The Norwegian Version of the Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain: Reliability and Validity Kari Raaum Hovde, Tone Høilo Granheim, Knut-Andreas Christophersen, Alfhild Dihle P ain in children is still both under-estimated and under-treated (Bell et al., 2009; Liossi, 2006; Stinson, Yamada, Dickson, Lamba, & Stevens, 2008; Zempsky, Cravero, & the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Section of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2004). Inadequate treatment
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Abuse of prescription drugs is higher among service members than among civilians and is slowly increasing. In 2008, 11 percent of service members reported misusing prescription drugs. Most of the prescription drugs misused by service members are opioid pain medications. Alcohol use is also higher among men and women in military service than among civilians. Almost half of active duty members have reported binge drinking. 20 percent of military people have reported binge drinking every week
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Pleasure Unwoven: The Facets of Addiction When answering the question at hand, “Addiction is a disorder of the what?” One must ponder on the question and choose an answer based on a true belief or scientific facts. McCauley (2009) pointed out in his video “Pleasure Unwoven: A personal journey about addiction” that addiction is a disorder of the brain, “the very part of the brain we need to make proper decisions.” When a person is addicted to, say, alcohol, a certain part of the brain may malfunction
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Week 13: Symptoms Associated with Renal and Hepatic Disease 1 Symptoms Associated with Renal and Hepatic Disease Case Study November 23, 2013 Week 13: Symptoms Associated with Renal and Hepatic Disease 2 Renal Case Study Introduction Glenda is a 41 year old woman with end stage renal disease related to polycystic kidney disease. She has been on dialysis for ten years while waiting for a donor. She has recently made
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The effectiveness of Music and Relaxation Therapy on the Post-Operative Pain Introduction The use of music in the accomplishment of therapeutic aims; the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of mental and physical health is defined as music therapy. Music therapy decrease the perception of pain by temporarily occupying the ‘gates of pain’ located on spinal cord. Music can soothe us out; slow us down and save us from the ravages of tension. According to the study conducted by Jeena Jose (2000)
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In November 2000, voters in Colorado passed Amendment 20, which enabled patients and their caregivers to obtain a restricted amount of marijuana from medical dispensaries. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment created and informal rule prohibiting caregivers from providing medical marijuana to more than 5 patients at a time and were subsequently sued for the policy by Sensible Colorado, Colorado’s medical marijuana distribution system. In 2007, Sensible won the lengthy hearing
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Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act. Basically, the government believes marijuana has “no medical use in treatment in the United States.” It was in 1996 when Proposition 215 passed in California that states began to allow the use of medical marijuana. However, some people seem to hold on to the idea that marijuana is bad. “Ethics is defined as the system of human mental activities that allows us to assign a degree of ‘goodness’ or ‘badness’
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The war on drugs in America was an expensive effort to curb illegal drug use that ultimately failed. It is a term used to refer to a military based, government run campaign to prevent drug use, persecute those trafficking illegal and controlled substances, and to prevent drug flow across borders. The war officially began in 1971, where President Richard Nixon declared drugs to be the greatest threat to the American people. Drug use was rapidly spreading across the country, and thousands spilled across
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Geriatrics Geriatrics Jennifer P. Dugan, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor University of Colorado Colorado, Denver Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course 31 Geriatrics Learning Objectives: The following case pertains to questions 2 and 3. J.T. is an 82-year-old community-dwelling woman with a history of stage III Parkinson disease, hypertension, and urinary incontinence (UI). She is receiving carbidopa/levodopa
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Title: | Quiz #2 | | | | | | | Total score: | 82/100 = 82% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 100 | 1. | | | Alpha adrenergic blockers promote vasodilatation. This action causes: | | | Student Response | Correct Answer | A. | decreased pulse rate | | B. | increased blood pressure | | C. | decreased blood pressure | | D. | rapid respirations | | | Score: | 2/2 | | | 2. | | | An adrenergic blocker does which
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