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Eye on Ethics: Social Workers\u27 Duty to Protect and Warn: Evolving Standards
No full textRecent developments related to social workers’ duty-to-protect obligations are yet another reminder that ethical standards are not carved in stone. They evolve over time, often in response to broader cultural developments. The overarching lesson here is that it behooves social workers to pay close attention to evolving ethical standards in the profession and adjust their policies, practices, and protocols accordingly
My Non-Linear Experiences During COVID-19
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Screenshot of History Dept Meeting April 2020
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Graduation Card - Biology Senior Seminar - Spring 2020
No full textI asked the students\u27 permission to take a class photo. We took several shots that day. (It isn\u27t easy to get 12 people in frame and smiling at once!) Later, I created a graduation card with the photo on Snapfish. The cards were mailed to the students, along with a note, a RIC key chain, and a dragonfly (unofficial Biology Department mascot) print mask, once they had officially graduated. These students really rallied to complete the capstone projects of the Biology program, and they were my calm, twice per week, in an otherwise turbulent semester.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/covid19_images/1007/thumbnail.jp
Disparities, Desperation, and Divisiveness: Coping WithCOVID-19 in India
Get PDFIndia enforced one of the world’s largest lockdowns in the last quarter of March 2020 to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This commentary focuses on the mental health implications of the ongoing pandemic as well as the lockdown that lasted for more than two months and is still in place in certain areas. Whereas loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression have been widespread, vulnerable sections of the population, including daily wage workers, migrant laborers, religious minorities, women and children, and the elderly, have been facing various forms of economic, sociopolitical, and familial stigma, racism, and violence. By and large, the COVID-19 pandemic has widened all forms of societal disparities in India
Love, a Friend
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Love, a Friend
Consumption
Obsessive Empathy
Words
Generations
Unstable
To the Man Who Received My Broken Heart
Phoenix
Dawn
Roses
Listen girl,
Titles
Take What’s Yours
US
Letter From My Brain to My Hear
Comparing Recovery Times of Desflurane and Sevoflurane
Get PDFGeneral anesthesia is intended to deliver proper comfort and pain relief, with a safe and rapid recovery with minimal side effects. Ideally, patients are optimized prior to undergoing anesthesia, (an asthmatic receiving an albuterol treatment to reduce the likelihood of bronchospasm, for example). Emergence from anesthesia involves the reversal of a neuromuscular blockade if used, a patient breathing spontaneously, regaining consciousness, and the ability to follow commands. Patients requiring general anesthesia can be given intravenous propofol, an inhaled anesthetic gas or a combination of both. Volatile anesthetic gases used today allow for rapid recovery from anesthesia due to their low-blood gas solubility. While volatiles are generally safe for patients, inhalation agents do cause respiratory depression, which can still pose a problem once the patient is transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Respiratory depression has the potential to cause atelectasis, hypoxia, hypercarbia, and longer PACU or hospital stays. General anesthesia also results in the loss of protective airway reflexes, which can lead to pulmonary aspiration and potentially cause pneumonia and death. Sevoflurane and desflurane are two of the most commonly used volatile anesthetics in the United States. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the recovery time between desflurane and sevoflurane in hospitalized adults undergoing general anesthesia. The PRISMA flow diagram was used to guide the systematic review. Data was collected from each study and a cross study analysis was conducted. Findings indicated, in all studies, that desflurane showed significantly faster recovery than sevoflurane. Use of desflurane over sevoflurane shows faster, safer recovery, an important consideration for anesthesia providers. Applying this to practice can make an immense difference in the post-operative recovery of adults undergoing general anesthesia
Dexamethasone in the Adult Diabetic Surgical Patient
Get PDFThe purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the current literature and examine the impact of dexamethasone on blood glucose levels in the adult diabetic surgical patient when used in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The findings of this systematic review concluded dexamethasone 8mg IV was associated with an increase in perioperative blood glucose levels, although the increase may not have been statistically significant
Dexmedetomidine Use in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Retrospective Chart Review
Get PDFA comprehensive literature review of alcohol withdrawal and it\u27s treatment. A retrospective chart review was performed that examined if the use of Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) during alcohol withdrawal decreases the amount of benzodiazepines administered in an intensive care unit
Propofol Versus Midazolam on Reducing the Incidence of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review
Get PDFA systematic review comparing the efficacy of Propofol vs midazolam on the incidence of PONV in the adult population. The review suggests the use of either medication alone or in combination with other anti-emetics to effectively prevent and/or reduce the incidence or severity of PONV. Both medications have anti-emetics properties and CRNAs should implement either medication into their practice to prophylactically treat PONV. More research on this topic is needed because there was limited research pertaining to midazolam as an anti-emetic