Benefits of Morphine Use in Hospice Paityn Nielsen Chamberlain College of Nursing April 4‚ 2015 Abstract The objective of this paper is to provide evidence of the importance of morphine use for patients on hospice. Managing pain with morphine for patients on hospice can be challenging including overcoming the many misconceptions related to morphine. Many families and patients on hospice believe morphine to be the “death drug” however oftentimes the benefits associated with the use of morphine are not
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MORPHINE SULFATE (mor’feen) Brand Names: Astramorph PF‚ Avinza‚ DepoDur‚ Duramorph‚ Epimorph ‚ Kadian‚ MSIR‚ MS Contin‚ Oramorph SR‚ Roxanol‚ RMS‚ Statex Classifications: central nervous system (cns) agent; analgesic; narcotic (opiate) agonist Pregnancy Category: B (D in long-term use or high dose) Controlled Substance: Schedule II Contents 1 Availability 2 Actions of Morphine Sulfate 3 Therapeutic Effects 4 Uses 5 Contraindications 6 Cautious Use 7 Route & Dosage 8 Administration
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Miracles and Science: BY ARD LOUIS www.BioLogos.org The Long Shadow of David Hume* *This paper is a translation of A.A. Louis‚ “Wonderen en wetenschap: De lange schaduw van David Hume‚” Omhoog kijken in Platland‚ ed Cees Dekker‚ Rene’ van Woudenberg en Gijsbert van den Brink‚ Ten Have (2007). 1. Introduction: Miracles as violations of the laws of nature Unbelievable‚ isn’t it‚ that there are still students at this university who believe in stories from the Bible‚ said Martin‚ an older
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immigrants would migrate here. Some came for the better economic opportunity while some came for the better change. Without speaking a hint of English‚ their life would soon be reshaped as their life will unravel soon. In the monograph The Long Way Home by David Laskin‚ he shared the lives of a dozen immigrants in their point of view. Laskin‚ a graduate from Harvard college is an American writer. In his book‚ Laskin detailed the hardships that they had to withstand. From trying to find their family
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Duramorph (morphine) Classifications: Opioid Route: intrathecally or epiduarally. Larger doses increase the side effects without increase the length of time the drug works. Nurses don’t give this?? OB use: For pain 24 hours after birth/most commonly used with C sections. Side Effects: pruritus‚ nausea and vomiting‚ and urinary retention Nursing implications: works in 30-60 minutes. Contraindications: allergy/hypersensitivity to morphine. Maternal Side effects: most common: confusion‚ sedation
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(objective/subjective) would you expect to find? What test(s) are done to help provide a definitive diagnosis? o Well to begin with‚ I would want to ask the patient to rate his/her pain. For an acute episode‚ the best medication to treat with is analgesia. Morphine sulfate is given to relieve pain and reduce ureteral spasm (LeMone‚ 2015‚ P.758). o Other assessment data I would expect to find is complaints of flank‚ back‚ or abdominal pain. Radiation‚ characteristics and timing‚ aggravating or relieving factors
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Name: student number: Experiment 2 Analgesic action of morphine (The method of hot plate) Aim: To observe the analgesic effect of morphine. Discussion: Stimulate the position of animal by temperature to produce pain reaction. Put the mouse on the metal plate which has heat up to 55oC. The pain reaction is identified as to lick the
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experienced with people of such a disorder. Some cartoons and comics have been created with the aim of responding and reflecting to social anxiety. Therefore‚ the essay examines the three comic works that are phenomenon of social anxiety. Murder‚ Morphine and Me was written by Jack Cole‚ which can be described as a crime story. The event occurs when a young woman with vision and ambitions being seduced by a drug dealer. She is introduced to the drug business without knowing what mess she has got herself
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other at the first glance‚ but if you study them close‚ they actually have many similarities. One of Donatello’s best-known work portrays David after he defeated Goliath by striking him with a stone and cutting his head off with Goliath’s own sword. Donatello was the first artist that created a nude life-sized sculpture since antiquity. His bronze sculpture of David indicates that he completely mastered the classical tradition of art. Particularly his sculpture reflects the style of Polykleitos who
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Assignment #4 Hed 116-005 1. Throughout his struggle‚ David did many things to try and help his survival on a day to day basis. In David’s worst of times he would pass the time by fantasizing to help ease his mind and or to block out whatever horrific game his mother wanted to play. " I fantasized i was a prince or a comic book hero"‚ David often would imagine. When David’s hunger pains became more than he could bare he resulted to eating "scraps" from the garbage‚ dog food bowls‚ and
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