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Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA Police officers in any state are expected to uphold the law in any capacity and as such are held to a strict code of conduct that demands ethical behavior at all times. While it is impossible to ask the men and women that serve in this capacity to not act like human beings, they are still kept to higher standard in accordance with their chosen profession. A police officer or other agent of the law is by necessity expected to exist as an example to the citizens they serve and protect, and must at all times strive ...

Study Statement

According to WHO, the Americans are not the most drinking nation in the world with 9.43 liters of pure alcohol per person per year. However, this is a third higher than the world average (6.1 liters) and is far beyond the threshold (7 liters), after which scholars observe degradation and degeneration of the nation. According to the most recent data of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the US financial losses from the abuse of alcoholic beverages by citizens of the country make up 223.5 billion dollars a year. In addition, there are two tendencies in the United ...

Statistics show that a large number of workers employed in office settings resort to taking time off work some time in their career owing to their schedules which tend to have damaging effects on their physique. A number of studies have highlighted the negative impacts of jobs which limit movement and also reduce the chance of exercise leading to a number of skeletal and muscular symptoms in office workers. Studies show that with furniture that has been designed to impart a higher level of comfort and also through programs that guide employees to have correct posture, muscular and skeletal ...

Complications of Removable Implant Supported Prostheses

Introduction The two main complications that result from removable implants are biological and mechanical/technical complications. There is need to assess and interpret data on the incidence of complications, both biological and technical with caution. Berglundh, Persson, and Klinge (2002), found that implant loss was the most common problem, while technical complications were observable in about 60-80% and biological complications – 40-60% of the studies they evaluated. According to Sadowsky (2007), there are no specifications on the length, distribution, and number of implants; however the suggestion for non-palatal coverage designs should be a minimum of 4 implants. In case of risk ...

Theory/Author Name and Background

The theory on spiritual well-being in illness is a concept that was explored by Sr. Mary Elizabeth O’Brien. Sr. Mary began her career as a nurse at the Mercy Hospital in Pennsylvania and she worked closely with people with chronic illnesses. Over the course of the history of nursing and specifically on the issues that touch on chronic illnesses and end-of-life care, the aspect of spirituality holds significant influence as to the development of the care plan (O'Brien, 2003). Even in the contemporary healthcare system, nurses are expected to observe the code of ethics within the specifics of ...

BPSD in dementia patients

Introduction The management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia has proven to be a daunting task for healthcare professionals. A mixture of approaches based on behavioral theories and pharmacological interventions have been used to control these neuropsychiatric symptoms with mixed results (de Ven et al., 2012). Dementia-Care mapping (DCM) is a multi-component intervention based on the social-psychological theory of dementia by Kitwood. It was developed in 1992 by the Dementia research group at Bradford University. DCM is posited to provide a holistic person-centered approach to the care of patients with dementia. Kitwood’s theory postulates that neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients ...