of which the actor has actual, subjective awareness of the risk involved, but nevertheless proceeds with conscious indifference to the rights, safety, or welfare of others” (Thornton, 2006). Any surgical procedure can be considered high risk. Surgery requires a team of highly trained professions starting with the nurses caring for the patient pre-op and post-op, the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and the operating room and circulating nurses. In my
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By the time her work brought her back to the United States, Nancy ScheperHughes had spent more than a decade tracking the illegal sale of human organs across the globe. Posing as a medical doctor in some places and a wouldbe kidney buyer in others, she had linked gangsters, clergymen and surgeons in a trail that led from South Africa, Brazil and other developing nations all the way back to some of her own country's best medical facilities. So it was that on an icy February afternoon in 2003
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Change Using Evidence Based Research Glenda Doctor Western Governor’s University Procedure, basis for practice, rationale and explanation The procedure for the use of povidone-iodine for surgical cite antisepsis is: skin preparation for surgery includes the use of sterile drapes to drape the patient and square off surgical area with sterile towels to absorb excess solution. The incision site is where the prep begins and proceeds outward from that point. Iodine soap or scrub, wet the skin
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This continued until she was at her highest recorded weight ever of 353 pounds on her 5 ft. 7 in. frame. Finally she came to a point where she was ready for a change in her life .In September of 2014 she had weight loss surgery, she had the Duodenal Switch Procedure. After the surgery she lost a lot of weight in the beginning, the “honeymoon phase “, where the first 100 pounds came off pretty quickly. Along with the weight she had dry, cracked skin, her hair was falling out in clumps. She was tired
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Surgery I was so scared. There was going to be blood, and sharp things going down my throat. I don’t do blood and sharp things, especially in me. I was so worried I wasn’t going to make it through surgery. I wanted all the prayers and thoughts I could get. I woke up early on January 6, 2015, the day we were suppose to come back to school from Christmas break around 7 a.m. My phone was blown up with notifications from friends wishing me good luck for my surgery. After reading every single one
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Throughout my time in the military, I have had many injuries. One of my many injuries was a back spasm that was aggravated by extraneous activity, even to the point where I could not run. It was caused by a nerve being pinched by the vertebral disks in my spine. I spent a large amount of time trying to ignore the pain, but i knew at some point i was going to need to seek help for my constant and ongoing pain. It was not until i visited with a physical therapist that i felt any relief. At El Paso
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Enduring the Pain One second I was shooting a ball, the next I was on the ground with two 90 degree bends in my leg, one at my knee, one half way up my femur. Your femur is the bone that connects your hip to your kneecap, tibia and fibula. The femur is considered the strongest bone in the body and also the hardest to break. There I was, eleven years old with the hardest bone in my body snapped like a pencil. The longest five minutes of my life were laying there on the ground, waiting for the ambulance
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I was allowed to shadow one-on-one different medical personnel daily from various hospital departments, ranging from podiatry to pharmacy to the lab to surgery and anesthesiology. I took a particular interest in the work of the staff Anesthesiologist and Orthopedic Surgeon, both whom passed along their passion for their specialties to me. I also met many medical residents who advised me on what classes to
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I aim to secure a career as a Prosthetist. Obtaining certification to create artificial limbs for patients requires that I earn a masters degree in orthotics and prosthetics. The curriculum must be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Ideally, I would then enlist in a one year residency certified by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education. If I am to achieve my goal, I must finally be approved by the American Board of Certification
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Healing is a process. Miranda is continuing to heal from her surgery. She is doing well during the daytime; however, at night she does have significant pain where her screws and rods were placed. I spoke with Dr. Neuro #7, and he said this was a normal part of the healing. With Miranda's EDS, healing takes longer for her body. Miranda had a big blessing last week. This summer, Micah and Miranda's orthodontist group had a competition among all their patients. Whoever traveled the farthest away from
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