Should the United States Drinking Age remain at 21? According to statistics, people wake up every day to swelling numbers of teenagers that have died due to drunk driving accidents. About 3000 die for alcohol-related automobile accidents between the ages of 16-20 (Carpenter, Christopher, and Carlos 95). The rate is much higher in teenagers because they have little or no experience with alcohol and hence, […]

Response to Student One: Abby Butler It is agreeable with what you have mentioned that vulnerability in elderly patients is not just about their finances. There is a need to establish good communication between them and their caregivers to know their needs (Hussein et al., 2015). Your statement about some patients being more vulnerable than others is also accurate because there are those who are […]

To understand the risks the old face as a population, it is essential to find out the concept of vulnerability. Older persons are vulnerable for a variety of reasons: they have mental or physical impairments that make it hard for them to take care of themselves (Sarvimäki, & Stenbock-Hult, 2016). The elderly also have a weak immune system that makes them susceptible to disease and […]

According to The Children’s Place Inc. (PLCE) case study on the opportunities and threats of 2017, reflects on factors such as study for consumer behavior and change in market trends. Consumer behavior is central to PLCE because it helps to analyze what the consumers need. It is essential for businesses to understand consumers to remain competitive in the market. The study reveals that consumers’ preference […]

The Church of Divine Science is one of the American-born religious movements that was founded in 1880 in San Francisco by Malinda Cramer (Heywood, 2017). The church derives its beliefs from the New Thought movement. The church had dramatic growth in the 1880s, and the officials were Malinda Cramer, Nona Brooks (Parsons, 2017). One of the leaders, Kate Bingham, was exposed to Christian Science on […]

Understanding Old-Age Vulnerabilities To understand the risks the old face as a population, it is essential to find out the concept of vulnerability. Older persons are vulnerable for a variety of reasons. They have mental or physical impairments that make it hard for them to take care of themselves. The elderly also have a weak immune system that makes them susceptible to disease and infections. […]

Discussion #1 Thank you for sharing your insightful thoughts on chronic illness and wellness within older adults. It is interesting that your views on the video and the challenges that the elderly experience in their day to day life, resonated with my personal perspectives. I was also inspired by the desire of the aging population to live a life of dignity despite the many physiological […]

After reading Richard Neuman’s ‘’Mannequins Give Shape to a Venezuelan Fantasy’’ and ‘’The Myth of the Latin Woman’’ by Judy Ortiz, it is easy to note that the two readings are heavy with stereotypes surrounding women based on their ethnicity. Of course, some people are women but do not go through certain stereotypes just because of their ethnic background. The two article projects this sad […]

Personal Reflection on Chronic Illness What wellness within chronic illness means to you My personal view on wellness within chronic illness is that it is a state where a patient receives the best care available to manage the chronic condition, that which allows him/her to live in minimal pain.  Wellness entails receiving the necessary healthcare, social, and spiritual support needed to improve the comfort of […]

Cultural Competency in Canadian workplace  Today’s workplace is characterized by multiculturalism where the workforce is made up of people with different or diversified cultures. A multicultural workforce is the type of workforce that has a wide range of cultural differences making up the employees of an organization. The differences cultural divide in any workforce may be characterized in age, ethnicity, sex, physical ability, race, tribe, […]