http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com Traditional Chinese Medicine,Acupressure,Acupuncture,Skill Techniques Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TCM practitioners are expected to have a sense of responsibility for their patients and to provide medical care only after an adequate assessment of patients’ conditions, through good history taking and appropriate TCM clinical examinations. If treatments are suggested or offered to a patient without such personal evaluation, the TCM practitioners ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/chinese-medicne/what-is-consider-adequate-clinical-evaluation-of-patients Patient and Family Education on Fall Prevention Falls are not only the most common cause of injury among older adult population, but are also the leading cause of leading cause of accidental death in the United States and Singapore as well. Older adults who fall, sustain a hip fracture and are ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/nursing/fall-prevention When come to the period where there is a change over of healthcare professionals in the hospital, the question, “what is the difference between Coroner’s Case and Sentinel Event?” has always been asked.   It is crucial for nurses to understand the concepts so that they can be better prepared with all ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/nursing/coroner%e2%80%99s-case-vs-sentinel-event Introduction Communication is something we do everyday. It is the means by which we express our desires, needs and feelings. It is especially important for health care professionals, who must continually assess and care for patients, to be able to communicate well, to understand others and to make oneself understood. Good ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/nursing/communication As according to Caraceni et al, 2005), the prime important management of patients with cancer is pain management. Gecsedi and Decker (2001) had patients with cancer can experience chronic pain and that constitute between 30-50%. However, both agreed that about 90% of patients with advanced cancer will experience pain at ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/nursing/massage-therapy Individuals should take responsibility for their health. Therefore, an effective disease management programmes must be introduced to empower trained healthcare professionals to do more for patients with chronic diseases. In Singapore, at the polyclinic level, we could see contact time between the patients and healthcare professionals extended in order ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/nursing/emotional-support-for-caregivers Cholesterol is actually very much essential in our body for the proper and normal functioning of our body system. It helps resist from harmful chemicals or free radicals and prevents the components of the cell to move out on its own. Cholesterol is also vital in the production of hormones, ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/cholesterol/cholesterol Heart disease is among the top killers in many countries, especially in the United States, where it is a known fact that it is the top killer for both men and women. Almost 500,000 Americans pass on due to heart diseases and many more suffer heart attacks every year. Scientifically, ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/cholesterol/inflammation-and-coronary-heart-disease  Western medicine has been the main form of healthcare in Singapore for many years. However, recently we seen TCM enjoys considerable popularity as a complementary form of healthcare. According to Singapore’s media release in 2001, it has been estimated that about 45% of the population in Singapore had ever ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/chinese-medicne/tcm-and-nursing What is foot reflexology? Foot reflexology is a form of foot massage and sometimes accompanied by acupressure techniques that targets at points on the foot that are correspond to parts of the organ of the body. As according to Byers (1983), the reflex areas or points in the feet are correspond to all ... http://www.chinesemedicinetherapy.com/chinese-medicne/foot-reflexology