Overcoming Childhood Trauma

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Overcoming Childhood Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences

 

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Your posts in response to others posts should be 125-175 words long

1. On a day-to-day basis, I carry myself, dress, behave, talk, and do most other things as a male. I usually wear sweatpants, a t-shirt and a pair of vans. This way of dressing I would not consider being specific for any certain gender. I think most people would expect me to identify as a man based on the way I behave and act. For the most part, I think people interpret me as what I identify as but I would like them to think that I am not a mean or angry person based on how I look. This is due to my big statue which can be a little intimidating to some people. I feel the sense of obligation to act like my gender for the most part of my life. The biggest aspect that I find I have a lot of pressure from is that when my father puts the pressure on me to not cry no matter what happens. I think this obligation can get stressful at times since my father considers it weak for a man to cry. Although I dont tend to cry often, in some situations crying can help one feel so much better and it does not mean that one is weak because of it.  I would also argue that the pressure to act like a man comes from society/ cultural stereotypes to act in a tough way. This can often be seen in simple comments by others such as how a real man should look, dress or act, add stress on how I should behave to be seen as a man by others.

2. I grew up being taught to dress and act more girly in front of other people. It was expected of me to act respectful and friendly in front of strangers and other friends and families. However, I was always the type of person who would choose comfort over fashion any day. I am also outspoken, competitive, and talkative. Through sports, I developed my competitive nature. I had other parents tell me that I was too aggressive and too scary simply because I tried my hardest during a game. I believe people expect me to behave the way society wants a “typical” woman to behave. Anything deviations from the norm result in words “emotional, or annoying. I recall a moment during my senior year of high school when my male partner in a badminton game pushed me off the court because he was stronger than me. Being the person that I am, I confronted him during the game. My coach however sided with him, as I had to listen to him because he was physically stronger” since he was a male. I think that people view people who identify with being a woman, as weak and are surprised when we defend ourselves. Every individual is so different, so generalizing them and creating a norm for a specific gender does more harm than good. I feel as though people shouldnt feel obligated to act like their gender because of the number of stereotypes associated with a specific gender. I want to be seen as a strong, confident, and independent individual, who happens to be a woman. Being confined to what is expected of you prevents growth, and if I listened to these norms, I wouldnt be where I am today.

Politics and Government

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Having read Letter From a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X, we see arguments for both non-violent protest and a more aggressive approach. Which method do you believe leads to progress in the area of civil rights?

nursing

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Reply to classmates; post, at least 125 words each and 1 scholarly reference within last 5 years for each

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When examing the ears, the nurse should first inform the patient reason the ear examination is being conducted. The vestibulocochlear nerve, the 8th cranial nerve is the auditory nerve. The patients ability to hear conversation should first be assessed while in front of the patient. The nurse should then stand behind the patient at arms length away, whisper three words, and have the patient repeat them to confirm hearing. They should stand on the opposite side of the patient and whisper three different words to test for hearing. The external ear structures should be assessed for regularity, color, and piercings. The nurse should show the patient the instrument to be used in the examination and that although it wont be painful, it might feel cold. The nurse will sit beside or in front of the patient. The otoscope covering should be the appropriate size for the ear and the otoscope should fit comfortably into the external opening of the ear canal (Jain, et al., 2019). Once the otoscope is in the ear canal the nurse can turn the light on to illuminate the canal. The pinna should be retracted upwards and backward so the cartilaginous canal is in line with the bony canal (Jain, et al., 2019). The otoscope should enter the external meatus no deeper than 1cm. As the nurse looks into the otoscope, they will be observing for contents such as ear wax, secretions, and foreign bodies. The eardrum should be examined for integrity, i.e., no perforations or signs of infection such as redness or drainage. The eardrum should be pearly grey, shiny, and cone-shaped. The nurse should stand behind the patient, whisper three words, and have the patient repeat them to confirm hearing. They should stand on the opposite side and whisper three different words to assess hearing. If conductive hearing loss is suspected, the nurse can do a Rhine test. The patient is asked to report which is louder as the nurse tests for bone and air conduction using a tuning fork. The instrument is tapped on a table and held with the long axis perpendicularly one inch from each ear. It is held alternatively to the mastoid. If bone conduction is heard better than air conduction, it is strong support for hearing loss in that ear (Sanders, et al., 2010).

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Visual assessment includes asking questions such as pain? Assessing for diplopia, double vision, redness, or excessive tearing.

Important areas of examination include:

Inspect for size, shape, and symmetry.
Reactions to light, direct or consensual
Visual acuity
Visual elds
Conjunctiva and sclera
Cornea, lens, and pupils
Extraocular movements
Fundi, including: Optic disc and cup, retina, and retinal vessels
Confrontation testing of the visual elds is a valuable screening technique for detection of lesions in the anterior and posterior visual pathway.
Emergent intervention is to assess the CN IV for trochlear nerve damage, due to the head trauma. There are six such cardinal directions to assess. When a person looks down and to the right, for example, the right inferior rectus (CN III) is principally responsible for moving the right eye, whereas the left superior oblique (CN IV) is principally responsible for moving the left eye. If one of these muscles is paralyzed, the eye will deviate from its normal position in that direction of gaze and the eyes will no longer appear conjugate, or parallel.