Catheters

This less common variant of PLSVC is fixed to prevent possible thromboembolism due to the right to left shunt. Treatment options include minimally invasive procedures such as a trans-catheter occlusion with a vascular plug (8). Conclusion: In our case, a 79-year-old with past medical history of CVA, diabetes mellitus, T-cell lymphoma and GERD presented with dysphagia. Throughout her hospital course, chest x-ray with catheterization…

Article Critique: Urinary Incontinance In overall, this paper summarizes and analyzes Systematic Review of the Management of Incontinence and Promotion of Continence in Older People in Care Homes by Roe et al. (2011). The article was selected for critique because it provides an evidence-based outlook on the prevalence and management of urinary incontinence (UI), one of the most common illnesses among people age 65 and above. The outcome of this research is instrumental in understanding…

1. The plan to become a nurse practitioner in my future. Nurse practitioners or NPs are advanced practice registered nurses who provide care to patients throughout the lifespan, from infants to the elderly. NPs provide primary and some acute care and are qualified to meet the majority of patients' health care needs. Just like a physician, a nurse practitioner can prescribe medications, perform minor surgeries and procedures, physical exams, diagnostic tests, and many others responsibilities. I…

Extensive studies foster the development and integration of best practice. This paper explores three articles that relate to the issues of the evidence-based practice in nursing. The articles vary in purposes, but all relate to the topic of evidence-based practice integration in nursing. Debates over various professional topics continue, and there is no clear set of expectations for nurses on specific medical procedures and practices. By using evidence from conducted studies, three articles…

Even men can get a urinary tract infection, though adult men have infrequent UTI’s if they get one there is usually a basic cause. For example, having an enlarged prostate or kidney stone, or being an elderly person with a catheter. Most UTI’s, and mild to moderate kidney infections, are treated with oral antibiotics. The doctor will usually recommend that you take in plenty of fluids, water preferred, and boost frequent urination to flush bacteria out. Methods to prevent…

Dear Editor, Post Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH) is a known complication after accidental dural puncture during epidural anaesthesia, subarachnoid block, myelography and diagnostic lumbar puncture. It’s incidence in totality ranges from 0.16-1.3%(depending upon the needle size and type).[1] Epidural blood patch has remained the gold standard of treatment, while including other modalities like hydration, use of abdominal binder, caffeine and desmopressin. Sumatriptan, a 5-hydroxytryptamine-1D…

A major complication after surgery is the infection of the surgical site which is an indicator of the quality of care (Ozmen, Javadov & Yegen, 2016). These type of infection causes increased hospitalization and increased surgery-related costs. As the nurse educator, educating the staff would play an important role in the reduction of the rate of surgery infection, safety and cutting cost within the Summerville community. Evidence-based guidelines can play an important role in the preventive…

Today during simulation, we had the chance to review Doris Bowman’s virtual simulation one-on-one with our instructor. Doris Bowman was the patient who had a hysterectomy done with a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy under general anesthesia. I will go more into detail in the body of my journal/paper and explain the complications and postoperative care of a surgical patient. I hope you enjoy this simulation journal/paper, thank you! Doris Bowman During the virtual simulation we had the chance…

Catheterization Appropriate nursing skill and great technology are required to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patient in the catheterization laboratory. Having a critical care experience, basic life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification, and knowledge of sophisticated equipment such as (IABP) are required for competent care of the patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures. Although it may seem repetitive,…

Many studies were done regarding this topic all over the world. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York: a survey was given to 800 patients with female predominance just like our study, with a mean level of education: 12 years and a mean age of 52 years showed that the majority favor not to choose their anesthesiologist. Their issues consist of not being able to wake up after the surgery, pain (40%), paraplegia and tetraplegia. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, cedex, France: a prospective study was…