RESEARCH PAPER Rapid intervention and treatment zone: Redesigning nursing services to meet increasing emergency department demandijn_1986 60..67 Julie Considine RN RM BN GradDipNurs(AcuteCare) MNurs PhD FRCNA Senior Research Fellow‚ Deakin University—Northern Health Clinical Partnership‚ c/- School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ Deakin University‚ Burwood‚ Victoria‚ Australia Elspeth Lucas RN BN(Hons) Registered Nurse‚ Emergency Department/Research Fellow Deakin University—Northern Health Clinical
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of solution increases intracellular potassium shifting. The IV bag containing the potassium chloride is always gently agitated before hanging. The IV site is monitored closely because potassium chloride is irritating to the veins and the risk of phlebitis exists. The nurse monitors urinary output during administration and contacts the physician if the urinary output is less than 30 mL/hr. * The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. A client with a serum calcium level of 4.0 mg/dL
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unnecessary for newly diagnosed cases of tendinitis. Your doctor can also assess whether you have similar problems such as bursitis (inflammation of the fluid "cushion" surrounding the joints)‚ carpal tunnel syndrome (an entrapped nerve in the hands)‚ or phlebitis (inflamed veins). 3. What are the signs and symptoms - Signs and symptoms of tendinitis
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COMPETETENCY BASED PRE TEST Direction: Select the letter that best corresponds to the questions. You are given 30minutes to answer. 1. Prescription errors can be minimized by observing all of the following practices‚ EXCEPT for: a. Specifying concentration b. Using abbreviations c. Noting the patient’s age and‚ when appropriate‚ weight d. Writing legibly 2. Regarding prescription instructions‚ nurses should: a. Give the patient website addresses where he or she can learn more about the drug
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WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE? Physical exercise is very important for a healthy body. To stay healthy and fit‚ we need to exercise regularly. Most people believe that exercise and work are the same. They believe that if they exert effort‚ flex their muscles during work‚ it is already an exercise. But exercise and work are not the same thing. Although both expend energy‚ exercise has an element of pleasure. When you work‚ you become tired‚ the same as when you exercise. But in exercise
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Learning Outcome 4 Critically analyse own OSCE performance in utilising systematic rapid clinical assessment and an appropriate track and trigger tool‚ to escalate care in an appropriate and timely manner. This essay will critically analyse my performance throughout the Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assessment I completed‚ including the escalation strategy utilised by the Nation early warning scores (NEWS) (RCP‚ 2012) as a track and trigger tool (NICE‚ 2007). Based on the
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The intent of this literature review is to assess the best practices surrounding skin disinfection before administering an injection. This review will look at the different views on this issue and the changes in practice over time. It will also evaluate the quality of the evidence and examine arguments for and against the use of skin disinfection prior to an injection. Numerous studies have been undertaken to debate the need to disinfect a patient’s skin before an injection and several of these
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* Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is the infusion of liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous simply means "within a vein". Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. It is commonly referred to as a drip because many systems of administration employ a drip chamber‚ which prevents air from entering the blood stream (air embolism)‚ and allows an estimation of flow rate. * Intravenous therapy may be used to correct electrolyte imbalances
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Can a slow continuous intravenous therapy prolong the life of peripheral intravenous cannulae in the clinical setting? Introduction Background There is lack of current research evidence to suggest that continuous infusion also known as to ‘keep vein open’ to a peripheral intravenous cannula will prolong the life expectancy of a cannula. There is much discussion and debate among health care staff over the ability of a continuous infusion to prolong the life of a cannula. Many patients are often
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haemodynamic stability because the patient had cardiac failure with impaired ejection fraction. After insertion of a thoracic epidural catheter and induction of general anaesthesia‚ VA-ECMO was established using open approach with the consequential cannulation of the right femoral vessels and ECMO was provided with centrifugal pump and polymethylpentene oxygenator. Veno-arterial ECMO was commenced‚ maintained at 4‚51 l/m with optimal systemic gas exchange and after the mechanical ventilation was stopped
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