Esteban and colleagues in their study of over 500 patients‚ found no difference in re-intubation rate in SBT carried out using a T-tube or PSV (91). However the PSV group showed better tolerance for weaning and extubation most probably due to the fact that low levels of PS during SBT overcome the resistance of the ETT and which may enable patients
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Nutrition Assessment ● Which of the following diets have the potential to meet all the pt. nutrient needs? → soft + full ● Mid-arm muscle circumference provides information about → somatic protein status ● Purpose of nutritional screening → ID pts. at nutritional risk. ● Nut. screening should be done (H) within ??? after admittance → 24 hours ● Limitations to 24h recall → not representative‚ reliance on memory ● Which of the following can be used for assessing bone mineral density + fat
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It is an ongoing issue that the animals that are being tested have been known to suffer. Vivisection is one of the worst forms of institutionalized animal abuse in our society‚ and it is a sanctioned and legal abuse. Within laboratory walls‚ what can be done to animals has no limit except those imposed by a committee selected by the facility itself. Imagine spending your entire life as a hospital patient or prisoner‚ and this will only begin to approximate the life of an animal in a laboratory. What
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As a profession‚ veterinary nursing is a relatively new contender in the animal care industry. In 1963‚ Pamela Pitcher was the first Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary (RANA) to qualify‚ however back then there was no legal framework to abide by‚ no textbooks or a syllabus to refer to and no support or guidelines to follow. Since the sixties‚ there have been many schemes aiming to improve the veterinary nursing profession; such as putting together an academic syllabus‚ having a guide to professional
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Nursing Roles and Value Western Governors University Nursing Roles and Value NVT2 Competency 724.7.1 Ethical Leadership Competency 724.7.2 Continuing Competency in Nursing Marisha Grimley Course Mentor March 04‚ 2012 Nursing Roles and Value The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a case study addressing ethical leadership‚ analyzing application of standardized code of ethics on nursing practice‚ and discussing issues in safety for quality patient care. This paper will support the
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The AFSPA and The Woman: After-effects of the Act This Term Paper / Assignment / Project has been submitted by Ms. Aishwaria S Iyer ID No: 212034 On Sociology II During the Winter Semester 2012 -13 I. Introduction Everyone knows 9/11 as the day of the infamous airplane crash that brought down the twin towers in New York‚ destroying thousands of lives all at once. Few however‚ realise that the date is ominous for Indians in a different way. It is the date when The Armed Forces
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Chapter 58 Practice Questions page 755 (652-674) (652) 1. An emergency department nurse is assessing a client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall. Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client? * Diminished breath sounds Rationale: This client has sustained a blunt or a closed chest injury. Basic symptoms of a closed pneumothorax are shortness of breath and chest pain. A larger pneumothorax may cause tachypnea‚ cyanosis‚ diminished breath
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GNT1 - Task One The case review presents a 73-year-old female patient who is brought to the emergency department after collapsing at her residence. Just prior to the incident‚ the patient is reported to have been acting “confused.” Upon arrival to the emergency department‚ the patient is having difficulty breathing with an increased respiratory rate and pulse. The nurse is unable to complete the initial examination before the patient becomes unresponsive and has increased work of breathing.
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Central Pontine Myelinolysis in the setting of Slow Hyponatremia Correction Wu‚ Alex M.D.1‚ Chen‚ Hsiong M.D.2‚ Harvin‚ Lisa D.O.‚ M.S.3 1. Resident – Department of Medicine‚ Franklin Square Medical Center‚ MD 2. Neurology Hospitalist – Department of Neurology‚ Franklin Square Medical Center‚ MD 3. Resident – Department of Medicine‚ Franklin Square Medical Center‚ MD Introduction Central Pontine Myelinolysis is often a feared complication of overly aggressive correction of hyponatremia. As a result
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Nebulization PNSS (Neb q 8) a method of administering a drug by spraying it into the respiratory passages of the patient. The medication may be given with or without oxygen to help carry it into the lungs. Indication: Relieve and prevent bronchospasm in patient with obstructive airway. Nursing Responsibilities * Assist client during nebulization. * Instruct to administer the nebulization at exact time and interval. * Notify physician if there is paradoxic bronchospasm occur during
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