Critical Care Outline Chapter 66 * Critical care nursing: specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems. * Critical care units (CCUs) or ICUs: designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill pt’s. * Types of critical care: system based‚ medical‚ surgical‚ trauma‚ burns‚ age specific * Rapid response team (RRTs): provide for the delivery of advanced care by specialized teams usually composed of: * A critical care nurse * A respiratory
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April 25‚ 2013‚ from drugs.com website: http://www.drugs.com/ Haugen‚ N.‚ & Galura‚ S. (2011). Urlich and canale ’s nursing care planning guides. St. Louis‚ MO: Elsevier. Labus‚ D.‚ Eckman‚ M.‚ & Thompson‚ G. (Eds.). (2010). Atlas of pathophysiology. Ambler‚ PA: Wolters Kluwer.
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS Nosocomial Infection is an infection that occurs in a hospital of hospital-like setting. Approximately 10% of American hospital patients contract this infection. There are three factors as to why nosocomial infection exists: 1. A high prevalence of pathogens. 2. A high prevalence of compromised hosts. 3. Efficient mechanisms of transmission from patient to patient. These three factors alone lead not just to a higher chance of transmission
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CONTENTS PAGE Contents Page......................................................................................................................Pg 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................Pg 2 Assessment Activity 1..........................................................................................................Pg 3 Assessment Activity 1 ......................................................
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neglect of affected limbs‚ dysphasia and right sided hemianopia. The purpose of this essay is to give an overview of the Pathophysiology of ischaemic stroke and Mr Shaw’s symptoms in order to understand what happens in the brain when an ischaemic stroke occurs. The nursing care required for Mr Shaw will also be discussed as well as the rationale behind it. Pathophysiology: Stroke‚ previously known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is defined as ‘a sudden impairment of cerebral circulation in
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nigra and consists of several interconnected nuclei in the forebrain‚ midbrain and diencephalon. Evidence suggests that the dysfunction of the basal ganglia or their connection with frontocortical circuits has a fundamental importance in the pathophysiology of TS. BASAL GANGLIA CIRCUITRY The striatum and the subthalamic nucleus are the primary input structures of the basal ganglia‚ receiving excitatory input from the cerebral cortex. The globus pallidus and the substantia nigra are the primary
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enabling completion of an additional 5 credit hours. Year 1 Summer ANAT 613 Clinical Anatomy 3 (2-1) NSG 507 Genetics 1 (1-0) NSG 505 Informatics for Healthcare 2 (2-0) Total for Summer Term Year 1 6 (5-1) Fall NSG 621 Pathophysiology 3 (3-0) NSG 603 Health Assessment 3 (2-1) NSG 523 Medication Safety in Healthcare 1 (1-0) PHAR 699 Pharmacology 3 (3-0) NSG 504 Intro to Professional Practice 3 (2-1) NSG 524 Nursing Skills Lab I 1 (0-1) NSG 506 Mental Health
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and patients who need to be monitored for pressure in the central venous system (Central Venous Access Devices‚ n.d.). There are several things that can go wrong with a central line. Some of these things include‚ but are not limited to‚ infection‚ sepsis‚ pneumothorax‚ air embolism‚ catheter occlusion‚ thrombosis‚ drug precipitates‚ pinch off syndrome‚ catheter malposition‚ and the catheter can rupture (Central Venous Access Devices‚ n.d.). Nurses must take
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is on a five-year-old girl called Jessica who was in emergency department for an asthma attack and was diagnosed with moderately severe asthma. The following essay will focus on Jessica’s case and explain the pathophysiology and pharmacology of asthma as well as her symptoms. Pathophysiology Asthma develops from the interaction between genetic and environment factors and its triggers can be various from person to person. It is characterized by reversible
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accessed 20th May 2010] http://www.cvphysiology.com/Heart%20Failure/HF002.htm Klabunde R. PhD (2007) Pathophysiology of Heart Failure [online: accessed 20th May 2010] http://www.cvphysiology.com/Heart%20Failure/HF003.htm#Cardiac Changes Marieb‚ E.‚ (2009) Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology‚ 9th Edition‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ San Francisco‚ USA. Springhouse (2009) Wolters Kluwer Health Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy! 4th Edition‚ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins USA The role of action potential
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