9/7/2012 English 101 On a scale from 1 to 10 "The Pain Scale" by Eula Biss is a very controversial and interesting piece of writing in which Bliss attempts to determine a scale to measure her pain. However‚ the writer begins to realize that the duty of associating pain with a number and measurement is much harder than it appears due to the fact that she is unsure what it truly means to "measure things". The practice of giving pain a set of numbers was introduced by the hospice movement in
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Demographics: Mr. S. is a 37-year-old man. Chief Complain: He has low back pain. 1. What additional subjective data would you collect from Mr. S? • History of present illness Acute or chronic: The patient experiences of acute low back pain. Joint complaints: He might experience of back joint dysfunction. He doesn’t experience of swelling. Muscular complaints: The patient has low back pain‚ muscle spasms‚ and muscle weakness. Medications-rx‚ otc and herbal supplement: He just has
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such emotions‚ pain is a combatant of positive and negative change. To look at happiness‚ you see acts of kindness and good‚ whereas anger more often then not causes nothing but trouble. However‚ pain does two things; pain is one of the most prevalent causes of human change‚ and is a provoker of human deterioration. With everything people say about pain‚ generalizing it to some common and minimalist thing‚ the first thing to be explained is what pain is not. Pain is not measurable. Pain is not something
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Case 20: Aurora Textile Company Summary: In early 2003‚ Michael‚ CFO of Aurora Textile Company‚ is deciding whether or not to install a new machine called Zinser 351 in order to save the declined sales and increase its competitive force. In deciding whether or not to invest Zinser 351‚ it is important to get the NPV and the payback period. To get the NPV and the payback period‚ we firstly need to forecast the future cash flows that the new machine will generate. We found the ten-year NPV to be
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During this clinical situation‚ I was trying to make Bob pain free. To assist this a nursing assessment was performed‚ followed by planning and clinical reasoning to determine a clinical decision. I intervened to make Bob comfortable. A focused nursing assessment was performed‚ this included onset of pain and an abdomen assessment. It is important to focus on the patients’ presenting problem to establish a decision (Bickley‚2017). On assessment Bob had a distended lower abdomen. A distended lower
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Emotional and physical pain‚ according to popular belief‚ are thought to stem from two different places in the brain. However‚ the origin of both types of pain occur in the same place. With physical pain an injury occurs‚ and the damaged area triggers nerve cells to send signals of anguish to the brain. The signals received are then very rapidly processed in the automatic‚ subconscious part of the brain. The amygdala and limbic structures of the brain are in place to alert us in case of danger. If an
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Investigation: 20 How much cobalt is in the soil? Introduction: By completion of investigation 20‚ a standard curve of absorbance versus known cobalt (II) nitrate was prepared. The concentration of cobalt (II) ion obtained from a soil sample was determined. Whether or not cobalt nitrate should be added to the soil was determined. If cobalt nitrate needs to be added‚ then how much will it be required to meet the necessary nutritional needs of the animals was established. In colorimetry
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A Closer Look at Homosexuality in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20 Shakespeare is a name that is familiar to anyone who has a high school education‚ at the very least. What makes Shakespeare timeless and relevant to every generation since his‚ is that his works speak universal truths. But how well would he be received in today’s society if it were known that he was homosexual? Would our country’s homophobia change the way we appreciate Shakespeare’s work? In this essay I will argue that Shakespeare was
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ADVICE TO BOARD OF DERECTORS OF VERONICA AIRLINES I INTRODUCTION As in Qantas Airways Ltd v Lucinda Holdforth‚ the case brings the issue of confidentiality in the context of employers and employees.[ Qantas Airways Ltd v Lucinda Holdforth [2015] NSWSC 821] In the second section‚ some relevant legislation protection of confidential information will be listed. In the third section this paper will evaluate the current protection regime‚ in
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Case 5 – Pelvic Pain in a 36 year old Woman 1.0 History 1.1 Presenting Complaint A 36 year old woman presented with 4/12 history of suprapubic pain‚ radiating to her lower back and legs. The pain is worse at the start of her menstrual cycle (pain scale 8/10) and is intermittent‚ but not fully relieved at any time during the month. She also feels like there is pressure on her bowels and her bladder‚ she states she feels as if she needs to pass urine and faeces “all the time”. Regular paracetamol
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