dermatological illnesses/gastrointestinal illness

Dermatological Illnesses/Gastrointestinal Illnesses

The article, what to do about dry skin in winter, is a short yet precise discussion that focuses on the proper skin care needs required to keep healthy skin conditions during the winter season. Skin flakiness is a common occurrence in winter and the medical experts attribute this to the influx of humidity in the atmosphere as noted in the introduction section. Skin moisturizers that can be used to sustain healthy skin conditions are identified for knowledge enhancement. Interestingly, the problem of skin aging and flakiness is also addressed and means in which the issue can be alleviated. Easy to follow steps, fourteen in total, ranging from the bathing soaps, moisturizing oils and shaving creams are given with their way of use for the winter period (Harvard Women’s Health Watch, 2011). The article concludes with a detailed review on the hypothesized role of Vitamin D in sustaining skin health and different advices targeting various ages on the level of Vitamin D intake required.

The article maintains an excellent balance in its discussion that is easy to follow and thereby widening its target audience. The information is highly structured in distinct sections that are identified by the subheadings used as it prepares the reader into knowing what each section discusses. The inclusion of the photo infuses a clearer perception to the reader as technical terms can easily be indentified. The step-by-step instructions break down the necessitated practices and habits in a manner that young individuals are able to comprehend and apply in their lives. The team of writers has also included quantitative research information in their conclusions and analysis providing a high level of credibility to the readers on the information given. Additionally, the use of many writers has overcome the problem of article biasness as various ideas and perceptions are combined in the discussion.

The subject matter discussed in this article is very useful for primary care nurses as it offers skin care practices that can be used during the winter season in offering the best skin health practices to patients, especially for those patients that are bedridden. This is because, much sleeping and resting leads to skin irritation, which worsens due to much humidity in the winter period.

The article, Changes in Food Intake Pattern of Nurses Working in Rapidly Rotating Shift, primarily deals with digestion problems affecting nurses in rotating shifts. The research study had seventy-five participants all located in government health institutions of Paschim Medinipur District (Sahu, & Dey, 2011). The rotating shift is identified as comprising of three shifts, two in the morning and one in the evening. The morning shifts comprise of six and seven hours periods, while the night shift comprises of an eleven-hour period. Additionally, the nurses are required to work for seventy hours before any work break is taken. Three meals are offered in a period of twenty-four hours for these nurses yet these demanding working patterns have led to poor eating habits noted by decreased appetites, indigestion and acidity amongst the nurses. Snacks were noted to be a frequent food item for the rotating nurses and are just but one of the many causes of these gastronomical problems.

The article provides an accurate qualitative analysis and discussion concerning poor eating patterns among rotating shift nurses in public hospitals of the Paschim Medinipur District. Being a representative study, it portrays a significant problem facing healthcare nurses within the bigger populace. Data was acquired through use of questionnaires and this discreetness enables the participants to be honest in their responses making the information highly credible. Inclusion of collected data and techniques of analysis within the article also certify the collected information as being true. The discussion is highly objective and uses former researches to add new knowledge into the nursing practice and to overcome the problem of personal biasness. However, no recommendations are offered by the writers on how to overcome this problem and this acts as a point of weakness in the study.

The subject matter dealt with in the article is highly sensitive and useful for nursing practitioners in the enhancement of their personal health. This is especially useful to nurses involved with rotating shifts since ignorance to their own healthy eating habits would only infuse a constraint in their working patterns, as on the extreme it would lead to their health breakdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Harvard Women’s Health Watch. (2011). What to do about dry skin in winter. Retrieved  from http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/harvard_womens_health_watch/2011/February

Sahu, S., & Dey, M. (2011). Changes in Food Intake Pattern of Nurses Working in Rapidly Rotating Shift. Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 4(1), 14-22.