Analgesic

related to T6-11 laminectomy evidenced by patient states back pain of 9 on a scale of 0-10. Short-term goal: Patient will state a pain of 3 on a scale of 0-10 prior to the end of shift. Long-term goal: Patient will be pain free and will not need any analgesic to manage pain within 6 months. Nursing…

It is a critical duty of a nurse to participate in end-of-life situations that require their quick responsiveness to react on the current emergency or need. The nurses that face mostly this stress are the ones assigned in a critical care unit or in the intensive care unit. There are different factors that contribute on this anxiety that is being felt by the nurse. It is necessary to be equipped with knowledge and skills to be able to work as an effective critical care unit nurse. On a study…

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease. Assisted suicide is the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, effected by taking a lethal drug provided by a doctor. I agree with both the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide and feel that this decision should be made by the individual. The individual should have to end their own life your to free themselves from the pain and misery of their terminal disease. There are…

a highly euphoric, highly addictive type of drug extracted from the opium poppy plant. The opioid epidemic has reached increasingly large numbers and is very prevalent nowadays. People use opiates for many different reasons. They are considered analgesic drugs because the relieve pain. All opiates, including morphine, hydrocodone and oxycodone, require a prescription by a doctor and are used to treat severe pain. However, this is not nearly the reality we see in today’s society. From China and…

Statistics show that nearly one in four pregnancies end in abortion. There are countless options that an expecting woman can turn to other than an abortion. Many people consider abortion before they consider putting the baby up for adoption. If a mother would decide to give birth rather than have an abortion, her decision would help families that can not have children. When choosing to have an abortion, mothers should first consider the harm it will do to her body rather than carrying out the…

on. The client would like to make an appointment for the lameness to be checked by the vet and for Sidney to be vaccinated (if the vet feels he is old enough).Sidney is admitted for treatment for 24 hours. He is to receive intravenous fluids, an analgesic injection and a topical skin cream for lesions. You were responsible…

The two research articles by Olson, D.M & McNett el at. (2013) and Olson & Lewis el at. (2013), both having Olson as the primary author present research regarding ICP. Moreover, both of the articles used similar samples for their research. The population used for both of the studies were 28 nurse-patients dyads, from 16 hospitals. The patients were age 18 and older who had been diagnosed with intracranial pressure. The samples included white males with a mean age of 47 years old. Once the…

The three nursing interventions for this diagnosis are to provide nonpharmacological comfort such as a massage, administer analgesics as indicated for discomfort, and determine location, frequency, duration, and intensity of pain using a zero to ten rating scale. Secondly, she is at risk for deficient fluid volume related to excessive losses through abdominal routs evidence by…

Introduction According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition—DSM-IV), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by a depressed mood for a large portion of the day, and occurs almost every day. There is a noticeably decreased interest or pleasure in more or less all activities (anhedonia). Some of the symptoms vary from person to person. For example, patients may experience a dramatic increase or decrease in weight and appetite may either increase or…

Cancer is described as uncontrolled growth of the abnormal body cells. Cancer associated with altered expression of cellular genes which its normal function is to regulate proliferation and differentiation of cell. Cancer is the second major cause of death for both men and women in the United States (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). According to National Cancer Institute (2014), there are over one hundred types of cancer existing. Types of cancers are named for the organ or type of cell in which its…