The assessment of patients forms a major component of the nursing role. It allows the nurse to gain vital information to base the planning and implementation of prioritised care on. A systematic method of assessment is required‚ that ensures that all areas of assessment are covered and that the assessment and subsequent interventions are as effective and efficient as possible. One method that can be followed for patient assessment is the primary and secondary surveys‚ with an additional assessment
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Individual Case Study #1 Individual Case Study #1 Assigned Scenerio A 47 year old woman presents to the clinic. She has been menopausal but can ’t deal with the hot flashes anymore. Recently she started to have pain during intercourse. She is Caucasian‚ 5 ’6"‚ and weighs 152 pounds. She is a gravida 2‚ para 2‚ NSVD x 2‚ no complications. You learn in her history that she had breast cancer and had a successful lumpectomy 7 years ago. Her vitals today are 148/82‚ 76‚ 22‚ 97.9 Potential Working
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THE EPIDEMIC OF EBOLA HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER DEFINITION Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus‚ with a fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pain and headaches. Typically‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea and rash follow‚ along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. Around this time‚ affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally.[1]LITRATURE
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HEMATOLOGY REVIEWER ANEMIA Anemia: decrease in the number of RBCs‚ Hb content‚ or Hct content below the lower limit of the normal range for the age and sex of the individual Pediatric Anemia A. Hemolytic Anemia: there is premature destruction of RBCs 1. Hereditary Spherocytosis: most common inherited abnormality of RBC membrane; defect in ankyrin‚ band 3 or spectrin proteins surface area deficiency leading to spherocytosis 2. Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: defect in PKLR gene PK cannot convert phosphoenolpyruvate
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Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced‚ bone microarchitecture is disrupted‚ and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is altered. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in women as a bone mineral density 2.5 standard deviations below peak bone mass (20-year-old healthy female average) as measured by DXA; the term "established osteoporosis" includes
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English: Expository Composition 23 May 2011 Surgeons One might think of surgery as simple as going to the hospital and receiving a complex operation that saves ones life or improves their quality of life. What most people do not realize is the hardships that those people go through unless they had surgery performed on them themselves‚ and same thing for the surgeons it is not easy for them as well‚ even though they are professional and highly trained. Most people do not think about or
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I’m sure you have heard of the Biotechnology field before. It is the field in which living organisms are modified genetically in order to enhance them to make useful products. This has been used widely in the agriculture industry in the past decade with lots of controversy surrounding it. Maybe‚ you have heard of the Human Genome Project that was completed in April of 2003. It is when the first Human Genome was sequenced. This too is a part of the Biotechnology field and with the Human Genome Project
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Chapter 36: Nursing Management: Dysrhythmias Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. To determine whether there is a delay in impulse conduction through the atria‚ the nurse will measure the duration of the patient’s a. P wave. b. Q wave. c. P-R interval. d. QRS complex. ANS: A The P wave represents the depolarization of the atria. The P-R interval represents depolarization of the atria‚ atrioventricular (AV) node‚ bundle of His‚ bundle branches‚ and the Purkinje fibers. The QRS represents ventricular depolarization
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Catanduanes State Colleges COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Department of Nursing Virac‚ Catanduanes Name of Student: Mezil B. Nazareno Ward: OB/DR Year/Block: BSN 2A Date of Exposure: August 8‚ 2011 Group: 4 Clinical Instructor: Prof. Janet Lim I. Personal Data Name: Sharon Magtangob Gender: Female Age: 25 years old Birthdate: April 18‚ 1986 Address: Antipolo Del Sur Virac‚ Catanduanes Religion:
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body * Oral - tablets‚liquids‚ capsules * Rectal - suppositories * Injections Some medication demands the measurement of specific physiological measurements : * insulin ( blood glucose testing) * warfarin (blood thinner). All medication can potentially be cause side effects and these can be vary from person to person. Common side effects include: *
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