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Menstruation; Whats happening to my body?

Contents [ hide ] Introduction Actually, what you are experiencing is a normal physiological process that begins once a girl reaches puberty. The first menstruation in a woman’s life is referred to as menarche , this could happen between the ages of 10 to 15 with most (the average) girls having theirs around age 12. It involves bleeding from the uterus at regular intervals. The end of menstruation is termed menopause , this usually happens between the ages of 45 to 55. Menstruation is therefore defined as the cyclical or monthly flow of blood and shedding of endometrium including mucus, some enzymes and unfertilized ovum. So, what really happens? Well in simple terms, it all begins with changes in hormones in the body. You can think of hormones as messengers that are sent by some organs of your body to tell other cells to do something. In this particular case, an organ called hypothalamus which is found in your brain begins the process. [Fast forward] The ovaries release f...

Component Task: Removal of Stitches

REQUIREMENT ON TROLLEY

  • Same as dressing of wounds  
  • Plus Stitch scissors

COMPONENT TASK

1. Explain procedure to patient and ensure privacy.
2. Put on mask, prepare and take trolley to bed side.
3. Ask assistant to:
a. Put patient in desire position, protect bed cloths and expose area to be dressed only.
b. Pour out lotion into gallipots
c. And remove plaster or bandage
4. Washes and dries hands
5. Removes soiled dressing using dissecting forceps and discards.
6. Cleans wound with series of swabs soaked in antiseptic lotion using sterile forceps. 
Places sterile swab near the wound.
7. Takes dissecting forceps and stitch removing scissors, grasp ends of the stitch with 
dissecting forceps and pulls gently to expose an area between the knot and the skin.
8. Cuts stitch between the knot and the skin, pulls out sutures gently and slowly.
9. Inspect carefully to make sure sutures are removed and discarded on a piece of gauze, noting number of sutures removed.
10. Cleans wound, applies dressing and secures in position.
11. Thanks and makes patient comfortable in bed..
12. Discards trolley, decontaminates instruments
13. Removes gloves, washes and dries hands 
14. Removes screen
15. Documents and reports state of wound.

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