Distress

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) occur when alveoli of the lungs are filled with fluids due to severe injury or illness. This fluid buildup instead of air in the alveolar air sacs causes decreased level of oxygen transfer from the lungs to the blood stream. A chest x-ray will show clinical appearance of acute pulmonary edema without elevated left atrial pressure or cardiogenic causes (Brochard, 2011). This will cause a severe deprivation of oxygen to vital organs and leads to…

Is moral distress a significant problem for the health care professional? Moral stress can be a significant problem for health care professional, patients and the work environment. Moral distress arises when a nurse knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action (Fernandez-Parsons, Rodriguez, & Goyal, 2013). There are many different things that can cause moral stress some of the reasons are as follows: • Health…

and differences of the “ghost bird” and “Animal distress calls” The similarities of both stories “The ghost bird” and “Animal distress calls” are there settings, character traits, and the stories themes. Also the differences of both stories are there conflicts, mood, and resolution. There are many similarities and differences between “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress calls” There are similarities between “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress calls” such as there settings revolving around…

•Respiratory distress syndrome is a condition where fluid collects in the lungs air sacs, preventing the flow of oxygen to the organs. •Some common causes of respiratory distress syndrome are: inhaling of a toxic substance, things such as, salt water, smoke, chemicals, developing a blood infection and developing of a lung infection like pneumonia. Risk factors for this condition include: a sibling that had respiratory distress syndrome, mother that had diabetes, c-section or labor delivery…

As mentioned in multiple researches, short of staff is one of contributing factors for moral distress among nurses (CNA, 2000; Funk & Wiegand, 2012; Pendry, 2007). As seen in recent freeze of budget in northern Ontario, hospitals’ budget constraint directly result in the numbers of front-line-nurses who work in the system (MacDonald, 2015; Valiani, 2013). In HSN Sudbury alone saved its cost of approximately 5.2 million dollars by not replacing 40 full time nurses, equivalent to about 85000…

In some cases of stress and distress in dementia, antipsychotics can be the right treatment option when the people with dementia are at risk to themselves or their caregivers or other residents of the care home. However, they are linked to serious side effects, particularly when used…

Topic - Evaluation of Emotional Distress in Tort Case: Legal Framework The two parties seen in tort cases are the plaintiff and the defendant (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). The plaintiff is the person who has filed an alleged tort whereas the defendant is the person who has caused harm to the plaintiff (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). In civil lawsuits there are three types of relief they are monetary compensation, specific performance, and an injunction (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). An injunction refers to…

English philosopher John Locke once said, “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.” In Dr. Rachel Pearson’s case, this quote is undeniably true. In her decorous memoir, No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine, Pearson gives a detailed description of her harrowing journey as a medical student, and the people that she encounters and forms relationships with on this journey- her…

No Apparent Distress is the coming-of-age story of Rachel Pearson as she navigates through her unexpected journey of coming to be a doctor. Originally Pearson planned on becoming a writer; however, in the summer of her last year of college, Pearson takes up a job at an abortion clinic. Little did she know that the stories of the women she would counsel would inspire her to become a medical professional. Through years of medical education and training, Pearson learns that there is more to…

many different ways that authors compose their thoughts into writing. While may keep private self thinking journals others write to be heard. For instance, Phillis Wheatley is an author that uses her words to make sound. In her poem the “Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo”, Wheatley uses a bold tone in a creative way to share her introspection. First and foremost, the most interesting part about Wheatley’s poem is how she sets up her tone in the beginning of the story. In the…