That was another week went by at the Brookville General Hospital. As usual‚ I started my shift by listening to the morning report and then heading to my assign resident room. I started with a complete physical assessment of my assignment to my assigned patient. I was assigned to two patients‚ but‚ my other patient refused my care and other nurses as well. There was nothing I could have done for her other than monitoring her‚ especially since she was aggressive and hit whenever approached her. Despite
Premium Patient Nursing Nurse
outbreak of amebibiasis‚ a parasitic infection caused by contaminated equipment‚ among study findings said “inserts a rubber tube into the rectum‚ and fluid (often as much as 60 liters) is pumped in and out through the tube. The procedure is like an "enema on steroid.” As the gastroenterologist Dr. Christina Frangou wrote‚ colon cleansing can produce harmful effects on our health and it is a practice not scientifically supported. She reports on Dr. Mishori studies‚ a medicine physician at Georgetown
Premium Bacteria Medicine Immune system
practical nurse is licensed to check a patient’s vital signs‚ height‚ weight‚ temperature‚ blood pressure‚ pulse‚ and respiratory rate. A practical nurse also report a patients status to registered nurses and doctors They also give injections and enemas‚ monitor and also perform placement of catheters‚ dress wounds‚ and give alcohol rubs and massages. To help keep patients comfortable‚ they assist with bathing‚ dressing‚ and personal hygiene‚ moving in bed‚ standing‚ and walking. They might also
Premium Nursing Registered nurse Health care
decomposition reaction (reaction between sodium sulphate and barium chloride) APPARATUS REQUIRED: 1. A rack of at least six clean test tubes and a boiling tube (hard glass test tube) 2. Two 100 cc beakers 3. A test tube holder CHEMICALS REQUIRED: 1. Small pieces of quicklime (CaO) in crystal form and not in powder form 2. Ferrous sulphate crystals 3. Copper sulphate solution 4. Iron filings 5. Sodium sulphate solution 6. Barium chloride solution 7. Distilled water 8. Acidified
Premium Hydrochloric acid Sodium bicarbonate Sodium hydroxide
Exercise 14: Qualitative Anion Tests PURPOSE: The purpose of this experiment is to identify some commonly occurring anions & to study some of the reactions used for their identification. PROCEDURE: You must first determine to which of the three groups the various anions belong. Since no two people observe the same event in exactly the same way it is important to also conduct specific confirmation tests on the known samples of each anion. This information will help identify the anion
Premium Chlorine Sodium chloride Ion
Confirmatory Tests for Cations & Anions prepared by alex teoh / Update: 29 Dec 2004-2205 h / 1st pub: 7 Sep 2001 @ CHIJ-St Joseph’s Convent Test for CATions * All cations must be present in aqueous states before tests can be conducted.. CATion ammonium zinc Reaction with aqueous Sodium Hydroxide NO ppt. Ammonia gas produced on warming. White ppt. [y] Soluble in excess aq. NaOH to form a colorless solution. [z] Zn2+ + 2OH- Zn(OH)2 (white ppt) Zn(OH)2 + 2OH- [Zn(OH)4]2- (aq) White ppt
Premium Ammonia Ion Sodium chloride
an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations The color of the flame is expected to be as follows: Metallic ion Flame color Sodium Na+ Yellow/Bright Orange Strontium Sr2+ Red Potassium K+ Light Purple Barium Ba2+ Green Copper Cu2+ Green Lithium Li+ Red Calcium Ca2+ Orange Unknown Red-Strontium Questions A. All chemical used in this test are binary compounds. What portion of the periodic table is responsible for the color observed
Premium Potassium Light Metal
Crohn ’s disease is named after Burrill B. Crohn‚ the physician who described the disease in a paper written in 1972. Crohn ’s disease can also be referred to as Morbus Crohn ’s‚ Granulomatous Enteritis‚ Regional Enteritis‚ or Terminal Ileitis. Attacks of Crohn ’s disease may affect patients in their teens or early twenties‚ and tend to recur throughout the individual ’s life. The History of Crohn ’s Disease Crohn ’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease of an undetermined cause that afflicts
Premium Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis Small intestine
Cited: "Barium Sulfate (Blanc Fixe)." Solvay Sustainable. Solvay America Inc‚ 2014.Web.19 Feb 2014. <www.solvaynorthamerica.com/.../PDF/PS_BariumSulfateFinal.pdf>. Baur‚ Richard C.‚ et al. 2009‚ Investigation 7: How Can The Waste Be Made Useful?‚ Lab Inquiry in
Premium Chemical reaction Solubility
Lab Text Questions 1. Who was Joseph Bell? What was unique or different about his approach to patients from what is common today? Joseph Bell‚ born December 2nd‚ 1837 and died on October 4th‚ 1911‚ was a Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century (1801-1900) as well as an inspiration for the literary character Sherlock Holmes. His approach to patients emphasized the importance of close observation in making a diagnosis; to do so‚ he would pick out
Premium Medicine Physician Patient