Have you ever sat down and thought hard on what you want in a career? What you would be best at what interest you? Well from a very young age I always was fascinated by the medical field‚ anywhere from becoming a veterinarian‚ a nurse or maybe just maybe a doctor. But most importantly I just wanted to help people and make people happy and just change people’s life for the better help them with things that they no longer can do on their own. I will explain why my final decision was the best I could
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Neuroscientist. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 April 26. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Published in final edited form as: Neuroscientist. 2011 June ; 17(3): 274–287. doi:10.1177/1073858410383336. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Abnormal Neuronal Plasticity Alexandre E. Medina1 1Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology‚ Virginia Commonwealth University‚ School of Medicine‚ Richmond‚ VA‚ USA Abstract NIH-PA Author Manuscript The ingestion
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Sickle Cell Disease Physical-Adult • Eye problems. The retina‚ the "film" at the back of the eye that receives and processes visual images‚ can deteriorate when it does not get enough nourishment from circulating red blood cells. Damage to the retina can be serious enough to cause blindness. • Jaundice‚ or yellowing of the skin‚ eyes‚ and mouth. Yellowing of skin and eyes. These are signs of jaundice‚ resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells. • Delayed growth and puberty in children
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I am applying for the University of Sinth Carolus Scholarships. Presently I am a junior in the nursing program. I believe that my chosen profession will enable me to fulfill my desire to help others‚ to expand my knowledge base‚ and to travel. Throughout my life I have participated in extracurricular activities‚ including valuable volunteer experiences. I have striven for academic excellence‚ always wishing to make the most of my education. In addition‚ I have managed to work to provide some of my
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Many children are born with disabilities‚ and birth defects‚ every day. Pregnant women who drink‚ smoke‚ and use drugs are not only exposing themselves‚ but also their unborn fetus. The exposed unborn fetus is highly prone to lifelong‚ and irreversible‚ birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common outcome of fetuses subjected to alcohol abuse. When the mother consumes alcohol‚ the alcohol easily passes through the placenta via the bloodstream‚ and into the fetus. The fetus is unable
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CHAPTER III PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT Physical assessment of client was done last August 6‚ 2013. General Observation Our patient is a 13 days old infant who was diagnosed with Neonatal Sepsis. According to Sigmund Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development‚ our patient is in the Oral Stage; wherein infant’s primary source of interaction occurs through the mouth‚ so the rooting and sucking reflex is especially important. The mouth is vital for eating‚ and the infant derives pleasure from oral stimulation
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Staphylococcus aureus‚ otherwise known as Staph‚ is a bacterium that has naturally acquired resistance to many current antibiotics. Specifically‚ the MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) strain has acquired resistance to methicillin. Staph frequently colonizes in human nasal passages‚ which serve as reservoirs for transmission. The following texts focus on Staph’s nasal colonization and mode of transmission‚ inspired by the research of Dr. Alexander Cole at UCF’s Burnett School of Biomedical
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be born exactly two months before my due date. I was born at a whopping four pounds and five ounces‚ which terrified the doctors as well as my parents. After being held by my mother for only 30 seconds‚ I was seized from her arms and taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. I was placed on a ventilator because I was not breathing properly. Within six hours‚ I yanked out the breathing tubes only to have then put back inside me. Much my chagrin‚ I pulled the uncomfortable tubes out
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One consequence of having an abortion is the physical risks. There are many complications that can occur during abortion procedures. According to an article published by the Alaskan Department of Health and Social Services‚ less than one percent of women experience an incomplete abortion. This occurs when the uterus is not completely emptied of fetal tissue or other products of pregnancy. When having an abortion injury to the cervix can occur as a surface cut or a deeper tear in the tissue. By moderate
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From the beginning‚ nurses have sought to improve their knowledge and skills. Their strive to provide better care and outcome for their patients have made this an innovative profession. In health care‚ rarely is there a problem that a nurse or group of nurses has been unable to solve. This forward movement of knowledge is obtained in two disciplines. The first being through continuing education and the second is through advancement in formal education. The future of nurse is multifaceted with consideration
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