The Personal Evolution of Nursing Philosophy The philosophy of nursing varies amongst individual views of people, environment, nursing, and the role of the nurse. Before studying nursing, I had always admired nurses and their interaction with patients, which attracted me to choose nursing. I like caring and want to make a difference. My undertaking is […]
Personal Reflections on Nursing Nursing has always been the most exciting and challenging career for me. I have been a licensed nurse for a little more than a year now, and driving home tonight from a supposedly 12-hour shift that turned into a 16-hour shift, where my brain and body are just exhausted, this is […]
Navigating the Impact of Type 1 Diabetes I was ten years old, sitting in a math class with all of my friends, when I got a devastating phone call. A call from my mother explaining with fear in her voice that my sister perhaps had got diabetes type 1. My grandmother picked me up and […]
Fast-Food Restaurants and Youth Obesity: Examining the Link Youth obesity is a significant problem in the United States that is increasingly drawing attention from citizens and policymakers. Some estimates show that children age 10 to 17 have an obesity rate of around 15.3% (NSCH 2018). Children who struggle with obesity are more likely to develop […]
Understanding the Complex Factors Behind Obesity Obesity is defined as a metabolic condition whereby excess fat is deposited under tissues, and it can be caused by an amalgamation of psychological, ecological, and/or medical factors. This medical disorder is among the visible but ignored public health complications. This is likely to have health complications such as […]
Fostering Unhealthy Habits: Nurturing a Healthy Future A few months ago, my parents adopted my niece, the one and only granddaughter and niece our family of 7 has ever had. The story of my little niece’s life has so far been a little rough, with the mother out of the picture and my brother in […]
Understanding Factors Behind Latino Childhood Obesity Kornides’s article, Factors Associated with Obesity in Latin Children: A Review of the Literature, was an article addressing the issue of the rise in obesity of Latino children in America. The author referred to several possible causes of Latino childhood obesity; Diet, activity, genetics, environment, and acculturation. These five […]
