A nursing assessment tool to improve the flow and safety of patients receiving a lumbar punctureMcLeod, KirstyPercival, VeronicaGavin, Nicole C.Gifford, ShauneAustralian Journal of Cancer Nursing
Lumbar puncture, also known asspinal tap, is an invasive procedure where a hollow needle is inserted into the space surrounding the subarachnoid space in the lower back to obtain samples ofcerebrospinal fluid(CSF) for qualitative analysis. Most of the disorders of the centralnervous systemare diagn...
In a retrospective study of 80 patients over 55 years old, the efficacy of lumbar puncture in evaluating elderly demented patients was examined. Despite a cost of $381 per procedure, in addition to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) evaluation, n... DC Hammerstrom,B Zimmer - 《Journal of the America...
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Nursing Interventions and Actions Therapeutic interventions and nursing actions for patients in surgery may include: 1. Providing Preoperative Instructions A lack of education, difficulty in understanding complex medical information, fear and anxiety about the surgery, and language barriers are some of the...
Lumbar puncture Liver function studies Complete blood count (CBC) Peripheral blood smear 30. Which of the following immunizations should not be given to a 4-month-old sibling of a client with leukemia? Diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis (DPT) vaccine. ...
Part 3: Identifying the use of pain-management methods by nurses and midwives to relieve pain in neonates in the case of specific diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The respondents were requested to answer the following question: “What actions are usuallytakenat your ward during the performan...
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most received nonsurgical therapy consisting of pharmacologic therapy or drainage of CSF by serial lumbar punctures only. Half of the patients with persistent PVD received surgical therapy with insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal reservoir or shunt, and one third of the infants with persistent PVD die...