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The Untold Tales Episode 44 (Blood transfusion, more abominable than fornication and abortion?)
Dear The Nursing Student Diary, personally I ain’t a healthcare professional but I am learned enough to know that certain medical situations require interventions that may one way or the other violate certain religious beliefs. About a year ago, I witnessed an incident when I went to stay by sister who happened to be on…
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INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP)
The intraocular pressure of the eye is the pressure exerted by the fluids of both the anterior segment (aqueous humor ) and the vitreous body of the posterior segment (ocular fundus). The anterior segment of the eye, i.e. the space between the cornea and the lens, is incompletely divided into anterior and posterior chambers by…
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The Untold Tales Episode 43
Dear The Nursing Student Diary, if I should tell you for how long I’ve had a headache, you might probably exclaim surprise. I am currently 27 years and have had a headache for 16 years. My first headache episode came abruptly and without warning at the age of 11 years, exactly 6 days after a…
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The Untold Tales Episode 42
Dear The Nursing Student Diary, I lost my mother just 3 days ago on the 24th of July and the circumstances surrounding her death is what I presume might be of benefit to you and your readers. My mum is 51 years old (she celebrated it just this past April). For myself, I am in…
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The Untold Tales Episode 41 (A time at the hospital I’ll never forget)
Dear The Nursing Student Diary, anytime I recollect the first time I fell critically ill and stayed in the hospital for 11 days, my respect for healthcare workers tend to shoot up once more. I am a young man, aged 29 and currently working in a private senior high school. When I was in my…
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The Untold Tales Episode 40(Stroke, a result of marital abuse)
Dear The Nursing Student Diary, as well known, most if not all men who are suffering, have suffered and are enduring abuse in relationships and marriages especially, tend to have no solid evidence for which to make their claim of marital abuse. I am not a health worker, neither do I intend to but this…
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FAQs (frequently asked questions) on breastfeeding
7. Why does my baby get a running stomach anytime I feed her on breast milk only? This situation is termed as colic and results mainly from lactose intolerance. It isn’t the breast milk itself that the baby is being allergic to but rather, the process of feeding, positioning and attachment plays a major role…
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FAQS (frequently asked questions) on Breastfeeding
1. Is it true that out of the two breasts one contains water and the other milk?? As to whether one breast contains water and the other the milk, literature speaks clearly to disprove that. Both breasts produce the same milk in equal quantities with the same constituents. One breast isn’t rich in nutrient densed…
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Factors affecting effective breastfeeding
As revealed in the previous article, a breastfeeding baby may act in one of three basic ways; Doing nothing Non nutritive sucking Nutritive sucking Some of the most common factors that can cause the baby doing nothing is usually the presence of an illness that renders the baby anorectic, the baby being satisfied or the…
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Breastfeeding- Overview
Breastfeeding is the act of feeding a baby from the breast of a woman, specifically it’s mother. Human milk is species-specific. In 2003, the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding called for all mothers to have access to skilled support to initiate and sustain exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and ensure the timely…
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