During hourly rounds with patients, our nursing and support staff ask about the standard 5 Ps:potty, pain, position, possessions and peaceful environment. When our team members ask about these five areas, it gives them the opportunity to proactively address the most common patient needs. What ar...
Calf Injury for Runners: How to Assess, Help & Prevent Calf injury in runners…what an exhausted, yet seemingly unresolved topic. Calf pain after running is a running injury nearly every athlete has experienced. As runners, it doesn’t take long to realize that your calves are invaluable to ...
Answer to: Explain how to check for breast cancer on women and testicular cancer on men using nursing assessment techniques. By signing up, you'll...
After the total management of patients with various arrhythmias and basic heart diseases, the risk of sudden cardiac death should be stratified for each patient to assess the individual need for preventive therapies. Finally, it is recommended that the modalities of the treatment and prophylaxis shoul...
The latter will be ensured during a scheduled re-operation after a period of resuscitation aiming to correct physiological abnormalities induced by the trauma and its treatment. This strategy necessitates a pre-defined plan and involvement of the entire medical and nursing staff to reduce time loss...
After the total management of patients with various arrhythmias and basic heart diseases, the risk of sudden cardiac death should be stratified for each patient to assess the individual need for preventive therapies. Finally, it is recommended that the modalities of the treatment and prophylaxis shoul...
of blood (i.e., “Flashback”) from the veins, remove the tourniquet and completely advance the catheter and remove the needle altogether. Secure the catheter to the patient’s skin correctly and open the infusion line to start the therapy. It’sone of the best feelings in nursing!
Susan, a 31-year-old mother of two, begins to notice that she is having trouble focusing her vision, especially right before bed. Over the next week, Susan begins to notice that not only is she having trouble focusing, but she is also now beginning to have ...
Answer to: What are the three common diseases of the breast that may be manifested as a lump in the breast? How does a physician distinguish one...
What test is used to screen for breast cancer? Physicians often remove women's underarm lymph nodes when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Why? If you were a physician taking a family history to assess breast cancer risk in a patient, what information would you want to know? Why would...