NPP6104 Assessment 2: Case Study Case Study Parvana is a 13-year-old girl admitted to the emergency department via ambulance due to hyperglycaemic shock (Diabetes ketoacidosis-DKA). She was later transferred to your ward for further management. Parvana’s parents are Amina, 35 (baker) and Ali, 38 (human resource personnel). She has two other siblings; Moro, 5 and […]

COVID-19 in China The first case of Coronavirus was detected on 17th November 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province. From there, the virus is believed to have spread to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. What started as a mysterious illness had in weeks, spread to 34 provinces in China. Currently, the virus has spread all over […]

How to Get a Degree in Nursing Over the past couple of years, the American healthcare industry has experienced significant growth. With the advancement in technology, an increasingly aging population, and more retiring nurses, the demand for nurses is on a constant rise. Many people may be interested in pursuing careers in nursing but do […]

The link between Poverty and Obesity in Children In the last four decades, obesity rates have more than doubled in the United States of America. Current statistics from the Food Research and Action Center indicate that approximately 150 million Americans are either obese or overweight. Although obesity rates are increasing among all age and social […]

Effective Communication and Nursing Effective communication is fundamental to any profession. But in healthcare and particularly nursing, strong communication skills can make the difference between life and death. Nurses are at the center of patient care. They act as a bridge between patients and physicians, helping convey important healthcare information. Therefore, a nurse must be […]

Global warming is dangerous to all living things When we talk about the effects of global warming, we often concentrate on the impacts on human life. But dozens of recent scientific studies show that all life on earth has and continues to be affected by global warming. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]

How did ethnic and nationalistic tensions turn into violent conflict in Yugoslavia in the 1990s? In the years following the end of world war II, Marshal Tito had successfully held together Yugoslavia’s six republics under the communist slogan of ‘brotherhood and unity.’ Until the beginning of the 1990s, the Republic of Yugoslavia had been one […]

Impact of Covid-19 on major cryptocurrencies On December 19, 2019, the first confirmed case of coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan, China. In the months that ensued, the novel coronavirus continued to infiltrate other cities across China. The virus continued to spread across different countries, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially labeled […]

The French Revolution of 1789 The French revolution of 1789 was a radical movement that influenced major changes in the social and political structure of France. The movement is designated the conventional term “revolution of 1789” because that is the year it climaxed, remained active through the 1790s, and ended in 1799. The term also […]

TOPIC: Multicausality: Confounding Assignment Confounding is a distortion of the association between an exposure and an outcome by an extraneous, third variable known as the confounder. Unlike information and selection biases which can be introduced by the subjects or by the investigator, confounding is an actual relationship that ought to be adjusted both in the […]