Disease Journal of Nursing
The Elusive Lessons of Encephalitis Lethargica
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Encephalitis Lethargica (EL) is a disease that presented as a global pandemic during the early 20th century. It is believed that EL was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with the remaining one third of survivors left permanently disabled. EL has a high level of morbidity and can cause considerable damage to the central nervous system. While a large outbreak of EL has not occurred in over 100 years, sporadic cases still occur. The etiology and pathogenesis of EL remain unknown. What is known is that EL has two forms, dyskinetic and Parkinsonian. Both forms of EL have similar clinical manifestations, but often differ in the affected patient populations. The dyskinetic form of EL is more common among children, while the Parkinsonian form of EL typically affects adults. Researchers have been attempting to find a connection between influenza and EL as both presented as temporally overlapping pandemics in the early 20th century. Furthermore, a connection between COVID-19 and EL may exist. This is important because both EL and COVID-19 are linked to neurological degeneration. EL has few effective treatments, such as Levodopa, a drug commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease. The current lack of understanding of EL creates a vulnerability should the condition reemerge in pandemic proportions. If EL is associated with viral infections, then another viral pandemic may be sufficient for EL to return.
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Navigating Autoimmune Diseases: A Nurse's Personal and Professional Journey
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This article highlights the importance of self-care for healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, and explores alternative career paths beyond bedside nursing. It is based on my personal journey with autoimmune diseases, including ankylosing spondylitis, Hashimoto's disease, and warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. By sharing my story, I aim to educate on autoimmune diseases, encourage nurses to prioritize their health, and illustrate diverse nursing career opportunities.
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Crohn’s Disease
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The paper includes the identification, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Crohn's disease. The paper also addresses nutrition, diet, and nursing interventions and education to help manage the disease.
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Sickle Cell Disease
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Sickle cell disease is a debilitating condition secondary to the severe pain patients with this condition suffer especially when they are in crisis. This article includes the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and the diagnosis.
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Evidenced Based Guidelines: Ischemic Heart Disease
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Evidenced based guidelines to provide primary prevention and improve correct diagnosis and treatment.
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Cardiomyopathy: A Closer Look at the Disease
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Heart disease is a wide term used for a variety of diseases that affect the heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Cardiomyopathy is one of the types of heart disease that affects about 50,000 Americans annually. There are four types of cardiomyopathy: dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, 2007). This article will detail the different types of cardiomyopathy as well as the causes, treatment, sign and symptoms, diagnostic procedures and prevention. It will also cover ways to live with cardiomyopathy and end of life care.
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New Innovation for Chronic Kidney Disease
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This body of work looks at new and innovative treatments that are being researched and developed for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.
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Dear Health Care Professional taking care of my mom with Alzheimer's disease
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A manuscript geared to those caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Cardiac Amyloidosis: The oft times missed cardiomyopathy - A nurse’s personal story
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Having been in nursing for over 30 years, nothing I had learned in school or through experience would prepare me for the long, misdiagnosed disease my husband suffered that eventually took his life. Forever changing my perspective on healthcare, it has prompted me to share this story with other nurses, hopefully, averting this course for other patients, and possibly one’s own family member.
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Managing Type II Diabetes within the Hispanic Community
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Diabetes is termed the life style disease for good reason. It is a progressive and chronic illness largely caused by obesity and lack of exercise. If left untreated or poorly controlled, this disease can lead to debilitating complications and premature death.
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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The United States falls behind in healthy outcomes when compared to other countries.
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The Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults and Young People
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The guideline offers best practice advice on the care of adults, children and young people with Crohn's disease. These are the first evidence-based clinical and cost-effectiveness guidelines for Crohn's disease in the United Kingdom.
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer’s article in the RN Journal
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The Importance of Communication and Education toward Patient Literacy: The Relationship of Functional Health and Patient’s Knowledge of Their Chronic Disease and Metabolic Disorder
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The aging populations in the U.S. with ‘Essential’ Hypertension are showing inadequate health literacy, plus its impact on patients with idiopathic chronic diseases such as type II, adult onset Diabetes Mellitus are makeable. To identify among patients with hypertension and/or with diabetes the relationship between their functional health literacy levels, and the role of the registered nurse as communicator and educator.
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The Importance of Understanding Hypertension: The Role of a Registered Nurse as an Investigator
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The primary care nurse owes it to themselves and their patients to be informed on the chronic diseases they manage in order to achieve maximum patient compliance and satisfaction. Well informed, confident practitioners will be able to deliver evidence-based structured advice, and in doing so reduce morbidity and mortality rates from cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular disease for patients regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity.
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The Significance of the Missed Assessment: HIV/AIDS in the Older Adult
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The health care system has faced many struggles related to the understanding the HIV virus and in caring for those affected and likely to be affected by this life threatening communicable disease.
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