* Potassium chloride administered intravenously must always be diluted in IV fluid and infused via a pump or controller. The usual concentration of IV potassium chloride is 20 to 40 mEq/L. Potassium chloride is never given by bolus (IV push). Giving potassium chloride by IV push can result in cardiac arrest. Dilution in normal saline is recommended‚ but dextrose solution is avoided because this type of solution increases intracellular potassium shifting. The IV bag containing the potassium chloride
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GASTROINTESTINAL NURSING Anatomy & Physiology Review Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small & large intestines Anus Diagnostic Tests & Procedures Gastrointestinal System Stool Specimens O&P OB Fecal Fat C & S RADIOLOGIC STUDIES 3 Most commom tests 1) Barium swallow or UGI 2) Small Bowel series 3) Barium Others: CTS‚US abd. X-rays ENDOSCOPIC TESTS Esophagoscopy Gastroscopy/gastroduodenoscopy EGD ERCP Esophageal Motility Studies ENDOSCOPIC TESTS (cont’d) Colonoscopy
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School of Nursing in Washington‚ D.C. in 1934 and went on to the Catholic University of America to earn a B.S. in Nursing Education in 1939‚ and an M.S. in Nursing Education in 1945 from the Catholic University of America‚ Washington‚ DC. She earned honorary doctorates in 1976 from Georgetown University‚ Washington‚ DC‚ and in 1980 from Incarnate Word College‚ San Antonio‚ Texas (Meleis‚ 2012‚ p. 212). | Joyce Travelbee(Interaction Theorist) | Joyce Travelbee received a diploma in nursing from Charity
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components of the metaparadigm that are described in every nursing theory? -Metaparadigm: the collective body of knowledge - Concepts: person‚ environment‚ health care‚ nursing care 2. How do nurses know their world? What are Carper’s ways of knowing? -Aesthetics: art of knowing -Empirics: science of knowing -Emancipatory: addresses social and political context of nursing 3. What are the two pieces of legislation that affect the nursing profession? 4. What is the role of the CNO? RNAO
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Nursing research is the process that underpins all the other things we have talked about. How was it determined that one particular way of carrying out nursing care was better than another way? How was it decided that a particular framework of understanding will explain certain behaviors better than another? When we discussed frameworks of understanding or conceptual models earlier in the course you learnt that there are various ways of viewing mental illness were discussed and the treatments were
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what enzyme inhibits the growth of bacteria on the surface of the eyes? A: tears have enzymes called lysosome How to collect tears? Tears from Lacrimal canalsdrain into lacrimal sac nasolacrimal ductnasal cavities Question: How do we do a nursing assessment of the eyes? Answer: Inspect and palpate of the external eye Internal Anatomy of the Eye Eyeball Layers: Outer Sclera Middle Choroid Inner Retina Choroid layer: Prevents glare Ciliary Body: Circular Muscle changes the shape of
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Upper airway obstruction condition in which sites of anatomic narrowing such as the hypo pharynx at the base of the tongue and the false and true vocal cords at the laryngeal opening are obstructed. Vasogenic edema an accumulation of fluid in the cerebrum that is typically caused by an increase in capillary endothelial cell permeability and usually occurs near a tumor. Ventilation-perfusion ratio (V/Q) the relationship between ventilation and blood flow in the lung that is measure by calculating
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dopamine Positive symptoms- hallucinations‚ delusions‚ illusions Negative symptoms- (depression) anhedonia‚ avolition‚ flat affect‚ associative looseness Drug‚ Dose‚ Route‚ and Frequency | Usual and maximum dose. | Drug Classification and Action | Nursing Implications andMajor Side Effects | Why is this client receiving this drug? | Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) | 200-1‚600mg qd PO | Conventional AntipsychoticDopamine antagonists‚ only works on positive symptoms | Sedation‚ Hypotension‚ AnticholinergicErectile
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1 She starts with the most common types of cancer‚ bottom of page 1 - just the first couple for both men and women‚ they don’t include skin cancer terms top of page 2 stem cells: embryonic stem cells‚ these are what there is so much controversy about but also stem cells in many tissues of our body‚ called mature or adult stem cells there’s a theory that cancer wants to attack stem cells proliferation‚ reproduction or multiplication of cells‚ important with cancer because cancer causes cells
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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Stages of Play SCREENING TESTS 1. ERIKSON STAGES * Age: Birth – 18 month * Stage: INFANCY * Task: Trust vs. mistrust positive – trust self and others negative – withdrawn‚ isolated * Age: 18 month – 3 years * Stage: toddler * Task: Autonomy Vs. Shame and doubt ** the want to do things by themselves** positive – exercises self-control (toilet training‚ walking‚ muscular coordination ) negative – defiant
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