Tissue Viability What Is It Anyway? Colin Iversen BSc (Hons)‚ RGN‚ NIP‚ Cert.Ed. Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability‚ Definition There is no universally accepted standard definition of the role Generally: Tissue Viability nursing is about preventing insults to the skin and underlying tissues and facilitating healing in wounds where a complication has prevented the normal healing process. It’s not new We dress them God heals them Pare © 1550 Elements of Tissue Viability • • • • • Pressure
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Title: Stress General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform audience about stress. Central idea: There are three matters which are causes of stress‚ effect by stress and how to manage stress Organizational pattern: Topical INTRODUCTION A. Open with impact/ Attention getter * Stress is poison. The most disastrous effects of stress is committing suicide and this are often occur among students. “ Between 600 and 800 of 15 to 24 years old students killed themselves each year - equivalent to
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STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP REACTION PAPER Stress Management Workshop spearheaded by the Third Year Psychology Majors and their adviser Prof. Aminoding B. Limpao was successfully been carried out last March 03‚ 2013. The 4-hours activity from 8am-12noon were offered to students like me who are taking up the subject Psychology as part of our Course. The objective of the said activity focuses on what’s‚ where’s‚ when’s and how’s of the main topic which is “STRESS” itself. The workshop is about the
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Title Stress General purpose To inform Specific purpose To inform audience about stress. Central idea There are three matters which are causes of stress‚ effect by stress and how to manage stress Organizational pattern Topical INTRODUCTION A. Open with impact/ Attention gather Stress is poison. The most disastrous effects of stress is committing suicide and this are often occur among students. “ Between 600 and 800 of 15 to 24 years old students killed themselves each year - equivalent
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After learning about stress in this class my understanding is that‚ stress symptoms may be affecting your health‚ even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that nagging headache‚ your frequent forgetfulness or your decreased productivity at work. But sometimes stress is to blame. Indeed‚ stress symptoms can affect your body‚ your thoughts and feelings‚ and your behavior. There is a long list of serious health problems that may develop due to stress. Some include
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During my community placement I was given many opportunities to dress wounds‚ replace catheters and attend to PEG’s‚ all of which are done using the ‘Aseptic Technique’. For procedures such as pressure sores‚ leg ulcers‚ simple grazes’ removing drains or sutures‚ the ‘clean technique’ is used which is a modified aseptic technique and aims to avoid introducing micro organisms to a susceptible site and also to prevent cross contamination to patients and staff‚ it differs from an aseptic technique
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A contemporary busy lifestyle is constantly expanding demands on people’s time. Since people perform many roles‚ time management does not stand alone today. It suggests life and self-management and the values that are essential in the way people use their time. Thus‚ people are paying greater attention to managing their time‚ life‚ and self. For a busy person‚ it is important to know stress reduction techniques in order to overcome stress that unfortunately becomes usual in today’s world. Actually
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Stress affects each of the five dimensions of health: physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ social‚ and spiritual. Examples of "distressors" (negative stressors) that children and adolescents may confront within these dimensions include: illness‚ injury‚ inadequate nutrition‚ and low levels of physical fitness (physical dimension); pressures to excel in academic and extracurricular activities‚ depression‚ and anxiety (mental/emotional dimension); relational issues‚ peer pressure‚ and dysfunctional family
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Life is a battle. Full of challenge‚ a challenge that we have to deal and survived with. Full of problems‚ stressors that comes to our way each and every day we lived. They say we have to play it accordingly. We have to play it as it is used to be. As a nursing student‚ more stressors are coming to our way. The exams are coming‚ assignments overload‚ paper works such as nursing care plans‚ drug studies that has to be passed immediately‚ duties in the hospitals‚ responsibilities in the house and off
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Stress Management Proposal Name of technique: Progressive Relaxation/Deep Muscle Relaxation Description of technique: While inhaling tense a group of muscles such as you fist‚ your arms‚ your legs‚ or your back. Relax the muscles while exhaling. Repeat. Summary or analysis of personal experience: I used the Progressive Relaxation Technique by taking a deep breath in and tensing a group of muscles in my body for a slow count of five‚ and then slowly
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