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In order to increase nursing knowledge, according to Nelson and Staggers (2015), the ability to extract the unique data that nurses provide is essential. Utilizing a common language, standardized nursing terminology (SNT), allows for the organization of data, information and knowledge. Park (2014) asserted, coded SNT in the electronic health record EHR, allows for a comprehensive means to portray the “art of nursing”, the interventions and outcomes which are a direct result of nursing actions.…

Introduction In this assignment, I be given 1 case study which is A 75 years old female patient was scheduled for a CT Abdomen with contrast media (CM) administration. There is no detail information on CM history, but the patient reported with lower limb swelling, high blood pressure and high protein in the urine. A recent test on BUN and creatinine level also was high. She is currently on a medication. Condition of patient Based on the sign and symptoms that be mention erlier this patient…

Performance Enhancing Drugs in Cycling Introduction From the very beginning when humans have engaged in competitive sports, they have tried to gain every possible edge against their opponents. An advantage that can be achieved through honest means such as hard work, determination and perseverance towards the sport. Contrarily, it could also be achieved through dishonest means such as through the use of illegal chemical agents known as Performance Enhancing Drugs or PEDs. The use of Performance…

J.K. Rowling is famous for stating, “Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.” This is relevant to innovation in the point that if you are not moving forward, you are moving backwards. In modern times, innovation is the force that…

performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) including erythropoietin (EPO), blood transfusions, testosterone, corticosteroids, human growth hormone and masking agents (used to prevent detection of PEDs). (Linden 2012.) Perhaps Armstrong used masking agents like protease, diuretics, or epitestosterone throughout his false-hearted cycling…

The kidneys are bean shaped organs, the size of fists located below the rib cage. The kidneys filter blood and get rid of waste in the body. Renal cell carcinoma is a disease in which malignant cells form in the lining of tubules of the kidneys, and it is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults. Kidney cancer was first reported in 1613 by Daniel Sennert who made a reference suggesting a tumor was appearing in the kidney. It was recorded in his text Practicae Medicinae in this Sennert…

Are you are leading a healthy lifestyle? Do you think you’re unhealthy because you are overweight? Do you think you are healthy just because you are thin? You cannot always make excuses to yourself and overlook your fitness. You’re never too poor to adopt a healthy lifestyle or too busy to make time for workout. You don’t have to go to the gym or hire a trainer to be healthy. All you really need is motivation. A motivation to love yourself enough and live better. Here are ten things to do that…

In the U.S. alone, there’re approximately 5.7 million Americans who are affected by congestive heart failure and about 550,000 new cases each year . A common misconception among Americans, is that cardiac arrest and heart failure are the same – not exactly. Both conditions can be life-threatening, but heart failure refers to the incapability of the heart to circulate blood throughout the body to meet the body’s needs. Due to the inadequate blood circulation, it results the leaking of fluid from…

After going through today’s lesson, in my opinion, I find that negative feedback mechanism is more important than positive feedback mechanism. Both mechanisms are important to the body, but I feel that negative feedback mechanism is more crucial to the body than positive feedback mechanism. Here is why. The positive feedback mechanism is only used when there is a potentially dangerous situation or a stressful process which must be completed quickly. Moreover, our body only uses the mechanism in…

How much water should we drink everyday has always been a question It depends on many factors such as age, gender, health, your activity, and where you live. ("Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day?") The one who suggested eight glasses in the beginning was Fredrick John Stare. He was a nutritionist and a professor that founded and taught at Harvard School of Public Health in 1942. He advocated that people need to drink at least six glasses water throughout the day and eat the basic four…