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10 Congestive Heart Failure Nursing Care Plans

10 Congestive Heart Failure Nursing Care Plans

Heart failure is a physiologic state in which he heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. Heart failure results from changes in systolic or diastolic function of the left ventricle.

5 Benign Febrile Convulsions Nursing Care Plans

5 Benign Febrile Convulsions Nursing Care Plans

A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. Such convulsions occur without any underlying brain or spinal cord infection or other neurological cause.  According to studies, about 3-5% of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years will have a seizure caused by a fever. Toddlers [...]

6 More Bronchopneumonia Nursing Care Plans

6 More Bronchopneumonia Nursing Care Plans

Pneumonia is the inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria in which the air sacs become filled with inflammatory cells and the lung becomes solid. The symptoms include those of any infection (fever, malaise, headache, etc.,) together with cough and chest pain. It is estimated that, worldwide, some 4 million children under five years of [...]

5 Pneumonia Nursing Care Plans

5 Pneumonia Nursing Care Plans

Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung. It is often described as lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation leading to abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs.

Acute Pyelonephritis Nursing Care Plans

Acute Pyelonephritis Nursing Care Plans

Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is a specific type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels up into your kidneys. A kidney infection requires prompt medical attention. If not treated properly, a kidney infection can permanently damage your kidneys or spread to your bloodstream and cause a life-threatening infection. Kidney infection [...]