Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection occurring in hospitalized patients who are mechanically ventilated. These infections are common in ICU settings‚ difficult to diagnose early‚ and unfortunately have a high rate of mortality and morbidity. VAP accounts for almost half of infections in ICU settings‚ up to 28% of mechanically ventilated patients will develop VAP and of these patients the mortality rate is between 20% and 70% (Craven & Steger‚ 1998). A patient that develops VAP
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Care Planning Proforma 5NH008 Patient/Client…………………………………………………………………………………… PBL Group/Site/Facilitator………………………………………………………………… Problem/Need Outcome Nursing Care Interventions Evaluation Write a problem statement identifying an actual or potential need How does this impact on the patient/user? Ensure this statement is personalised Patient problems should have been identified with the patient/carer/parent following holistic assessment Identify a short term and long term goal
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"A Student Nurse ’s Bibliography on Pneumonia" Early Intervention for the Pneumonia Patient: An Emergency Department Triage Protocol Preventing Nosocomial Pneumonia I. Background/Rationale Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that causes an inflammation of the lung parenchyma commonly caused by microbial agents such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. The disease is acquired through inhalation of the microorganism in respiratory droplets‚ as well as aspiration of secretions
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more comfortable to treat patients of the same gender. When there is a situation of a dentist and patient of the opposite gender of the same age group‚ it is important to maintain a professional relationship. Till today‚ gender roles exist between males and females. With some people males are viewed to be the dominant sex. Stereotyping creates a battle of sexes that can foster barriers of communication. To manage‚ one should look towards the patient as just that‚ a patient. She is looking for a treatment
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Nursing advocacy Introduction Nurses are bound to experience issues on a day-to-day basis where it becomes their ethical and moral obligation to provide advocacy for patients and their family. The concerns can be attributed to the unprecedented changes in the healthcare systems. The uncertainty results in new regulations being implemented‚ financial burdens on the patient and the trend of population rise. These challenges present an opportunity for the nurses to adopt a more responsible role of patient
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A nurse utilizes his or her clinical judgement when interpreting patient data and implementing nursing interventions. In the clinical setting‚ clinical judgement is defined as "an interpretation or conclusion about a patient’s needs‚ concerns‚ or health problems‚ and/or the decision to take action (or not)‚ use or modify standard approaches‚ or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient’s response” (Giddens‚ 2017). When narrowing down this comprehensive definition‚ it remains evident
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Preventing Infection INFECTION The invasion or colonization of the body by pathogenic microorganisms The presence of a particular type of microorganism in a part of a body where it is not normally found and may lead to a disease Microorganism A small (micro) living plant or animal that cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope A microbe Contributions TYPES of Microorganism Bacteria Fungi Protozoa Algae Viruses Multicellular Animal Parasites BACTERIA Very small‚ simple‚ unicellular
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why developing this with patients is important. Firstly‚ Communication is verbal and non-verbal. It is‚ therefore‚ defined as an act of conversing with people‚ to pass information‚ to consort‚ to express thoughts‚ to send a message across and being understood. However‚ it is a process that involves both patient and nurse actively. Consequently‚ nurses need to create a positive emotional atmosphere for the patient to relax and happy to communicate. Additionally‚ Nursing is a science which focuses
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Describe the gross anatomy of the lungs; And define pneumonia and outline briefly the etiology‚ pathophysiology and radiographic appearances of alveolar pneumonia. 1. Introduction The lungs are the essential organs of respiration; they are two in number and are placed one on either side within the thorax‚ separated from each other by the heart. The substance of the lung is light‚ spongy and porous. The surface is smooth‚ shining and marked into numerous areas‚ indicating the lobules of the organs
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Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore evidence based nursing intervention in the care and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an acutely ill patient. The acutely ill patient involved in this essay was admitted to hospital due to cerebrovascular accident and had a past medical history of myocardial Infarction‚ left Ventricular failure‚ peripheral vascular disease and duodenal ulcer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This essay will provide a rationale
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