Maturity There is no better teacher than experience itself. This statement holds true with regards to acquiring knowledge and necessary skills in the nursing profession. Preceptorship is when theories are actually put into practice and competencies acquired. Indeed‚ during this preceptorship‚ I felt like I gained a whole lot of understanding about the nursing process‚ the legal and ethical matters surrounding the practice‚ and the nurse’s leadership role. I have tried my best to learn as
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observed a bit more often clinically‚ DI‚ can also be permanent. Treatments Treating DI can be quite simple; drinking enough fluids to replace the loss of urine can decrease the symptoms. If for any reason the oral intake is insufficient and IV intravenous fluid can be used. Constant monitoring for fluid retention is needed for patients with Diabetes Insipidus during initial therapy. Treatment for Nephrogenic DI may also include a low sodium diet and diuretics‚ which will enhance water reabsorption
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What are X-rays? X-rays are a form of radiation that can pass through solid and semi-solid substances. In carefully controlled doses‚ they can be used to capture images of the body’s internal structures. How X-rays work X-rays are a type of radiation. Light and X-rays are similar sources of energy. However‚ light has a much lower frequency than X-rays and is absorbed by your skin. X-rays have a higher frequency and pass through the human body. As X-rays pass through the body‚ energy particles
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As a professional there will be times when an individual is absolutely not ready to receive or is unable to receive treatment and alternative approaches to reduction may be employed. This includes harm reduction which is a different kind of approach to substance addiction. Harm reduction possesses an overall importance to some client populations‚ an importance in the recovery from addictions‚ and addresses clients who would benefit more from harm reduction than others. Harm reduction is a contrasting
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Inclusion body myopathy 2 is a hereditary condition that mostly affects skeletal muscles‚ which are muscles that the body uses for movement. This disorder causes muscle weakness that appears in late adolescence or early adulthood and only worsens over time (O ’Ferrall). GNE-related myopathy‚ also known as inclusion body myopathy 2‚ is characterized by slowly progressive distal muscle weakness that begins with gait disturbance and foot drop secondary to anterior tibialis muscle weakness. Weakness
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Pharmacology Teaching Plan The patient is a 70 years old man‚ admitted in Clinton Cardiology Center for repeated chest pain‚ fainting‚ hypotension‚ thoracic discomfort and cough‚ which appeared suddenly the same day. The clinical exam showed: cold‚ pale‚ sweated skin‚ dyspnea‚ tachycardia‚ a diastolic murmur in the third intercostal space near the sternum edge‚ a third degree systolic murmur above the lower sternum‚ and a blood pressure of 80/60
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As there is no commercially available vaccine‚ prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites. Treatment of acute dengue is supportive‚ using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease‚ and intravenous fluids and blood transfusion for more severe cases. The incidence of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s‚ with around 50–100 million people infected yearly. Early descriptions of the condition date
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By: Anonymous In 1981‚ a new fatal‚ infectious disease was diagnosed--AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome). It began in major cities‚ such as New York‚ Los Angeles‚ Miami‚ and San Francisco. People‚ mostly homosexual men and intravenous drug users‚ were dying from very rare lung infections or from a cancer known as Kaposi’s sarcoma. They have not seen people getting these diseases in numerous years. Soon‚ it also affected hemophiliacs‚ blood recipients‚ prostitutes and their customers‚
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adequately trained and have completed the training requirements prescribed by ANSAP. * RA 7164 – The Philippine Act of 1991 Sec. 27 (a) Art. V states that I.V. injection is within the scope of nursing practice. * 1993 – Nursing Standards on Intravenous Practice was established. * October 1993 – Training for Trainers for ANSAP Board Members and Advisers. * February 4‚ 1994 – PRC-BON Resolution No. 08 * June 9-11‚ 1994 – Training for Trainers at Cagayan de Oro City. * May 17‚ 1995 –
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necessary; however‚ many school-aged children do not require hospitalization and respond well to oral antibiotics. Usually‚ these patients are not toxic or hypoxic enough to require supplemental oxygen. Unless they are vomiting‚ they do not require intravenous fluids or antibiotics. A parapneumonic effusion that requires drainage usually dictates
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