This poem reflects on the Christian understanding of health and care through the example of Christ’s ministry of healing. Drawing from Acts 10:38, which describes Jesus as one who “went about doing good and healing all,” the poem explores the continuing presence of illness, suffering, and inequality in today’s world. It acknowledges that health is not only physical but also emotional, social, and spiritual. While modern systems of care aim to respond to these needs, many people remain unseen and underserved. The poem points to the simple yet profound model of Christ, who met people where they were, touched their wounds, and restored dignity. It suggests that true healing involves compassion, presence, and love, beyond clinical treatment alone. Grounded in Christian faith, the poem invites health workers, scholars, and communities to see care as both a responsibility and a calling. It affirms that while knowledge and systems are important, healing ultimately finds its deepest meaning in acts of mercy and in the enduring command to love one another
The hidden curriculum in nursing education refers to the implicit lessons transmitted through routines, relationships, and unit culture that shape how learners interpret what is truly valued in practice. Although it can strengthen professional identity and adaptive competence, it can also normalize unsafe shortcuts, silence, emotional detachment, and risk tolerance that undermine both safety-critical behaviors and compassionate care. This commentary reframes the hidden curriculum as a modifiable driver of patient safety and moral formation within clinical learning environments, using a human factors and systems lens to connect everyday signals to observable outcomes such as hand hygiene adherence, medication verification, handoff reliability, near-miss reporting, willingness to speak up, and respectful patient-centered interactions. A practical reform package is proposed that aligns educator role modeling, structured debriefing, psychologically safe team routines, and unit-level measurement with feasible evaluation within one academic year. Treating the hidden curriculum as part of work system design, rather than an unavoidable cultural residue, creates an actionable pathway for nursing programs and partner hospitals to improve safety while strengthening professional formation and mobility-ready practice norms. This commentary also situates the hidden curriculum within a Christian ethical framework, emphasizing compassion, dignity, truthfulness, humility, and service as core values that shape both patient safety and the formation of nurses as morally grounded professionals.
Parasitic contamination of food sources, particularly vegetables, poses a persistent threat to public health globally, especially in developing countries where hygiene and sanitation are often inadequate. Soil and vegetables serve as important reservoirs and transmission mediums for various intestinal parasites, including soil transmitted helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of parasitic contamination in soil and vegetables consumed in Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study design was employed, involving the collection of 48 soil samples and various vegetable samples from farms, gardens, and markets in the study area. Laboratory-based flotation concentration techniques were used to detect, isolate, and identify parasites.The analysis revealed an overall parasitic contamination prevalence of 52.08% in the examined soil samples. Ascaris lumbricoides was the most dominant parasite detected in the soil, accounting for 69% of the total count, followed by Strongyloides larvae (12.68%) and Taenia spp. (7.04%). In contrast, Taenia spp. was the most frequently detected contaminant in the vegetable samples, with a prevalence of 43.30%. Other parasites found on vegetables include Ascaris spp. (29.60%), Entamoeba histolytica (17.80%), and Fasciolopsis buski (6.50%). A highly significant difference in the parasite profile was observed between the two media (soil and vegetables) (χ2=46.71, p<0.001), with soil strongly dominated by Ascaris, while vegetables exhibited a much higher relative abundance of Taenia spp..These findings indicate that while soil is a major reservoir for Ascaris, vegetables are an important public health vehicle that may be contaminated through multiple routes. The presence of multiple parasites of public health importance confirms that the consumption of improperly washed or cooked vegetables in Ijero-Ekiti poses a severe health risk to the consumers.
This article surveys the transformative shift in neuroscience from traditional models of fixed brain architecture to a contemporary understanding of neuroplasticity, lifelong neurogenesis, and computational advances. It reviews core developments including synaptic and structural plasticity, adult neurogenesis, cutting-edge imaging and stimulation technologies, and the genetic revolution driving new clinical interventions. The convergence of neurology and psychiatry is discussed alongside the concept of the individual connectome, highlighting the unique interplay of genetic and environmental factors in shaping brain function. Societal implications extend to neuro-humanities, neuroeducation, corporate applications, and consumer neuro-technologies, raising ethical questions around privacy, identity, and regulatory oversight. The article further explores the epistemological limits of neuroscience and integrates a Christian theological perspective, advocating for intellectual humility and a holistic anthropology that recognises the spiritual dimensions of scientific discovery. In conclusion, it argues that the pursuit of brain science is best approached with humility, wonder, and a sense of stewardship, blending technological progress with reverence for the complexity of human existence.
Christian pregnancy care clinics in Canada have long provided pregnancy options support, including limited obstetric ultrasound, yet their work is frequently scrutinized amid assumptions that faith-based organizations cannot offer ethical, client-centred care. This paper challenges those assumptions by examining how pregnancy options support, when delivered with transparency, regulatory compliance, and trauma-informed practice, can enhance informed decision-making for women experiencing decisional uncertainty.Drawing on Canadian data, ethical guidelines, and qualitative research, the paper argues that early, individualized decision support can strengthen the informed consent process by reducing power imbalances, expanding time for reflection, and addressing emotional and informational needs prior to an abortion appointment. Nurses, who are widely trusted and ethically mandated to promote autonomy, advocacy, and non-judgmental care, are well positioned to provide this support, including the use of ultrasound within their regulated scope of practice. Ultrasound offers clinically relevant information, assessing viability, gestational age, and pregnancy location, that can clarify available options and reduce unnecessary distress. While ultrasound viewing does not typically change the decisions of women who are certain about abortion, evidence suggests it can support those experiencing ambivalence by helping them process moral, emotional, and contextual factors.The paper contends that offering, but never mandating, ultrasound aligns with ethical principles of autonomy, informed choice, and respect for the whole person. Ultimately, the author argues that Christian pregnancy care clinics, when adhering to high standards of ethical nursing practice, play a valuable role in supporting Canadian women to make informed, autonomous pregnancy decisions and defends the rights of women to choose this type of care.
