T-Pain

Editor’s Note These five poems were selected for their commentary on suffering, pain, and madness. Dickinson seems to have an unusual view on these topics because she views them not as purely negative, but rather as honest and having the ability to edify those have borne them. In some ways, Dickinson seems to portray them as natural reactions and alternatives to the stoicism and artificiality of society. It is interesting to consider how these topics affected Emily Dickinson specifically as a…

‘if you punch yourself and don’t feel pain then you’re sleeping’. But what if you pinch yourself and feel it; “...pain can be found in dreams and, thus, the saying that pitching with pain indicates that you are not dreaming is falsified,” (Schredl, 2011). The destroyed credibility of a common saying may surprise some; for those who have experienced pain in dreams, it is not worth gawking over such a fact. I am one of the people…

The abstract of the article titled“ Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression: Patients Perspectives on Empathy” written by Elizabeth A. Sternke, PhD, MS (Sociology), MS (Anthropology), Kathleen Abrahamson, PhD, RN, Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS is found clearly on the first page, clear to the audience understanding and view. The article is opened with an immediate positive outcome of studies relating to empathy researched by other nurses and doctors. The focus of the study is easily located within the…

Study one focuses on the shortage of registered nurses and how patient care has declined because there are not enough nurses to take care of the amount of patients that is assigned per nurse. This study is benefiting nursing all around the nation and help implement better practices for nurses. Dr. Aiken’s study implicated “that the relationship between nurse staffing on hospital unites and the outcome of patients. A good work environment lowers nurse burnout and staff turnover, while it improves…

Euthanasia Should be Legal Some people in this world have incurable diseases who live and suffer everyday, but there is a medication out there that can relieve them from the pain and have them rest in peace. Knowing someone who is incredibly ill is very hard, but having the ability to end their own life peacefully is not how most people imagined their life coming to an end. To know one can stop suffering from a rare disease that can not be cured, and be free is an incredible gift as well.…

Should Assisted Suicide be Legal? Physician assisted suicide is a controversial and still illegal practice in the United States. Many terminally ill people are in unbearable pain that medicine cannot heal. This is the sad reality of many people in the United States and most of the world. Many religions find assisted suicide unjust, other people fall with the slippery slope argument, and some people say it is against medical ethics. The opinion on physician assisted suicide is determined by…

had different patients. As soon as I got there, patients already began to flood in. I wouldn’t say it was hectic, but my nurses definitely kept me busy observing them. The first patient to come in was an older female. She was screaming of stomach pains and had vomited that morning. Her family brought her in themselves. The nurse first observed her body by feeling her stomach. She had a slight hernia, which was supposedly fix once before. As the nurse asked her continually what hurt, she said her…

punishment the sinners are subjected to varies in both stories, however, in both of the stories the punishments are believed to be significantly detrimental to the sinners since they torture the sinners and cause them to feel mental pain in the case of No Exit and physical pain (usually) in the case of Dante’s Inferno. An example of this in No Exit is when Garcin said, “ Open the door! Open, blast you! I’ll endure anything, your red hot tongs and prongs and garrotes- all your fiendish gadgets,…

• Solving a specific health issue (acne, back pain, etc.): A lot of people suffer from medical issues that are annoying and can have a very negative impact on their lives. But, they also usually do not go to the doctor for these issues, either because the issue is too minor, they cannot afford it, or they feel like the doctor cannot really do anything to help. So, these people will often turn to guides and EBooks online to help them find ways to manage their health issues. Just to be clear, we…

Livengrin the topics of pain management and mindfulness have been the main focus in group with patients. The intentions of these lessons are to give the patients healthy coping skills to deal with their stressors instead of relying on drugs and alcohol to cope. The patients were exposed to meditation exercises and ways to self-regulate their frustrations in life. We also explored when it is appropriate for a recovering drug addict to take pain medications to regulate their pain. Pain medications…