Broken Professions and How to Mend Them
Broken Professions and How to Mend Them Professions are out of place in today’s society. They are a throwback to the industrial-manufacturing days of the United States. Professions have functioned…
Nursing as ProfessionA Pugilistic Journey
Nursing as ProfessionA Pugilistic Journey In Chapter 1, we examined the theories of social contract and their critiques. That chapter looked at social contracts in relation to professions, specifically the…
Social Contract TheoryThis Profession Called “Nursing,” and its Rights, Privileges, and Obligations
Social Contract TheoryThis Profession Called “Nursing,” and its Rights, Privileges, and Obligations Nursing’s Social Policy Statement and Nursing’s Social Contract Nursing’s Social Policy Statement (NSPS) is a document that articulates…
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Brenda K. Shelton I. Definition: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a disorder defined by internal or external obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC), leading…
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Tumor Lysis Syndrome Kristen L. Ambrosio I. Definition: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency in which metabolic imbalance occurs as a consequence of tumor cell kill, causing rapid…
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone [SIADH]
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone [SIADH] MiKaela Olsen Joanne P. Finley I. Definition: SIADH is a syndrome resulting from the abnormal production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), causing excessive water retention,…
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Compression Brenda K. Shelton I. Definition: Spinal cord compression (SCC) is a disorder caused by direct pressure or compromised vascular supply to the spinal cord or cauda equina….
Pleural Effusions
Pleural Effusions Brenda K. Shelton Beth Kozak Onners I. Definition A. Excess fluid accumulation in the pleural space (Antunes et al., 2003) 1. Large effusion is defined as more than…
Neoplastic Cardiac Tamponade
Neoplastic Cardiac Tamponade Brenda K. Shelton I. Definition: Cardiac tamponade is a syndrome of pericardial constriction that does not permit the normal expansion of the heart, impeding venous blood return…
Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia MiKaela Olsen Joanne P. Finley I. Definition: Corrected serum calcium greater than 11.0 mg/dL. A. Normal serum calcium is 8.6 to 10.5, and normal ionized calcium is 1.13 to…
