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2009

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Carbidopa/Levodopa: A Winning Combination, Bridget Roberts Dec 2008

Carbidopa/Levodopa: A Winning Combination, Bridget Roberts

Bridget R. Roberts

David Robinson arrives at his healthcare provider’s office reporting gradual worsening of his Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms. Although his current medication has helped over the past 5 years, it has recently lost effectiveness despite dosage and frequency adjustments. The healthcare provider prescribes carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) to be used in combination with Mr. Robinson’s current treatment to decrease the signs and symptoms of his disease.

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Enlightened Charity, Martha Libster, Betty Ann Mcneil, Dc Dec 2008

Enlightened Charity, Martha Libster, Betty Ann Mcneil, Dc

Betty Ann McNeil, D.C.

Enlightened Charity contextualizes the healing heritage of holistic nursing care within the context of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul who developed and practiced nursing principles throughout France in the seventeenth century under the leadership of Saint Louise de Marillac (1591-1660). The sisters moved from home health care in 1633 to managing the Hospital of Saint-Jean at Angers in 1639, and elsewhere. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) adopted the Vincentian spirit and mission for her Sisters of Charity, founded at Emmitsburg, MD, in 1809.  Notable among the sisterhood, Sister Matilda Coskery (1799-1870) distinguished herself in nursing, psychiatric …

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