Brittany Long’s case make you feel? Brittany Long’s case gave me the experience of providing care for a patient diagnosed with sickle cell. Initiallly‚ I was unsure on which pain medications to give being that she had orders for acetaminiophen‚ ibuprophen and morphine. I decided to stck with the morphine after retrying since her pain level was severe. Describe the actions you felt went well in this scenario. I felt my initial nursing actions were outstanding when entering the patient’s room. Vitals
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This 29 years old patient’s main complaint is low back pain. Alex’s low back problem initiated 4 years ago and it has been bothering him since then. Low back pain is pain‚ muscle tension‚ or stiffness localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds‚ with or without leg pain and is defined as chronic when it persists for 12 weeks or more (Chou‚ 2011). Low back pain should be considered a symptom that is rarely attributable to a specific disease or pathologic lesion (Seller
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Intervention to Life Cycle 1 Chronic Illnesses Radames Rodriguez Rosario M00304263 Interamerican University Intervention to Life Cycle Intervention to Life Cycle 2 Chronic Illnesses Even though chronic conditions vary in severities‚ anyone from a teenager to the elderly can be healthy and competent if they do the proper treatment for their conditions. Not every treatment will be affective to every client but as nurses‚ we must try to maximize the development of improvement in the health and
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Remembered pain keeps us on guard against its recurrence‚ and memory exists even in our unconscious mind. Let us remind ourselves that our unconscious mind exists either because we are indifferent to certain things or because we are afraid to re-awaken the memories of unpleasant or painful experiences. Let us remind ourselves that the totality of the records of all our unpleasant and painful experiences are hidden in the depths of our unconscious mind. If we realize the meaning of this‚ we will be
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Pain The statement made by Diane Ackerman “Being able to withstand pain depends to a considerable extent on culture and tradition‚ “means that the pain people feel can basically be in the mind because of the way they were brought up and what they have seen and heard in their upcoming. People really don’t know anything different besides their cultures and traditions. In Diane Ackerman’s essay she provides multiple examples to prove this statement but I will only share two. The first example she
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Overview Every gene information of an individuals‚ were passed down to them by their ancestors. The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) information is the genetic code double helix that determine our traits‚ malfunctioning‚ diseases‚ and so on. There are numerous deadly diseases and one of them is called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Chronic Myelogenous leukemia is a type of many cancer that exists. As is said by many cancer is when the cells in the body begin to grow out of
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Title: Stage Five Chronic Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Developing Cardiovascular Disease Authors/ Co-Authors: Hargrave‚ D Affiliations: College of Public Service‚ Jackson State University Independent Variable: Chronic Kidney Disease Dependent Variable: Cardiovascular Disease Hypothesis: Patients with severe Chronic Kidney Disease who may require renal replacement therapy (RRT) either dialysis or renal transplantation have a increased risk ofdeveloping Cardiovascular Disease Background:
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right wrist arthroscopy in 2010 performed by Dr. Graziosa. Based on the occupational therapy re-examination report dated 04/07/16‚ the patient presents for her 1st visit. She started to have shooting pain on the wrist going to her elbow. She was referred for PT. She reports shooting and throbbing pain in the wrist and elbow‚ rated as 8/10. Patient’s goal is to be able to use her hand during activities of daily living (ADLs) task. On examination‚ there is edema of the hand/wrist. She maintains hands/upper
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Growing Pains Case Study FIN404 – Advanced Topics in Financial Management February 28‚ 2008 Oats ‘R’ Us is a local oatmeal snacks company established in 1998 by Vicky and Mason Coleman. Due to the trend of healthy snacks and getting fit‚ sales reached $4 million in 2004‚ with the industry growth forecast at 30% per year. At this point‚ the owners realized the need to start planning for the future instead of just going along. The treasurer‚ Jim Moroney was selected for the task to figure out
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Pain Questions to ask: Where? When did it start? Quality? Quantity? Duration? Inciting event? Was it present on admission? What did they get for pain already? Did the pain improve with medication? Allergies to pain medications? If headache‚ chest or abdominal pain is present‚ refer to the respective sections for further questions. Rule out: Sudden acuity of worsening pain. Refer to the respective sections for headache‚ chest or abdominal pain. What to order: Depend on which area is hurting
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