1 Discuss in general which assessment findings would alert you to the need for immediate intervention. (When you notify a physician immediately‚ or call the rapid response team). You notify the physician or rapid response team in early clinical changes in condition that occur in most patients for up to 48 hours before a code blue. Therefore observe for‚ document‚ and communicate early indicators of patient decline‚ including decreasing blood pressure‚ increasing heart rate‚ decreased respirations
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The Role of an Emergency Room Nurse The role of an emergency room nurse can be demanding and may require a nurse to use many different nursing skills at certain times to take care of a variety of patients. The main role is the nurse must be skilled in client assessment‚ priority setting‚ critical thinking‚ multitasking‚ and communication. The nurse must be knowledgeable and able to make some decisions independently. The nurse also needs to be able to prioritize so the pts who are at highest
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the meta-analysis performed by Gao L et al‚ ten randomized clinical studies were reviewed to determine the effect of ondansetron in the prevention of hypotension after spinal anesthesia was initiated. The researchers used relative risk with a 95% confidence interval to analyze their outcomes. The meta-analysis suggests that spinal-induced hypotension‚ bradycardia‚ and amount of vasopressors needed were reduced with prophylactic ondansetron. However‚ Gao L et al recommends that further‚ stricter studies
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N290 Revised Fall 2009 NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE Associate Degree Nursing Program Nursing Interventions III PSYCHIATRIC CASE STUDY Part I STUDENT _____________ Date of Clinical _____________ UNIT_____________ Patient: Sam (not his real name) A. Demographic Data Male X Female Age __38__ Height __6’1‖ Weight _250 Ethnicity _ Caucasian ____ Religion: _not known_____________________ Occupation: Grocery Stocking Clerk _______________________________ Code Status: __full____________Date
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TRANSFER AND AMBULATION Alignment - Body alignment typically refers to a practice in chiropractics — a field within health care that focuses on the - The practice utilizes a practitioner who stretches‚ pulls‚ massages‚ and applies pressure to the patient’s body to improve skeletal alignment. - Chiropractors argue that body alignment improves the functioning of the nervous system which in turn improves physical and mental health. Ambulation - The ability to walk from place to place independently
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the literature review sources ranging from 1984-1998. Sources used in this review are studies about the proper technique for measuring blood pressure‚ things that affect blood pressure readings‚ and suggestions to help prevent symptomatic orthostatic hypotension. The literature review provides a basis for the study because it supports the claims that there is inconsistency about whether feet should be kept flat on the floor while measuring blood pressure‚ and whether it would skew
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VIAGRA® (sildenafil citrate) Tablets DESCRIPTION VIAGRA®‚ an oral therapy for erectile dysfunction‚ is the citrate salt of sildenafil‚ a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). Sildenafil citrate is designated chemically as 1-[[3-(6‚7-dihydro-1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-1Hpyrazolo[4‚3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-ethoxyphenyl]sulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate and has the following structural formula: O C H 3C H 2 O CH3 N HN N
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GI Terminologies Visceral pain; dull poorly localized pain Somatic pain; sharp pain‚ well localized Referred pain; pain experience at a distance from disease process Fetor hepaticus; sweet fecal odor caused by hepatic failure Feculent breath; foul fecal odor caused by severe bowel obstruction Severe halitosis; foul breath odor can be caused by poor dental hygience or neoplasms or esophagus and stomach Jaundice; yellowish discoloration of skin caused by high bilirubin level associated with
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risk of future falls. Percocet was prescribed for his postoperative pain‚ Glucophage was prescribed as an anti diabetic agent‚ and Lopressor used to treat hypertension. Some of the side effects of Percocet associated with falls include orthostatic hypotension and sedation which can make him dizzy or drowsy. Hypoglycemia is a side effect of Glucophage and it is also risk factor for falls.
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Unit 2 Study Guide Understand about health‚ illness‚ and wellness: (CHP 17 p. 295 & PP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) Health - is the state of complete physical‚ mental (emotional)‚ and social (including spiritual) well-being‚ not merely the absence of disease. Health is holistic in nature; it’s the full expression of a person’s physical‚ emotional‚ social and spiritual potential. It’s a dynamic state in which the person continuously adapts to changes in the internal and external environments
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