Geriatric History and Physical with Problem List and Plan California State University‚ Dominguez Hills School of Nursing Health Assessment Lab BSN 381L General Patient Information Client: 81-year-old Caucasian/Italian female Source: Client‚ seems reliable Marital status: Widower Religion: Catholic Occupation: House wife Formal education: High school Primary language: English‚ written and spoken Secondary: None Reason for Seeking Care: Shortness of breath
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Substance Abuse and the Classroom How Drug and Alcohol Use Among Young People Impacts the Teaching Environment Abstract The issue of adolescent use of illicit drugs and alcohol has become more widespread over the last several decades than ever before. This paper explores the various areas of substance abuse as it effects young people today in Canada‚ primarily students. A brief history is addressed and statistics regarding substance use by
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Sjorgen’s syndrome Sjogren’s syndrome is a disease that causes dryness in your mouth and eyes. It can also lead to dryness in other places that need moisture‚ such as your nose‚ throat and skin. Most people who get Sjogren’s syndrome are older than 40. Nine of 10 are women. Sjogren’s syndrome is sometimes linked to rheumatic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. If you have an autoimmune disease‚ your immune system‚ which is supposed to fight disease
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Marijuana Legalization Balubar‚ Angelica Gonio‚ Ariane Lepiten‚ Joyce Salvador‚ Madchen St. Vincent School IV – LOVE January 2014 Chapter 1: Thesis Statement Marijuana is commonly known as a drug. It is right to be legalized? Is it really necessary to be legalized and be approved by government? Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has
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Pleural Effusion Left Parapneumonia vs. Pulmunary Tuberculosis A Case Analysis Presented to the Faculty of College of Nursing St. Dominic College of Asia In partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in NCM 106 Prepared by: Tugbo‚ Jona Q. BSN 4 B August 2013 Introduction Our body is like a machine. Several parts work together in order to function properly and an alteration to any of its parts will cause an impaired over all functioning. Our lung is an organ for respiration
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Exam 4 Select the accurate statement regarding the difference between the effects of vincristine (Oncovin®) and vinblastine (Velban®). Vinblastine produces bone marrow suppression. After receiving a first-time dose of the inactivate flu vaccine‚ an adult pt telephones the nurse & complains of lethargy & a fever of 101 that has lasted for 6 hrs. Selects the nurse’s best action. Advise the pt to take acetaminophen and rest. A pt is receiving IV vancomycin (Vancocin). A unique complication of rapid
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TOPIC: ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES REGARDING ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE INDEX CHAPTER PAGE NO. ABSTRACT 2 1. INTRODUCTION 3-6 2.1. INTRODUCTION 3 2.2. Purpose of the Study 5 2.3. Background of the Organization 5 2.4. Research Objectives 5 2.5. Research Questions 6 2.6. Significance Of The Study 6 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 7-19 3.7. Review of Previous and Current Studies 7
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Drug abuse Compulsive‚ excessive‚ and self-damaging use of habit forming drugs or substances‚ leading to addiction ordependence‚ serious physiological injury (such as damageto kidneys‚ liver‚ heart) and/or psychological harm (such asdysfunctional behavior patterns‚ hallucinations‚ memoryloss)‚ or death. Also called substance abuse. Drug 1. Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure‚ and is used in the diagnosis‚ mitigation‚ treatment
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Introduction I am a private tutor and one of my student is a little girl whom I teach going to her place. Last year during the end of August‚ I remember going to her place one day and her maternal grandmother was staying there at that time. While I was teaching her‚ her grandmother suddenly started crying and was bemoaning about what happened to her family. Since I have been teaching that kid for over 2 years‚ I became quite close to that family. I asked her mother what happened. She then told
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Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic beverages have been consumed by humans since the Neolithic era; the earliest evidence of alcohol was discovered in Jiahu (site of a Neolithic Yellow River settlement based in the central plains of ancient China) dating from 7000–6600 BCE. The production and consumption of alcohol occurs in most cultures of the world‚ from hunter-gatherer peoples to nation-states. An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three
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