Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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Introduction What is Postpartum Depression Having a baby should be one of the happiest and most important events in a woman’s life. However‚ although life with a new baby can be both thrilling and rewarding‚ it can also be a difficult and quite stressful task. Most women make the transition without great difficulty‚ yet some women experience considerable complexity that may manifest itself as a postpartum psychiatric disorder (O’hara‚ Hoffman‚ Philips‚ & Wright‚ 1992). Many physical and emotional
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Holden and Depression Major depression (also called “clinical” or “severe” depression) is a mental disorder characterized by abnormally low moods that last for at least two weeks. Depression is the most common mental disorder and‚ according to the American Psychological Association‚ approximately 20 percent of teenagers will go through at least one episode of teen depression by the time they graduate high school. Episodes of teen depression generally last about 8 months. Teen depression can affect
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Word count 763 Batman Begins Have you ever experienced something that has changed you completely and you have no clue why? You’re just sitting there wondering how your mind works and how this could have had such a crazy effect on you. My insane experience and favorite movie was Batman Begins in IMAX. A few reasons why Batman was such a breath taking film were; it explained everything about my child hood superhero‚ Batman was a superhero without supernatural powers‚ and his determination was
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Medication utilized is as old as humankind itself. Individuals have dependably had a longing to eat or drink substances that make them feel casual‚ fortified‚ or euphoric. Since the mid 1960s‚ then again‚ medications have been in exceptionally across the board utilization. Prior to that time they were uncommon. An overall spread of medications happened amid that decade‚ and a huge rate of individuals got to be medication takers. There are different meanings of what a medication is. For the reasons
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Svetlana Sidorova Professor Grossman Eng 201-534 October 19‚ 2012 In “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” Delmore Schwartz works with themes illusion‚ status and changes. He does this through mother‚ father and light. Schwartz is saying that most of the people are infantile and weak because they cannot accept the reality of life. Through the mother‚ we see that dreaming may lead to a painful disappointment. The mother has an unrealistic image of her and her future husband as an idyllic‚ respectable
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acquiescing‚ or yielding. The patient is passively abide by the advice and yield to the health care professional. It has a dictatorial connotation. The patient abides by the goals of the health professional. In contrast‚ the terms adherence and collaboration are used to describe implied that patients have more autonomy and independent in following their treatment planning. Adherence is based on patient-centered model; through research‚ it has shown to promote patient satisfaction and health outcomes
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Batman Begins Essay Fear was an idea that was very interesting to me in the film Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan. One reason why interested me was that it showed even the scariest people can be scares. For example when Falcone (a gangster who controls Gotham’s underworld) was threatening Crane’s bosses operation‚ Crane put on his mask and used a special toxin‚ which scared Falcone so much he went insane. “Scarecrow‚ Scarecrow.” Camera angles were important to see fear and understand
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CAUSES OF DEPRESSION Causes of Depression HSP3M Feeling sad‚ or what we may call "depressed"‚ happens to all of us‚ but for most of us the sensation usually leaves after a while. However‚ people with a depressive disorder‚ such as clinical depression‚ find that their state interferes with their daily life. Depression is a condition of general emotional withdrawal. It is sadness greater and more prolonged and does not always have a reason. For people
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This is a reflective account on administering medication. I have asked and confirmed permission from a service user whom I will refer to as Mrs.N. At the start of my shift I would receive a handover from a senior member of staff who has administered and monitored the medication the service user would require during the night. We would together check all MARS sheets were marked ans the medication count was correct. I would receive the drug trolley keys from the previous shifts senior member of staff
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