Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ as the name implies‚ is a long-term disease affecting the airways in the lungs. It can be further classified into chronic bronchitis or emphysema forms‚ the latter of which is associated with a history of smoking or smoke exposure. Common symptoms of COPD include progressive dyspnea and fatigue‚ which can be a major cause of disability‚ affect the patient’s activities of daily living‚ and reduce his or her overall feeling of health. There is no cure for
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Shaken baby syndrome is a serious medical condition that results from a severe form of child abuse. Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) can also be called abusive head trauma (AHT)‚ inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI)‚ whiplash syndrome‚ and lastly‚ shaken impact syndrome. Regardless of which name is used to refer to it‚ shaken baby syndrome is one hundred percent avoidable. A British pediatric neurosurgeon Norman Guthkelch‚ was credited with developing the medical theory in 1971 that laid the ground
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ventilate the patient. Sometimes an oral airway needs to be placed of good ventilation is not being given. Depending on the situation the physician will likely have the patient be intubated. With intubation we set up the intubation tray‚ set up a ventilator‚ and assist the physician with the intubation. If successful‚ bilateral breath sounds are to be determined and the endotracheal tube then needs to be secured. Discuss the repercussions that could arise‚ both for the patient and you‚ in regards
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Application of a Grand Theory Mallory Rahar Maryville September 4‚ 2014 Application of a Grand Theory Nurses use theories in every day practice to help answer questions and to build a strong foundation from. In this paper‚ two theories will be compared and contrasted. The first article applied Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Principles and Practice of Nursing‚ also known as the activities of living theory (Nicely & DeLario‚ 2011). She believed‚ “the best health care is patient-focused;
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motor or sensory function‚ who can no longer breathe‚ eat‚ drink‚ or move on his own. He lies there as his life is slowly draining away and you know as a medical professional that the only thing keeping him alive are the “machines” such as: the ventilator‚ feeding tubes‚ intravenous fluids‚ defibrillation equipment etc. You stand there deciphering the end results if he were to be taken off the machine and a conflict comes to mind. Your thoughts begin to race around in your head about whether it
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A neonatal nurse takes care of new born infants up to 28 days after birth. Neonatal nursing works with new born infants with a variety of problems‚ ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations and surgical problems. Compared to other nursing specialties‚ neonatal nursing is fairly new. It emerged during the 1960’s. Since it’s an up and coming field‚ numerous job opportunities are available for aspiring nurses interested in newborn care. College level nursing degree programs
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Cari’s Story A. How could an infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? The infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx was able to spread into her sinuses due to the sinuses being a drainage area for the nasal passages. B. What is the cough reflex? The cough reflex is used to clear sputum and irritants that are in the nasal passages and pharynx. There are cilia in her trachea that is moving mucus up from the lungs. When the mucus becomes or abundant it triggers
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fluids until he could swallow again. IV fluids are substances and medications that are directly delivered to the veins. These are the quickest ways for medication to be delivered. He would have also been put on a breathing tube‚ which is medical ventilator. This tube is put through the person’s nose to deliver oxygen to them. After 24 hours of treatment‚ he most likely would have been fully recovered and would have survived. However‚ he would have most likely not even been able to get the infection
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1. Multiplace chambers are used to treat multiple patients numbering between 2 to 18 people. a. Patients breathe 100% oxygen via a mask or close fitted hoods. b. Patients can bring in equipment such as ventilators and intravenous lines. c. The nurse has to monitor patients from inside the chamber and depressurized according to US Navy protocols. d. Multiplace chambers can be pressurized up 6 atmospheres of pressure
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WOMEN’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION : * Everybody has the right to education – * It is right to free and compulsory primary education ‚ without any discrimination on basis of gender . * This has been recognized since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. * But now a days in some of the countries gender inequality in education is extreme . * Girls are less likely to access schools & they are confined to the four walls of their house . Benefits of
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