Infective endocarditis is a type of endocarditis which is classified as a cardiac disorder. It affects the endocardium which is the inner most layer of the heart‚ targeting mainly the valves but may also affect the heart chambers (Kumar‚ Abbas‚ Aster‚ 2015). This disease has an infective component which means pathogens have entered the area and disrupted the normal tissue (Cotran‚ Kumar‚ & Collins‚ 1999). Infective endocarditis may lead to severe valvular insufficiency‚ which inturn could possible
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Tattoos and Piercings 1 Tattoos and Piercings When you look at someone and see a tattoo or piercing‚ what do you think? Do you instantly see this person in a negative light or do you simply see it as a way in which the individual is expressing themselves? Tattoos and piercings are a form of nonverbal communication that can communicate many things to us. Nonverbal communication is defined as “all modes of communication except language‚ including nonword vocals‚ gestures‚ use of space‚ time
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Body Piercings and Tattoos: Health Risks A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on your skin with pigments inserted through pricks into the skin’s top layer. During the procedure‚ a needle that’s connected to a small machine with tubes containing dye pierces the skin repeatedly (Mayo Clinic Staff). Tattoos are considered cosmetic and that is why tattoos are not regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration but local health departments. Even though tattoos and body piercing parlors are
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Body piercing has increased over long terms of period of time and it becomes one of the trendiest and culture in today’s our life. This has attracted the most people who are interested about body piercing‚ and then they get attention especially from media when famous celebrities come up in advertisement with their body piercings and tattoos. However‚ there are various places that people do the body piercing such as tongues‚ noses‚ navels and even their genital‚ but this occurs lots of arguments that
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Information about infective endocarditis is important for all nurses to have a basic understanding. Although rare‚ it can affect anyone at any time and health care personnel should be educated about the manifestations and outcomes it can have on people. Without knowing about the disease process‚ it can be hard to communicate with a family about what their loved one may be going through. Patients and family members will ask questions‚ and nurses need to be prepared and educated to answer truthfully
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M.‚ Hopkins‚ A.L. (2011). Tattoos and piercings: Bodily expressions of uniqueness? Body Image‚ 8(3)‚ 245-250. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.03.007 Abbey‚ E.‚ & Davis‚ P. C. (2003). Constructing one’s identity through music. In I. J. Josephs (Ed.)‚ Dialogicality in development (pp. 69–86). Westport‚ CT: Praeger/Greenwood. Tiggemann & Hopkins (2011) investigated the motivations that influence people to modify their bodies with tattoos and piercings. Previous research has set out to examine
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Michael Trusov‚ Randolph E. Bucklin‚ & Koen Pauwels Effects of Word-of-Mouth Versus Traditional Marketing: Findings from an Internet Social Networking Site The authors study the effect of word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing on member growth at an Internet social networking site and compare it with traditional marketing vehicles. Because social network sites record the electronic invitations from existing members‚ outbound WOM can be precisely tracked. Along with traditional marketing‚ WOM can then
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Body piercing Body piercing had recently become very popular among young people in many countries. Not only ears are pierced now ‚ but also noses‚ tongues‚ navels and various other body parts. This has attracted criticism from some people‚ who argue that piercing is dangerous. Meanwhile‚ others insist that if you take proper care‚ it is perfectly safe. In the article by Lori Wilkerson she demonstrates that piercing is an archaic form of expression that have been practiced for many centuries
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Should Body piercing be banned for teenagers under the age of 18? Dear editor‚ I believe that body piercings‚ on the stomach‚ tongue or genitals for adolescence under the age of 18 should be banned and made illegal. Body piercing have many health risks and can be fatal if infected or not looked after properly. The reason this issue even came into the new is because of the extreme health issues. Teenagers don’t think about the consequences and most of their bad choices in like are made under the
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2012 Summer Reading Assignment: “Big Mouth‚ Ugly Girl” I. Determine the Setting 1. Most of the action in the story‚ “Big Mouth & Ugly Girl” takes place inside Rocky River High School. 2. At a pivotal point in the story‚ Matt considers suicide‚ and the story takes us to the Nature Preserve which Matt usually finds to be a peaceful and enjoyable place to be with his dog. But‚ in the climax of the story‚ the setting changes to the wintry and icy nature preserve. The preserve proves
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