Distress

Review Article Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infants: A Review Keishera Aldonza Candidate for Bachelor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Introduction Preterm infants often display signs of respiratory distress syndrome at birth due to the immaturity of the lung structure, with respiratory morbidity decreasing as gestational age increases. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by a deficiency of surfactants. Surfactants…

Background: Innovations within the healthcare industry related to scientific and technical advancements often lead to changes in healthcare delivery. To cope with these changes, it is necessary to prepare and train healthcare workers to improve employees' knowledge and the quality of care. Limited clinical experience with mechanical ventilation approach, like high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), makes its implementation difficult in the real critical care world. The authors…

There are many diseases out there that effect the lungs, and can be life-threatening. They affect millions of people every year. Some examples would be lung cancer and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cancer is a disease that, among other things, effects the communication between cells. Acute respiratory distress syndrome prevents oxygen from getting into the blood. With so many people being at risk, it can lead some people to wonder why the cure hasn’t already been created. There are many…

As an emergency room nurse, pneumonia is a common diagnosis seen on an ordinary basis. The Mayo Clinic defines pneumonia as "infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs" (www.mayoclinic.org). Pneumonia can occur at any age. Frequent causes of pneumonia are bacteria, fungi, and a virus. Aspirating food and liquids can also cause pneumonia. This type of pneumonia is common in the elderly population due to dysphasia. The American Lung Association (2016) states that pneumonia is not…

Franco, Enders, Wilson, Gajic, and Pannu (2016) conducted a retrospective study that reviewed the patterns and results of rescue techniques used in patients that suffered from severe hypoxemia. The researchers defined severe hypxemia as the failure to attain enough arterial oxygen while on oxygen or because of an injury due to the change in pressure, barotrauma. The article stated that previous studies have studied the techniques used in the rescue of the patients, however, none of the studies…

Implementation Plan Development Methods of securing support for the proposal and obtaining necessary approvals The first and foremost approval to obtaining support is from fellow nurses in order to “buy them in” as they will be an important asset in the formal approval of the executives. Talking to colleagues who work at the bedside of the patients and understand what the change is all about is an important part in the implementation. Administration approval will also be an important tool as…

Nitric oxide can be administered by a few different ways. When a patient is on a ventilator, nitric oxide is nebulized on the inspiratory cycle. Nitric oxide can also be given by a facemask or even a nasal cannula. The normal ranges for nitric oxide is 1 – 80 parts per million. High levels of nitric oxide can be very harmful and may even cause death, pulmonary edema or methemoglobinemia. A high concentration would be considered to be between 5,000 and 20,000 ppm. The length of time that…

As a term, moral distress was coined by Andrew Jameton who was an Ethicist. It refers to negative feelings arising when someone decides to take an action that is morally correct, but is unable due to constraints (Jameton, 1984). He grouped moral distress into two varieties: initial distress and reactive distress. Initial distress is the distress that occurs as the event unfolds; in real time. Reactive distress is distress that occurs after the events have unfolded and result in one feeling like…

standing with their debtors. A company in financial distress is one that, “has difficulty paying off its financial obligations to its creditors,” according to www.investopedia.com. While financial distress maybe redefined based on each company’s financial challenges, this is the general definition given. To understand the various definitions associated with financial distress, we look at the definition given by Rose, et al (1996); where financial distress is defined as the, “Inability to pay…

Empathy is understanding another individual’s distress or pain from their perspective. It is mainly about a person experiencing other-oriented feeling of sympathy by placing oneself into the other’s shoes. One of the traits that make our species different from the others, is the ability to empathise. This phase can be experienced by simply watching someone having a hard time. The degree to which empathy can affect one’s personal emotional state varies among individuals. Scientists and…