Professional Roles and Values Performance Assessment Written by: XXXXXXXX Student ID# XXXXXXXXX Regulatory agencies‚ such as a state board of nursing‚ are government agencies that regulate nursing practice. They act to ensure nurses are competent in their practice and that standards of practice are met. These agencies examine nursing education programs‚ and are the ones who approve and accredit them. The agencies are responsible for granting licensure for nursing professionals and oversee
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English 12 Desiree Rusterucci September 30 2012 Research paper Electronic Cigarette What are electronic cigarettes? E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge
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Diagnoses defined: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) – Orthopnea – Acute Coronay Syndrome – Diabetes – Hypertension – Acute anxiety – Chronic depression – Past and present health status: Present: Chronically ill (see diagnoses above) Past: COPD‚ peripheral vascular disease (no surgery due to medical condition)‚ acute coronary syndrome (Jul ’08)‚ previous rt carotid endarterectomy‚ CVA‚ hypertension for many years‚ and type II diabetes for more than 15yrs. Family‚ support systems‚ community
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depression‚ fatigue(caffine) | Excessive CNS stimulation‚ headache‚ dizziness‚ apprehension‚ disorientation‚ insominia‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ cough‚ dyspnea‚ urinary retention‚ tachy‚ palpitations | Hypersensitivity‚ convulsive disorders‚ ventilation disorders (COPD)‚ HTN‚ Hyperthyrodism‚ depression‚ do not give amphetamines and anorexoants concurrently‚ within 14 days of antidepressant‚ glaucoma‚ pregnancy
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And 14.6 million Americans have asthma. Oftentimes‚ asthma and allergies occur together. When they do‚ they can make life miserable if left untreated. Millions of Americans have breathing problems because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ or COPD‚ which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Breathing problems may also stem from other serious problems such
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Martinez Brittney Wiggs PHI 3200 Professor Greig Mulberry November 28‚ 2012 Brittney Wiggs November 28‚ 2012 PHI 3200 Professor Greig Mulberry Case Study: Mr. Martinez The case study goes as such: Mr. Martinez was a seventy-five year old COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patient. He was in the hospital because of an upper respiratory tract infection. He and his wife had already requested that CPR should not be performed if he required it and a DNR is placed in his charts. While
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obesity‚ oncology‚ pain and sleep disorders. In addition‚ and importantly for licensing‚ the following other areas remain of high interest for focused investment in new compounds and mechanisms: antibiotics‚ antifungals‚ antivirals (HCV and HIV)‚ asthma‚ COPD‚ neurodegeneration‚ ophthalmology‚ osteoporosis‚ schizophrenia‚ and stroke. In RNA Therapeutics they are interested in: siRNA sequence‚ structure‚ and modification Novel chemistries for improving resistance to enzymatic degradation Novel
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GDF15/MIC-1 is a product of macrophage activation‚ suggesting that it may be involved in chronic inflammatory processes (-). GDF15 is a stress-responsive member of the TGF-β superfamily and initially described as macrophage inhibitory cytokine (-). Although GDF15 has been described in many solid tumors for almost 10 years‚ the nature of its receptor is still unknown. There is some evidence of Smad signaling pathway activation‚ suggesting GDF15 may act through TGF-β receptor superfamily pathways (-)
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Critical Care Outline Chapter 66 * Critical care nursing: specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems. * Critical care units (CCUs) or ICUs: designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill pt’s. * Types of critical care: system based‚ medical‚ surgical‚ trauma‚ burns‚ age specific * Rapid response team (RRTs): provide for the delivery of advanced care by specialized teams usually composed of: * A critical care nurse * A respiratory
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Introduction Sometimes the manmade creation starts to vandalize the smooth going life of human being. Smoking is the one of the worst inventions of human race. It is we who have led us to a self destructive path. Smoking has several impacts in our day to life. It affects us physically‚ socially and moreover economically. It has no positive side to offer am person. But many people are becoming the victims of this fatal addiction day by day. Why do people smoke? Why do not they realize the bad effects
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