Suction

but stumble over my words and look away. I can feel my insides filling churning and the shaking worsens. I can barely stand still. “Did he talk to you?” Daniel’s voice takes a tone of urgency, and I nod quietly. My skin is crawling, like bugs with suction-cupped feet running in sync all over me. It makes my body throb. “I-” “That bastard,” Daniel snarls, his entire body is still. A contrast to me, I’m shifting and shaking uncontrollably. Henry has been in Sport Check twice today, it’s only 9…

Title: Separations of a Mixture Notes: - H¬2O, Copper Sulfate, Starch - H2O (water)- liquid, solvent, boiling point: 100 C, freezing point: 0 C. - Copper Sulfate- solid, soluble, forms an aqueous solution, is a salt. - Starch- solid, macromolecule (long chain sugar), not very soluble in water at low temperatures. - When H2O, Copper Sulfate, and starch are mixed together, it forms a heterogeneous mixture. - Aqueous solution of copper sulfate with a suspension of starch. Research Question: What…

Thousands of children are in a “life or death” situation, in which their life is chosen by the mother. The mother decides, without seeing or knowing the baby, whether to keep or abort the child. Abortion has caused many outbreaks throughout history and has influenced the world that we live in today. Over time, this controversial issue has divided people. Restrictions on abortions were challenged among the sexual revolution and feminist movements of the 60’s (“Roe v. Wade (1973) para. 2). Since…

Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects in nursing. Nurses develop critical thinking skills first in clinical experience and simulation in the classroom that resembles clinical experiences, but in a safe environment. Critical thinking aspects includes decision-making and reasoning of the nurse’s problem-solving skills. There are many ways in which nursing students can learn to develop critical thinking skills. Critical thinking is taught through example from instructors,…

Wound management requires a skill and time in acquiring a fulfilling task. In fact, complicated wounds that are either acute or chronic can be seen in most surgical wards. Through the significance of the literature review, five articles will be explored in identifying their aims, relationship, differences and its relevance to the nursing standard. In Yao et al (2012), their retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in comparison…

pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions. Which is normally what people think of when they think of acupuncture, with the needles poking into injured skin. But there's also utilizing friction (rubbing of heat on skin), suction or cupping (the process of drawing blood from the body by scarification and the application of cupping), application of heat (holding a heating pad to the injured part), pressure or acupressure (applying pressure to the injured area), or…

On May 10th of 2010, a series of tornadoes swept across Oklahoma. The tornadoes continued to form and persist until a couple days later when the severe weather finally abated. This event caused damage to over 500 homes and injured at least 450 people. Three people lost their lives. The outbreak caused an estimated $595 million in damages. The U.S.A. is home to 75% of the world’s tornadoes, with about 800 per year. Of these, many happen in the stretch from the Midwest to the Great Lakes,…

The universe What is the universe? How big is it? What is all part of the universe? These may be questions that you probably wonder when you read something about a planet or learn from a science book. The universe is so big that it is hard for people to understand just how big it is. The meaning of the universe is all existing matter and space considered as a whole. (Davies, Luke. "How Big Is the Universe?" How Big Is the Universe? N.p., 5 Oct. 2015. Web. 09 May 2016. Website) How gigantic is…

The cultural clashes amongst the people of the Hmong and Westered based society of America about health care is a clash of ideologies and ethnocentrism. A refusal to find middle ground and a general misunderstanding of each other’s cultures. Each of these culture’s healing arts, be that biomedicine of America or the traditional healings of the Hmong, are working remedies that tackle the problems faced by healers and doctors with a unique understanding of one’s culture. Through the Hmong it…

The Chinese have been practicing medicine for nearly five thousand. Although the first written evidence dates back to the 2nd century BC, references in these documents and archeological finds prove that the Chinese have been refining the practice for thousands of years. An important aspect of Chinese culture and medicine is philosophy. As a major contributor and stop along the Silk Route they were exposed to the cultural and religious beliefs of the people of India, Africa, Egypt, Greece, and…