think that all nurses do is give shots and take doctors orders. A nurse is far more than that. A nurse in a nursing facility starts their day with a morning report. This report relays the information from one nurse to the next to help insure the best care can be given to the residents. While the nurse receives report they walk the hall to see if there is anything unusual or out of place‚ such as a resident on the floor‚ or missing from the facility. When the rounds are done the nurse usually takes the
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This feeling‚ referred to as "phantom pain" or "stump hallucination"‚ is a frustrating sensation to an amputee. For some amputees‚ these phantom sensations may be no more than painless distractions of pressure‚ warmth‚ and cold that do not interfere with their everyday lives. Some patients have even reported having phantom pleasures; an "orgasmic" feeling in a missing limb. For the majority of amputees‚ about 50% to 80% (Sherman)‚ they experience phantom pains that vary in classification from cramping
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Pain of losing someone According to Wikipedia‚ Pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage." Pain to me has no definition because it is like my world is coming to an end and I do not know how to stop it. There are different types of pain‚ e.g. body pain‚ menstrual pain‚ chronic pain‚ and pain of losing someone. Losing someone very close is an extremely painful experience. People find it very tough
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is a term used to describe pain in the front of the knee around the patella. It is a condition in which the cartilage under the patella is damaged due to an injury or a chronic stress. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is also known as runner’s knee‚ jumper’s knee‚ and can also be referred to as‚ anterior knee pain syndrome. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is more commonly found in the female sex‚ and in young adult athletes. However‚ studies have shown that patellofemoral pain syndrome
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between pain sensation and the social influence of previous ratings of
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Orthodontic care treats conditions such as crowded or crooked teeth‚ overbites‚ underbites‚ disorders of the jaw joints and incorrect jaw positions. The best time to have these problems corrected is between the ages of 10 and 14 because during these years‚ the teeth are more conducive to straightening and the mouth is still growing. There is a variety of types of braces that give the same results‚ and you child may be able to choose the type he or she likes. For several reasons‚ some adults did
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complex and variable combination of biology‚ genetics‚ and life experience — particularly exposure to stress and trauma. Effective clinical approaches used to treat mental health problems and addictions‚ need to have strong emphasis on the continuum of care — an integrated and unified method of treatment. This should include mental health and addiction services‚ personnel‚ and service levels that address and support the needs of individual clientele in treatment within this continuum. To be effective
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down. Our back twist‚ turn‚ bends and curves‚ because of this there is potential for injury and harm to the spinal cord at every point. These injuries can last for a week‚ or month or even longer. The pain which lasted for more than a year becomes chronic. Chronic back pain is the worst kind of back pain a person can have‚ as it goes on for months after months or in worst case can last even for the lifetime. Chronic back conditions
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Most ADRs that occur either in the hospital settings or ambulatory care are preventable. ADRs occur commonly in older outpatients with a reported prevalence ranging between 5% and 35%. 34 – 36 In the United States‚ ADR – related morbidity and mortality costs have been estimated at US $30 billion to US $ 13 billion annually 37‚ 38 which has increased up to $177.4 billion in the year 2000. 37 ADRs result in increased healthcare costs. These events have been shown to increase cost by $3‚244 per ADR
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doctors should and do not normally treat family members or close friends; it presents a potential conflict of interest when it comes to making hard decisions. A care ethicist would answer this question by saying that they would absolutely fudge the data‚ personal obligations come before impersonal obligations every time‚ according to a care ethicist. Hume would say that a virtuous person would not alter the data because although your cousin is suffering‚ he is not going to die if he doesn’t get a new
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