University College of Nursing NURSING SKILLS OUTPUT (NSO) Report No. 1 EAR DROPS INSTILLATION & EAR IRRIGATION I. DESCRIPTION: Ear drops instillation: Medication can be introduced into the ear to soften wax‚ relieve pain‚ or treat disease. The instillation of medication to the ear is a clean procedure‚ except when the tympanic membrane is not intact‚ in which case sterile technique is needed. Ear irrigation: Before an ear can be irrigated‚ it must be examined with an otoscope to check the tympanic
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The ear is an organ of the body that is used for hearing and balance. It is connected to the brain by the auditory nerve and is composed of three divisions‚ the external ear‚ the middle ear‚ and the inner ear. The greater part of which is enclosed within the temporal bone. The ear is looked upon as a miniature receiver‚ amplifier and signal-processing system. The structure of the outer ear catching sound waves as they move into the external auditory canal. The sound waves then hit the eardrum
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Sensation: Intro Sensation is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. Bottom-up processing is the analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information. Top-down processing is information processing guided by higher-level
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Heart of Darkness‚ a novel written by Joseph Conrad‚ tells the story of a character named Marlow‚ who is recalling his journey to Africa down the Congo River to a group of seamen on a boat. The story is being retold by an unknown figure that people refer to as the narrator. Joseph Conrad’s characters are constructed around the ideas that were present in society when the novel was written. Characters such as Kurtz and Marlow are created to be naive and to allows action to be the truest medium to characterize
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Susan Robertson Professor Ristow English 151-DL 4 03/17/2013 Cochlear Implant: Listening with Deaf Ears A cochlear implant is a prosthetic device that gives a deaf person access to sound. However‚ not every deaf person is eligible for the implant. There is a system of checks and balances before a person is considered to be a candidate. There is a lot of work that goes into learning how to use the device but the reward is life changing. Virginia University states‚ “A cochlear implant
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Article Summary 1 “The World Through a Bat’s Ear” By: John Doe Imagine using echolocation to perform everyday tasks such as finding food or figuring where to go to help prevent from causing accidents. As hard or crazy as it may seem‚ there are several animals that use this type of vocalization in their everyday adventures. Bats are one of the many animals in today’s world that uses echolocation. In fact‚ the facts that I have obtained in order to write this paper‚ is from a Science journal
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Heart Disease Kayla Tusa Adelphi University Abstract This paper is aimed to view heart disease and show the effects that it can have on the person who has it. The points made in this paper will show what heart disease does to the body. It shows symptoms and treatments that are used with this disease. It mainly shows the facts about heart disease. The illness in my family that I feel poses the greatest threat to me is heart disease. Heart disease has been in my father’s family for a
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Gambling and Public Policy RONALD M. PAVALKO Abstract The expansion of legalized gambling poses a number of issues for policymakers. Two related issues‚ which have not been dealt with extensively from a public policy perspective‚ are examined in this commentary: state responsibility for addressing pathological and problem gambling‚ and the legal status and regulation of Internet gambling. A review of the recommendations of the 1998 National Gambling Impact Study Commission on pathological and problem
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A shimmering glass jar 12 inches high and 6 inches wide‚ full of blue‚ green‚ red‚ brown‚ yellow‚ and orange M&M’s just sitting there waiting to be munched on. Fifth grade‚ what a year to be in school‚ everyone’s goal was to eat candy and play. Before fifth grade I was homeschooled all my life and never knew what it was like to go to school‚ so going into fifth grade I didn’t know anything other than doing school work and learning. When I first got to Baymonte we were learning things I already learned
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“You know the drill Teegan‚ spread them‚” Arnold demanded. “I’m not going to bring weapons here Arnold‚” I explain to him‚ hating the check through process he used on me. “On the wall‚” he says ignoring me completely. I turn around and put my hands on the wall‚ and spread my legs apart and wait. Arnold starts with my legs first‚ quick and to the point and then my thighs‚ he then brings his hands up my sides and feels under my breasts‚ sending a wave of energy towards my stomach. I can never tell
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