Influenza Illnesses that are caused by bacteria or viruses that people spread amongst themselves via contact with bodily fluids, contaminated surfaces, blood products, animal bites or via the air are called communicable diseases (Wang et al., 2019). An example of a communicable disease is influenza (flu), a contagious disease caused […]

Role as a Telenurse Telenursing is the use of various technological tools to deliver effective nursing care. The role of a telenurse is to use technological solutions to plan, assess, intervene and evaluate the outcomes of the care provided. While technology changes the medium of delivery of nursing care, the […]

Introduction Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a subset of psychotherapy techniques whose popularity over the last few decades is premised on the fact that it is structured, time-limited, and outcome-oriented. The underlying principle of CBT is cognitive restructuring, in which case the therapist works together with the patient to disrupt thinking […]

Depression is a mental disorder that substantially contributes to the world’s disease burden and impacts almost all individuals in their lifetime. The worldwide prevalence of the disease has been on the rise in recent years (Hidaka, 2012). The average prevalence in women is about 20% while for men it is […]