Tim Brunson DCH

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Understanding palliative nursing care.

Posted At : October 5, 2008 3:44 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Pain Management


Palliative care is care that is given to patients and their significant others who are experiencing life-threatening or life-altering illnesses by providing emotional, spiritual, and physical support. Patients can continue to receive aggressive medical treatment while receiving palliative care and recovery is possible. Pain control is a top priority in palliative care. Non-pharmacological interventions have also been shown to be effective in palliative care as well. Palliative care is truly a holistic, collaborative practice engaging many disciplines in the care of the patient and their love ones.

Geoghan DA. J Pract Nurs. 2008 Spring;58(1):6-9; quiz 10-1.

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Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates.

Posted At : October 5, 2008 3:38 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Pain Management


Objective:To study the effect of maternal massage therapy on hospital stay in very-low-birth-weight infants who were already submitted to skin-to-skin care.Study Design:A randomized study was performed including infants of birth weight >/=750 and Mendes EW, Procianoy RS. Department of Maternal-Infant Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [2] 3Newborn Section, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. J Perinatol. 2008 Jul 17.

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Thirty-six cases of urinary retention treated by acupuncture.

Posted At : October 5, 2008 3:34 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Acupuncture


OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of acupuncture on urinary retention. METHODS: 36 cases of urinary retention were treated by acupuncture at the following points: 1) Qugu (CV 2), Zhongji (CV 3) Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Yinlingquan (SP 9); 2) Shenshu (BL 23), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Ciliao (BL 32) and Weiyang (BL 39). RESULTS: 30 cases were cured, 4 cases improved and 2 cases failed, with a curative rate of 83.33% and a total effective rate of 94.44%. CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture is affirmatively effective in treating urinary retention.

Zhang D. College of Acupuncture and Massage, Guangzhou TCM University, Guangzhou 510405, China. J Tradit Chin Med. 2008 Jun;28(2):83-5.

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