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    NURSING DIAGNOSIS | RATIONALE | NURSING INTERVENTIONS | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | February 21‚ 20132pm-10pmImpaired skin integrity related to vehicular accident as evidenced by abrasions.Objective:-abrasions on face‚ both arms‚ and left legGoal:After 6 hours of nursing intervention‚ patient will be able to display timely healing of skin lesions without complication. | Altered epidermis or dermis.Vehicular Accident direct trauma to the skinabrasions of extremities and swelling of the skin in upper

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    Cues | Nursing Diagnosis | Scientific Explanation | Objectives/Plan of Care | Nursing Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | S> “ Hindi pa masyado magaling ang sugat ko” as verbalized by the patientO> S/P Appendectomy>with surgical incision at right lower abdominal area>with dry intact dressing on the surgical site | Impaired Skin Integrity related to skin/tissue trauma | Inflammation of the appendix↓Acute Appendicitis↓Appendectomy↓Dissection if right lower abdominal tissues↓Disruption

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    Nursing Diagnosis: Excess fluid volume related to inactivity‚ secondary to congestive heart failure‚ as manifested by rapid weight gain‚ pitting edema in extremities‚ elevated blood pressure‚ bilateral crackle lung sounds‚ bradypnea‚ and dyspnea. Goal: Absence of fluid retention by discharge Desired Outcomes: 1. Blood pressure within regular limits by discharge 2. Absence of edema by discharge 3. Slow progression of weight gain by day 2 of admission 4. Ease of respirations

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    A patient may receive radiation therapy before‚ during‚ or after surgery. Some patients may receive radiation therapy alone‚ without surgery or other treatments. Some patients may receive radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time. The timing of radiation therapy depends on the type of cancer being treated and the goal of treatment (cure or palliation). Radiation therapy given before surgery is called pre-operative or neoadjuvant radiation. Neoadjuvant radiation may be given to shrink a

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    Brachytherapy (also known as internal radiation therapy) is the use of radioactive ‘seeds’ to help destroy cancerous cells. It is commonly used as a treatment for cervical‚ prostate‚ breast and skin cancer. How long the treatment will take will depend on where the tumor is and how large it is. Brachytherapy works from the inside of the body by placing the radioactive ‘seeds’ into the body next to the tumor. About 4/10 people with cancer have some type of radiation therapy as their treatment. History of

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    Radiation therapy (RT) is an essential component in the interdisciplinary treatment of brain tumors. Independently of histology‚ radiation plays a central role and has shown to increase local tumor control. Developments in radiation oncology are always aiming at an increase precision of dose delivery: More conformal coverage of target volumes‚ steep dose gradients to surrounding tissues‚ and sparing of organs at risk (OAR). In photon therapy‚ based on 3D-RT‚ stereotactic radiotherapy was a big step

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    The Complete list of NANDA Nursing Diagnosis for 2012-2014‚ with 16 new diagnoses. Below is the list of the 16 new NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 1. Risk for Ineffective Activity Planning 2. Risk for Adverse Reaction to Iodinated Contrast Media 3. Risk for Allergy Response 4. Insufficient Breast Milk 5. Ineffective Childbearing Process 6. Risk for Ineffective Child Bearing Process 7. Risk for Dry Eye 8. Deficient Community Health 9. Ineffective Impulse Control 10. Risk for Neonatal Jaundice

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    What do cancer‚ radiation‚ and technology have in common? The links between the three are quite extraordinary. Cancer is a disease that accounts for 13% of all deaths in the world (Delfino and Day 1). The disease has an impact on patients‚ friends and their love ones. According to WebMD‚ radiation is energy that travels in the form of waves through radiation therapy. Through radiation therapyradiation is used to stop‚ slow or cure the growth of cancer. With technology‚ radiologists can treat

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    Chapter 1 From X-Rays to Ion Beams: A Short History of Radiation Therapy James M. Slater Abstract Radiation therapy (RT) developed in several eras. Patients’ needs for more effective treatment guided the efforts. The development of ion beam therapy (IBT) can be seen as a corollary in this continuous endeavor to optimize disease control while minimizing normal-tissue damage. It could not have materialized‚ however‚ without the curiosity‚ ingenuity‚ and perseverance of researchers‚ engineers

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    International(Professional Assosiation of Nurses) Nursing Diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual ‚ family or society responses to real or possible health problems or life process.Nursing diagnosis are developed based on the data obtained during the nursing assessment. A nursing diagnosis identifies problems that result from that disorder. An actual nursing diagnosis presents a problem response present at the time of assessment. Application To Personal Life Nursing diagnosis plays a vital role in the plan

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