Head trauma: Nursing implications from prehospital through emergency departmentAn abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.doi:10.1097/00002727-198706000-00004BiresBarbara A.Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Following a thoroughassessment, anursing diagnosisis formulated to specifically address the challenges associated with seizure disorders based on thenurse’s clinical judgement and understanding of the patient’s unique health condition. Whilenursing diagnosesserve as a framework fororganizingcare, their usef...
nursing diagnosis for this community is risk for head trauma related to children not wearing helmets while riding bikes. The healthy people 2020 goal that addresses this nursing diagnosis is preventing unintentional injuries and reducing their consequences (Office for Disease Prevention and Health Pro...
The complete blood count (CBC) is the cornerstone for diagnosis of hematologic disturbances and is often part of a minimum database in sick patients. The CBC includes numeric data indicating the concentration of different cell types, as well as other estimations of red blood cell mass (hemoglobin...
Diagnosis: - Risk for infection- Ineffective protection- DiarrheaPlan (outcomes): SMART GOALS- Specific- Measurable- Attainable- Realistic- TimelyThe expected outcome to achieve when using PPE isprevention of microorganism transmission.Patient and staff remain free of exposure topotentially infectious ...
Nursing diagnosisfor persons with amnestic disorders include: Risk fortraumarelated to chronic alteration in structure or function of brain tissue secondary to the aging process, multiple infarcts,HIVdisease, head trauma, chronic substanceabuse, or progressively dysfunctional physical condition. ...
admission diagnosis, number of days intubated before enrolment, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score. The APACHE II score is a severity-of-disease classification system that is applied within 24 h of admission of a patient to the ICU. When data were missing,...
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, illness, injuries and various physical and mental ailments in humans constitute healthcare. It is an important sector in promoting general, physical,mental healthand well-being of people around the world. Healthcare is initiated by providing the primary...
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: Child Abuse Prevention: Shaken Baby Syndrome 4.1 stars Recognition and prevention of pediatric AHT. Definition and terminology, risk factors, presentation, assessment, and diagnosis; intervention and prevention strategies; reporting. 3 $24.00 Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma CE...
The diagnosis of ARDS is based on the following criteria: acute onset, bilateral lung infiltrates on chest radiography of a non-cardiac origin, and a PaO/FiO ratio of less than 300 mmHg. It is further sub-classified into mild (PaO2/FiO2 200 to 300 mmHg), moderate (PaO2/FiO2 100 to 200...