Florence Nightingale played a prominent role in the creation of the nursing model of treatment. The Crimean War in the nineteenth century witnessed Nightingale’s compassionate and dedicated care that changed the face of the nursing environment. Although it wasn’t widely adopted until 1960,…
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The Potato Conspiracy Last night I saw an alien. My wife did too. She calls them ‘potato men’ on account of their uncanny resemblance to certain tuberose vegetables. Well, perhaps you need to squint a little to appreciate the likeness…
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In the process of becoming a nurse the prospective nurse will need to learn how to write a nursing case study. A nursing case study begins with gathering information on a patient and ends with a conclusion that gives a…
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Thallium Symbol: Tl Atomic Number: 81 Atomic Mass: 204.3833 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: 303.5 C (576.65 K, 578.3 F) Boiling Point: 1457.0 C (1730.15 K, 2654.6 F) Number of Protons: 81 Number of Electrons: 81 Number of Neutrons:…
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Jabir Ibn Hayyan lived in the 8th and early 9th centuries. He was Iranian, Islamic and he made impressive contributions to chemistry. Alot of his work was translated and sent to Medieval Europe under the name, Geber. Though some speculated…
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Nursing models, far from being anything tangible such a car or truck, or even a computer, that runs on fuel and human interaction, are only theories and notions. These intangible methods and applied means of educating nurses are nursing models…
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In the professional role of nursing there is uniformity in the practice of the nursing process. The nursing process has a significant place in the delivery of quality nursing care. Using the steps in the nursing process, assures the delivery…
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About a hundred years ago, Albert Einstein posited a brilliant deduction based on his theory of special relativity. One facet of Einstein’s theory suggested that matter and energy were related and he developed his famous E=mc2 formula to demonstrate this…
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The nature of matter has challenged science since the beginning of time. In 450 BCE, the philosopher Democritus considered a question that has yet to be answered. To what extent can we define what exists? To what extent can we…
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Thalidomide was first marketed as a sedative in Europe in the 1950s, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The German pharmaceutical company Gruuenthal released the drug in 1957. Thalidomide’s teratogenic properties were not known at that time,…
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