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Thoracentesis Nursing Management
Thoracentesis is also known as pleural fluid analysis. Thoracentesis is a procedure in which a needle is inserted through the back of the chest wall into the pleural space (a space that exists between the two lungs and the interior chest wall) to remove fluid or air. Pleural fluid analysis is More >
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Case Study with Pathophysiology
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent, abnormal opening between two major blood vessels leading from the heart. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition in which the connecting blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in fetal circulation, called the ductus arteriosus, stays open in a newborn More >
Legionnaire’s Disease
Legionnaire’s Disease is an acute bronchopneumonia produced by gram-negative bacillus, Legionella pneumophila. It derives its name and notoriety from the peculiar and highly publicized disease that struck 182 (29 of whom died) at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in July 1976.
EtiologyIt is caused by Legionella pneumophilla, which is an More >
How to Identify Cardiac Arrhythmias (With Videos)
Ever wonder how nurses and doctors be able to read ECG papers at ease? How they differentiate atrial tachycardia from atrial fibrillation or on how to even know what atrial fibrillation or tachycardia is? ECG reading takes some skill, a keen eye and a good theoretical foundations on the different More >
State of the Nursing Profession Address
With the conclusion of the first half of the PNLE this year, new graduates and unemployed registered nurses scramble themselves in hospitals to find jobs in the hopes to pimp out their resumes that one day we can find greener grasses on the other side of this planet. Of course, More >
How to do Focus Charting or F-DAR
Focus Charting of F-DAR is intended to make the client and client concerns and strengths the focus of care. It is a method of organizing health information in an individual’s record. Focus Charting is a systematic approach to documentation. Three columns are usually used in Focus Charting for documentation: Date and More >
9 Tips on Making a Good SOAPIE
Nurses notes or SOAPIE, SOAP, SOAPIERS, SOI, are like integrated within a nurse’s DNA but some of student nurses are still “learning” the right way on how to make a good SOAPIE. This post will give you some tips on how to do so.
Community Health Nursing Quiz (A)
One of the many classes of nurses is the Community Health Nurse. They are concerned on the well being and health of the family and the community as a whole. Community Health Nursing is an important field of nursing and to the over-all health care of a nation. Are you More >
Classifications of Surgical Procedures
There are different classifications of surgical procedures which can be classified as to: urgency, purpose and risk.
Based on PurposeDiagnostic. These kind of surgeries are done to determine cause of illness and/or make confirm a diagnosis. Examples includes: biopsy, exploratory laparotomy (explorelap)
Ablative/Curative. These kind of surgeries are performed to remove a diseased part More >
Community Health Nursing Principles
The following are the CHN principles
- The recognized need of individuals, families and communities provides the basis for CHN practice. Its primary purpose is to further apply public health measures within the framework of the total Ch effort.
- Knowledge and understanding of the objectives and policies of the agency facilities goal achievement. The More >
Perioperative Nursing Responsibilities
Perioperative Nusring is the care of a client or patient before, during and after and operation. It is a specialized nursing area wherein a registered nurse works as a team member of other surgical health care professionals. Perioperative nursing entails a lot of responsibilities and here are some of them: More >
Levels of Health Care Referral System
There are 3 different levels of health care system which are primary, secondary, and tertiary. In this post, you’ll get to know more about these health care systems. These referral systems are interlinked or interconnected to one another.
Primary Health Care
The ultimate goal of primary health care is better health for all. WHO has identified five key elements to achieving that goal:
- reducing exclusion and social disparities in health (universal coverage reforms);
- organizing health services around people’s needs and expectations (service delivery reforms);
- integrating health into all sectors (public policy reforms);
- pursuing collaborative models More >
