ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE – NRSG258 ASSESSMENT 1: CASE STUDY Dear students here are some guidelines to assist you in writing Assessment 1: Case Study. If, after reading through these, you still have questions please post on the relevant forum. If you are still unsure then please contact your campus specific lecturer to arrange to discuss your assignment. We ask that you bring these guidelines to any meeting and highlight the areas about which you are still unsure. In this case study you do not need
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Western medicine. Article Summary One The article written by Fielding, Sanford, and Davis (2013) is a review of the current step-by-step guidelines the WHO has had in place for some time along with a comprehensive assessment of pain, the use of opioids and their adverse affects, the role of adjuvants, and non-pharmacological means of cancer pain treatment. The WHO bases its algorhythm on simplistic, broad categories such as mild, moderate, and severe pain. The article itself is geared towards nurses
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antidote. Narcan was deployed more than 1,000 times in 2014; 1,000 lives extended, but not saved, which is clear when you see the 95% chance of relapse after being released back to the streets. Who can blame them? The Narcan blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose, causing the user immediate withdrawal symptoms, and just like that, they are off looking for their next fix to ease the pain and discomfort. Drug and alcohol treatment centers are required to keep a certain amount of beds
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pain tolerance caused by heavy opiate use. Opiates also work differently in different parts of the body. In the spinal cord, they can “decrease feelings of pain, even after serious injuries” (“How Do Opioids Work”). Opiates also work in the “the limbic system, which controls emotions. Here, opioids can create feelings of pleasure, relaxation, and contentment.”
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medical history was noted on the initial assessment along with his medication and any allergies. John was currently taking oral opioids and had been prescribed lactulose and senna to prevent constipation; this is inline with the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines (2013). Constipation is a common cause of distress and is almost invariable after administration of opioid analgesics BNF 70 (2015). John had been a patient with my district nurse team for a few months, we had been visiting on a weekly
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Along with the length of time intranasal Naloxone takes to administer, overdose victims living in a rural area have longer transport times, both to the patient and to the hospital. Rural EMTs cover over 80% of the United States land area (Faul et al. 31). This means that in rural areas the transportation times are longer so when EMTs arive at a scene of overdose, administration time of Naloxone has to be as quick as possible. Longer transportation times is directly related to increase in mortality
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and certain common items such as gasoline and red iodine can also be used, Reportedly users say the drug is a pleasure- inducing a high that is significantly stronger than heroin. (Boslaugh 2015). Desomorphine is abused for its opioid-like effects and as with all opioids tolerance, dependence and addiction arise from regular use. The effects of
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Heroin: The Devastating Truth April Matthews COM/172 08-11-2014 UoP Heroin: The Devastating Truth The United States is in the grips of one of the worst heroin epidemics in its history, due in part to a flood of cheap doses of the drug. In some regions, heroin is deemed "highly available" by local police in more than three times the number of communities as it was just seven years ago. This drug has taken many lives in the past
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Drug Abuse). This is not a large sum of money for a drug that saves lives. Naloxone works very effectively and quickly. It takes two to three minutes to activate and the effects last up to ninety minutes. This process happens by binding the brain’s opioid receptors and this basically switches them off. Naloxone does not cure an overdose, but it does slow down the process so addicts can
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Comp 2 Is Prescription Drug Abuse an Epidemic? Many people especially the younger generation, ages starting at twelve years old have turned to the abuse of prescription drugs. The most commonly misused prescription drugs are painkillers (opioids), antidepressants, and anxiety medication. People claim addiction is a choice, but according to science addiction is considered a brain disease due to the fact that it alters the brain permanently by changing the structure of the brain itself and
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