Question: What another kind of non-pharmacological interventions have you implemented in your clinical setting to decrease hypertension? Hi Smitha‚ Very good question. In my clinical setting which is acute care/outpatient cardiac rehabilitation‚ patient education is the key to unlocking the non-pharmacologic strategies to reduce hypertension. As Babaee Beigi et al. (2014‚ p. 97) acknowledge that educational teaching has noteworthy acceptable effects on lifestyle alteration and blood pressure management
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The Use of Non-Pharmacological Therapy in Children The Use of Non-Pharmacological Therapy in Children Children’s pain is multidimensional with psychological‚ physiological and behavioural domains‚ which presents unique challenges in the assessment and evaluation. These challenges require close consideration of the child’s age‚ prior pain experiences‚ developmental‚ cognitive and communication levels. As nurses are responsible in the assessment of children’s pain‚ it is appropriate to
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Abstract The purpose of this paper was to review four articles on non-pharmacological pain relievers for children during painful and invasive procedures. According to the literature review‚ the use of animal therapy showed positive outcome in pediatric population. Another research that involved 14 experienced nurses also found the use of non-pharmacological methods such as bubbles‚ breathing exercises‚ offering new toys‚ and singing to be efficient during painful procedures. One more study that
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caseing ruptures and the gel begins to protrude out between the vertebra and so a slipped disc has occurred. The slipped disc can not only cause a lot of severe back pain but can cause pain in any part of the body. If the slipped disc is pressing on nerves‚ the pain will go to where ever those nerves lead to in the body. The pain caused by the slipped disc pressing on the nerves in the lumber area is a condition known as sciatica‚ although sciatica can be caused by other
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Jonathan Bender’s Joint Pain Relief Codes - Full Review Hello there and welcome to our review of the Joint Pain Relief Codes by Jonathan Bender. As always‚ this review will be divided into 3 main parts: 1. The basics section which will help you to understand better what the Joint Pain Relief Codes is all about. 2. The section about the pros and cons‚ which covers several of the main advantages and disadvantages of Jonathan Bender’s system. 3. The conclusions section that will summarize our
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tenet of the Christian and Jewish religions‚ but is it really murder? Euthanasia can help family members‚ relatives and carers to end the dreadful pain and suffering that their loved ones have to endure. It sometimes seems the kindest thing to do. However one could argue that with more powerful pain relief and dedicated hospices‚ pain should be controlled. Another reason against euthanasia is that in hospitals it could destroy the relationship and trust between the patient and the doctor
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PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN LABOUR (Retrieved from: www.wix.com Presented by: Marlene Mitanis Candice Herse Precious Zvomuya WHAT IS A PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION? Pharmacology is defined as: “a broad discipline describing the use of chemicals to treat and cure disease” (Kenakin‚ 2006‚ p. 1) Intervention is defined as: “action taken to improve a medical disorder” (Miettinen‚ 2014‚ p. 95) or “the act…of interfering as to modify. Specifically any measure whose purpose is to improve
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RELIEF CAMP ESSAY Relief camps were a National Disaster because they were formed to provide unemployed men with Relief to those who needed it‚ this plan ended badly. The relief camps were formed to provide those unemployed men with a job‚ shelter and food and water. The camps was started by the Government on October 1st 1932 and ended on June 1st 1936‚ they took place over a series of 4 years all over Canada. I will discuss the working conditions and the horrible pay the workers received‚ how
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Pharmacological treatment approaches It is widely accepted that at least one in three patients with depression will not respond adequately to a series of appropriate treatments.1 There have been several approaches to defining this difficult-to-treat depression. One recently developed proposal is the Maudsley staging method — a points-based model of degrees of treatment resistance‚ which takes into account details of the specific treatments employed and the severity and duration of the
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Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character‚ scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work‚ often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief often takes the form of a bumbling‚ wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity
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