Introduction: This essay will explore two case studies based around orthopaedic and gastrointestinal nursing. Claire is a 61 year old female who has been admitted with a Tib/Fib fracture of her right leg and a left colles’ fracture‚ with a past history of osteoarthritis and recently osteoporosis. Justin is a 33 year old male admitted with gastro oesophageal reflux disease plus or minus peptic ulcer disease prepping for a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Clinical presentations and nursing management as
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Sex Trafficking Sex trafficking is one of many businesses in the fast growing crime of human tracking. All around the world women and children and being forced and sold into sex acts through various ways‚ and it’s very hard to escape. Many of the women that are taken away by the traffickers are minors who are just trying to find a new life. Over 3‚287 women and children are kidnapped and forced into sex every day. That’s over 136 people an hour‚ and keep in mind‚ those are just the reported cases
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Lance Sataraka Period 2 12-13-12 No Pain‚ No Gain No pain no gain How much of you have had to sacrifice your time or change your plans to go and do something else like go practice or work on something? What is pain? What is gain? In my family my mom‚ dad‚ and sister had to constantly had to sacrifice their time to get to their goal. It took them a lot of time‚ blood‚ and sweat to reach where they are right now. I am the only one in my family that hasn’t worked hard
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assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain”. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of nurse administered massage on the short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain. The research findings conclude that massage is effective in the short term relief of moderate to severe pain. The research paper is useful in that it answers the question proposed however there is no reasoning as to why the massage
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Acupuncture is a form of complementary medicine practice in which thin needles are inserted through your skin to stimulate certain points on your body to relieve pain or as a form of treatment for various health conditions. The origin of this ancient form of treatment that has been practiced for thousands of years can be traced to traditional Chinese medicine as a technique for balancing energy flow or life force known to the Chinese as qi or chi. Acupuncturists believe that when needles are inserted
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If you’re one of the many people dealing with back pain on a daily basis‚ you know that it detracts from your quality of life and hinders your ability to enjoy regular activities. Treating the pain with oral medication doesn’t address the root cause of the problem and just provides temporary relief. As Dr. Robert Stroud of Stroud Chiropractic in Archdale‚ NC relates‚ for long-term pain relief‚ it’s important to address the underlying medical issue. For many patients‚ traction therapy is an effective
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than alcohol. The use of medical marijuana has already helped lower accidental deaths from overdoses of pharmaceutical drugs ( hailmaryjane). The use of marijuana has not only helped with overdoses of pharmaceutical but also helped patients with their pain. Marijuana is an effective drug. During the past few years the use of Marijuana has doubled and it will increase in the next few years. The legalization of marijuana will help medical patients that suffer through schedule II medication and it will
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reduce the damaging financial effects of hospital care on their families‚ and preserve the individual right and dignity of people to determine their own fate. For many people who with terminal or chronic illnesses that cause them constant severe pain may want to die peacefully instead of suffering until they succumb to their illness. It not only calls on doctors to make an unreliable prediction‚ but prescribes a pointless time limit: The longer the life expectancy the greater the patient’s suffering
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Euthanasia of Humans Ask yourself‚ if your loved one was suffering from a debilitating disease‚ causing them pain and heartache‚ would they be better off lying in a hospital bed‚ unable to do for themselves or resting in peace! Unfortunately‚ we as humans will never be able to predict the future‚ never knowing what joys or tragedies are awaiting either us‚ or our loved ones! Many people who attempted to escape disease via suicide‚ and were unsuccessful‚ were often harshly chastised in open courts
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days. All of a sudden‚ the atmosphere felt so lonely and so blue. For Mr. Neruda‚ he felt those painful ways too. Just as he wrote in the first saddest line‚ “The night is shattered and the blue stars shiver in distance”‚ he suffered and felt the pains and shivers of the cold and lonely night. Just as when people get hurt‚ it is normal to feel broken‚ shattered‚ crumpled and humiliated or even steeped on. When someone feels like being shattered into pieces‚ one can always feel the surroundings around
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