Guinea Pig Report

For clinical week 9, I was assigned to the UMC Wound Care Clinic to view a different field of nursing. As soon as I arrived at the clinic the nurse told me that I could bounce around from patient room to patient room to view as many wounds and burns as possible. The first patient room that I went into was a young Hispanic man who had an infection on his right lateral thigh area that spread from the popliteal area to the greater trochanter. When I asked the patient what had happened he told me he was injured at work and the injury got infected, which he never went to the doctor to have it evaluated. So, basically the infection was eating away at his skin and muscles. The patient has to come to the wound clinic every day to get dressing changes.

One day I was at my dad's house, on the computer slowly writing my Island of the Blue Dolphins book review. I only did half of it because I had basketball practice from 6:00PM to 7:30PM. After practice I went to my dad’s red truck and we went through Broadway , up the hill and on Highland Avenue. Stopped at my mom’s tan brick house.

The faint crinkle of a bag of carrots being opened 5 miles away, seems to only be heard by these fuzzy, plump, and entertaining animals: cavies, commonly known as guinea pigs. The excitement my guinea pigs display as I walk into the room: climbing the cage bars, squealing, and kissing my fingers, energetically begging for food leaves a warm feeling in my heart. The funky little cowlicks covering an Abyssinian guinea pigs body in shades varying from crème to orange to black, the more colors the higher these lovely creatures rank on the cuteness scale; each guinea pig’s personality is unique. I was introduced to the world of guinea pigs in seventh grade, when I applied to become a volunteer at the age of 12 to the Virginia Beach SPCA. I am honored

I get to see various types of wound, from pressure ulcer of different stages, unbelievable edemas, arterial and venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and many other wounds of uncertain causes. I have never expected to see those kinds of wounds. I have seen different drainage amount, color, and odor, various shapes and location of the wounds, and amputated edematous legs. I have learned also the different types of dressings and antibacterial ointments used. I had given the chance to observe a client on their high-tech hyperbaric oxygen therapy which makes the wound healing even faster. The most important lesson I have learned from the team members was, “DO NOT GET

During this lab, many procedures needed to be completed. This dissection took a week. The dissection required many steps. This dissection required an understanding of how the body works and what the organs look like. The fetal pig dissection was helpful in learning

Sus scrofa, or the domestic pig is a member of the class Mammalia and the order Artiodactyla. Since we as humans are also a member of class Mammalia, we have a good deal in common biologically with pigs, although we might not like to think so. Since we have a good deal in common, it is very helpful for us to study these animals both anatomically and physiologically. We do this when we test medicines on pigs, perfect surgical procedures on pigs, and even when we used to use pig valves for replacements in human hearts. Thus the pig is a first-rate example of a mammal and the purpose of this lab is to recognize the specific similarities between the pig and ourselves as humans. To accomplish this we

On October 4, 2016 we started a body farm lab on still-birth pigs. We were to observe the decomposition of the piglets because they decompose at a similar rate as human bodies. The piglets we observed were a naked and clothed pig suspended in the air, a naked and clothed pig on asphalt, naked and clothed pig on grass, naked and clothed pig on grass in the dirt, naked pig with a gunshot wound, naked pig with a stab wound, and a naked pig that has been burnt. After observing we were to determine what piglets decomposed faster than the others, what succession of insects were on certain piglets, and many other observations.

This was the time I felt that I am not built for this type of job. I was unable to handle or even view human fluids. This was when I realize I’m not cut for the medical field. However, for those in this field, props to them!

He looked down at his friends and family with a big piggy smile on his face. The pig began stomping around. He crushed their homes as he bounced around. He destroyed their fences and food crops. The pig's friends and family stared at him in horror as they watched him destroy their homes and all their belongings. They cried for him to stop, but instead, the big pig began stomping on them. He crushed their bodies under his gigantic hooves. The other animals screamed with terror as they watched their friends and family be murdered by their beloved pig. And if that wasn't enough, the pig began devouring their corpses. One by one, he killed and ate all of his friends and family, until there was nothing left but the old ruins of their homes. The pig finally settled down on some grass, satisfied and full and as big as can be. He finally has some time to relax after his long journey, and he accomplished all he wanted to do with his life. The pig was finally

The house was a modest one, with a fenced pen beside it. When Mordecia rode up, the first sight that met his eyes was the dead pig laying by the side of the road. Inside the fenced area, where two sows usually rooted contentedly, a single pig squeeled and grunted venomously. It ran in dangerous circles as four men scrambled around trying to corner it.

Pigs are unable to move in their cages. The baby pig ears, tails are cut off and their teeth are chopped off to prevent them from harming other pigs. They are castrated without any pain killer. The baby pigs are given antibiotics to promote rapid growth. Their body grows, so fast, the legs become crippled. Many pigs are ill, but are kept alive to be shipped off to slaughter to get a profit. The pigs that did not make it to slaughter are shot with a gun to prevent them from eating the farmer’s feed. Pigs are abused by beating them with a gate rod to be moved from one place to another. Most pigs arrive at the slaughter lame or dead from the crowdedness during transporting. Pigs are electrically shocked to move on the killing floor of the slaughtering

Once upon a time there were three little pigs. They were wandering around one day and decided to build individual houses. The first tiny pig decided to use straws to construct his home. The second tiny pig chose wood because he thought it could never fall apart. However the third pig- an intellectual, picked out bricks to sustain as many harsh conditions as possible. Eventually, there was a wicked wolf who planned on annihilating all of their dwellings. When he arrived at the first pig’s abode, he stood outside and declared he would blow him away. The witty pig replied with “not by my chinny chin chin!” He was a cocky fool whose house was destroyed by a single puff of air from the wolf. The prestigious wolf went on to knock out the second

(How Indie’s hoof looked) It became apparent that there was an infection and a veterinarian needed to be called. This was the first time that the vet had to be called out for Indie

Animal experimentation by scientists can be cruel and unjust, but at the same time it can provide long term benefits for humanity. Animals used in research and experiments have been going on for 2,000 years and keep is going strong. It is a widely debated about topic all over the world. Some say it is inhuman while others say it’s for the good of human kind. There are many different reasons why people perform experiments and why others total disagree with it.

Mother pigs spend most of their miserable lives in tiny gestation and farrowing crates so small that they can’t even turn around and forced to get pregnant over and over again, until their bodies can’t handle it anymore.. Males are either killed immediately, or castrated at a young age then kept only for their meat. Piglets, in general, are torn away from their mothers after only a few weeks, tails are chopped off, and the ends of their teeth are snipped off, then the spend days to weeks to months in cramped, crowded pens on slabs of filthy concrete until it gets decided what will happen to them.