Human Lice Anoplurans are parasitic arthropods. They are commonly referred to as "sucking" lice. Lice are highly host specific and many species prefer specific sites on their host’s body. They can not survive without a host; therefore‚ lice have developed many adaptations that help them stay in close contact with their host. There are three types of human lice: The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitas)‚ the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)‚ and the crab louse (Pthirus pubis).
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Electronic Prescribing (ePrescribing) Introduction Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) systems can help improve the safety and efficiency of healthcare by aiding the choice‚ prescribing‚ administration and supply of medicines. Electronic prescribing‚ often abbreviated to e-prescribing or “eRx”‚ is a form of computer-based physician order entry (CPOE‚ also referred to as computerized provider order entry and computerized prescription order entry). The safety and effectiveness of ePrescribing
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Public lice are tiny insects that attach themselves to the skin and hair in the pubic area‚ but may occasionally be found on other coarse body hair‚ such as hair on the legs‚ armpit‚ mustache‚ beard‚ eyebrows‚ and eyelashes. They are light brown and the size of a pinhead. Pubic lice are commonly called “crabs.” They are called crabs because they have "claws"‚ which they use to hang onto hair and because under microscopes they look like a miniature version of a crab. Once they are on a person’s body
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Case Study As my learning needs and areas of development have been identified within my portfolio‚ the following case study will focus on the assessment and prescribing process for a 64 year old lady with a history of venous leg ulcers. The identified patient‚ who will be known as Jane to maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008) was chosen due to the high number of patients who have venous leg ulcers that are nursed by community teams. Approximately 1-2% of adults will have a leg ulcer at some point
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Statement of Awareness in the Differences in Child and Adult Prescribing ‘Only nurses with relevant knowledge‚ competence‚ skills and experience in nursing children should prescribe for children. This is particularly important in primary care (e.g. out of hours‚ walk-in clinics and general practice settings). Any one prescribing for a child in these situations must be able to demonstrate competence in prescribing for children and refer to another prescriber when working outside their level of
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“Atlene” Lice remover From Atis seeds Abstract Nowadays people used different kind of commercial lice remover. Many of people problems are the lice on their head especially to the girls who have a long and thick hair. Even a boy is suffering on this problem. These can cause destruction on every people who are busy doing something; people can’t bear scratching their head‚ because of its too itchy. This problem is too destructive especially to the students. There are many lice remover products introduced
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The prescribing pyramid (National Prescribing Centre‚ 1999) is a stepwise approach that has involves seven stages (1-7)‚ and each stage should be considered carefully before climbing to the next: Consider the patient. Which strategy should be used? Consider a choice of product Negotiate a contract Review the patient Record keeping Reflection With regard the oral thrush infection‚ the patient had a full history taken and clinical examination. A holistic viewpoint that took into account the
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Very little research has been done into the effectiveness of prescribing teens antidepressants. There are many things that can cause teens to have depression‚ certain triggers in life such as social rejection ‚ family turmoil‚ and failing exams. Depression whether in children‚ teens‚ or adolescents is a dysregulation
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BEDBUGS: PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE 237 CHAPTER 4 Bedbugs‚ fleas‚ lice‚ ticks and mites Ectoparasites that live on the body‚ in clothing and in beds There are many different species of bloodsucking fleas‚ lice‚ ticks and mites. Lice live on humans or in their clothing‚ while fleas are frequently found taking bloodmeals on people and domestic animals. Bedbugs‚ which can be found in beds or furniture‚ feed on humans to obtain blood-meals. Some mites live in people’s skin‚ e.g. the mites that
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she will come upon the problem of lice‚ whether it is with a client‚ a friend‚ or even their own child. For most people‚ even talking about lice will make their scalp itch. It has a bad reputation and definitely should not be taken lightly. Parents‚ along with anyone in the cosmetology field should have knowledge about the common louse‚ the problems it causes in the workplace‚ and the elimination of the potential infestations it brings. The conversation of lice raises eyebrows all around the world
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