ARDS By: Stacy M Hucek Med Surg Clinicals Brian Krogh 25 February‚ 2013 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute form of respiratory failure that results from the alveoli becoming damaged. This makes them more permeable to intravascular fluid. When the alveoli become more permeable to fluid‚ less oxygen is able to be delivered to the blood stream resulting in less oxygen reaching vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. (Lewis‚ Eighth Edition)
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL Subjective Data (Basic Conditioning Factors) Student: Date of Care: 10/03/09 Patient’s Initials: P. V. Age: 37 Room #: 3114 Bed 1 Allergies: Food: NKA Gender: F Medications: NKA Environmental: NKA Admitting Diagnosis: Pancreatitis Developmental Stage (Erickson and Havinghurst): (List Developmental stage and tasks‚ assess each task) 1. Selecting a mate: Although patient
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Classify each variable as qualitative or quantitative. a. Marital status of nurses in the hospital b. Time It takes to run a marathon c. Weight of lobsters in the tank at Red Lobster. d. Colors of automobiles in a shopping area e. Ounces of ice cream in a large milkshake f. Capacity of Sports Authority field. g. Ages of people living in personal care homes. 5) Classify each as discrete or continuous. a. Number of pizzas sold by Pizza
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Differences between the Patricians and the Plebeians During the early stages‚ Rome was a civilization that began growing on the Italian peninsula and was controlled by the Etruscans. These people were very powerful and wealthy kings. According to Gill (2017)‚ the Etruscans were violent against the civilians and to instill their ideology it was done through intimidation and fear until the Romans rose up and boot out their ruler in 509 BCE. Gradually it went from a Roman kingdom to a Roman Republic
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia results from a genetic or acquired injury to the genetic material (DNA) of a developing stem cell located in the bone marrow. It is not clear what causes the injury or mutation to take place‚ but a few factors that increase the risk of ALL include; previous cancer treatments‚ exposure to radiation‚ a genetic disorder‚ or having a sibling who has ALL. Most cases of ALL occur between 2 and 5 years of age‚ although it can have occurrences in older children and adults
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for me to explore the new world. I got to learn about the differences between Vietnamese and American families‚ education‚ and food. 2 In Vietnam‚ family is very important; everybody in the family stays close together. It does not matter what age you are‚ you can still live at home with your parents until whenever you are ready to move out. Plus‚ you cannot have a job while you are attending high school or college. Your parents will take care of all the expenses while you are still in school. When
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result of lifting heavy batteries approximately 75 pounds. As per OMNI entry‚ the patient is status post two lumbar surgeries and spinal cord stimulator implant. He was deemed to have reached Maximum Medical Improvement on 09/15/2009. Future medical care includes office visits‚ medications‚ physical therapy‚ testing‚ and possible removal of L3-4 pedicle screw. Per medical report dated 10/04/16‚ the patient’s mediations are helpful without adverse effects. He reported 50% relief with the use of spinal
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The Difference Between Psychopaths And Sociopaths In A Nutshell Oftentimes‚ we think of the terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” as being used interchangeably to describe people who have no conscience and act with no regard to others; in fact‚ the terms were once fairly interchangeable. Now‚ however‚ “psychopath” is usually used in regards to someone who has crossed the line into the criminal element‚ while a sociopath is of little danger to those around them. A psychopath is the more dangerous of
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patient with acute abdominal pain Calister Dike Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessments Susan Patterson Summer B Session Introduction Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal
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