Thinking back over this course, what were the three most important or most interesting things you learned? How do you envision using the information you learned in your future nursing practice? What steps will you take to ensure your success in the master's program?
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Selecting Babies (TimesOnline)—A British couple have won the right to test embryos for a gene that leads to high cholesterol levels and an increased risk of heart attacks, The Times has learnt. The decision by the fertility watchdog will reopen controversy over the ethics of designer babies, as it allows doctors to screen embryos for a condition that is treatable with drugs and can be influenced by lifestyle as well as genes. While the procedure is designed to detect a rare version of a disease called familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), which often kills children before puberty, it will also identify a milder form that can be controlled by drugs and diet. Critics argue that the test will allow couples to destroy embryos that would have had a good chance of becoming children with fulfilling and reasonably healthy lives. The test will also create an unprecedented moral dilemma for some couples, as it could show that they have produced no embryos completely unaffected by the disease. This would force them to decide whether to implant embryos that they know have a genetic risk of premature heart disease and death, or to throw them away and deny them a chance of life. Britain’s first licence to test embryos for FH will be awarded next week to Paul Serhal, of University College Hospital in London, by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Its decision breaks new ground because it permits Mr. Serhal to screen out not only the severe form of the condition but also the milder type, which is usually treatable. Embryo screening has previously been approved only for disorders in which a gene invariably causes a serious disease, or for conditions such as breast cancer in which mutations carry an 80 per cent lifetime risk. FH occurs in two forms. The more common version, heterozygous FH, affects 1 in 500 people. It is caused by a single mutated gene, which raises cholesterol and thus the risk of hardened arteries, heart disease, and stroke. It can usually be managed with statin drugs and diet. One in 250,000 people inherits two defective copies of the gene and develops homozygous FH, which is much more serious. Sufferers show severely elevated cholesterol from the age of 5, and can suffer angina by 6 or 7. Many die in childhood, and most have suffered at least one heart attack by the end of their twenties. Mr. Serhal’s patients, who are in their thirties, both have the milder heterozygous FH. They discovered their status only when they had a daughter, now 5, with the homozygous form, and they also have an unaffected son. They said yesterday that they were delighted. “We had no idea that we both carried a gene for high cholesterol until the double gene was expressed in our first child. We are very lucky that our child has responded so well to the very high-dose drug regime. We have been led to understand that other children with the same double gene may not be so lucky.” . . . Mr. Serhal said: “This obnoxious disease can cause cardiovascular accidents at a very young age. Ideally, we will find embryos with no FH genes, but it is possible we will not and it will be up to the patients to choose. Some people would think twice about using embryos that they know have a risky gene, and others would say you shouldn’t screen out a condition that can be managed so people can live with it. It will be an awkward choice.”*
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Is it wrong for parents to screen out embryos with disorders that are treatable? What about embryos that will probably—not certainly—develop a serious disease? Or those that will develop a fatal disease only in middle age? Is it morally permissible to cause to exist persons who are severely disabled and likely to suffer horribly throughout their lives? Give reasons for your answer.
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1) Standard MLA Heading. Top-left: Your name, professor's name, course number/section, and date. Double-space your paper and use 12-pt. font with 1-inch margins all around. 2) Title. Create your own title for your essay. Don't call it "Final Exam" or the source essay title. 3) Opening Paragraph. Write 1 opening (introductory) paragraph. Make sure that this introductory paragraph includes your thesis statement, along with the source essay's title and author, properly formatted and spelled. Use transitional words or phrases to smoothly move from paragraph to paragraph. 4) Body Paragraphs. Write 3 full paragraphs of analysis based on the essay question. Begin each paragraph with analysis in your words, introduce a relevant quote from the essay, and write your interpretation of why this quote is important to your essay. 5) Concluding Paragraph. Write a clear conclusion to your composition. Do not end on a quote. Always end with your own critical voice, not that of anyone else. 6) Quotations. You must incorporate a maximum of 2 quotations from the essay into your body paragraphs. If you have a long quote (defined as more than one sentence), use a portion of that quote and paraphrase the rest in your own words. 7) Proofread. Go through your essay to proofread and correct any grammatical errors the tittle is women's right and Eating disorder. Two different essay
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Briefly describe your career aspirations in the field of nursing.
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what is the short and long scrubbing technique?
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Chapter 34, Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
Susan Smith is a 40-year-old African American woman. She has a history significant for diabetes, hypertension, and smoking (1 pack/day). She is being discharged from the hospital today after having a myocardial infarction. The only new prescription she will be leaving with is pravastatin (Pravachol) 40 mg with directions to take one tablet daily at bedtime. The physician has asked the nurse to go over discharge instructions with Mrs. Smith. During the discharge counseling, Mrs. Smith inquires about her new medication.
Chapter 36, Antianginal and Vasodilating Drugs
An elderly patient visits a local health care facility for the treatment of anginal pectoris. The assigned nurse administers isosorbide dinitrate to the patient according to the physician’s order. The patient develops postural hypotension after the administration of isosorbide dinitrate.
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Cardiotonic and Inotropic Drugs
A 60-year-old patient who is administered digoxin has developed severe digitalis toxicity.
1. What is the usual treatment for this condition?
2. What new drugs are being used to treat heart failure that reduce hospitalizations associated with chronic heart failure
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Topic: mental health therapies This essay is about a medical ethic issue. This may be general to address an area of ethics, or you may choose to discuss a specific case. In introduction consider 3-5 points only. The topic is general so narrow it down to the points Main body should be at least 4-5 paragraphs with a clear structure and explanation.
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