individuals and groups take steps to improve or maintain their health. a. Major Duties: Registered nurses often work in hospitals or outpatient facilities‚ where they provide hands-on care to patients by administering medications‚ managing intravenous lines‚ observing and monitoring patients’ conditions‚ maintaining records and communicating with doctors. They are also relied upon to give direction and supervision to nurse aides and home health aides. b. Technological Influences
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(EWS) and Fluid Balance Chart‚ and lack of practical knowledge and skills of the nursing staff in recognizing signs of deterioration of the patient. Furthermore‚ there is failure to understand the life-saving importance of intravenous antibiotics and the necessity of intravenous access in the case of emergency in acutely ill patients‚ and failure of the regular review of the patient by the nurses and doctors alike. Identified as the primary issue is the lack of communication and secondary problem
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Cross Infection Definition Cross infection is the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person‚ object‚ or place to another‚ or from one part of the body to another (such as touching a staph-infected hand to the eye). When this cross infection occurs in a hospital or long-term care facility it is called a nosocomial infection. Community acquired infections are those contracted anywhere except a hospital or long-term care facility. Description Cross infection accounts for
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION When we think of HIV/AIDS we have certain populations in mind. We hear about its ravages on young men and women; on the gay and transgender populations; on the homeless and the intravenous drug user. We seldom think about HIV/AIDS and senior citizens. What no one talks about is HIV/AIDS and the older adult. It’s no wonder that when you talk to our senior citizens‚ they may have the perception that HIV/AIDS is not a risk to them. Is HIV/AIDS a risk to older adults? Is HIV/AIDS
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS The following list contains some of the most common abbreviations found in medical records. Please note that in medical terminology‚ the capitalization of letters bears significance as to the meaning of certain terms‚ and is often used to distinguish terms with similar acronyms. @—at A & P—anatomy and physiology ab—abortion abd—abdominal ABG—arterial blood gas a.c.—before meals ac & cl—acetest and clinitest ACLS—advanced cardiac life support
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Operation Theatre Preparation Worksheet Name : LI Cheuk Chee Jasmine SID: 13003633 Cohort: NY 2013 Cluster / Hospital NTEC/ AHNH Instruction Student should answer all questions in point forms with reference. Students are required to submit the worksheet via TUNITIN TWO days in advance of corresponding specialty duty. There will be disciplinary action if any plagiarism found. Late submission may have disciplinary action. Format Guidelines: Font Arial Font Size 12 size Line
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Lyme disease is a bacterial disease that affects over 200‚000 each year. It is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted through the bite of blacklegged ticks (deer ticks). These ticks are found in grassy and wooded areas. Female nymphal or young black-legged ticks carry and transmit the Lyme disease bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi the most. Common symptoms of Lyme disease are fever‚ muscle pain‚ joint pain‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ and a characteristic skin rash called Erythema migrans
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Arterial haemorrhage is Pulsatile and Bright red alsoBleeds from proximal ends ‚porting as a jet that rises and drops in time with the pulse. In protracted bleeding‚ and when quantities of intravenous fluids else than blood are given‚ it may become watery in appearance. Venous haemorrhage is a dark red‚ a steady and copious flow. The color darkens still further from excessive oxygen desaturation when there is severe lose of blood‚ or in respiratory depression or obstruction. Blood loss is
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many years however‚ it leads to liver disease and sometimes cirrhosis. A few cases‚ especially those with cirrhosis will develop complications such as liver failure‚ liver cancer etc. HCV is spread mainly by blood-to-blood contact associated with intravenous drug use‚ poorly sterilized medical equipment‚ needlestick injuries in healthcare‚ and transfusions. It may also be spread from an infected mother to her baby during birth. Getting a tattoo or piercing with unsterilized equipment also increases
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Hemophilia A is a rare genetic disease that is characterized as a bleeding disorder. The disease‚ which presents itself in three different forms‚ mild‚ moderate‚ and severe‚ is dependent upon the production of the glycoprotein‚ coagulation factor viii. Although Hemophilia A produces a wide variety of serious symptoms‚ it is not necessarily fatal‚ and it is a direct result of a mutation that occurs on the gene F8 (4). Hemophilia A can be distinguished into three forms: mild‚ moderate‚ and severe.
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