Purchase and data synthesis with citations
A nursing paper on the subject of accidental falls in hospital. Often regarded as inevitable, accidental falls cost an astonishing amount for the hospital system, and are extremely common in older patient populations. Subjects addressed include causes, costs, and prevention strategies related to accidental falls. A survey of prior literature and research on the subject is conducted, and a proposal for implementing a specific strategy is outlined with reference to an over-65 hospital cardiac ward.
Pharming Parties: Prescription Drug Abuse
Conscientious parents have long been concerned about teen drug use. However, most of the focus of drug use prevention programs has centered on illegal, rather than legal drugs. After all, parents rationalize, how bad…
Genetic engineering: methods, applications, and implications
The objective of any discovery should be the development of knowledge to improve the general condition of mankind, but now the entire process of discovery, supported through patents seems to be only an exercise for the…
Heroin, Like All Drugs, Knows
Heroin, like all drugs, knows no social, ethnic, or economic barriers. Although most people think of a heroin addict as some 'junkie' shooting up in an urban back alley, he or she is just as likely to be a corporate CEO…
Medical Marijuana in Their Book
In their book Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine, Lester Grinspoon and James B. Bakalar (1997) advocate the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes. According to the authors, prescription extractions of THC, the…