Elder care
Elder care Dispelling common myths about aging Here are some common misconceptions about aging and facts to help dispel them. Myth: Most older people are senile or demented. Senility is…
Drug administration
Drug administration Administration guidelines Precautions for drug administration ♦ Whenever you give a drug, observe these precautions to make sure you’re giving the right drug in the right dose, at…
I.V. therapy
I.V. therapy Fundamentals of I.V. therapy Benefits of I.V. therapy ♦ I.V. therapy can be used to give fluids, drugs, nutrients, and other solutions when a patient can’t take oral…
Infection control
Infection control The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals. These guidelines have two…
Common procedures
Common procedures Adult CPR ♦ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used to restore and maintain the patient’s respiration and circulation after the heartbeat and breathing have stopped. ♦ CPR is a…
Pain and its management
Pain and its management Understanding pain ♦ Pain is a subjective experience unique to the person experiencing it. Any report of pain must be investigated and addressed. ♦ The Joint…
Care of pressure ulcers and traumatic wounds
Care of pressure ulcers and traumatic wounds Care of pressure ulcers ♦ A pressure ulcer is a skin or tissue injury that results when pressure, or pressure combined with shear…
Specimen collection
Specimen collection Blood, fecal occult ♦ Used to detect occult blood (hidden GI bleeding) and for distinguishing between true melena and melena-like stools, which may result from certain drugs, such…
Common laboratory tests
Common laboratory tests Alanine aminotransferase Purpose ♦ To detect acute hepatic disease, especially hepatitis and cirrhosis without jaundice, and evaluate its treatment ♦ To distinguish between myocardial and hepatic tissue…
