Interest: Pain is the main symptom that leads people to seek health care. Many disciplines are involved in pain management; however‚ nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment‚ relief‚ and evaluation of pain. Effective pain management is important to all individuals suffering from pain whether acute or chronic irrespective of their age‚ race or gender. The main reason for this has been a lack of adequate knowledge and attitudes from the nurses as indicated by previous literature. Ineffective pain management
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3 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Chronic Illness 1) Millions of people live with one or more chronic illnesses. One of the most important things to understand about chronic illness‚ whether you’re living with one‚ or know someone who is‚ is that chronic illness is real. Millions of people live with a chronic illness that causes them daily pain‚ fatigue‚ mental anguish‚ anxiety‚ digestive issues‚ and/or brain fog. This is a stark reality backed by medical evidence. For example:
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classic features of chronic pancreatitis‚ including abdominal pain‚ steatorrhea‚ weight loss‚ and developing diabetes. In addition‚ the finding of diffuse pancreatic calcifications on radiography is virtually pathognomonic for chronic pancreatitis. Among all cases of chronic pancreatitis‚ alcohol use (environmental toxin) is the most common etiology‚ accounting for 70%. The second most common group‚ accounting for 20% of cases‚ is idiopathic or unknown etiologies. The etiology of chronic pancreatitis‚
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Article 1 Topic : Applications of Demand and Supply Concept Article: Inflation Pours Cold Water on India’s Mango Fever Analysis The news article reported on the inflation that occurred on the cost of production‚ which resulted in the increase of the selling prices of Alphonso mangoes in India. Alphonso mango also known as the King of fruits in India and it starts to bear fruits generally from March till the end of June. During the festive celebration‚ Indians do not only consume these mangoes
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two most underappreciated risk factors for chronic stress is chronic disease and mental illness. As a person trying to make it through day to day with 2 chronic diseases I can attest to the stress this factor imposes on oneself. I suffer mentally and physically daily. My physical pain is both attributed to illness but the physical effects stress can cause on your body. Many people do not understand the difference between disease and chronic illnesses. Chronic is not going away; it is likely that a lot
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I have seen the issue of homelessness over and over whenever I travel to busy cities‚ but never gave anything a second thought. I have researched the extent of the issue and discovered many Americans live in a condition called “chronic homelessness.” Reading many articles about this saddened me and has driven me to think about what plan of action I am going to take in the future to prevent homelessness from being such an issue. I am hoping to hold a canned food drive at my school
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Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis Motivation describes how an individual behaves and the reason(s) why he or she behaves in that way. Many psychologists have developed theories and study the behaviors of individuals to determine the motivators that cause certain behaviors. An individual’s behavior is influenced by his or her needs and wants. “Theories of motivation are created to help us explain‚ predict‚ and influence behavior” (Stipek‚ 2006-2011). Psychologists
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"Run!" Karen screamed as I ran down the hall towards her‚ "get away. You’re not safe here!" I came to a halt next to her as she concluded her words. "I can’t leave you here alone Karen‚" I said quietly. "You have to leave‚" she spoke with equal volume‚ "If they find out you’ve been here " "That doesn’t matter to me. I can’t leave you here alone. They’ll find you." "I know‚" she said through her tears‚ "but you have to understand how I would feel if you got involved in this." "I already am involved
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Concept Analysis of Medical Malpractice Concept Analysis of Medical Malpractice The phrase medical malpractice is everywhere; we see it make front page news and top stories; we hear about it on the radio and at social gatherings; we read books on it in school and are warned about it at work. Medical malpractice is important to nursing because it affects patient outcomes; liability insurance and medical insurance reimbursement; nurses’ and hospital reputations and ratings. A closer examination
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research paper‚ specific symptoms‚ types of injuries‚ treatment‚ rehabilitation as well as exercise will be covered for chronic shoulder dislocation. Chronic shoulder dislocation is a described as the glenohumeral joint that has remained dislocated fro several days. As far as who long is several days is agrue it is ranged from 24 hours to 6 weeks. Commonly patients with chronic dislocations have similar characteristics. Expert Consult states‚ “…history of significant multiple trauma‚ alcoholism‚
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