These two infectious diseases are still a big public health problem in Brazil because of complex transmission patterns and no effective vaccine available which make it difficult to monitor, and since there are a lack of available treatments, treatment options are limited (Barreto et al., 2011). ... Continues research needs to be in place to develop new treatments and vaccines for diseases not yet under control; biomedical, epidemiological, and public health research into infectious disease is adequate to for preparation against emerging infectious diseases (Barreto et al., 2011). ... Epidem...

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Teamwork has been linked to greater job satisfaction, which has been linked to productivity (Kalisch et al., 2010). ... Furthermore, increased teamwork has been linked to higher quality of care and enhanced safety, due to the ". . . close associations of patient safety with team effectiveness and shared mindset in healthcare (Kalisch et al., 2010, p. 945). ...

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A report submitted to the Dutch Government in 1996 by van Amsterdam et al. said: In all studies complete matching of users and non-users was only partly accomplished and the time between cannabis use and testing (duration of abstinence) was too short to ascertain absence of drug residues in the body. Based on results of three best studies performed (Schwartz, Pope and Block et al.) residual cognitive effects are seldom observed and if present they are mild in nature. ...

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Their involvement and integration in real situations of decision-making in clinical practice should be mandated by the nursing curriculum (Vaismoradi et al., 269). ... Nurse instructors teach students the basic principles of patient safety throughout the program (Vaismoradi et al., 266). ...

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It encloses how a professional must consider first the well-being of the patient, respect for the patient and clinical autonomy, provide high-quality care without discrimination, and provide openness and honesty with the patient with an agreement of disclosure of the adverse events (Christian et. Al, 2008). ... Although there are steady changes of technology, policies and the conditions of practices, the ideas inspired by our early professionals should remain the same (Christian, et al, 2008). ...

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Introduction This formative essay aims to explore the legal and ethical issues of public health as it relates to vaccination. It will examine the moral theories as well as the biomedical principles. However, consequentialism as a moral theory for justification will be the focus of this essay. The es...

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Margaret Edson's play, "Wit," portrays a terminal ovarian cancer patient, Vivian Bearing, who goes through an experimental chemotherapy program that her doctor suggested. Through this process of receiving the experimental treatment, Vivian Bearing faces objectification from her doctor and his studen...

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Doctor Harold Koenig, associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at Duke University, did such a research and compiled a comprehensive document, citing the studies done on the affect of prayer upon health (The Handbook of Health and Religion, Koenig, et al, 1997). ...

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