was administered to maintain normal body fluid level and electrolyte balance. She has indwelling urinary catheter /formation of stoma to drain urine. Wound drain removes fluid and or blood from the surgical site and helps the healing process. Nasogastric tubes are used for short -term nutritional support and also for aspiration of stomach contents and Ted stocking help prevent blood clotting. ‘The Essence of Care Market Day Workshop’ has helped develop my knowledge on the importance of maintaining
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CEN Practice Questions Category: Professional-Legal (1) A 49-year-old woman with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is identified as a potential organ donor. The patient’s family consists of her husband‚ from whom she is separated‚ elderly parents‚ her 18-year-old son‚ and 44-year-old sister. Who is the legal next of kin that can give permission? A) Her son B) Her sister C) Her parents D) Her husband Category: Neuro (2) The normal range for intracranial pressure (ICP) in an adult is: A)
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Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture 10: The Muscular System Prof. Magidah Alaudi‚ M.Sc. malaudi@gmail.com The Structural and Functional Organization of Muscles • About 600 human skeletal muscles • Constitute about half of our body weight • Three kinds of muscle tissue – Skeletal‚ cardiac‚ smooth • Specialized for one major purpose – Converting the chemical energy in ATP into the mechanical energy of motion; Contraction and Movement • Myology—the study of the muscular system The Functions of Muscles
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aleviate some pressures that the build up of fluids has caused; and to prevent the babies from developing hydrocephalus a condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid‚ but this baby was just too small to handle the insertion of a shunt. Therefore‚ doctors decided to place a little reservoir to drain some of the fluid entering her tiny brain. The practitioner has to pull out the excess fluid daily. The mother of the baby was a first time mother and seeing her poor little
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NURSING PRACTICE I SITUATION : A Nurse utilizes the nursing process in managing patient care. Knowledge of this process is essential to deliver high quality care and to focus on the client’s response to their illness. 1. During the planning phase of the nursing process‚ which of the following is the product developed? A. Nursing care plan B. Nursing diagnosis C. Nursing history D. Nursing notes 2. Objective data are also known as? A. Covert data B. Inferences C. Overt data D. Symptoms 3. Data or
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HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING Angeles City [pic] CASE STUDY T/C MECHANICAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION PROBABLY SECONDARY TO POST-OP ADHESIONS‚ CALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS In partial fulfillment of the course requirements In NCM105 RLE SUBMITTED TO: Mr. Mark Lester Q. Alvarado‚ RN‚ MAN SUBMITTED BY: Mancile‚ Benjierose Mendoza‚ Christian Molon‚ Anna Marrie Panlilio‚ Fides Ana Paras‚ Florci Lhaica Paruli‚ Judy Anne Pineda‚ Lewell Pingol‚ Niña
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Experiment 1: Thermal Linear Expansion Abstract: The thermal linear expansion of copper and aluminum is the focus of this experiment where the two metals have a tendency to expand their length in response to the change of temperature. Each metals have their own coefficient of linear expansion which describes how the size of an object changes with a change in temperature while the pressure is held constant. We ’re able to determine the theoretical coefficient of linear expansion of the two metals
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Chronic bronchitis is “a productive cough that lasts at least three months for two consecutive years” (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2011). The bronchiole tubes become inflamed and enlarged narrowing the airways which will result in pulmonary hypertension. The air passage way can become blocked because of increased mucus production caused by enlarged mucus glands ("Chronic Bronchitis"‚ n.d.). The cells that help the mucus move out of the body can become damaged reducing the ability to clear mucus from the air
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Dysphagia and dehydration after a Stroke: A Literature Review Background. Stroke is a major cause of mortality in the United Kingdom; it is the third biggest killer in the UK (National audit office 2005) around 53‚000 people die every year from this long term condition. (Scarborough et al 2009) In people under the age of 75 it is a main cause of premature mortality with 1 in 20 dying because of an acute stroke and the complications that arise. In socially deprived areas a person is 3 times more
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Page 1 of 4 Clostridium Difficile Infection with Clostridium difficile most commonly occurs in people who have recently had a course of antibiotics and are in hospital. Symptoms can range from mild diarrhoea to a lifethreatening inflammation of the bowel. No treatment may be needed in mild cases except drinking plenty of fluids. However‚ treatment with specific antibiotics is needed in more severe cases. What is Clostridium difficile infection? Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a
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