Scholarly Synthesis of Gestational Diabetes Control and Pregnancy Outcomes with Pharmacological Therapy versus Lifestyle Modification Introduction Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes mellitus that only occurs during pregnancy and is familiar with as much as 16% reported and this rate is on the rise across the globe (Wang et al., 2015)….
Penders Health Promotion Model
Promoting positive health behaviors with Pender’s Health Promotion Model Abstract As healthcare providers we share the common goal in improving the health and well-being of our patients. The concepts of the promotion of health and disease prevention are essential to our practice. Pender’s Health Promotion model serves as a tool for nurses to plan behavioral…
Penders Health Promotion Model
Pender’s Health Promotion Model Introduction The health promotion model was developed in 1982 by Dr. Nola J. Pender. Pender believed that the goal of nursing care was to help patients achieve optimal health and well-being. The model was created following Pender’s work examining health promoting and preventative behaviours. The health promotion model claims that each…
Discrimination in Healthcare with Chronic Pain and Sickle Cell Management
“Sickle cell disease is a complex genetic disorder the compromises multiple genotypes” (Conran,N.,Franco-Penteado,CF.,et al,2009). sickle cell disease affects 70 % of people of African American decent. Sickle cell consists of, repeated cycles of red blood cells sickling which leads to hemolysis and anemia. Along with Multicellular adhesions which involve red and white blood cells and…
Use of Lidocaine and Sodium Thiopental for Pain Management
Different premedication admixture with propofol to attenuate pain severity induced by propofol injection: a double blind randomized controlled clinical trial Abstract Background and Objective Propofol has widely used due to providing pleasant anesthesia and rapid recovery. However; injection pain is one of the main side effects of a propofol that has remained as an undesirable…
Mindfulness Meditation as a Treatment for Chronic Pain in Adults
Literature Review: Mindfulness Meditation as a Treatment for Chronic Pain in Adults Canada is an aging population; this makes it bluntly obvious to notice the increasing number of older adults that are suffering from chronic lower back pain which leads to physical impairment. This physical impairment then will affect elder’s quality of life, which ultimately…
Key differences between acute and chronic pain
Pain is knowingly a fundamental part of life. Nair and Peate (2009) tell us that pain is the most common reason for an individual to seek medical advice. It is unavoidable and everyone throughout the world will experience some level of pain at various occasions throughout their lifetime. Pain is a complex process, with a…
Differentiating between Acute and Chronic pain
Throughout this essay I shall be discussing pain, I will identify the key differences between acute and chronic pain and I will demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of the different physiological and psychological aspects of both pain types. I shall also incorporate different aspects of pain assessment, pain management as well as looking at how…
Management Of Chronic Pain Nursing Essay
This project is a complete illustration of pain and how treated by understanding how its work, references can be visited for more detailed information or contact me. Chronic pain is defined as a painful condition that lasts longer than 3 months. Chronic pain can also be defined as pain that persists beyond the reasonable time…
Acute Pain And Chronic Pain Nursing Essay
Management of pain is very important in the clinical setting. A good assessment of pain is necessary to identify the type of pain and cause of the pain. It is a subjective experience and therefore there is a necessity of individualised pain management. Pain has an inter-relationship with the injury response and has physiological and…