Postpartum Hemorrhage Introduction Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a significantly life-threatening complication that can occur after both vaginal and caesarean births (Ricci & Kyle‚ 2009). Simpson and Creehan (2008) define PPH as the amount of blood loss after vaginal birth‚ usually more than 500mL‚ or after a caesarean birth‚ normally more than 1000mL. However‚ the definition is arbitrary‚ attributed to the fact that loss of blood during birth is intuitive and widely inaccurate (Ricci & Kyle‚ 2009)
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Care Plan Problem: Risk for bleeding r/t postpartum complications. Patient Centered Goal: Patient will not experience any abnormal/excessive bleeding by the end of clinical shift. Expected Outcomes: 1. Patient will experience lochia reducing in amount and lightening in color by the end of clinical shift. 2. Patient will observe fundus that is firm‚ midline‚ and decreasing in height by the end of clinical shift. 3. Patient will verbalize understanding of signs and symptoms
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Movie Character Presentation The Elephant Man Krsytal Wilson GCU NRS-434V The Elephant Man presentation overview Present the plot and characters of the movie. Functional Assessment of “The Elephant Man” Nursing diagnosis Interventions Resources Background of Movie and Character Main Characters • John Merrick “Elephant Man” • Dr. Frederick Treves The movie plot • Dr. Frederick Treves saves a young disfigured John Merrick from the enslavement and abuse from owner Bytes. Functional
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Postpartum Hemorrhage * Overview * Workup * Treatment Updated: Dec 20‚ 2012 * ------------------------------------------------- Background * ------------------------------------------------- Problem * ------------------------------------------------- Epidemiology * ------------------------------------------------- Etiology * ------------------------------------------------- Prevention * ------------------------------------------------- Pathophysiology
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Axis I: Schizoaffective‚ Bipolar‚ Paranoid type Nursing DX: Ineffective coping R/T inadequate levels of/or perception of control AEB increased dependency on others and drug/alcohol use Ineffective Coping as evidenced by excessive ETOH‚ homelessness‚ loss of friends‚ jobs‚ etc. will be relevant for this client. His grief issue is not established or described in the nursing assessment? How is this connected? Can you clarify or revise? Subjective Data: Client states “I used marijuana daily
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Nursing Diagnosis #1 Analysis. This is an 89 year old male who recently admitted to the hospital after complaints of persistent diarrhea with history of recurrent Clostridium difficile. He stated that he has had a bout of diarrhea that has been unresolved after completing a round of vancomycin and has recently lost an excess of 5 pounds. Dehydration was initially treated with intravenous fluids. However‚ it was discovered that he was in acute kidney failure and was diagnosed with acute kidney
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Introduction What is Postpartum Depression Having a baby should be one of the happiest and most important events in a woman’s life. However‚ although life with a new baby can be both thrilling and rewarding‚ it can also be a difficult and quite stressful task. Most women make the transition without great difficulty‚ yet some women experience considerable complexity that may manifest itself as a postpartum psychiatric disorder (O’hara‚ Hoffman‚ Philips‚ & Wright‚ 1992). Many physical and emotional
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Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial
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correlation study of planned or unplanned pregnancy to postpartum depression. The study will determine which factors can be considered as the most prevalent for postpartum depression. The descriptive quantitative method of research design establishes association between variables. This research design is being utilized to determine the relationship between the independent variable (planned and unplanned) and the dependent variable (postpartum depression). Research Environment
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First day clinical : January 21‚ 2016‚ 06:45 the first day of clinical‚ I was assigned to shadow an RN named Daniel who was working at the postpartum section of Valley Medical Child birth center‚ most of the clients did not have significant health issues related to postpartum but there were some who did not quickly recovered following child birth. The most significant thing that I learned on the first day of clinical was clients who gave vaginal birth recovered faster‚ looked happy‚ and less
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