different people. For a man who has not taken the best care of himself health wise‚ was drafted into the Vietnam War‚ and lost his wife‚ Toby amazes me with how well he still functions in everyday life. According to the textbook in chapter three‚ older people tend to show signs of decreasing physical attributes‚ such as skin‚ hair‚ weight‚ and mobility. As I listened to Toby talk‚ I studied his outward appearance. His skin was flawless; his face was acne free and wrinkle free. Yes‚ he did have a
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Respiratory Case Study The following case study is of a 37-year old Hispanic male weighing 145 lbs and 70 inches tall found unconscious by his girlfriend. According to her he was unconscious for about 15 hours and she was concerned because he would not wake or respond and was breathing shallow and slow. She then called 9-1-1. The patient entered the ER by emergency vehicle and on my initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose
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The topic of pneumonia is appropriate for a teaching plan for the older adult population due to the fact that older adults are at risk for acquiring pneumonia. Description of the Teaching Plan The learning objectives for this teaching plan are health promotion and prevention. As nurses it is important to promote good health and prevent disease. One goal for this teaching plan is that students will be able to promote respiratory heath in their patients. Another goal is that students will be able
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Cardiovascular Disease OBESE WOMEN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Jo Marino HCS/465 Date Dr. Ivone Bruno Abstract Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States‚ having actually the same prevalence in women and among men. A study based on obese women and cardiovascular disease risk was performed. Weight loss in the program was not following along with the reduction of other cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease is most common
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Respiratory therapy is the career that I have chosen to pursue. A respiratory therapist helps patients that have breathing and/or lung problems. The reason I have chosen this career is because I have always loved helping others and have always planned on going into the medical field‚ but I hadn’t made up my mind until last summer when one of my mother’s family members died. We went to Texas to be with him until he passed‚ and there was a woman who was his respiratory therapist. I had spent most
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Today‚ I was with respiratory therapy for a second time. This time I was with Amy G.‚ who is a registered respiratory therapist at Deaconess. Amy was working on the 4800 unit today‚ which is the trauma intensive care unit. This intensive care unit is the largest at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. In the 4800 unit‚ there is an office space dedicated to respiratory therapy. In this room‚ there are two computers for charting and storage for equipment such as ventilators. Amy started her one o’clock rounds
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Why do young adults decide to go to college? The answer is to receive a degree in order to obtain a worthy job. The young men and women who decide to go to Marywood University so they can achieve one of Marywood University’s Core values: excellence. They want to receive good grades‚ graduate with a degree‚ and go through life doing the job they worked hard for. Part of the Marywood’s education system is the liberal arts core. For example‚ students who are a Pre-Physician Assistant major would
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charged as an adult in the legal court system. The traditional rule is that anyone who is under 18 is a juvenile and will be tried in the juvenile court system. However‚ in certain circumstances‚ almost every state now allows for youths below the age of 18 to be tried as an adults. Some states give juvenile court judges to power to have juvenile’s case tried in adult criminal court. Some states give power to prosecutors the power to decide whether or not a juvenile will be tried as an adult. In some
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Respiratory System Powerpoint — Presentation Transcript * 1. The Respiratory System By:Sydney Wright‚ Constance Nevels‚ Fatimah Austin and Carol Clay * 2. Primary Function of Respiratory System The respiratory system supplies the blood with oxygen so that the blood can deliver oxygen to all parts of the body. And also removes carbon dioxide waste that cells produce. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * 7. * 8. * 9. Respiratory System Structure Nasal Cavity: Passes
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REVIEW Parenting and infant sleep Avi Sadeh a‚ *‚ Liat Tikotzky b‚ Anat Scher c a The Adler Center for Research in Child Development and Psychopathology‚ Department of Psychology‚ Tel Aviv University‚ Ramat Aviv 69978‚ Israel Department of Psychology‚ Ben Gurion University of the Negev.‚ Beer Sheva‚ Israel c Department of Counseling and Human Development‚ University of Haifa‚ Haifa‚ Israel b s u m m a r y Keywords: Infant Sleep Parenting Parent Mother Father Infant sleep undergoes dramatic
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