Supine position

Focus Objectives 1. Develop at least two (2) complete nursing diagnoses related to medication administration. Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane related to Medication side effects as evidenced by dry mouth and difficulty swallowing. (546) Risk for Aspiration related to impaired swallowing. (67) Impaired Tissue Integrity related to Excess fluid volume as evidenced by damaged tissue surrounding the subcutaneous area. Risk for Infection related to tissue destruction. 2. Identify the six rights of…

less of his toy playing. In prone position the infant was able to go very quickly from one toy or play area to another, however, he would fatigue easily and spend time in prone as a relief position or break while playing moving from toy to toy. Side lying, this position was also utilized in left and right side lying as a part of his active rest. Prop sit he utilized this position along with quadruped the most. Quadruped this was the most highly employed position of all. This was the static…

induction of labor. The baby is at a zero station, in an occiput posterior position, and the patient is not feeling the urge to bear down due to her working epidural anesthesia. The obstetrician caring for the patient asks you to start actively pushing with the patient, states that they will be back in an hour or so to check on the patient’s progress, and to call them if anything changes. The patient is helped into a lithotomy position and her legs are placed in stirrups. The patient is then…

Fifteen patients of capitellum fractures were treated from January 2010 to December 2014. There were 11female and 4 male patients, were aged 20 to 48 years (mean of 35 years), with dominant right hand side involved in 3 and non dominant left involved in 12 patients. All fractures were closed and had occurred following a fall onto the flexed elbow in six or with the outstretched hand in nine patients. Distal neurovascular examination of the limb was normal. All patients underwent plain…

Assessment My exercise prescription will be for a patient with Spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy where the patient has particular difficulty in walking. In this type of cerebral palsy, muscle stiffness exists in the legs. The patient will take on a treatment plan that will consist of exercises geared towards strengthening and resistance training exercises to give the patient more stability, specifically when it comes to their legs and movements associated with them for activities for…

Allergic Rhinitis/ Hay Fever I believe allergic rhinitis (AR), commonly known as “hay fever,” best fits the symptoms presented in this case study as this condition is becoming an increasing common issue in the U.S. AR is the inflammation of the nasal membranes induced after exposure to allergens via IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions (Min, 2010). This condition is characterized by symptoms of watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, nasal itching and sneezing and is also frequently…

screen as well as some reflexes that are specific to newborns. The baby’s alertness should be tested by stimulating the foot or cheek. Observe the posture of the infant while lying supine. There should be flexion at the hips, knees and elbows. The baby’s tone should be assessed by suspending the infant in a ventral position. In a baby with normal tone, the back should show some resistance to gravity. The last is the baby’s reflexes. These include the plantar reflex, rooting or sucking reflex,…

What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment? What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy? This treatment involves lying into a pure oxygen room or tube for a particular time period. This really is a well-established treatment method for decompression illness. Besides that, a number of different states can also be treated with this approach, for example stubborn effects, radiation injury, and lots of severe ailments, to name a couple. In This process, the air pressure in the room is left up to 300% greater than…

However, in the tub near the drain there was a television which was also submerged in the water. The television was plugged into a nearby socket and did not have a ground fault circuit breaker. Most likely, the woman was trying to take a bath and position her television in such a way that she would be able to watch while in the bathtub. However, while she was in the water she accidentally may have dropped the television in the water and electrocuted herself to death. In this case, the cause of…

few hours before bedtime. Sleeping Positions- avoid sleeping on the back. Sleeping on the back cause the tongue to fall backwards into the airway causing an obstruction in the airway leading to sleep apnea. There are a number of aids available to help avoid sleeping on one's back. The most popular is a specially designed sleep pillow that makes it difficult for the user to roll over onto his/her back thus preventing the user from sleeping in the supine position. Singing Therapy- singing therapy…