Acute assessment unit

Animal Testing According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), over 100 million animals are killed every year in the United States only for educational purposes and for testing potential medicines and products. Although animals have been the subject of experiments since the 300 B. C, it was in the nineteenth century that those experiments became widespread (Orlans 3). With the dissemination of this phenomenon, the popular conscience grew and became a worldwide issue (Orlans 3).…

Throughout history animals have been used for research. In 258 BC, a Greek physician and scientist named Aristotle did experiments on living animals. The experiments that Aristotle did was never for medical research. Instead it was to gain knowledge about animals. However in 199 AD another Greek physician named Galen did animal experiments, but only to advance his understanding for science. Also, during the twelfth century there was an Arab physician named Zuhr that did animal experiments for…

Should Human Products be Tested on Animals? “The question is not, can they reason? nor, can they talk? but, can they suffer?”(qtd. in Should). Millions of animals endure human product testing. Even though they are not as advanced as humans they can still feel and suffer. Common human products are tested on them in different test dealing with toxicity. These tests are unnecessary, costly, and don’t predict reliable results but the truth is ignored. Animals are very different than humans and the…

Animal Testing “Animal testing is, procedures performed on living animals for the purpose of research into biology and diseases determining the liability of new medical products, and testing the human health and/or the safety of the product for the buyer and store products including, cosmetics, household cleaners, food additives, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals. Millions of animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Almost all animals used…

long-term effects of significant stress, nursing care within the acute care setting must utilize strategies to reduce stress. This paper highlights factors contributing to stress following a pediatric burn trauma. In addition, this paper also outlines two nursing strategies essential for stress reduction in patients and their families. Key Factors contributing to Stress Pediatric burn trauma often exposes families’ to the acute care setting for the first time (Clukey, Curtis, Hayes & Merrill,…

because the acute study showed sublethal effects could be seen between 1 and 100 mg/L. The highest concentration, 100 mg/L, was chosen because the negative effects of gibberellic acid were anticipated at this concentration. The glass jars were filled in the same manner as the jars in the acute experiment. As an example, a 100 mg/L replicate would contain 2 mL of the buffered gibberellic acid 5000 mg/L stock solution and 98 mL of moderately hard water. In a similar manner as the acute experiment,…

When she first arrived at her new loving home, the malnourished beagle crawled on her belly yearning for affection, but too scared to stand up. She was suffering from many different health concerns, such as the infestation of hookworms, tapeworms, and multiple internal and external infections (Sherrow). Plus the well-conditioned psychological damage, keeping her in constant fear of humans. Once identified only by a number, she now has a home and a name. Libby, was one of the 250 dogs and cats…

Nearly all of the estimated 2000 new chemicals and thousands of chemical products introduced each year must undergo acute safety tests to determine whether the substance is toxic or lethal and whether it causes allergic skin reactions or damage to eyes or skin. Much of this acute testing is still conducted using mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits, with many animals experiencing death, acute illness, pain, and distress from toxic effects. Many substances also require chronic toxicity and…

It was transported from western, middleclass culture with its corresponding values, and applied mostly out of the context in which it was developed. Plainly this was misuse of the tests and constituted abuse. Psychological tests applied in South Africa were standardized for the white population, and applied without any adaptation to the very different context in the country; Factors, such as culture, language, socio-economic status, education and levels of acculturation of the South African…

Reflection Paper This module began with an analysis of my current writing teaching practice and with an examination of the CCT performance profile. I discussed with my mentor my current writing teaching practices and how I could improve them to give students more individualized feedback. I also wanted to give my students more opportunities to become responsible for their own learning. I would always make sure that the criteria was clearly communicated prior to an assignment. However I wanted…