Chronic toxicity

A) Stress Management Assessment After redoing the Stress Management Assessment tests from Chapter 2, there was a decrease in my stress levels, except for school, probably due to finals and my self-esteem/weight gain, but overall most results stayed the same. Reviewing my results from the first verses the second time I took this assessment, I concluded, by looking at my vitals, that I need to relax more and breathe a little slower. It also showed that I need to work on my health in regards to…

I am writing this 2000 word essay as a punishment for not doing TRE, In this essay I am going to explain, compare and contrast several self-regulating tools that are used in today’s society including TRE, music, sports and yoga. Self regulating tools allow people to manage their thoughts and emotions, maintain focus and many other things. Self regulating tools are important as it is essential for success in school, work, and life. Stress is a basic part of life and experiencing some amount of…

Chronic pain is defined as a long period of time where the pain persists and does not let down. Chronic pain is very different than acute pain as it is more than just a sensation that lets us know we may have a possible injury. This type of pain is usually due to a medical condition or damage to the body. Chronic pain can cause many different types of feeling and emotions such as hopelessness, anger, anxiety, etc. Some ways to treat chronic pain are through surgery, physical therapy,…

Wound management requires a skill and time in acquiring a fulfilling task. In fact, complicated wounds that are either acute or chronic can be seen in most surgical wards. Through the significance of the literature review, five articles will be explored in identifying their aims, relationship, differences and its relevance to the nursing standard. In Yao et al (2012), their retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in comparison…

Proper care for an open wound can lead to a quick recovery and a decreased risk of infection. An infection is caused by exposure to bacteria and pathogens. If an open wound contracts an infection, then it can lead to further complications with the healing process. Therefore, is it important to keep the wound dressing changed regularly. There are several key steps to follow from the removal of the bandages to reapplying new bandages. The first step in changing an open wound bandage is gathering…

My understanding of chronic care vs. acute care, is the process of treating the two illnesses, and the time in which it takes to heal. In acute illnesses, these usually last no longer than 6 months. As with chronic illnesses, it can last a lifetime and can continue to get worse as time goes on. For example, an acute illness would be a girl who tested positive for a urinary tract infection, and a chronic illness would be a person with diabetes mellitus. The difference between these two are that…

When hearing the phrase negative pressure wound therapy, one asks, what does it mean? This type of dressing is used for acute, chronic and burn wounds; it’s a closed system attached to pump which applies negative vacuum pressure to subtract fluid thereby increasing circulation to the tissue. (Wound Care Center, n.d.). This type of therapy is also referred to as VAC (vacuum assisted closure) therapy. According to the Wound Care Center, (n.d.) this vacuum dressing is used for the following: •…

Chronic pain defined as pain that lasts longer than six months. Chronic pain can be mild or excruciating, episodic or continuous, merely inconvenient or totally incapacitating. Due to the trouble of categorizing a patient with chronic pain, I would complete comprehensive health history assessment. This will provide subjective and objective data from the patient along with the examination of the patient. This history will provide knowledge of the current events or activities causing the pain…

promotes wound healing is adequate blood supply. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout our body which is required for the healing process. It is estimated that as many as 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic wounds (How Wounds Heal, 2017). Chronic wounds are common in the elderly, diabetics, people with hypertension, obesity, or other vascular diseases…

Introduction Enzymatic non-surgical wound debridement is a treatment to remove dead tissue from a wound. This helps the wound heal. This treatment uses an ointment or spray that contains proteins (enzymes) that can break down dead tissue in the wound over time. This allows your body to repair the wound by growing more healthy tissue. Depending on the wound, this treatment may be used along with another technique to remove dead tissue (debridement), such as: Surgical debridement. Autolytic…