“Teach the patient and family the symptoms of infection that should be promptly reported to a primary medical caregiver” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg. 495). Electrolyte balance should be watch closely in a patient with acute renal failure. Urden, Stacy, and Lough, 2012 state: Electrolyte levels require frequent observation, especially in the critical phase of AKI. Potassium may quickly reach levels of 6.0 mEq/L or higher.
Question 2 options: |Preferred method of birth control| |Height and weight| |Employment status| |Activity status| Save Question 3 (5 points) A client asks the nurse for ways to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing response? Question 3 options: |"Clean the perineal area from back to front. "| |"Wear clean nylon underpants. "| |"Avoid douching.
Most babies are fine, or may just need to be watched for a while. If the baby does need some help, the midwife may just have to give him some oxygen or clear out his airways to help her breathe. Shortly afterwards, the midwife will weigh Chloe and measure the circumference of her head. These measurements will later be entered into the developmental charts in his Personal Child Health Record, or "Red Book", which the health visitor will give to the mother when the baby is about 10 days old. This will let her mother track her progress as she grows.
You should give the child’s blue relief inhaler and wait 5-10 minutes to see if the asthma attack has improved, if not you should phone for an ambulance after 10 minutes. You should also record the pulse and check the child’s breathings every 10 minutes. You should inform the parents. In the case of a bump on the head you should apply a cold compress and reassure that he or she will be ok. You would then send for first aid
According to Schull’s drug handbook (2006), Phytonadione acts on the liver to promote the production of active prothrombin, proconvertin, plasma thromboplastin component, and Stuart factor. In other words, it promotes blood clotting. The safe dose for neonate is 0.5 to 1 mg injected intramuscularly within one hour of birth. Adverse reactions include: hyperbilirubinemia, pain, swelling, tenderness at injection site, and anaphylactoid reactions. Because neonates in the first few hours of life usually don’t have adequate vitamin K in their blood stream, physician often prescribes Phytonadione to prevent hemorrhaging of the newborn.
This is when a decision is made, a reactive decision to end the baby’s crying. This can result in the shaking of a baby. This frustration induced reaction has a grave effect on the child and will effect both the parent and baby for the rest of their lives. Shaken Baby Syndrome is the result of this action. It is a elusive and often misdiagnosed form of abuse.
Lastly, you should take a sanitizer spray and spray the diaper changing mat leave the spray on for thirty seconds and then wipe the area with a paper towel. Also, you should wash your hands and the child’s hands with soap and running water for thirty seconds. That is how to change a baby’s diaper with all the materials you need close to
According to Meleis (2007) knowing includes knowledge based on observation, research findings (evidenced based), clinical manifestations and scientific approach. As a stroke nurse empirical knowing it’s very important in taking care of stroke patients. I determine patient’s neurological status by performing neuro checks frequently every 1-2 hrs as the patient’s condition might deteriorate the first 24hrs and perform swallow test to determine if the patient can swallow medications. Patient’s plan of care is based on assessment findings(vital signs, Glasgow coma score).If a patient is confused and very weak fall precaution is observed by activating the bed alarms, request for a PT/OT consult, if the patient does not pass the swallow test, a speech therapist is consulted. Sometimes patient’s neurological deficits get resolved after a few hours or days and that calls for change of treatment plan.
They also need special care to prevent infection. This usually consists of the nurses keeping the bandage around the bottom of the silo moist with Betadine drops on the gauze. With an Omphalocele baby, 25-40% of them have other birth defects. It is important that the parents do a prenatal screening when the baby is around 20 week’s gestation to find out if the baby may have
Acute Stress Reaction, Acute Stress Disorder, and Parents of Children with Cancer Liberty University Abstract Research has shown that traumatic stress can be caused by many different factors and how people react to stress can differ from person to person. Factors such as spirituality, religion, personality, temperament, a strong support system and how a person has handled trauma in the past play a role in how a person copes with stress. What may be a minor stressor to one person could cause a stress reaction or acute stress disorder in another (Yeager & Roberts, 2003). Acute stress disorder can be caused by the threat of or perceived threat of death to oneself or to another person (Patino-Fernandez, Pai, Alderfer, Hwang, Reilly, & Kazak, 2008). In this paper, I explore the signs and symptoms of acute stress disorder and acute stress reactions, coping skills, treatment of, and if having a child with cancer can lead to one of these disorders.