Category: Health & Medicine 13691
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Neurobehavioral Effects of Aspartame Consumption
What are the assumptions for conducting a paired or dependent samples t -test in a study? Which of these assumptions do you think were met by the Lindseth et al. (2014) study? The assumptions for conducting such test are the following: the evaluation of variables on a continuous scale; a complex independent variable including two…
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The Patient’s Imbalances: Changes in Aldosterone
Regarding the fluid volume balance, some findings suggest the presence of hypovolemic status. As for physical assessment, relevant findings to support this conclusion include mucous membrane dryness and decreased blood pressure (Taghavi & Askari, 2020). Increases in heart rate, poor skin turgor, and confusion also support this suggestion (Taghavi & Askari, 2020). Next, relevant lab…
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Effect of Attentional Focus on Premotor and Motor Components of Reaction Time
Table of Contents About the Poster The Rationale for Picking the Topic How the Work Was Done Discussion Conclusion Motor skills play a vital role in everyday activities that involve the movement of legs, arms, and the entire body, which can be grouped as gross and fine motor skills. Examples of gross motor skills include…
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Physical Activity and Perceived Exertion of Girls
In the article Self-efficacy and perceived exertion of girls during exercise, the authors discuss the importance of regular physical activity and its relation to obesity and cardiovascular diseases (Pender, Bar-Or, Wilk, & Mitchell, 2002). According to the authors, the physical activity in youth has decreased dramatically during the last decades (Pender et al., 2002). In…
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VTE: Finding the Research Evidence
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction Evidence-based nursing, which combines research data with clinical expertise, is essential for improving patient outcomes. The issue of non-compliance with VTE prophylaxis negatively affects the quality of care and requires adequate research evidence. The purpose of the following work is to discuss two articles representing different types…
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Arrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome Studies
What is the mode for the variable inpatient complications in Table 2 of the Winkler et al. (2014) study? What percentage of the study participants had this complication? The mode for the variable inpatient complications is “AMI post admission for patients admitted with UA” (Winkler et al., 2014, p. 423). 8% of study participants had…
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Behaviour Change Techniques in Overweight Adults
What question did the systematic review address? The research question addressed by the researchers was “Is there a difference in effective BCTs associated with the initiation and maintenance of change?” (Samdal, Eide, Barth, Williams, & Meland, 2016, p. 2). The review addressed the question specifically; however, further development of focus was needed to define the…
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Malaria Campaign and Interventions in Guatemala
Introduction The world is full of fantasies and every one wants to be a part of these fantasies. There are some factors involved which keep a person active and smart. Health is a state of physical activeness which keeps a person mentally and physically fit. According to the world health organization, a health can be…
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Interpersonal Theory and the Nurse-Client Role
The Role of a Nurse Peplau’s framework consists of four phases. On the orientation phase, the nurse provides essential information and guidance and establishes the communication channels. This phase is mostly one-directional and requires only a limited participation from the patient. The identification phase is where the patient involvement begins. The patients start to participate…
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Adolescent Preventive Services and Statistics
According to the relevant study results section of the Darling-Fisher et al. (2014) study, what categories are reported to be statistically significant? In Darling-Fisher et al. (2014) study, statistically significant categories were the following: type of provider, practice setting, adolescent patients‘ percentage, years of experience, and region of the practice. What level of measurement is…