Acid-Base Balance

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Acid-Base Balance

Acid-Base Balance QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Maintenance of acid-base balance is critical for life and health and is achieved through various buffer systems and compensatory mechanisms of the…

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Questions and Answers

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers PART I · QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following groups is most at risk for fluid volume deficits? a. School-aged children b. Infants c. Middle-aged women d….

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Electrolyte Balance: Part II

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Electrolyte Balance: Part II

Electrolyte Balance: Part II QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Electrolytes are essential for normal cellular functioning and help to maintain normal fluid balance in tissues and cells. Certain electrolytes…

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Electrolyte Balance: Part 1

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Electrolyte Balance: Part 1

Electrolyte Balance: Part 1 QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Electrolytes play a key role in maintaining homeostasis. Any alteration or imbalance of fluids or electrolytes can lead to severe…

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Fluid Balance

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Fluid Balance

Fluid Balance QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Fluids are distributed in various compartments in the body, with movement back and forth to maintain homeostasis. This movement is a result…

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Pain and the Elderly

Oct 17, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Pain and the Elderly

Pain and the Elderly TERMS age-related changes biotransformation confusion dementia depression elderly immobility sedation QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The growth of the elderly as a segment of the…

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Pain Management in Children

Oct 17, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Pain Management in Children

Pain Management in Children TERMS absorption blood-brain barrier developmental stages distribution elimination family infants metabolism neonates pharmacokinetics preschool-age children regression toddlers QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Specific considerations are…

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Treatment of Pain at the End of Life

Oct 17, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Treatment of Pain at the End of Life

Treatment of Pain at the End of Life TERMS ceiling effect Do Not Resusitate (DNR) epidural analgesia equianalgesic dose intrathecal analgesia morphine sulfate sustained release narcotic naïve neuropathic pain nonsteroidal…

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The Variable Treatment of Pain

Oct 17, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on The Variable Treatment of Pain

The Variable Treatment of Pain QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD When treating a person’s pain, the prescriber (physician or nurse practitioner) should take into account the presumed cause of…

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Pain in the Surgical Client

Oct 17, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Pain in the Surgical Client

Pain in the Surgical Client TERMS acute pain anesthesia anxiety chronic pain comorbidities complementary therapies conscious sedation deep vein thrombosis fluid accumulation general anesthesia hematoma ileus incisional pain inflammation informed…

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