Pain management comparison in orthopaedics- patient controlled analgesia vs. femoral nerve blocks Picot question In adult patients with total hip or knee replacements‚ how effective is patient controlled analgesia pain management compared to femoral nerve block in controlling post operative pain within the first 24 hours after surgery? Importance to the science of nursing Major knee or total hip surgery is associated with severe postoperative pain
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|The university of Auckland | |Does Milrinone Prevent Low Cardiac Output Syndrome in the Paediatric Population after Congenital Heart surgery? | |Nursing 730 (A&B) | |
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Exploring health promotion prevention levels Exploring health promotion prevention levels Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization ’s 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants‚ and thereby improve their health.” As advocates for their patients‚ nurses must focus on health promotion education and activities. To fully understand the nursing role
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from mother to child. A few of the risk factors for AIDS include having unprotected sex‚ a previous STI (sexually transmitted infection)‚ which produce open sores on one’s genitalia and allow HIV to enter through them‚ and intravenous drugs. Many people who use intravenous drugs share their needles with one another which exposes them to other people’s blood. Right now‚ unfortunately‚ there is no vaccination that can prevent the infection of HIV and no cure for AIDS has been found. Taking precaution
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The term "lower urinary tract symptoms‚" or LUTS‚ is nonspecific. It has been used as a general term to refer to any combination of urinary symptoms or as a more specific term to refer to those symptoms primarily associated with overactive bladder (frequency‚ urgency‚ and nocturia). An international consensus conference identified LUTS to include symptoms relating to storage and/or voiding disturbances common among aging men [1]. The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men increases with
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References: AstraZeneca (2006). LOSEC Intravenous. [Product data sheet]. New South Wales‚ Australia. AstraZeneca (2006). LOSEC: Omeprazole magnesium delayed released tablets. [Product monograph]. Ontario‚ Canada. Biddle‚ W.‚ (2003) Gastrosphageal Reflux Disease: Current Treatment Approaches. Gastroenterology
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Atrial fibrillation What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is a very common heart disease characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm. Patients may experience palpitations (heart pounding)‚ chest pain‚ dizziness‚ and loss of consciousness. The heart rate may be elevated (>100)‚ slow (<60)‚ or within the normal range. This condition can be very serious‚ leading to a drop in blood pressure and even stroke. Given its seriousness‚ it is important for patients to educate themselves about
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aAnnotated Bibliography Bouadma‚ L.‚ Deslandes‚ E.‚ Lolom‚ I.‚ Le Corre‚ B.‚ Mourvillier‚ B.‚ Regnier‚ B.‚ Porcher‚ R.‚ Wolff‚ M.‚ & Lucet‚ J-C. (2010). Long-term impact of a multifaceted prevention program on ventilator-associated pneumonia in a medical intensive care unit. Oxford Journals of Medicine. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Vol. 51. Iss. 10. p. 1115-1122. Christensen‚ R.‚ Henry‚ E.‚ Baer‚ V.‚ Hoang‚ N.‚ Snow‚ G.‚ Rigby‚ G.‚ & Eggert‚ L. (2010). A low-sodium solution for
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maintenance doses are 200-400 mg twice daily. Patients with severely high blood pressure may require 1.2 to 2.4 g daily. Stopping or changing the dose of the drug should be directed by a physician because serious side effects may occur. The initial intravenous dose of labetalol is 20 mg injected over 2 minutes. Additional injections of 40 or 80 mg may be administered every 10 minutes as needed up to a total dose of 300 mg. DRUG INTERACTIONS: Labetalol can mask early warning symptoms of hypoglycemia
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usually resolves with simple supportive care; which entails monitoring‚ drugs to control pain‚ and intravenous fluids. Patients are often kept NPO until nausea and vomiting have decreased. Moderate to severe pancreatitis requires more extensive monitoring and supportive care in an ICU (Mayo Clinic‚ n.d.). Severe pancreatitis can lead to potentially life-threatening complications. Treatments: Intravenous
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