NUR 221 Final Review Obstetrics: • Physiological changes of pregnancy of each body system including fundal height and vs • Postpartum changes (progressive‚- return of menstruation and lactation retrogressive‚- involution of the uterus‚ 6 weeks involution‚- return of the uterus to it’s pre-pregnant stage‚ contraction‚ lochia- rubra-1-3 days‚ mod-heavy‚ red w/ clots‚ serosa-4-10 days‚ mod-scant‚ pink‚ alba-11-21 days‚ scant‚ whitish/tan) • Postpartum checks ( B-breasts U-uterus/fundus B-bleeding
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German boxcar at the prisoners of war (POW) camp indicate that he is experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): “And now there was an acrimonious madrigal‚ with parts sung in all quarters of the car. Nearly everybody‚ seemingly‚ had an atrocity story of something Billy Pilgrim had done to him in his sleep. Everybody told Billy Pilgrim to keep the hell away” (79). Billy’s PTSD is also previously hinted when he panics at the sound of sirens: “A siren went off‚ scared the hell out of him. He
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Disorder (PTSD) (Streisand). During World War I‚ it was known as Shell Shock. In World War II‚ it was Combat Fatigue. Now it is known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD is defined as a condition in which a person experiences enduring physical or psychological symptoms after an extremely stressful event or series of events (Hall). Among the soldiers deployed in the most recent wars‚ 103‚792 were diagnosed with PTSD over the period 2002 to December 2012 (Fischer). Symptoms of PTSD in soldiers
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disorder. However some are not aware that they have it. Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is rarely acknowledged or fully understood. Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous event. Three point six percent (five point four million) of U.S. adults have Post-Traumatic stress disorder in a given year (National Center for PTSD). When in danger‚ it’s normal to feel scared. This fear activates many changes in the body
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The PCL has good psychometric properties‚ including internal and test-retest reliability and convergent validity (Screening tools help in assessing trauma‚ 2011). The PCL contains 17 questions that map onto the three DSM-IV PTSD symptom clusters: re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal (Screening tools help in assessing trauma‚ 2011). Respondents are asked to look at a list of "problems and complaints that people sometimes have in response to stressful life experiences‚" and
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Andrew also experiences negative alterations through a persistent negative emotional state (e.g. anger‚ guilt) and a persistent inability to experience positive emotions (e.g. happiness‚ satisfaction). Additionally‚ PTSD calls for two or more marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event(s)‚ this falls under criteria E.‚ and contains six subcategories (APA‚ 2013). Andrew experiences all six alterations‚ which includes‚ irritable behavior and angry outburst‚ reckless
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all the time‚ and unable to concentrate. With these symptoms it is causing her issues at work. There are several disorders that Marla could be suffering from but‚ it seems to be that one stands out from the rest. Post-Traumatic Disorder also known as PTSD‚ this is caused when a person experiences something traumatic such as a violent crime against them‚ a car accident‚ active military combat duty‚ the loss of a loved one‚ etc. Marla sat in my office nervous and unsure as if she was even in the right
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a boy named Pip who travels to London to become a gentleman. Pip is in his sister’s custody because both of their parents died. Pip grows up abused by his sister and confides in Joe Gargery‚ his sister’s husband. He often visits the graveyard where his parents are buried‚ when he is forced to help a convict. Pip is later invited to Miss Havisham’s house and meets Estella and falls in love with her. After knowing Miss Havisham for a while Pip receives
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Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 3 Bibliography 4 Abstract Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest hurricanes to affect the United States. The hurricane killed at least one thousand people and caused at least one hundred billion dollars in damage. The physical damage and the countless number of lives lost are typically all that is reflected upon when discussing Hurricane Katrina but the mental health effects of this devastating hurricane
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these illnesses and become homeless. Way do veterans become homeless? There are many reasons why veterans are more likely to become homeless rather than non-vets. The main reason why veterans become homeless the government says is because of PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder). Many veterans suffer from this stress disorder when they come back home from war. (Homeless veterans face new battle for survive). You can
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