if indicated.• Monitor vital signs closely. Observe for hypertension‚ peripheral/dependent edema‚ changes in mentation. Weigh daily. Maintain accurate I&O.• Provide/encourage meticulous catheter and perineal care.• Recommend sitz bath as indicated.• Catheterize for residual urine and leave indwelling catheter as indicated. | • May minimize urinary retention/overdistension of the bladder.• High urethral pressure inhibits bladder emptying or can inhibit voiding until abdominal pressure increases
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Personal Care (Hand Washing) The most important aspect of maintaining good health is good personal hygiene. Personal hygiene which is also referred to as personal care includes all of the following: Bathing and Showering ¾ Hair care ¾ Nail care ¾ Foot care ¾ Genital cares The most important personal hygiene practice is washing hands. Why? Illness is often transferred from people to food via hands. It’s up to you to protect food with proper hand washing. To
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Importance of Theory Shanna Akers Chamberlain College of Nursing Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice NR501 Kari Luoma September 13‚ 2014 Importance of Theory In today’s society‚ the lack of knowledge involving nursing theories is present. Theorists began discoveries in the early 1800s with Florence Nightingale and have continued to expand ever since (Hegge‚ 2013). “Nursing theory is defined as an organized framework of concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing"
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Chapter 47: Nursing Management: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After the insertion of an arteriovenous graft (AVG) in the right forearm‚ a 54-year-old patient complains of pain and coldness of the right fingers. Which action should the nurse take? a. Teach the patient about normal AVG function. b. Remind the patient to take a daily low-dose aspirin tablet. c. Report the patient’s symptoms to the health care provider. d. Elevate the patient’s arm on pillows
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Benjamin franklin was one of the smartest people who have lived‚ from the noteworthy key on a kite experiment‚ to the bifocals. He was even a founding father that helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Born on January 17‚ 1706 Ben grew up in Boston Massachusetts‚ there he lived with his 15 other siblings. He was the 15th child‚ and the youngest son. His dad‚ Josiah Franklin‚ was a soap and candle maker. At the age age of 10 ben stopped going to school‚ Boston Latin School‚ since he learned
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Module Assessment The aim of this assignment is to explore the four stages of APIE‚ explaining their importance in nursing‚ as well as identifying possible problems within the stages‚ in relation to the videos of Joe. These issues will then be anaylsed using theory‚ to create possible explanations and consequences for the behaviour and actions shown by Joe and the nurses. APIE is a nursing process which guides health professionals through the problem solving approach‚ which promotes the individualised
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before transfusion. Refer to MD accordingly. 10. Give pre-meds 30 minutes before transfusion as prescribed. 11. Do hand hygiene before and after the procedure 12. Prepare equipment needed for BT (IV injection tray‚ compatible BT set‚ IV catheter/ needle G 19/19‚ plaster‚ torniquet‚ blood‚ blood components to be transfused‚ Plain NSS 500cc‚ IV set‚ needle gauge 18 (only if needed)‚ IV
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At first glance‚ some people who are not able to distinguish an registered nurses and licensed practical nurses‚ might mistake them as the same kind of nurse. Both manage medications‚ change dressings or insert catheters. Registered Nurses and License Practical Nurses may both work in a hospital‚ clinic or doctors’ office. Whereas they defer in their scope of practice‚ nursing process‚ care plan‚ critical thinking‚ and responsibilities . Registered Nurses are independent in many areas‚ while License
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5.1 Common Complications RNU may predispose a patient to complications such as pneumonia‚ hypertension‚ and acute renal insufficiency. The risk of pneumonia may be higher after renal surgery compared with other abdominal procedures‚ as patient’s postoperative pain with deep breathing may be substantial‚ leading to atelectasis and pneumonia. Early ambulation‚ incentive spirometry and adequate pain control should be encouraged in immediate postoperative period (17). The incidence of postoperative hypertension
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1. LOCATION: Inpatient‚ Hospital PATIENT: Margaret Hill ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: Ronald Green‚ MD SURGEON: Gary Sanchez‚ MD PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy INDICATION: Mrs. Hill has been having RUQ pain with nausea and vomiting and diarrhea. The patient was found to have chronic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis and she was taken to the operating room. PROCEDURE:
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