Professional Nursing Assignment 1: Written Essay 1500-2000 words Topic: “Pressure ulcers are debilitating for the client and yet they are largely preventable”. Word count from Introduction to Conclusion: 1520 Abstract This paper will discuss how pressure ulcers are essentially a serious problem within healthcare settings and how prevention is accountable in the development in pressure ulcers. The paper explores various ways to prevent pressure ulcers‚ reducing the risk factors‚ the responsibility
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In the United States‚ foot fractures are a common injury in both children and adults. The fracture may occur in one of the 26 bones that help create the internal structure of the foot. A sports related injury‚ a sudden impact‚ stepping wrong on a sidewalk or dropping a heavy object on the foot are just a few of the ways a foot fracture may occur. Surgery for foot fractures may be required for more severe injuries. The associated costs are a varying factor. Under most circumstances‚ a patient’s medical
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention Evidence Based Practice Tasha Braggs Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Transitions to professional nursing Summer 2011 Professional paper . Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to a specific population. The fundamentals of EBP are in research. Nursing research provides nurses with qualitative research findings to establish nursing practice based
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the best way to prevent pressure ulcers. This will be based on your individual circumstances. However‚ you may find that the general advice outlined below is helpful. Changing position Making regular and frequent changes to your position is one of the most effective ways of preventing pressure ulcers. If a pressure ulcer has already developed‚ regularly changing position will help to avoid putting further pressure on it‚ and give the wound the best chance of healing. As a general rule‚ wheelchair
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Reaction Paper: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction Pam Thibeaux Liberty University Abstract In his book Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction written by Dr. Mark Laaser he gives us a glimpse into the life of those addicted to sex. Mark Laaser set out to increase understanding of sexual addiction as a disease. He leads us to discover how sexual addiction takes over the life of the sexually addicted person and causes devastation from a Christian world view. In his book Dr. Laaser
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may enter the wound from the air in the OR(operating room)‚ or from the instruments or surgeon(s) that come into contact with the wound. Skin bacteria are1 always present despite the throughness of the preparation of the skin. The largest inoculums of bacteria at the surgical site occur when the operation involves a body structure that ordinarily is heavily colonized by bacteria‚ such as the bowel. Procedures involving the female genital tract will encounter 106 – 107 bacterial/ml. 29
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relation to the safe management and promotion of wound healing This essay will focus on the holistic care of Mr Jones‚ with particular attention to the management of his wound. The points that will be discussed and analysed are the role of the skin‚ wound assessment‚ the nutritional status of Mr Jones and the problem of his obesity. Added to this‚ an analytical discussion of the involvement of the multi-disciplinary team‚ the way that Mr Jones’ wound should be managed including the problem of infection
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Foot Callus Remover Technologies Discussed There are more than one sophisticated and effective ways today to remove foot calluses. Some are fast‚ while some are effective for longer times. The plus and minus will always be there in any kind of therapy‚ but the best part is that all the therapies work effectively; using one or more of them‚ any person can have a completely callus-free body. Generally‚ calluses do appear on feet and occasionally on hands. This is why people more often look for a foot
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(DAG) and ceramides impair insulin metabolic signaling and prompt diabetic cardiomyopathy. In this regard‚ the increased DAG in cardiomyocytes impairs glucose metabolism through activation of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms [24]. Ceramides are a family of bioactive waxy lipid molecules composed of sphingosine and a fatty acid [24]. Ceramide directly activates the atypical PKCs to phosphorylate and inhibit the insulin metabolic Akt/PKB signaling and thus inhibit GLUT4 translocation and insulin-stimulated
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protect themselves from the effect of the medicine. Peptic ulcer also has become more common than the past. People blame the change in lifestyle and food habits for this disease. But medical science has proved that food habits and lifestyle changes are not always the villain. Ulcer is most common type of diseases globally. The word ‘ulcer’ is coming from the Latin words ‘ulcus‚ ulceris’ means ‘sore spot ‚ sore‚ painful spot’. Ulcers are crater-like sores which structure by lining of the digestive
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