Running head: BSRN - 340 - PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE - CASE STUDY #2 Case Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react
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What is sciatica? It is the pain which affects the hip‚ back‚ leg and is produced by a pinched nerve root present in the lower back. This extremely painful condition may also be caused by deterioration of a bone. There are numerous reasons which can trigger sciatica which is no doubt quite traumatic and hurting. Some of the other common causes for sciatica are Spinal stenosis‚ Degenerative disc disease‚ not exercising regularly‚ Spondylolisthesis and sleeping on soft mattress. The symptoms which
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In the epic‚ pain precedes greatness. The gods often time cause the pain of the great ones in the epic‚ allowing them to overcome their struggles and therefore become great. When talking about Demodokos‚ Homer wrote‚ “ By [the Muse’s] gift [Demodokos] knew the good of life‚ and evil--- for she who lent him sweetness made him blind” (127). Although the Muse takes away Demodokos’s eyesight‚ she shows him “ the good of life” and makes him an amazing minstrel. In this passage‚ there is a direct relationship
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Evolution of the Self - Why We Hide Emotional Pain Instead of talking to someone about their problems‚ people tend to become unusually quiet or shut down. And what they don’t know is that their silence actually speaks many words. Normally‚ the main reason on why people don’t reach out is because they are afraid that they are going to get hurt again and feel even worse. Many reasons on why emotional pain may be caused include being insulted‚ feeling guilty or shameful‚ not being cared about‚ not
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and proximal biceps are mildly tender. Rotator cuff strength is 4/5 in the infraspinatus‚ supraspinatus and subscapularis. Impingement test is positive. Assessment includes right shoulder impingement with possible rotator cuff or labral tears. As per plan‚ it was noted that the patient will proceed with cortisone injection under sterile conditions with double Betadine prep and 2 cc of local lidocaine infiltration. A 1 cc of betamethasone was injected with 2 xx of Marcaine and 1 cc of lidocaine. It
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Considered Health Care Essay: The Brit Plan “We the People of the United States‚ in Order to form a more perfect Union… promote the general Welfare‚ and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity‚ do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Are you familiar with quote? I would hope so; after all you are a part of Congress. This is the first line of our constitution‚ the foundation of our whole country. I have come before you today because "A
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even though the opponents state‚ there are alternatives used in multiple laboratories‚ it is important to know whether these are successful. The second question states‚ does the equal amount of physical pain inflicted on animals similar to humans? I ask this question because animals sense physical pain as humans do‚ therefore‚ there must have been a research done to answer this question. Creating different alternatives began in the 1970s through 1980s‚ which resulted to control animal experimentation
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Pain: A Concept Analysis Pain is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that is subjective and unique to each individual. Pain is difficult to describe and often hard to measure; however‚ most healthcare professionals agree that pain is whatever the patient describes it to be. Pain is one of the most frequently used nursing diagnosis and is the most common problem for which patients in the clinical setting seek help (Cheng‚ Foster‚ & Huang‚ 2003). Unrelieved pain can have a profound impact on
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Growing Pains In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are several characters who are thrown into various different situations‚ which force them to grow up in multiple ways. This essay will show some of the ways some of these characters change and grow. This novel’s main character is Jean Lousie Finch‚ nicknamed Scout‚ who is the narrator of this story. Now‚ Scout shows a developing maturity several times in the book‚ such as when she says‚ “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out
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INTERVIEW WITH AN OLDER ADULT – PART 2 Throughout this paper I will discuss my second interview with F.C. regarding her assessment tool scores and summaries; I will discuss the geriatric depression scale‚ geriatric pain assessment‚ the assessment of environment and advanced directives‚ one teaching topic with interventions and an overall summary of my impression of my client. Assessment Tools – Overview of Scores Geriatric Depression Scale Depression is a common disorder in the elderly. Screening
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