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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...

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HANDING OVER THE WARD ...........................................................................................3
TAKING OVER A WARD....................................................................................................4
ADMISSION OF A PATIENT (AMBULANT)....................................................................5
ORIENTATION OF PATIENT TO WARD ENVIRONMENT (AMBULANT).................6
DISCHARGING A PATIENT FROM THE HOSPITAL .....................................................7
EDUCATING PATIENT ON CONDITION.........................................................................8
EDUCATING A PATIENT ON MEDICATION PRIOR TO DISCHARGE ..................................9
MAKING A SIMPLE UNOCCUPIED BED.......................................................................10
MAKING AN ADMISSIONS BED..........................................................................................11
MAKING AN OPERATION BED......................................................................................12
MAKING A CARDIAC BED..............................................................................................14
CHANGING BOTTOM SHEET FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ............................................15
CHANGING BOTTOM SHEET OF PATIENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE...........................16
EXAMINING PATIENT FROM HEAD TO TOE...................................................................17
BED BATH..........................................................................................................................18
ASSISTED BED BATH ......................................................................................................20
GIVING AN ASSISTED BATHROOM BATH .................................................................21
TEPID SPONGING* ...........................................................................................................22
CARE OF THE MOUTH.....................................................................................................23
MOUTH CARE FOR A SERIOUSLY ILL/ UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT ........................24
WASHING OF PATIENTS HAIR IN BED........................................................................25
SHAVING A BEARD .........................................................................................................26
TREATMENT OF PRESSURE AREAS.............................................................................27
FEEDING A HELPLESS PATIENT...................................................................................29
SPOON FEEDING AN ADULT PATIENT........................................................................31
ADMINISTRATION OF MIXTURE..................................................................................32
ADMINISTRATION OF TABLET.....................................................................................33
ADMINISTRATION OF RECTAL MEDICATION...................................................................34
PREPARING TROLLEY FOR INTRAVENOUS INFUSION...........................................35
GIVING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION.......................................................................36
ADMINISTRATION OF I.V. MEDICATION (AMPOULE RECONSTITUTED DRUG)
..............................................................................................................................................38
SETTING UP I.V. INFUSION ............................................................................................39
RECORDING OF INTAKE AND OUTPUT ..............................................................................41
SERVING A BEDPAN TO A HELPLESS PATIENT .......................................................42
COLLECTION OF STOOL SPECIMEN FROM A PATIENT CONFINED TO BED .....43
DRESSING OF WOUND WITH ASSISTANT..................................................................44
DRESSING WOUND WITHOUT ASSISTANT................................................................46
REMOVAL OF STITCHES ................................................................................................48
REMOVAL OF CLIPS..........................................................................................................49
TAKING A WOUND SWAB..............................................................................................50
PROCESSING INSTRUMENTS AFTER USE ..................................................................52
PRE-OPERATIVE PREPARATION OF PATIENT FOR SURGERY ..............................53
PREPARING A PATIENT AND TROLLEY FOR CHEST ASPIRATION AND
ASSISTING WITH THE PROCEDURE ............................................................................54
CARE OF A PATIENT IN SKIN TRACTION...................................................................56
LAST OFFICES...................................................................................................................58
SKIN PREPARATION FOR SURGERY............................................................................60
RECTAL WASHOUT .........................................................................................................61
CONTINUOUS BLADDER IRRIGATION........................................................................62
CARING FOR A PATIENT WITH UNDER WATER-SEALED DRAINAGE ................63
REMOVAL OF AN INDWELLING CATHETER.............................................................64
CATHETER CARE FOR FEMALE PATIENTS................................................................65
CARE OF A PATIENT IN SKIN TRACTION...................................................................66
CATHETER CARE FOR MALE PATIENTS ....................................................................68
CHECKING VITAL SIGNS-TEMPERATURE, PUSLE, RESPIRATION, BLOOD
PRESSURE (USING THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONIC THERMOMETRE AND
ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETRE) .....................................................................69
CHECKING VITAL SIGNS-TEMPERATURE, PUSLE, RESPIRATION, BLOOD
PRESSURE (USING THE INDIVIDUAL NON-DIGITAL AND MERCURIAL
SPHYGMOMANOMETRE)...............................................................................................70

 




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