Psychological Causes of Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa can be described through the psychological perspective. This means an individual uses binging and purging as a way to deal with overpowering emotions. Some factors linked to the psychological view include depression‚ low self-esteem‚ damaged self worth‚ trouble communicating with family and incapability to manage their emotions. Bulimics are often depressed because they are unhappy with way they look. To cope with this emotion‚ they use
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Nausea Vomiting Working in the recovery room I see more often than not a significant amount of postoperative patients who suffer from nausea resulting in vomiting. As a nurse my ultimate goal for these patients is to decrease their recovery time and speed up the healing process. According to Hambridge (2013)‚ “Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common complication for many surgical patients‚ causing anxiety and distress” (p. 35). This anxiety or distress caused from nausea and vomiting may result
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assessment and management in specified area of practice Complete the table below: |Which topic did you choose? | |Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting | |Which three databases will you use? | |1.EBSCOHost
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session and is informed by the oncologist of the side effects; nausea and vomiting. Vomiting also referred to as emesis in medical terms ‘is the forceful expulsion of the contents of the gastrointestinal system out through the mouth’ (Virtual medical centre‚ 2005). It is the symptoms of many different conditions and the side effects of certain drugs. Vomiting is the response of an activated emetic reflex by the integrative vomiting centre. The initiation of an emetic response can be prevented by the use
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a disorder in which persistent or severe nausea‚ vomiting‚ weight loss. And electrolyte disturbance occur during pregnancy. 90% of pregnant women will or has experience nausea and vomiting. Hyperemesis gravidarum in some individual cases can be life threatening. The symptoms of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy are not limited to morning hours and often occur throughout the day Hyperemesis gravidarum affect approximately 0.3- 2.0% of all pregnancy. Women with pre-existing
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on chemotherapy and alleviating its symptoms including nausea‚ vomiting‚ loss of appetite‚ and malaise. Furthermore‚ studies reveal that the non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol (CBD)
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The study tested the application of the Betty Neuman’s Systems Model (Model) which dealt with assessment and also the study was used to determine what followed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients diagnosed with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin-based chemotherapy. Depending on the client’s ability to handle the environmental stressors‚ the client can have either a positive or a negative outcome. Several patients with breast cancer receive chemo- therapy after surgery to substantially
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onset of abdominal pain‚ first generalized‚ and then localizing to the RLQ. The pain was accompanied with anorexia and nausea. It has become increasingly more severe over the past 3 hours so that the patient now cannot walk. He had one episode of vomiting‚ and has a low-grade fever of 100. On examination the patient was in acute distress due to pain. Palpation of the abdomen showed generalized tenderness with marked pain in the RLQ and rebound pain. STAT CBC showed leukocytosis of 21‚000. Abdominal
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Introduction Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of nausea and vomiting that happens during pregnancy. Hyperemesis is worse than morning sickness. It may cause you to have nausea or vomiting all day for many days. It may keep you from eating and drinking enough food and liquids. Hyperemesis usually occurs during the first half (the first 20 weeks) of pregnancy. It often goes away once a woman is in her second half of pregnancy. However‚ sometimes hyperemesis continues through an entire pregnancy
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Opioid analgesic Recommended Subcut/IM- 5-10mg q4hr PO- 10-30mg q4hr prn Depresses pain impulse transmission at the spinal cord level by interacting with opioid receptors Drowsiness Dizziness Confusion Head aches Seizures Bradycardia Nausea Vomiting Respiratory depression Respiratory arrest Apnea Pain- location‚ type‚ character‚ give dose before pain becomes severe Bowel status- constipation commonly use laxative if needed Safety: side rails up‚ night- light‚ call bell in reach Gradual
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