THE CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST: OCCUPATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES‚ PERCEIVED STRESSORS‚ COPING STRATEGIES‚ AND WORK RELATIONSHIPS Tristan Roberts Perry Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Curriculum and Instruction Kerry Redican‚ Chair Jane Abraham Charles Baffi Bonnie Billingsley John Burton November 6‚ 2002 Blacksburg‚ Virginia Keywords:
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o A key landmark when performing an axillary block is the identification of the axillary arterial pulse as well as the Coracobrachialis and pectoralis major muscle. o In supine position with the patient’s head turned away from the intended injection site‚ the desired arm is abducted 90° angle at the elbow joint. While standing at the upper arm‚ feel for the axillary artery (lateral to the pectoralis muscle) and draw a line along it from the mid-axilla to the lower axilla. This is helpful orientation
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SENSE- is the ability to perceive stimuli. SENSATION (PERCEPTION)- is the conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors. GENERAL SENSES- are those with receptors distributed over a large part of the body. SOMATIC SENSES- provides sensory information about the body and the environment. VISCERAL SENSES- are more specialized in structure and are localized to specific parts of the body such as pain and pressure. SPECIAL SENSES- are more specialized in structure such as smell
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also decrease appetite. Stimulants work by mimicking the fight-or-flight response‚ in which the hormone epinephrine (also known as adrenaline)‚ is released during stressful situations to produce an increased heart rate and increased blood flow to the muscles. Stimulants produce a similar‚ but often more powerful‚ response by increasing levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine
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airway obstruction and why other compounds such as epinephrine and isoprenaline were neglected over salbutamol. A compound known as epinephrine in adrenaline injection was first addressed for the treatment of asthma in 1903 by Bullowa & Kaplan. Few years later its usage soon came to an end when it had been found to cause unwanted effects on cardiovascular system.
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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MENOPAUSE BY MICHELLE THOMAS The topic‚ hot flashes‚ is a colloquial term used to refer to women‚ generally middle-aged‚ who experience their menstrual cycles ending. As a result‚ the hormones‚ primarily that hypothalamus (the body’s internal thermometer)‚ starts to produce an extreme heating sensation. What does this occur to female chemotherapy patients? The concoction administered to some breast cancer patients is referred to as TCH. This is a combination of textotere
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• Keep an epinephrine injection or anaphylaxis kit near you at all times. This can be lifesaving if you have a severe anaphylactic reaction. • Wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace stating your allergy. This may only be necessary if your allergy is very severe
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____ in blood pressure. 8. Arteriosclerosis will result in ____ vessel elasticity and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 9. Excessive sweating will result in a short - term ____ in blood volume and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 10. An in epinephrine will result in ____ vessel diameter and a/an ____ in blood pressure. 2. Cardiac Conduction System 1. The intrinsic conduction sys tem consists of _______________ ____________ cells that initiate and distribute _______________ throughout the
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The effects toxins such as caffeine‚ nicotine‚ epinephrine‚ ethanol and salt have on the Daphnia magna’s heart rate Results The effect the various drugs caffeine‚ nicotine and epinephrine had on the Daphnia magna is displayed in Figure 1. After three sample trials were taken there was an average of 180 beats/min-1 ± 6.928 taken under normal conditions. The addition of caffeine caused an increase in the average heartbeat to change to 192 beats/min-1 ± 9.165 in the Daphnia magna tested. When testing
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task. I assigned one colleague to assess the vital signs of the patient. In the scenario there were two medications that should be administered to the patient‚ the epinephrine and another anti-histamine drug‚ so I assigned two persons to prepare it. There was a delay in the administration of epinephrine since there were two epinephrine pre-filled automatic injections in the medication box. The person I assigned to it was confused which of the two will be used‚ so she asked me which one will be used
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