Catheters

Arrived at 6:45 and left at 8:30: 13 hours On February 5th Amannie and I had the craziest day we have had this semester thus far. We immediately got our assignment with 5 patients 2 who were suppose to be discharged. I already knew having this workload it would be a pretty hectic day. We quickly teamed up and got report from 4 different nurses this morning. We had a new diagnosed man (K.M.) with AML who needed to get a bone marrow biopsy, x-ray, blood work, respiratory testing, and 2 IVs…

Microbiology Case Study: Toxic Shock Syndrome I. Background AH, a 12-year-old Caucasian female, escorted by her 32-year-old mother to the local hospital’s emergency department early one morning. AH’s mother noted that within the past 3 hours AH has shown a variety of symptoms. These symptoms include: fever of 102ᵒ Fahrenheit, chills, aggressive vomiting, diarrhea, and an intense red rash of the palms and soles of her feet. AH also added that she has a sore throat, headache, muscle aches, and…

In the article, “Bionic spine could pave the way for new paralysis treatments”, we can see how sheep were utilized in a research project. In this study, the sheep were inserted with a stentrode device, which was placed in the blood vessel that is associated with the movement part of their brain. The stentrode, which is also known as a bionic spine is able to pick up the motor cortex’s signals by use of electrodes. For 190 days, the stentrode recorded the signals of the sheep’s movement (NHS…

According to American Heart Association, symptoms such as dyspnea, palpitations, or angina can be indicative of a heart failure. Also common symptoms like chronic tiredness, lightheadedness, or lower extremity swelling can be the result of an underlying heart failure (Stern, Behar & Gottlieb, 2003). Physicians (cardiologists) are very concerned when patients report above symptoms as heart failure symptoms surface much after the actual heart failure occurs. Therefore, in an ideal situation, a…

The purpose of this discussion board is to discuss the definition of the scope of nursing practice. Defining the nurse's scope of practice is not easily done in a few words. There are scope and standards of practice for every nursing specialty and from many different organizations. However, The American Nurses Association (2010) defines the scope of nursing practice as avocation for all members involved in care, as well as, conservation and advancement to always improve overall health and…

Once suspected of having bladder cancer, the patient will be referred to a urologist, a doctor that specializes in treating urinary tract diseases and conditions. At times, the patient will also need the services of an oncologist, a doctor that specializes in treating cancer. What to Look for in a Urologist Urologists specialize in the medical and surgical aspect of male reproductive system and the urinary tract of both sexes. This wide field is further divided into 7 subspecialty areas that…

By obtaining accurate data from reliable experiences, the aim of a qualitative research can be investigated. Cancer patients underwent central venous access insertion and the most common catheter used is a PICC line which has become a priority to provide the safe administration of chemotherapy, fluid infusions, and blood products. For this, it is of highly important as nurses to help our patients to cope with their experience by aiming to improve quality of care and increase patient’s well being…

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is not something that many people have dealt with or even heard of for that matter. According to the CDC, there is somewhere between 3,000-6,000 cases of GBS per year in the United States. That amounts to 1-2 people out of 100,000 per year (CDC, 2009). For me, Guillain-Barré syndrome is something that I have known about since I was eight years old. Not only was I aware that it existed, I thought it was going to take my dad away from me.…

to effective (Fremgen 2014). Angiogram is a diagnostic test that provides accurate x-ray images of the patient’s heart and its blood vessels and allows detection of the blockages, its location and size by injection of the “contrast” dye into the catheter that is inserted into the femoral artery…

Over many years, the nursing team has faced countless complications, physically and mentally, in the work setting. The basis of these complications arises from a low nurse-to-patient ratio. The typical ratio of one nurse to a multitude of patients has been proven to be detrimental to the nurse and patient. It can be harmful to the nurse by inflicting stress on himself or herself and to the patient by being subject to poor care that is given by the nurse. With a miniscule amount of nurses…