Case 1: Meera on penicillin Meera‚ a ten-year girl‚ was brought by her mom to the clinic because of persistent coughing and malaise. She had bacterial upper respiratory tract infection and was prescribed amoxicillin. They left the clinic and bought the medicine. Within an hour after ingesting the drug‚ Meera’s tongue was swollen and complained of difficulty of breathing. Her mum immediately dialed “000”. Penicillin is a bacteriostatic group of antibiotics which inhibit the cell wall synthesis of
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Note book 1 From your own opinion‚ is it important for nurses to study ethics? Take a mental walk around your ward/department and watch the nurses at work. Do the nurses in your workplace apply ethical theories and/or ethical principles in clinical practice setting? What kind of values do they portray? What do you think of the current values in nursing ethics in comparison to the expected ethical behaviours for nurses? Write your thoughts in the Note book. I strongly agree we as a nurse must learn
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decrease the VAP rate (Sedwick et al‚ 2012). Problem identification and its description One of the most common problems identified in the ICU is VAP. According to Patricia‚ VAP is a hospital acquired infection occurs within 48-72 hours of post intubation. The microorganism enters the lower respiratory tract and lung parenchyma via the Endo Tracheal Tube (ETT) or tracheostomy tube and cause infiltration of the tissues which causes pneumonia (Arrolga et al‚ 2012). Studies proved that the introduction
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Approach Considerations Treatment decisions in children with pneumonia are dictated based on the likely etiology of the infectious organism and the age and clinical status of the patient. Antibiotic administration must be targeted to the likely organism‚ bearing in mind the age of the patient‚ the history of exposure‚ the possibility of resistance (which may vary‚ depending on local resistance patterns)‚ and other pertinent history (see Etiology and Clinical Presentation). After initiating therapy
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ENG 100 Narrative Essay #1 Battling with the issue known as seizures‚ this condition can take a toll on a person‚ but being diagnosed can be the worse news anyone can get. There is no preparing for the outcome because it comes at any moment. I know this all too well‚ because I am one who suffers from this. It is very much disturbing‚ emotionally and physically. That’s why‚ it’s important that those living with seizures know the safety of getting immediate help. Recalling back to my early teenage
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percent of the participants had some kind of adverse reactions to the medicinal marijuana‚ “with increased seizures or new seizures in 21%‚ somnolence/fatigue in 14%‚ and rare adverse events of developmental regression in 10% with one patient needing intubation‚ and one death”(2014). According to a study of over 47‚000 PTSD sufferers over the last 20-years by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine‚ marijuana would not be a good medical treatment option. Their results show that PTSD sufferers who used
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many tasks before‚ during and after administration of anesthesia in every practice setting. He/She develops and implements an anesthetic technique (general or regional) while managing the patient’s airway and pulmonary status using endotracheal intubation‚ mechanical ventilation and pharmacological support. As the patients go to sleep for a procedure‚ they need to be able to trust that their Anesthesia provider is assured and strong and will be their advocate when they can’t advocate for themselves
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Leadership Assignment Week #2 1. Read Critical Thinking Exercise‚page 145‚ and discuss the following: a) What are the important data in relation to this situation? b.) State the ethical dilemma in a clear simple statement (right vs. right) c.) What are the choices of action and how do they relate to specific ethical principles? D.) What are the consequences of these actions? e.) What decision would you make? (Please use principles discussed in Chapter 7 to answer this question.) A. What are
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Patient education is described as any set of devised educational undertakings created to improve patients’ health. Its main objective is to conserve or to improve the health of the patient or‚ in some cases‚ to slow down the progression of the disease process. However‚ patient education goes beyond the main objective. An informed and educated patient can actively contribute in his or her own therapy‚ improve results‚ help detect mistakes before they happen‚ and decrease length of hospital stay
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situations‚ a low-dose sedative (National Institute on Drug Abuse). Alcohol‚ on the other hand‚ can cause overdoses that have the potential of being fatal. The non-fatal overdoses have treatment options‚ most of which are quite invasive‚ like intubation to help with breathing‚ a catheter‚ or even an IV drip of fluids. (NHS Choices). Illicit drugs‚ cannabis excluded‚ are illegal for good reasons‚ with the amount of serious and harmful reactions they cause the body but alcohol‚ a mind-altering
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