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drug use, abuse, dependence and addiction.In this project, you should identify abused substances and their various effects. Complete this drug use, abuse, dependence and addiction project with option 1) written paper Include the following: Explain the psychology and physiology of addiction. Identify specific drug substances covering the following categories: stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and cannabis. Discuss […]

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Complete this week’s assigned readings, chapters 7,8,9 of this book (Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice Authors: Marlaine Smith PhD RN AHN-BC FAAN; Marilyn E. Parker PhD RN FAAN Edition: 4). After completing the readings, post a short reflection, approximately 1 paragraph in length, discussing your thoughts, opinions, questions or concerns

Surrogate Mothers: The ethical issues discussion will address an ethical issue associated with the practice of nursing. The issue selected for discussion should have clearly identifiable pros and cons which when analyzed will allow the student to form a defensible position related to the issue. Principles from identified codes of ethics should be examined in relationship

Nursing discussion post: Despite the fact that majority of the patients are highly motivated to take their medications as prescribed by the advanced practice nurse, some are not able to comply to the prescriptions in most cases as a result of lack of understanding, simple forgetfulness as well as confusion. In other cases, patients especially

All about blood functions: 1. Which vessels carry oxygen rich blood? 2. Which vessels carry oxygen poor blood? 3. Are there exceptions to 1 and 2? 4. Use this diagram to trace a drop of blood through the heart and lungs: 5. What happens between cells and capillary beds? 6. What is the difference between

1. Label the parts of this neuron: 2. Describe the chemistry of the nerve impulse transmission. 3. How does the impulse cross the synapse? 4. What is the effect of each of these on the nervous system: a. Caffeine – Counters the effects of inhibitory neurotransmitters, ones that normally suppress nerve signals. (Stimulates and keeps

Tissues, Organ Systems & Homeostasis 1. Label these three types of epithelium 2. What are glands and what are their functions?Glands are epithelial tissues that are specialized to synthesize and secrete a product 3. What is the purpose of these connective tissues Dense connective tissue– Found in tendons, ligaments and in lower layers of skin,

Viruses, Bacteria and Genetic Engineering 1. Use this diagram to describe the structure of a virus: 2. How do viruses reproduce using the machinery of the cell? 3. What is a retrovirus? It is the opposite of the usual DNA to RNA flow of genetic information (retro means backwards) 4. What is reverse transcriptase?Catalyzes reverse

DNA Structure and Function. 1. Summarize the contribution to the understanding of DNA by each of the following scientists: Linus Pauling, Watson and Crick, Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin. 2. List the three components of a nucleotide. 3. List the nitrogen bases found in DNA. 4. Label and describe the parts of the nucleotide: 5.

Human Genetics. 1. Describe Gregor Mendel’s life and the experiments he conducted. 2. Identify the following as homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive or heterozygous: a. HH b. Hh c. Hh 3. Identify the potential gametes that can be produced by parents with the genotypes of HH and Hh. 4. Do a monohybrid cross Punnett square to