VITAL SIGNS NUR 102 What are Vital Signs? • Temperature • Pulse • Respirations • Blood Pressure • Pain (considered the 5th vital sign) When to measure vital signs? • On admission to health care facility • In a hospital on regular hosp schedule or as MD ordered (q8hours‚ q4 hours‚ etc) • Before and after procedures (surgery‚ invasive diagnostic procedures) • Before‚ during‚ and after blood transfusions • When patient’s general condition changes (nursing judgment) GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT
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The Eight Sign Miracles Jim Ruel BIBL 323-B07 201140 Professor Ryan Marshall Liberty University September 30‚ 2011 John states the purpose for recording the eight signs in his Gospel clearly in the 20th chapter: John 20:30 Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples‚ which are not recorded in this book. 20:31 But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ‚ the Son of God‚ and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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Sign Language‚ in my opinion‚ is the most extraordinary language ever made. Sign language.‚ in all likelihood‚ is the very first language ever "spoken" in the entire world and is now being used by the deaf in today’s world. Sign Language is the communication between two or more people using different hand gestures to replace the spoken word. These hand gestures are used all over the world today‚ but the gestures vary according to location‚ just like the spoken word‚ creating variances in language
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as Jack. Jack is a 70-year old gentleman. He has a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and had lived with the disorder for three decades. When I engaged him in conversations he seemed intelligent and I found our conversations very educative as he gave different perspectives on varying topics‚ this aroused my interest to write about him. Paranoid schizophrenia
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though it is a very common condition it can get worse depending on the degree of contamination. Some common foods which can cause food poisoning if proper care is not taken are raw poultry‚ unpasteurized milk‚ red meat‚ poisonous mushrooms‚ pesticides on fruits and vegetables‚ egg and raw egg products‚ raw meat and water. The symptoms are so mild that we hardly register it in our minds. The symptoms develop within one hour or it may show up within 12-48 hours. It lasts for more than two days but
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1% |Men = 15 – 25 years Women = 25 – 35 years | | |Symptoms present for at least one month: |Descriptive validity refers to the ability of the diagnostic systems to describe | | |syndromes accurately and differentiate between categories. | |Criterion 1- At least one symptom: thought control‚ delusions of control‚ |
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WARNING SIGNS OF RELAPSE The clinical definition of relapse is when a person is affected again by a condition that affected them in the past. By definition‚ for relapse to happen‚ the disease must have been in remission or cured. In the case of addiction‚ the disease is incurable (chronic)‚ however the disease can be put into remission. Relapse is often thought of as an event‚ such as taking a drink or using a drug: however relapse is actually an extended process that begins long
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Meta-analyses of cognitive behavioral therapy for positive symptoms of schizophrenia have demonstrated its effectiveness in reducing hallucinations or delusions. In schizophrenia “negative symptoms’ refer to a reduction of normal functioning‚ and it encompasses apathy‚ anhedonia‚ flat effect‚ avolition‚ social withdrawal‚ and‚ sometimes‚ psychomotor retardation. The purpose of this study is the idea that Anhedonia is a challenging symptom of schizophrenia and remains largely recalcitrant to current pharmacological
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region. Symptoms of the disease were described by Johan Christian in 1860. In 1872 George Huntington gave the first complete description of the disease based on his research‚ and so the disease was named after him. In 1993 the huntingtin gene was located. Huntington’s disease is caused by a defective gene. The defective gene is located on chromosome 4. The typical huntingtin gene located on chromosome 4 includes 17-20 repetitions of a specific chemical code. Someone with Huntington’s disease has 40 or
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Birbeck University: Introduction to Counselling Course Term 1‚ Coursework essay: 19th February 2013 (submission date) Author: Monica Malkani Describe some aspects of your learning about helping in a counselling way and what this has taught you about yourself This essay aims to address a number of aspects of counselling that I have found particularly interesting since starting the introductory course in Counselling in October 2012. This will include a brief history of counselling; what
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