Sedation

Everyone knows or has heard of “that family” who dresses up their dog in clothes and talks to them as if it they were a real child. The connection between pet and owner all relies on how the owner treats the animal. The emotional attention that many owners feel towards their pets may depend on the breed type of dog involved, but the way the any animal feels about their owners will differentiate from one species to another (Physiology Today - The Bond Between Pet And Owner). If you had a pig,…

Lung diseases are very prevalent in the United States. According to a study, COPD is diagnosed in almost 24 million individuals in the US and is among the top 4 reasons of death in the country (Rubin, Dhand, Ruppel, Branson, & Hess, 2011). Other prevalent lung illnesses in the United States are asthma, pneumonia, and ARDS, which all correlate with the concept of gas exchange. In each phase in the continuum of healthcare, nurses will be faced with a patient who is diagnosed with a respiratory…

The Effects of Abortion on Mothers There are many arguments on abortion. No one ever states the facts and explains in detail how and what goes on during an abortion. How is the body of a woman changed? What does she feels like after having an abortion? Studies have shown that there is not only a physical effect on mothers but there is also an emotional effect on mothers that can be very detrimental to her everyday life. Some of these mothers experience things like self hatred, severe depression,…

Euthanasia: Live or Let Die? The world today, as advanced as it may seem, is filled with suffering. There are multiple diseases that are incurable and cause pain, such as cancer or AIDS. People who were once filled with life are reduced to staying in a hospital bed twenty-four hours a day. The evolution of medicinal practices is often not enough to cure or relieve the pain for these people. Euthanasia is simply “the act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons…

Time Comparison For the 3D-CAM and CAM-ICU, they required similar amount of time to deliver the tools, with “delirious and/or demented patients taking about two minutes longer than normal patients (median of 5 vs. 3 minutes)” (Kurczmarska et al, 2016, p. 301). However, Kuczmarska et al. (2016) found that the CAM-ICU took longer to administer. According to Kuczmarska et al. (2016), the reason for the discrepancy is due to the fact that in the ICU, many of the patients had RASS scores of -4 or -5…

Capture and Handling Sieders (2009) suggests that all capturing or handling be done early in the morning to avoid the warmer temperatures of the day. While nets may be used to catch these owls, inexperienced handlers may damage the feathers or wings of the individual. To avoid these injuries, a thick towel is suggested whenever catching or handling a barn owl. (Sieders, 2009). Two or more people should guide the desired individual into a corner and down to the ground when possible. Once in this…

Essays (350-400 words) Most students have an identity, an interest, or a talent that defines them in an essential way. Tell us about yourself I was about five when I first fell in love. That was the year that I focused on dance, after my physician’s recommendation that it could help my Scoliosis. I can still remember stepping into the dance studio for the first time and feeling happy and excited. I was ready to test my physical limits and be free. Due to my medical conditions,…

Daniel Elia College Writing II Professor Bellinson Advocacy in Mental Illness: Defeating Stigma and Improving the Healthcare System When pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed his airliner into the Alps, killing the 150 passengers on board, people were confused as to his motivations. Investigators went through his records and found that he had been taking neuroleptic medication, and to some extent that they had been involved in the outcome of the incident. Similarly, James Homes, who was behind the…

There is an unpleasant experience out in the world that plagues the unfortunate in the midst of the night. Not nightmares, something quite different in fact- sleep terrors. Also known as night terrors, these are recurrent episodes of abrupt terror arousals from sleep, usually beginning with a panicked scream and may include sleepwalking (American Psychiatric Association). Like sleepwalking, sleep terrors are considered a parasomnia—an undesired occurrence during sleep (American Psychiatric…

The death penalty has been in the United States since the first settlements were built. In that time an estimated 16,000 criminals have been put to death since the first recorded execution, back in 1608 (Ford). A amount of those criminals had killed at least one person, and good portion of them would not stop killing until they were stopped. Luckily, the criminals that were planning on never stopping, or were not able to stop, were caught and brought to justice. When the criminal is convicted,…