The skill I was observed on was for undertaking a blood pressure measurement. In undertaking this assignment‚ I have maintained confidentiality and I asked the patient for her consent to carry out procedure for measuring blood pressure according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008). I was directly supervised and observed by my mentor for all the activities undertaken. I will discuss how I took blood pressure of a patient and further explain rationale behind doing specific way. I will
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of her
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Blood Case Studies BIO 169 1. A) The primary disorder of this person is Hemolytic Anemia. That is when the bone marrow is unable to produce more red blood cells to make up for the ones being lost. There are more being destroyed faster and the bone marrow can not keep up. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ha/ha_whatis.html B) The cause of the leukocytosis is that there is an increase in the production of white blood cells and in this case it is the level of lymphocytes that are
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BIO 236 AP II Chapter 14 Blood 1. Define the following word parts. agglutin- to glue together leuko-white bil- bile -osis abnormal condition embol- stopper -poie make‚produce erythr- red -stasis halt‚ make stand Hema- or Hemo-blood thromb- clot 2. What is the function of blood? Transport nutrients‚oxygen
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Employee drain is a common problem that most of the companies in Hong Kong are facing‚ of course‚ included KMB. Actually‚ there are two main reasons: high working pressure and unfair treatment between full-time and part-time staff. As we all know‚ in each of the buses of KMB‚ a closed circuit television (CCTV) has been installed around the cockpit. At the same time‚ there is a conflict of different perception of motivation produced by this action. People’s behaviors are based on their perception
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Smartphones for upper management Our company in order to save money will allow all employees to have a smartphone. We will be issuing these in priority order staring with the ten senior managers and then the one hundred employees who need an upgrade and then the fifteen new employees will receive one once their training is finished. The Scope of the Project The project scope for this project is the cost development‚ incorporation of companywide smartphones‚ and the deadline. The deadline for this
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Drawing blood is not as challenging as you may think. When I started my job at the hospital‚ I had no previous experience in drawing blood. They put me through a training that lasted about five days‚ eight hours per day. There are many simple steps to drawing someones blood. The three biggest steps are waiting for a requisition to print off‚ preparing all of your equipment‚ and finally draw the blood. Step one is to get the requisition and take it into the patients room‚ you use this to verify
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safely discharge grey wastewater from buildings to their end points. NATURE OF SITE‚ LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY: The sight‚ predominantly sandy‚ slopes to the south-western part. Due to this topography‚ water flows to the southern part of the community and since there are insufficient drains to collect the water especially during heavy downpour‚ flooding occurs. Two U-drains are located along the road that joins the storm drain located at point X on the map. One from the Ayeduase gate with the other
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11 Blood Chapter 12 The Circulatory System Chapter 12 The Lymphatic System and Immunity Chapter 14 The Respiratory System Daudi K. Langat‚ PhD January 2011 Chapter 11 Blood BLOOD COMPOSITION Blood plasma • Definition—blood minus its cells • Composition—water containing many dissolved substances (e.g.‚ foods‚ salts‚ and hormones) • Amount of blood—varies with size and sex; 4 to 6 L about average; about 7% to 9% of body weight BLOOD COMPOSITION
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Saving a Life: Blood Donation Deana Taylor February 8‚ 2013 I. Introduction A. Attention-Getter- Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines blood as‚ “the fluid that circulates in the heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body.” Blood is the essence of life itself created in our own bodies in the bone marrow. B. Blood donation is a relatively simple process that can save lives
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