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Without any concern about the obliging or disobliging any man living, a mean hand has made here some little attempt, towards a plain and easy way of curing most diseases. I have only consulted herein, Experience, common sense, and the common Interest of Mankind. John Wesley, ‘The Preface’, Primitive Physic (1747) 1 John Wesley’s medical manual, Primitive Physic: Or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases, was one of the most popular medical volumes published in eighteenth-century England – twenty-three editions went to press in his lifetime; the last and thirty-seventh edition was published in 1859. 2 No one was more surprised at the public’s response to Primitive Physic than Wesley himself, as is apparent in the ‘Postscript’ to the fifth edition of 1755: It was a great surprise to the Editor of the following Collection, that there was so swift and large a demand for it; that three impressions were called for in four or five years; and that it was not only re-published by the Booksellers of a neighbouring nation; but also inserted by parts in their public papers, and so propagated through the whole kingdom. This encouraged him carefully to revise the whole, and to publish it again with several alterations, which it is hoped may make it of greater use to those who love common sense and common honesty. 3 Primitive Physic was certainly in great demand, but to categorise this text as simply ‘populist’, as most historians continue to do, is to obscure its rich cultural meanings and discursive contexts. This interpretation conceals the extensive range of authoritative references drawn from a variety of European sources that are brought to bear by Wesley in Primitive Physic. On the face of it, Primitive Physic is a manual which seems to contain a strange combination of common sense and religion. There is no doubt that emphasis on the populist strains of Primitive Physic can largely be attributed to the effective nature of Wesley’s rhetoric, of which the passage previously quoted is a good example. Here, Wesley seeks to convince, comfortreassure his reader that Primitive Physic is concerned to steer an empiricist course between the Scylla of abstruse medical theory and the Charybdis of speculative philosophy.

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RHEUMATOLOGY NURSING: A CREATIVE APPROACH
The midtarsal or transverse tarsal joint is the articulation of the talus with the navicular (talonavicular) and the calcaneus with the cuboid (calneocuboid). Theseare fibrous plane points. The forefoot is made up of the metatarsals and phalanges. The proximal ends of the metatarsals articulate with the distal ends of the three cuneiform bones and the cuboid at the tarsometatarsal joints. The metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPs) are the articulations of the distalends of the metatarsal bones with the proximal ends of the phalanges. These are ellipsoid joints and are surrounded by a joint capsule which is strengthened by
collateral ligaments and the plantar aponeurosis. Small bursae lie between the metatarsal heads,which are held together by the transverse metatarsalligament.Anaponeurosisoftheextensortendonscoversthe dorsum of the foot. Extension, fl exion, abduction and adduction of the toes is achieved by the intrinsic muscles of the foot. The proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints are hinge joints capable of fl exing and extending the toes. The arches of the foot are formed by an arrangement of the bones, ligaments and muscles. Each foot has four arches;two transverseand two longitudinal which actas shockab sorbers during weight bearing.
Common disorders of the mid and forefoot are:
• metatarsalgia
• metatarsal stress fractures
• hallux valgus (bunion)
• hallux rigidus (hammer toe)
• pes planus (fl at foot)
• pes cavus (claw foot).

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Basic Research spite the growing number and popularity of doctoral programs in nursing, small numbers of nurses continue to pursue degrees in the Basic research includes all forms of scholarly basic sciences in the United States. This edu- inquiry for the purpose of demonstrating the cational path is used more often in countries existence or elucidation of phenomena. Basic where doctoral programs in nursing are not research is conducted without intent to adavailable. Another link between the basic sci-dress specific problems or real-world applicaences and nursing has evolved as a result of tion of knowledge. The discipline of nursing doctoral students in nursing pursuing a grad-is primarily applied rather than basic, aluate minor in a basic science or a postdoctoral though basic research is a part of the discifellowship in a basic science. These basic re- pline (Donaldson, S. K., & Crowley, 1978). search programs for nurses with doctoral de- As a discipline and a science, nursing is ingrees in nursing are facilitated by nurses withformed by knowledge from basic and applied doctoral degrees in basic research disciplines. research, and nursing disciplinary knowledge Nurse researchers often engage in basic re- is integrated into the broader context of the search to generate knowledge that may lead whole of human knowledge. to new perspectives for applied research in The origins of nursing research trace back nursing. to Florence Nightingale (Woodham-Smith, All clinical research in nursing is by defini- 1951). Over time, the majority of the scholtion applied research. Studies using animal arly work is best categorized as applied rathersubjects are often applied rather than basic than basic research in that nursing research research in nursing. Animal research is cate-has been conducted for the primary purposegorized as applied research if the work is de-of solving problems related to human health. signed to answer a clinical question, such as Nursing seeks knowledge from the perspechow does mammalian (e.g., rat) skeletal mus- cle adapt to non-weight-bearing conditionstive of the human experience of health. Huequivalent to bed rest (Kasper, Maxwell, & man perceptions and experiences of health White, 1996)

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The ‘nursing process’ is a planned, problem-solving approach tomeeting a patient’s health care and nursing needs (Lippincott 2000). It is a systematic sequence of events in which the first stage is to assess a patient’s needs by the collection of objective and subjective information.The next stage is interpretation of this information, whichresultsin the identification of actual or potential problems that the patientis experiencing. This can be called making a nursing diagnosis (Lippincott 2000). Nursing goals to alleviate or prevent these problemscan then be determined and problems prioritized so that thepatient’simmediate nursing care needs are met. These goals are usedtoplan the direction and type of nursing interventions required. They should be patient-focused, and SMART:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timebound
For example, a patient may state his problem as being extreme breathlessness at rest. A short-term goal may be that his respiration rate will be 25–28 breaths per minute within four hours. This would allow time for medication and nursing measures to take effect. This goal statement fulfils the SMART requirements, and would be followed by specific nursing interventions that would contribute to achieving the goal. There are examples of problems and goals throughout this book, together with nursing interventions to meet the goals.

Syndrome: A Twenty-First-Century Epidemic of Obesity and Eating Disorders 
Lack of suffi cient nutrition is the main problem of billions of persons in the underdeveloped world, while excessive caloric intake leading to obesity is becoming more and more prevalent in Western societies of affl uence. As a result, obesity, which leads to the metabolic syndrome and is thus closely associated with signifi cant morbidity and mortality from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers, to mention a few, is considered the epidemic of our century in Western societies.Positive energy balance, as refl ected by increasing BMI, is not a recent phenomenon. BMI has been increasing for many decades, but until the mid or late 1970s, it was rather associated with improved health and increased longevity. In the past few decades, however, the risk-to-benefi t ratio has been shifting in such a way that the continued increase in body fatness is increasingly being recognized as underlying several chronic  disease states. This phenomenon is slowing or even reversing gains made in terms of  life expectancy in the past. More than 30% of Americans are currently overweight and another 30% are obese, defi ned as a body mass index (BMI) between 25.0 and 29.9 kg m  and higher than 30.0 kg m  respectively. Moreover, if the current trends continue, it is expected that by the year 2020 more than 50% of Americans will be obese, possibly making obesity the “norm” and leanness the “exception.” In children, use of the term overweight is usually preferred, to avoid potential stigmatization, and thus the defi nition of obesity in children is based on exceeding the 95th percentile of BMI-for-age using the 2000 Centers for Disease Control charts. 

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DEFINITIONS OF LIPIDS
No exact definition of lipids exists. Christie [1] defines lipids as ‘‘a wide variety of natural products including fatty acids and their derivatives, steroids, terpenes, carotenoids, and bile acids, which have in common a ready solubility in organic solvents such as diethyl ether, hexane, benzene, chloroform, or methanol.’’Kates [2] says that lipids are ‘‘those substances which are (a) insoluble in water; (b) soluble in organic solvents such as chloroform, ether or benzene; (c) contain long-chain hydrocarbon groups in their molecules; and (d) are present in or derived from living organisms.’’ Gurr and James [3] point out that the standard definition includes ‘‘a chemically heterogeneous group of substances, having in common the property of insolubility in water, but solubility in nonpolar solvents such as chloroform, hydrocarbons or alcohols.’’ Despite common usage, definitions based on solubility have obvious problems. Some compounds that are considered lipids, such as C1–C4 very short-chain fatty acids (VSCFAs), are completely miscible with water and insoluble in nonpolar solvents. Some researchers have accepted this solubility definition strictly and exclude C1–C3 fatty acids in a definition of lipids, keeping C4 (butyric acid) only because of its presence in dairy fats. Additionally, some compounds that are considered lipids, such as some trans fatty acids (those not derived from bacterial hydrogenation), are not derived directly from living organisms. The development of synthetic acaloric and reduced calorie lipids complicates the issue because they may fit into solubility-based definitions but are not derived from living organisms, may be acaloric, and may contain esters of VSCFAs

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NURSING THEORY IN THE CONTEXT OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE The notion of paradigm can beuseful as a basis for understanding nursing knowledge. Paradigm is a global, general framework made up of assumptions about aspects of the discipline held by members to be essential in development of the discipline. The concept of paradigm comes from the work of Kuhn (1970, 1977), who used the term to describe models that guide scientific activity and knowledge develop-ment in disciplines. Kuhn set forth the view that sci- ence does not evolve as a smooth, regular, con-tinuing path of knowl-edge development overtime, but that there are periodic times of revo-lution when traditionalthought is challenged by new ideas, and “para-digm shifts” occur. Inaddition, Kuhn’s workhas meaning for nursing and other practice disci-plines because of his recognition that science is thework of a community of scholars in the context of so-ciety. Because paradigms are broad, shared perspec-tives held by members of the discipline, they are often called “worldviews.” Paradigms and worldviews of nursing are subtle and powerful, permeating all as-pects of the discipline and practice of nursing. Kuhn’s (1970, 1977) description of scientific de-velopment is particularly relevant to nursing today as new perspectives are being articulated, some tradi-tional views are being strengthened, and some views are taking their places as part of our history. As wecontinue to move away from the historical concep-tion of nursing as a part of medical science, develop-ments in the nursing discipline are directed by sev-eral new worldviews. Among these are fresh andinnovative perspectives on person, nursing, and knowledge development. Changes in the nursing paradigm are being brought about by nursing schol-ars addressing disciplinary concerns based on values and beliefs about nursing as a human science, caring in nursing, and holistic nursing.t are human inventions.

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Pregnancy is a time when appetite is altered and nutritional needs change. What the expectant mother eats or drinks can affect her baby’s health and her own comfort. In pregnancy women develop a new interest in the consequences for health of what they eat. They are entitled to advice from their doctors. The first advice should ideally be communicated before pregnancy, when a woman decides to try to have a baby. Pregnancies in women who a

re overweight, have anorexia nervosa, or whose growth is not completed are more difficult, and these women need extra nutritional care. A good intake of folate is important in preventing neural tube defects and some other malformations in the fetus of a minority of women. The stage when this vitamin is most needed is the first 28 days after conception so supplementation or high folate diet has to be periconceptional. The supplement dose is 400 or 500 g/day. Likewise, it is the early weeks when excess alcohol intake may lead to malformations. During pregnancy extra nutrients are required, especially from 20 weeks, for the growing fetus and for the placenta. Tissue is also laid down in the uterus and breasts, blood volume is increased, and, in healthy women with adequate food, adipose tissue increases by around 2.7 kg. This fat is deposited more on the hips and thighs.

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EBOLA AND MARBURG VIRUSES arrived on the scene. Fortunately, scientists were able to look back and examine the outbreaks by piecing together data from survivors. Scientists determined that the causative agent for these outbreaks was a virus similar to Marburg, another filovirus. This virus was named Ebola, for the Ebola River that crosses the village of Yambuku in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the 1976 Ebola outbreak, the virus has occasionally resurfaced in human populations. The exact source of these outbreaks and where the virus “hides” between epidemics are unknown. A small outbreak was reported in Sudan in 1979, and one case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1977. The virus did not truly capture the fascination of American scientists, however, until Ebola surfaced within the United States in 1989, in a primate research facility in in Reston, Virginia (just outside Washington, D.C.). The subtype of Ebola virus in this outbreak was different from those that had been isolated in human outbreaks in Africa, and was named Ebola-Reston. No humans died in the Reston outbreak, although the virus was fatal to monkeys.Ebola has resurfaced in Africa several times since the first outbreaks in the 1970s. These outbreaks will be discussed in later chapters.

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The health-care professions represent one of the largest employment areas in the UnitedStates, annually absorbing thousands of newly trained workers. This field attracts peoplewith a wide range of educational backgrounds, from high school through graduate school,because it offers such a variety of career options. The explosive growth of the health-careindustry stems from a variety of factors:

• Our growing and aging population continually demands more health care.This translates into explosive growth in home health care and clinical outpatientservices.

• Managed-care and cost-control efforts generate positions such as physicianassistant and dental hygienist. These workers do many of the routine tasks
doctors and dentists used to perform—at a much lower cost to patients and
insurance companies.

• Technological advances create entirely new jobs, such as sonographer and
nuclear medical technologist.

• Our society’s increased health consciousness has placed a strong emphasis on
the role of health advocates and counselors—in fields as diverse as enhancing
nutrition and improving mental health.

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career, find the education or training you need for that career, and walk you through the job .

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