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The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) – Addiction Assessment Tool Evaluation

Evaluating Addictions Assessment Tools Addictions professionals can choose from many types of addition assesment tools. Addictions assessment are divided into screening and assessment tools. Addictions screening tools are meant to determine if an addiction might be a possibility; they are not intended to diagnose. Addictions professionals use them to gain a basic idea of an […]

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Addictions Assessment Tools Vs Clinical Assessment Tools Use

Assessment Tools             An effective assessment substance abuse disorder can determine the success or failure of a medical intervention that is designed for a client. Moreover, making an effective assessment is important in determining the need and the type of adjunctive services for a client (Samet, Waxman, Hatzenbuehler, &Hasin, 2007). During the process of client

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Artwork Display – Metropolitan Museum

Artwork display at museums has been a common phenomenon in across the world. most of the artwork display were done by the artist in the 18th and 19th century. Artwork displayed at museums have significantly improved in the 21st century because curators have intensified the collection and preservation of this artwork. Also, with the improved

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The Role of Labeling in the Addiction Process

Labeling is a term that defines the influence on individual self-identity and behaviour by the terms used to describe their disorders (Allamani, 2008). The adoption of labels has a long history dating back to 1960s and more modifications have been adopted. The adoption and use of labels has a number of roles in the disorder

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The Importance and Future of Internet in Our Daily Life

The Importance and Future of Internet in Our Daily Life The advances in technology have revolutionized the way people communicate, commute and produce products and services (Bargh & McKenna, 2004). In the earlier days, before the advent of the power engine, people used to move from one destination to the other through foot. However, innovations

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Factors That Must Be Assessed When Critically Appraising Quantitative Studies

It is important that nurses employ the latest practices when caring for patients as this improves outcomes across patients in the health care setting (Bronson & Davis, 2011). However, a practice nurse must possess the capability to do research on the available clinical evidence and critically examine their quality. Essentially, there are two major research

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Levels of Evidence Present In Relation To Clinical Research and Practice

The increasing need to incorporate patient preferences and value in clinical decisions has necessitated the need for evidence-based practice (Buie, 2010). Evidence-based practice is a conscious approach that incorporates patient values and preferences, while integrating latest solid clinical evidence and nurse expertise in clinical decision-making in the delivery of health care. Unfortunately, there are thousands

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Response Paper to Discourse Analysis – Kaplan And Grabe (2002)

While embarking on the analysis of the historical developments in the Discourse Analysis, Kaplan & Grabe (2002) developed a paper, which was later published in the Journal of Second Language Writing. Initially, the authors asserted the need for discourse analysis to be carried out within a period of 40-50 years, citing the immense contributions that

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What is social contract theory?

The social contract theory holds that in earliest history man lived in a “state of nature.” No government existed. Each man was only as secure as his own power and mental awareness could make him. By agreeing with one another to make a state by contract, men within a given area joined together, each surrendering

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