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The objectives of the WCS are to promote and further best practice in the prevention, treatment and management of wounds through the provision of educational resources.

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6.22.11 - The Risks of Over the Counter Weight Loss Medications

Weight loss is a serious concern for many people. A multitude of weight loss tips are available online while stores and pharmacies offer over the counter pills that are supposed to produce miraculous results.
What is the truth about over the counter weight loss medications?
Such medications seem to be very appealing because of the fast results they are supposed to offer. Many people feel tempted to go for an option that requires no diets, no exercise and no restrains.
One thing that should be understood is that diet pills are considered to be a type of food supplement, thus they are not subjected to excessively strict regulations.
All adequate weight loss tips claim that the process should be gradual in order to be safe. Most over the counter weight loss medications are associated to some unpleasant and potentially dangerous side effects.

5.27.11 - Proper Patient Usage Of Spirometer Products

Practicing nurses know the importance of instructing their patients to use a spirometer after surgery. In any procedure using anesthesia, patients are at risk of catching pneumonia unless they take good care of their lungs. Spirometers help keep patient lungs healthy after surgery because they clear the lungs of mucous and residual fluid. Using an incentive spirometer can be painful, but it is necessary to get the patient's respiration back to where it was before the procedure. Ideally, in the first several days of recovery, a patient will use their spirometer ten times for each hour that they are awake.