Pneumothorax & Mechanical Ventilation Mechanical ventilation is the use of life-support to perform the work of breathing for patients who are unable to breathe on their own or are critically ill. The First Mechanical Ventilation machine was used in 1938 called the "Iron Lung " which used negative pressure. Positive Mechanical ventilators began to be used in anesthesia and intensive care during the 1950s. The development was confirmed by the need to treat polio patients and the increasing
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to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries. It can improve blood flow to the heart‚ relieve chest pain‚ and possibly prevent a heart attack. Sometimes a stent is placed in the artery to keep it propped open after the procedure. Typically a catheter is inserted in the femoral artery and threaded up to the blockage site‚ where a balloon is inflated up to several times to depress the arterial plaque against the vessel walls. CABG is a surgical procedure where a saphenous vein from the thigh is
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Improving Outcomes in Sepsis Patients in the Emergency Department Sepsis is a left threatening illness that affects millions of people each year. The Center of Disease Control reports sepsis as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (V). For adults age 65 and over hospital admission because of sepsis have increased 48%. The body’s immune system switches into “high gear” which overwhelms the body’s normal blood flow and oxygenation of tissues throughout the body. This process‚
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INTRODUCTION: Delegation is a process of authorizing an unlicensed person to provide a nursing service while retaining accountability of how the unlicensed person performs the task. It does not include situation in which an unlicensed person is directly assisting a Registered Nurse by carrying out nursing task in the presence of the Registered Nurse. (BNE Rule 224.4(3)) Delegation is widely viewed as a management tool that Registered Nurses use at their discretion. (BNE‚ 2005) The Registered Nurse
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during heart relaxation when the heart fills back up with blood‚ it is also recognized as the lower part of the of the measured blood pressure‚ Example: x/90. Blood pressure can be measured through an invasive procedure uses a catheter which is inserted into the artery. The catheter is connected to a transducer which measures the pressure directly out of the artery. A noninvasive procedure includes using a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. The noninvasive approach is done using an inflatable cuff that
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Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations‚” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA‚ 2003‚ p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to health
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STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION Definitions Bacteriostatic Agent: An agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria‚ but does not necessarily kill them. Bactericide: An agent that kills bacteria. Most do not kill Endospores. Sporicide: An agent that kills spores. Definition STERILIZATION The process of freeing an article from microorganisms including their spores. By definition‚ it effects a reduction in the number of microorganisms (more than 99.9999% are killed). Methods
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1. Appears as grape-like clusters when viewed through a microscope‚ and has large‚ round‚ golden-yellow colonies‚ often with hemolysis‚ when grown on blood agar plates. 2. Microorganisms that are used to assess the microbial quality of swimming pool and similar environments include heterotrophic plate count – HPC (a general measure of non-specific microbial levels)‚ faecal indicators (such as thermotolerant coliforms‚ E. coli)‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Staphylococcus aureus and Legionella spp. HPC
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Eden Shuffield Philosophy: Intro to Ethics George Gittinger 14 Sept 2014 Abortion The word abortion‚ availing itself in two different forms (spontaneous abortion or miscarriage‚ and surgical or medical) is simply used to describe the early ending or termination of a pregnancy. The form discussed throughout the remainder of this essay will be the surgical and medical type. Abortions have been practiced for centuries‚ dating back to the Egyptian era‚ around 1550 BC (historyof.com). The practice
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with diseases by taxonomy”‚ Richard Bauman defines a nosocomial infection as “a disease acquired in a healthcare setting.” These infections are often found with implants and plastic items that have inserted into the body‚ such as catheters‚ pacemakers‚ and urinary catheters (Avdic‚ et. al 3885). “The ability of this microorganism to causes infections is primarily due to its ability to form biofilms on synthetic surfaces of implanted medical devices” (Avdic‚ et. al 3885). Biofilms are considered the
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