NSE 12A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Valsalva Maneuver, Bedpan, Hemodialysis
23 Jan 2017
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Is an active organ which functions for protections secretion, excretion, temperature regulation and sensation. Special attention is required to prevent infection. White part of your nail if called the lunula. Nails should be smooth, transparent, convex with a pink nail bed. Extends from the lips to the anterior pillars of the tonsils. The bucca mucosa should be light pink and moist floor of mouth is richly supplied with blood vessels allowing for rapid absorption of sublingual medications. Maceration: softening of the skin due to constant moisture. Social groups influence hygiene preferences influenced by childhood, family customs. Someone"s subjective concept of his or her physical appearance. Affects the way you want to be groomed. Touching a japanese man"s shoulder can cause feelings of embarrassment. Never cut hair unless the patient says so. For the hindus and muslims, the left hand is used for cleaning. Dry skin: may become infected if epidermal layer is allowed to crack.
