Delirium

A detachment of one’s surrounding and substituting it by a visionary fantasy, usually happens because like most people The main character wishes for fulfillment that he does not have in his life. In Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Peyton Farquhar is struggling between the life he has and what he wants. The events taken place come from dire need to show himself and others how loyal he is to the southern cause during the Civil War. For this response he puts himself in a…

to attain her beloved in her possession was diabolical. She initiated the Salem Witch Trials with the assistance of her companions and completely overtook the town with paranoia, another main theme presented throughout the play. The hysteria and delirium she conjured into the town was unprecedented before and her upright ability to manipulate the posse of girls through the duration of the witch trials resulted in prosecution of dozens of innocent lives. The sheer chaos she was undoubtedly…

Pathophysiology Room 24, a 79 year-old widowed African American woman, presented September 23, 2016, to Lynchburg General Hospital with a chief complaint of abdominal pain, urinary frequency, burning sensation, and confusion. Upon arrival at the hospital, Room 24 was accompanied by a family member due to her inability to be awarelack of awareness of to her surroundings, as well as the increase in episodes of “wandering and getting lost” as stated by Room 24’s caregiver. She entered the hospital…

At any given moment his mind would buzz with alert – wave its hands urgently and point fingers at something he should devote his attention to and, at the same time, his insides would try to find a secret passage to break loose; ascend from the staircase of his ribcage; shapeshift to the form of the bitter taste of truth - perpetuated on his tongue, but only making it as far as mere goosebumps. Thus, when he first laid eyes on you, all the sirens rooted within his walls exploded glowing fireflies…

Difficult Detox Drug addiction and substance abuse are not only prominent with the use of ‘street drugs’, the epidemic has been increasingly present in the world of prescription medications as well, even those that are used to ‘wean’ people off of other illicit drugs. Here are a list of some of the most commonly abused prescription, or ‘legal’ drugs, and their self-detox risks. SubOxone: The intended use of SubOxone is the treatment of opiate addiction, however, many individuals develop a…

barriers, misinterpretations, misunderstandings, and communication errors between hospital staff, patients, outside caregivers, and family members. And remember, sometimes patients may be confused and unable to provide accurate information due to delirium, shock, dementia, psychosis, intoxication, or drug overdoses or they may even intentionally give inaccurate information for purposes of…

With close reference to relevant theoretical material, discuss the compatibility of Coelho’s Eleven Minutes with postmodernist constructions of identity. Comparing Paulo Coelho’s writings to a delta of sediments is a just analogy to make in the scope of this essay: an accumulation of sediments from the bosom of everywhere; an everywhere nevertheless, seen through the eyes of the Brazilian, to paraphrase Ortolano (2003). The author’s tales are illustrative of phenomenon such as juxtaposition…

focuses more on the protagonist’s feelings and relationships. Letting the government act as background, setting, and reasoning for the dire situation the character is in. In this situation the dystopia is more a plot tool than a major feature. In Delirium, by Lauren Oliver published in 2011, the government uses a required procedure that makes it impossible to love, as a way to control their people. In this novel the romantic relationship between the protagonist and her love interest are more…

the play, her accusations and lies cause many people pain and suffering, but she seemed to never care for any of them. Abigail Williams is the obvious choice when giving the blame of the hangings to a character, but for good reason too. The insane delirium in Salem all stems from the fact that Abigail was not able to face the fact that she had been caught by her uncle, Reverend Parris, dancing in the woods with her Barbadian slave, Tituba. Solely in order to save her own skin, she began the…

client and helped to plan the client`s recovery and other services that the client would need upon discharge. After the meeting, the chief was kind enough to spend time with us and educate us on the major differences between depression, psychosis, delirium, and hallucinations. We went for rounds twice to each unit and spend time with the students. At 12 noon, the preceptor gathered all students in the activity room for the debriefing and post conference. One student presented a case and…