La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences Undergraduate Nursing Program Spring 2014 COURSE NUMBER: NUR 316 TITLE: Care of Older Adults in Health and Illness CREDIT/CLOCK HOURS: 5 credits 3 hours theory per week; 8 hours of clinical practice for 9 weeks‚ 4 hours Hospital Orientation + Lab day: (84 clinical hours) PRE/CO-REQUISITES: NUR 304‚ NUR 305‚ NUR 307‚ NUR 312‚ NUR 310 Class Day /Time: Class Location: Faculty: Denise Pruskowski Kavanagh‚ MSN‚ RN Office
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lower ABD pain (usually seen w/ distention) dull‚ continuous pain may be intense after voiding S/Sx: Urgency‚ pain after voiding (from spasms) Causes: Infection‚ cystitis‚ over distended bladder *Patients should urinate 5-6 times daily with a urinary output of 1500-2000 mL/day! *”How many times do you urinate a day??” * Pt’s may have increased frequency‚
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Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis The ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) procedure is done after the colon and lining of the rectum are surgically removed (colectomy). This procedure allows waste to be passed through the anus. A tube (ileal pouch) is made using a portion of the small intestine (ileum) and is connected to the anus (end of the rectum). IPAA is preferred over procedures that result in an opening (stoma) in the abdomen for waste removal (ileostomy). A temporary ileostomy surgery may be
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Histology showed patchy chronic inflammation in the colon in 11 children and reactive ileal lymphoid hyperplasia in seven‚ but no granulomas. Behavioural disorders included autism (nine)‚ disintegrative psychosis (one)‚ and possible postviral or vaccinal encephalitis (two). There were no focal neurological abnormalities and MRI and EEG tests were normal. Abnormal laboratory results were significantly raised urinary methylmalonic acid compared with agematched controls (p=0·003)‚ low haemoglobin in four
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gross head of the project are 50.8m3/sec at Exceedence Q40 and 235m respectively. The head works consist of gated diversion weir with three numbers of gates of size 10 m wide and 7.4 m high and one number of under sluice of size 10 m wide and 9.4 m high‚ side intake structure; 100 m long‚ 13 m wide and 8.5 m high triple chamber desanding basin; forebay and 360 m long pressure conduit. The headrace tunnel is 7124 m long‚ out of which about 4274 m of the tunnel length (60% of total tunnel length) will
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Potassium is one of the body’s major ions. Nearly 98% of the body’s potassium is intracellular. The ratio of intracellular to extracellular potassium is important in determining the cellular membrane potential. Small changes in the extracellular potassium level can have profound effects on the function of the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems. The kidney determines potassium homeostasis‚ and excess potassium is excreted in the urine. The reference range for serum potassium level is 3
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remove metabolic waste. They also help to protect the body and regulate body temperature. Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the inner surface of the heart or the heart valves caused by bacteria usually found in the mouth‚ intestinal tract or urinary tract. This infection results in a serious illness which requires prolonged treatment and on occasion produces injury to the heart or even death. Endocarditis is a major concern in almost all unrepaired congenital heart defects as well as in most
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HLTEN505C L.G. Due Date: Week 11 (13 May)‚ 2013 As per Ehow web and Nursing Times.net‚ the following table compares the neurological and neurovascular observations. | Neurovascular Observation | Neurological observations | Why to observed | Nerve function and blood flow to an injured extremity | Examination of patient’s nervous system to assess the responses to various stimuli. | What & how to observe | 5 P’s: pain‚ pulses‚ paraesthesia‚ paralysis and pallor | Vital signs and
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Risk factors include preoperative urinary tract infection‚ entry into gastrointestinal organs‚ entry into kidney parenchyma or collecting system‚ and postoperative renal hematoma. Adequate irrigation‚ prophylactic antibiotics‚ and surgical drain placement minimize the risk of abscess formation
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Fcps part1 paper November 2012 1000. Contractile unit in skeletal muscle is between.. a. h discs b. z lines c. t tubules 992. Diaphragm is supplied by a. C3 b. C3‚4‚5 c. C4‚5 d. C4‚5‚6 A 80 yr old male comes to surgical OPD ‚with complaint of watery discharge coming out from umbilicus ‚he has a prostatic enlargement for the last 5 yrs ‚what is the cause ? A) prostatic cancer B) patent vitelointestinal duct C) patent urachus D) constriction
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