La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences Undergraduate Nursing Program Spring 2014 COURSE NUMBER: NUR 316 TITLE: Care of Older Adults in Health and Illness CREDIT/CLOCK HOURS: 5 credits 3 hours theory per week; 8 hours of clinical practice for 9 weeks‚ 4 hours Hospital Orientation + Lab day: (84 clinical hours) PRE/CO-REQUISITES: NUR 304‚ NUR 305‚ NUR 307‚ NUR 312‚ NUR 310 Class Day /Time: Class Location: Faculty: Denise Pruskowski Kavanagh‚ MSN‚ RN Office
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Neurological Disorders KEYWORDS The following words include English vocabulary‚ nursing/medical terminology‚ concepts‚ principles‚ or information relevant to content specifically addressed in the chapter or associated with topics presented in it. English dictionaries‚ your nursing textbooks‚ and medical dictionaries such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary are resources that can be used to expand your knowledge and understanding of these words and related information
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imbalance Electrolyte imbalances Figure 41-2 Classification of diuretics Four major categories High-ceiling (loop) – furosemide Thiazide – hydrochlorothiazide Osmotic – mannitol Potassium-sparing: two subdivisions Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone) Nonaldosterone antagonists (triamterene) Fifth group Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors High-Ceiling (Loop) Diuretics Furosemide (Lasix) – most frequently prescribed loop diuretic Mechanism of action Acts on ascending loop of Henle to block
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Running Head: Sepsis 1 Sepsis: A Clinical Case Study Example Conestoga College Running Head: Sepsis 2 Abstract Sepsis is an inflammatory systemic response to infection. The symptoms are produced by the host’s defense systems rather than by the invading pathogens (Schouten et al.‚ 2008). Sepsis is a frequent cause of admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and it is one of the leading causes of death among hospitalized patients (Alberti et al.‚ 2003). It is a public health
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DISORDERS OF WATER BALANCE (HYPONATREMIA AND HYPERNATREMIA) AND SODIUM BALANCE (HYPOVOLEMIA AND EDEMA) Literature review current through: Sep 2013. | This topic last updated: ene 15‚ 2013. 1. INTRODUCTION — The plasma sodium concentration is regulated by changes in water intake and excretion‚ not by changes in sodium balance. hyponatremia is primarily due to the intake of water that cannot be excreted hypernatremia is primarily due to the loss of water that has not
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Contents Introduction How to use this guidance Chapter 1: Principles of safe and appropriate handling of medicines Chapter 2: Handling medicines in social care settings • Controlled drugs • Disposing of medicines • Medicine administration • Minor ailments • Record-keeping • Storage of medicines • Self-administration of medicine • Staff training Chapter 3: Handling medicines — requirements for specific services • Adult placement • Boarding schools‚ school care accommodation‚ special residential schools
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the admission process with her‚ you note that she wears glasses and has a dental bridge. She is immediately started on PN at 85 ml/hr and on penicillin 2 million units IV piggyback (IVPB) q4h‚ to be continued for 4 weeks. Other medications are furosemide (Lasix) 80 mg/day PO‚ amlodipine 5 mg/day PO‚ potassium chloride (K-Dur) 40 mEq/day PO (dose adjusted according to lab results)‚ metoprolol 25 mg PO bid‚ and prochlorperazine (Compazine) 2.5 to 5 mg IV push (IVP) prn for N/V. On admission vital
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BT is a 95 year old Caucasian female that lives with her husband and has spent 39 years working as a missionary. She presented to the emergency room at Milford Memorial Hospital on March 17‚ 2012 complaining of diarrhea for the past 6 days‚ up to 5 times a day. She also reported loss of appetite and weakness; upon admission to the emergency room she vomited once and verbalized cramping in the upper abdominal region. She was admitted with acute infectious colitis‚ acute renal failure‚ and dehydration
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BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION INDICATION OR USE 1. ADVIL IBUPROFEN anti-inflammatory‚ analgesic and antipyretic Management of mild to moderate pain & inflammation 2. ALAXAN IBUPROFEN PARACETAMOL Analgesics (Non-Opioid) & Antipyretics Relief of mild to moderately severe pain of musculoskeletal origin 3. AMBROLEX AMBROXOL Cough & Cold Preparations Acute exacerbations of chronic & asthmatic bronchitis‚ bronchial asthma & bronchiectasis 4. ARTHRO - - - 5. ASCOF FORTE Vitex negundo
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INTRODUCTION Symptom management is a fundamental aspect of palliative care (WHO 2003). It is the primary therapeutic goal of service delivery and is aimed at subjective wellbeing (De Canno & Martini 2001). Although it is estimated that 90% of patients who access palliative care services have a diagnosis of cancer (Bruera % Portenoy 2001)‚ governments worldwide are now committed to ensuring that palliative care is available to all who need it‚ including patients diagnosed with incurable non-malignant
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