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The decision by Young J in Re Baby B (No 2) has often been described as a milestone decision for the ambit of parental responsibility. Through his judgment, parental responsibility has been extended to authorise the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for critically ill neonates. The purpose of this essay is to critically analyse the standpoint of Australian law in relation to withdrawing and withholding care of ill neonates and offer recommendations if conflict arises.…

Audrey Pattock Period 03 Career Paper December 15,2016 Nurse Anesthetist A Nurse Anesthetist’s job at first may seem quite simple, but they tend to face split second decisions that can cost a life or save one. Everyday numerous surgeries are being performed. Whether it’s an open heart surgery, or just getting your wisdom teeth out. A Nurse Anesthetists will always be by your side to make sure everything is going as planned. A Nurse Anesthetist is one of four Advanced Practice Registered…

Care of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Spinal cord injury is an event that changes a person’s life forever. The classifications of spinal cord injuries are concussion, compression, contusion, laceration, and transection. Injury can be complete or incomplete (Nayduch., 2010). The type and location of the spinal cord injury will determine the care and management of the patient and subsequent complications that arise from the injury. The research will focus on evidenced-based medical, surgical…

moisture in oral cavity and mucous membranes, and its objective is to minimize dental plaque formation (Rello et al, 2007). Although there are several reasons of not performing oral care by nurses, including low priority of care (O’Reilly, 2003), endotracheal tube limiting access to mouth (Grap et al, 2003), and it is difficult and unpleasant task (Cutler & Davis, 2005), oral care have to be considered as an essential basic nursing care for ICU patients as oral hygiene can reduce oral…

During the 17th and early 18th centuries, physical restraints were deemed a necessary and acceptable feature of refuge life (RCP 2009) (Fig. 1). Early physicians had considered psychiatric illness as “the loss of reason” and many supported the use of physical restraints to aid violent patients reclaim their “reason” (Iversen 2009). Therefore proving that the use of physical restraints in mental health is not an original tactic to managing disruptive behaviors, but this method has historically…

My reflection focuses on the role I took as an ODP student at the pre-operative checks on admission unit, anaesthetic and surgery in the general theatre. For purposes of completing this assignment, I will refer to the patient that journeyed to the theatre for lobectomy thorascospic (a surgical procedureto remove one of the lobes of the lungs to check for any disease) operations as Mrs. A for the purpose of confidentiality. The reflection is presented based on Gibb 's Reflective Cycle (Gibbs,…

Kelsey Crooks OB Project Week 3 CLTCC-Alexandria  Index Spontaneous Abortion Umbilical Cord Compression Premature Rupture of Membranes Uterine Inversion Uterine Rupture Hematoma of Episiotomy Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Infant of a Diabetic Mother Spontaneous Abortion Define Loss of the fetus in uterus before 20 weeks of pregnancy (Spontaneous Abortion: Medline Plus) Cause. Risk Factors. According to Medline Plus: Chromosomal problems which stops fetus from fully developing Drug & alcohol…

According to Schouten et al (2008), sepsis involves the activation of the coagulation cascade coupled with down-regulation of anticoagulation and fibrinolysis. An intricate link between inflammation and coagulation exists within the body (Neligan, 2006). When a pathogen is present in the bloodstream or when tissue injury occurs, an inflammatory response occurs. The response causes a stimulation of the immune system to produce interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis…