure often been used interchangeably. Some of the symptoms are leg swelling, excessive tiredness and breath shortness. Breath shortage is mostly the worse since lying down and sleeping at night is difficult. Most of the common causes that lead to heart failure are blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease. These causes lead to failure in functioning of the heart structure mainly due to left ventricular and fain normal ejection fraction. ...