Hospice Care Plan Walden University Hospice Care Plan Mrs. Thomas has a history of breast cancer and is status post bilateral mastectomies with subsequent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She has recently been diagnosed with lung metastasis and further treatment is not recommended by her physician and due to a poor prognosis he is recommending palliative care. Mrs. Thomas has been spending most of her days in her bed crying. She has had very little contact with her sons and
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Breast implant devices come in various shapes‚ sizes‚ textures and materials. One of the newest generations of these devices is the form-stable cohesive gel implant‚ which is also referred to as ‘gummy bear’ breast implants. Dr. Nina S. Naidu is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Manhattan who frequently performs breast implant surgery using the innovative gummy bear breast implant devices. The Reason Form-Stable Cohesive Gel Implants are Called ’Gummy Bear’ Breast Implants
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Downloaded from jme.bmj.com on October 15‚ 2014 - Published by group.bmj.com Journal of medical ethics‚ 1986‚ 12‚ 123-126‚ 135 Ethical dilemmas in nursing Jenifer Wilson-Barnett Kings College‚ London Author’s abstract Nurses are increasingly realising that they can offer relevant information and participate in decision-making involving ethical issues. However‚ inter-projessional communications are frequently inadequate‚ and do not permit exchange of opinions. The consequences are often frustrating
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The purpose of this assignment is to critique and evaluate the chosen article in terms of strengths and weaknesses‚ and to demonstrate an understanding of the research process. This article takes you through a critical appraisal exercise using an article from a Medical Journal. It describes how you decide whether to read and use an article that may be relevant to one’s research. Polit and Hungler (1997)‚ believe that a true understanding of ‘a sound theoretical foundation to guide practice is enhanced
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Oncology Volume 2013‚ Article ID 470981‚ 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/470981 Research Article Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Screening Methods among Nurses in University Hospitals in Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia‚ 2011 Semarya Berhe Lemlem‚1 Worknish Sinishaw‚2 Mignote Hailu‚3 Mesfin Abebe‚2 and Alemseged Aregay1 1 Department of Nursing‚ University of Mekele‚ Ethiopia School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ Addis Ababa University‚ Ethiopia 3 Department
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Allyssa Trimble Emmett/Cull English 11A 11 Oct. 2013 The Benefits of Medical Technology Before medical technology‚ which consists of making modifying and using tools or techniques to solve a problem‚ life was hard and short-lived‚ but since the middle ages‚ the advancements in medical technology have been drastic. The quality and quantity of gained knowledge has been key in diagnosing and treating disease. Medical technology and its advancements have greatly improved the lives of people today
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Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Carolyn Smith NUR/403 January 10‚ 2011 Karen Benjamin Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson was born in West Virginia‚ a graduate from the University of Colorado with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) as well as her Master’s in psychiatric mental health nursing and PhD in educational psychology and counseling. Watson founded the “caring Theory in nursing in 1979‚ and was revised in1985 and 1988. Her theory has served as a guide for the core
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critical appraisal of two articles using the appropriate CASP guidelines”: Introduction: CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills programme 2010) is a tool for one to criticize research paper. The questions provided‚ make one think and consider whether a research study is convincing and trustworthy. In the following‚ CASP will be used to criticize 1 quantitative research and 1 qualitative research. Paper 1 For quantitative research‚ Experiences of sub-fertility among Chinese couples in Hong
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Television. Almost everyone has a television nowadays. It is one of‚ if not the most common form of entertainment found around the world. The entertainment industry has blossomed to be as successful as it is today thanks to the development of technology and its accessibility during the 20th and 21st century. Through the years‚ television programs have become more functional and useful to producers‚ campaigns‚ companies‚ and the viewer. Companies and campaigns use television for advertising‚ producers
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Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible uses of hypnosis in the treatment as you see them. Breast cancer affects one in every nine women in Britain‚ 45‚000 women every year are diagnosed with it in some form or stage of development. Life style and cognitive interventions‚ i.e. counselling and psychotherapy can play an important part in how the patient deals with cancer in their lives and how they recover. Our genes regulate cell growth and
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