Wound Management Module code NURS09106 Banner No B00209786 Tutor Vicky Wilson Assignment Assignment 2 Word Count 3222 Submission Date 3rd May 2011 Introduction. The following assignment will take the form of a case study. The subject is a 79-year-old sikh gentleman‚ who will be known as patient X. Patient X only speaks English as his second language. Patient X has developed a wound on his right
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Gonzales-Goff NivaPeriod 2 literature 12 March 2014 Within the Community (MP1) Jan Johnson‚ author of Healing the Soul Wound (2010) suggests that to heal historical amnesia and identity crisis’ cross racial alliances with all races should be achieved‚ and the races that are traumatized by the happenings in the past‚ due European colonization will reconcile through Johnson’s suggested healing process; forgiveness‚ compassion‚ and empathy. However‚ her idea of cross racial kinship is not realistic‚ considering
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‘Wound care: selecting the right dressings’ Author: Merlin-Manton‚ Elizabeth‚ Tissue viability nurse‚ Worcester acute hospital. Quantitative research‚ Case report; Blind Peer Reviewed; Editorial Board Reviewed; Europe; Expert Peer Reviewed; Nursing; Peer Reviewed; UK & Ireland. ‘This article discusses the clinical aspects of wound healing the importance of selecting the right dressings for wound. Topics discussed include the two main types of wounds‚ wound closure‚ moisture balance which promotes
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grief‚ such as sadness and anger. Discovering why you feel grief is the first step in healing from it. Gaining a deeper understanding of the grieving process will alleviate the guilt that often comes with grief. You’re grieving‚ yet you feel guilty that you aren’t moving past it fast enough. Healing from grief is a process‚ just like healing from a broken bone. It will take time and probably more effort than healing from a physical injury. Today‚ we’ll be examining grief with a focus on how to cope
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intact the latter contributes to his ability to manage this therapy at home. James along with professional support will monitor his wound care to achieve a healed wound. The immediate benefits of this choice in wound care are the facilitation of his early discharge from hospital and the VAC therapy will assist in the promotion of blood supply to the wound bed allowing for formation of granulation tissue . Using this system will allow him to continue working due to the portability of the
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is estimated that 3.5 per 1000 patient suffer from wounds. (Vowden et al .2009). Vowden‚K.‚Vowden‚P.and Posnett‚J.(2009). The resource cost of wound care in Bradford & Airdale PCT in the UK. Journal of wound Care 18(3):93-102. 2) Beldon (2010) highlights the lack of knowledge‚ individualised wound assessment and the construction and maintenance of effective management plans by nurses is seriously deficient. Beldon‚ P. (2010). Is wound management training in primary care good enough?
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Not Just a Sexually Transmitted Disease When sexually transmitted disease or STD is heard‚ individuals automatically assume or think the disease is only contracted through sexual contact. There are a few exceptions to this thought process‚ one of which is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Statistically‚ more than 750‚000 women in the United States experiences an acute PID episode each year (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Fact Sheet‚ 2011) and 8% of all United
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has the ability to heal people from illnesses‚ performs the "healing" and prescribes herbal medicine. As Seth and her father prepare to leave‚ a man‚ who is next in line to see Elsa‚ collapses and loses consciousness and so the people immediately brings him inside. Seth and her father head anyway. The following day‚ Seth is welcomed by her father‚ who has now regained his strength thanks to the healing. His recovery and miraculous healing astounds their whole neighborhood. Amazed by his grandfather’s
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certified wound and ostomy nurse. While she also takes care of wounds and ostomies‚ she also makes rounds for the anthesiologists on their PCA pumps and starts PICC lines. The most interesting thing I saw was a man who had a large abdominal wound and was being treated with a wound vac. He had acquired this wound as a result of and abscess caused by the mesh that was used to repair his abdominal hernia. Initially‚ when she saw him in the morning‚ she had decided to try and dress the wound using a dressing
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There were two themes prevalent in this novel: the lost generation and the process of healing. At first glance‚ these two themes seem to have no mutual ground on which they stand. However‚ Hemingway makes sense of this in his novel‚ intertwining the two themes‚ whereas they work as one. In the midst of all this chaos‚ the main character makes a choice between excessive partying and drinking and a process of healing‚ which does not necessarily look productive on the outside. Hemingway’s genius
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