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Nursing: Lifting, Transferring And Positioning Of Patients
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2053

.... is inclusive of both the patient and the health care worker. Communication is an important part of the lifting process as the nurse should elicit information from the client to find out how and when they prefer to be moved. This allows the patient to be involved in the decision making process and be fully aware of what is occurring. By communicating with the client, the nurse is also aware of whether or not the patient is experiencing any discomfort during or after the lift. The actions of lifting, transferring or positioning need to be completed for numerous reasons, incl .....


The Negative Portrayal Of LSD
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1899

.... Mainstream media, both fact and fiction, influenced the nation’s minds resulting in the effect of political change and further media influence over the government. The new decade, along with the effects of the Vietnam War and the strong influence of television, began to leak from the cracks of the nation a new counterculture of rebellious teenagers, unfamiliar narcotics, and a wave of promiscuity. Among the many issues and events molding our nation into a new decade, came the question of government and mind control. For some it was the next step into human evolution, a pot .....


Human Subconcious
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1279

.... each other and even ourselves... In this sense, we could say that humans are not aware of their own blindness. To prove this I'll be analyzing two books we read (Sphere & The Left Hand of Darkness) and a movie we saw (Enemy Mine) trying to see what kind of ideas each story shows about human nature. In a first place, Sphere tries to emphasize the idea that most of us tend to ignore our subconscious. We all had a fear, an idea or a dream that we don't want to talk about. Sometimes it could be strange thoughts that we had or something similar. We don't want to talk about them bec .....


Antibiotics
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1003

.... destroyed bacteria. Then in the late 1930's, two British scientists invented a method of extracting penicillin from the mold. This was the start of developing new drugs to treat diseases and bacteria. Over the years, numerous thousands of antibiotic material have been found in nature as well as produced chemically but, there are few that are safe and useful. However the ones that are safe and effective have saved many lives and have helped extend life expectancy. Right now, there is more than 70 different kinds of antibiotics in use. Most antibiotics are used to treat inf .....


Down Syndrome
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 822

.... autosomal cells which results in three major types of Down's syndrome. Trisomy 21, involves the presence of extra genetic material on the twenty first pair resulting from an anomaly in cell division during the development of egg or sperm during fertilization. About 95% of Down's syndrome births are Type Trisomy 21. Roughly 4% are caused by Translocation, "where the extra chromosome twenty one is broken off and becomes attached to another chromosome pair. The last 1% have Mosaicism, where only some cells of the chromosome have extra genetic material. With the different types of .....


Plants, Spirits, And Healing
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 546

.... to help with affairs of the heart. Amulets are believed to have traditional magical powers, and are used to protect the wearer from evil and illness. Some can be made of various items including teeth or bone. Masks are used in ceremonies. The medicine man usually wears the mask to inspire fear and belief. Australian Aboriginal groups have initiation rites, that can involve pulling teeth, bloodletting, or burning and scaring of the body. Then, ointments and balms made from herbs and other substances would be applied after the ceremony. The shaman have different .....


The Life Of Identical Twins
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1729

.... (Siemon, 1980). According to Sandbank (1988), three main factors play roles in the development of twin individuality. These are: competition in the twinship, the school environment and parental attitude. Competition, according to Mathias (1992), results from being either envious or jealous of someone else. Jealousy is something that twins probably experience before other children as they are always competing for a share of parental attention. So, identical twins will adopt different strategies to avoid jealousy, since competitive feelings create boundaries between them (Sa .....


Hip Surgery
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 329

.... lower blood pressure (hypotensive anesthesia) to conserve blood loss, and to assist in obtaining optimal fixation when acrylic bone cement is used. You will then be taken to the operating room and devices will be placed on you to monitor your heart, blood pressure, breathing and temperature. The anesthesia will be administered, you will be placed on your side with the operative side up, and a slightly curved incision will be made over your hip and thigh. The trochanter with its muscle attachments is occasionally removed for exposure to the joint. The trochanter (rare .....



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