Laboratory 3: Molarity Of Saline Solution Note: Lab reports are to be completed by each student individually and in their own words Data: Please write your observations about the appearance of the solution. 1. Normal Saline Mass of NaCl: .9/100 ml x 100= .009 .009x100=.9 Observation: clear, completely dissolved 2. Nasal Irrigation Saline Mass of NaCl: 1.1g Mass of NaHCO3: .3g Observation: clear, completely dissolved, when mixing I was a little cloudy 3. Nasal Irrigation
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Strep Throat is an infection of the back of the throat including the tonsils. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. Caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, spread through airborne droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes, or through shared food or drinks. Treated with Oral antibiotics. The only prevention is to not share food and drinks, napkins, handkerchiefs, or towels because infection may spread by these objects
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shown to be successful in treating a specific illness. Nurses also provide care based on what is right. The art of nursing is what I practice every day. The compassionate, non-judging, hand holding empathy is what I love about my job. It breaks my heart to go to the ethical meetings and listen to how a family wants to put a peg tube in a 90 year old patient. I want to scream. There is just not enough knowledge about palliative care these days. As a nurse I focus on the quality of life and decreasing
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with patients of greater comorbidity and acuity as well as a more sophisticated approach to decision making. Medical terminology indicates comorbidity as multiple system diagnosis of disease, such as a patient with both acute renal failure and congestive heart failure. Such an individual presents a unique challenge in that blood pressure control is at risk via both systems. While both ADN and BSN may approach the nephrologist regarding use of a diuretic, the BSN will have a superior understanding
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common in adults over age 70 because the kidney functions decrease. Kidney Disease affects the body ion so many different ways it can cause bone breakage; fluid overload causes pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure, anemia, and decrease in quality of life. The person I interviewed was a Chronic Renal Failure patient that has been on dialysis for about 4 years. 1. How would you rate your overall health? I.B. I have been fairly good I have good days and bad days but I am so tired after I go
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Associates Degree in Nursing vs Baccalaureates Degree in Nursing There are several differences between the associates’ degree (ADN) and the baccalaureates degree (BSN) in nursing of which in the following I will be exploring. According to the CGU College of Nursing Philosophy (2011) “In the baccalaureate program, clients are considered to be individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.” Baccalaureate nursing practice incorporates the roles of assessing, critical thinking
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of a certified trainer and we have been exercising five nights a week. I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I feel as though I am heading down the right path for success. I am sure if I did not make this change, I would have had a stroke or heart attack before I turned 40 years old. People who carry on my prior eating way of life tend to become obese. Obesity is an extremely serious health concern among society today. Obesity can
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EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION Name: Jayanti Badu Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V March 15,2015 Nursing education has a great impact on protection of patients and their standard of care .In order to enhance the quality of patient recovery nurses must have different level of education. This paper is focused on competences between nurses prepared at the Associate level versus baccalaureate degree level.Using a patient identification situation, The paper will also describe on differences
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disease in people with diabetes. Ramipril is a second-generation ACE inhibitor, and is prescribed in patients with diabetes for several clinical indications including the management of hypertension, following myocardial infarction (MI), in chronic heart failure, in diabetic nephropathy and in patients with increased cardiovascular risk, where it has been shown to reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular events. Pharmacology Figure 1 outlines the pharmacological action of ramipril, a monoethyl ester
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Introduction Chronic diseases are now the major cause of death and disability worldwide. An unhealthy diet contributes to approximately 678,000 deaths each year in the U.S., due to nutrition- and obesity related diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Over 2/3 (67.5%) of American adults are considered to be overweight or obese. Obesity rates in children have tripled over the last three decades, and one in three children and adolescents 2-19 years old are overweight or obese
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