Care plans are an important aspect of the nursing process. Nutritional needs must be addressed to meet a client's gestalt of overall health. Using the nursing process in conjunction with a nursing diagnosis in accordance with the North American...
Whether you work in an emergency room, intensive care unit, surgical floor, maternity ward or long-term care facility, a career in nursing requires a thorough understanding of patient care. To ensure appropriate patient care, nurses are required...
A nursing care plan gives nurses direction and information when it comes to providing patient care. Pediatric nursing care plans, like other nursing care plans, contain a number of components, all of which may be altered or slightly changed...
American adults who are alcoholics or dependent on alcohol climbed from 13.8 million in 1992 to 17.6 million in 2002, growing from 7.41 percent of the population to 8.46 percent, according to a 2004 report by the federal National Institute on...
Some women and their babies take to breastfeeding easily, while others struggle to produce milk and achieve the ideal latch. Breastfeeding difficulties often lead to frustration and a cessation of nursing because some mothers believe they simply...
Learning how to write a succinct, patient-focused nutrition care plan is a big step for nursing and dietary professionals alike. Care planning is completed by registered nurses and dietitians who strive to help patients rectify nutritionally...
Nursing diagnoses are statements used by nurses to describe problems that patients develop as a result of illness or disease. To make a nursing diagnosis, a nurse interviews a patient and also performs a physical assessment of the patient. The...
Psoriasis is a non-contagious skin disease characterized by rapid skin cell production. It occurs when the body's immune system attacks the skin. During physical assessments of patients, nurses look for certain signs when they suspect the patient...
Seizures are caused by abnormal discharge of neurons that lead to physical and behavioural disturbances. "Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Textbook Of Inpatient Management," by Ronald M. Perkin, James D Swift and Dale A Newton, says that seizures...
Alzheimer's is a common disease in the United States affecting about 5.3 million people. It is a neurodegenerative disease, meaning that normal brain functions decrease as the disease progresses. Plaques grow in areas of the brain controlling...
A nursing diagnosis is a statement that describes a problem related to a patient's disease. A nurse makes a nursing diagnosis by interviewing and examining a patient to find out what issues they have because of the disease or illness they...
Professional nursing care was defined by Florence Nightingale as the "finest of the fine arts." Nursing instructors Kay and Karne Lundy and Sharyn Janes define nursing in 2009 as "...an open, caring art, spirit, human science, holistic practices...
Gastrointestinal bleeding may occur anywhere along the digestive tract and it could be caused by gastric or duodenal ulcers, esophageal varices, diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or injury. Some possible symptoms of...
A direct caregiver is someone who physically cares for someone in need. They perform various tasks in order to make the client comfortable and healthy. Direct caregivers often work in conjunction with other caregivers or medical staff and social...
Dyshidrosis is a chronic skin condition characterized by often painful hand and feet blisters. Dyshidrosis has been linked with exercise because the name means abnormal sweating, but no scientific evidence supports an association between exercise...
Hospitalized patients are often unaware of much of the work performed by nurses on their behalf. The care plan for a patient after the surgical removal of hemorrhoids is determined by one nurse and followed by all of the nurses caring for the...
Breathing gets difficult when you break a rib or have surgery between your waist and shoulders. When you move broken bone ends against each other or flex muscles stitched together with wire or twine, you experience pain. Splinting is a way to...
As you approach the end of your pregnancy you may feel as if you have been pregnant for a long time. Some women experience the delivery of a postterm infant, or a baby that is born after 42 weeks of gestation, says Karla L. Luxner, author of...
A nursing diagnosis differs from a medical diagnosis. Nursing diagnoses describe problems that can be addressed by nursing measures. Because nurses can't diagnose a disease or prescribe medication, a nursing diagnosis doesn't describe a disease or...
According a report prepared by the Institute of Medicine, if you don't have health insurance, you won't live as long as someone who does. You will also be less healthy overall, and when you do receive medical care, it will be later in the disease...
For people 65 and older, the federal government's Medicare program is the primary form of health care insurance. Medicare provides various benefits for hospital and doctor services, as well as benefits for in-home health care. To qualify for...
A tracheostomy is needed for a child with birth complications such as a narrow airway, disorders that affect swallowing or extreme prematurity. A child might also need a tracheostomy for prolonged help with breathing, leaving the mouth and nose...
As the population ages, the need to provide seniors with health care services will also rise. In Chicago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more than 280,000 residents over the age of 65. Many seniors want to remain in their homes,...
A nursing home is a medical care facility that houses patients who are unable to care for themselves or are in need of supervised, around the clock medical care. A nursing home should be able to provide its patients with the resources they need to...
Cardiac output is a term that refers to the amount of blood pumped by the heart during a one-minute period. Cardiac output changes as the demands the body places on the cardiovascular system change. Therefore, the cardiac output during exercise is...
Many will face the daunting task of choosing a nursing home facility for a family member or for their own care. Waiting until a crisis occurs will increase the level of difficulty in making a decision and may limit your choices, therefore, take...
As we age, we often face additional needs and challenges connected to getting older. If a family member, neighbor, or friend has reached a point where he needs assistance with his daily routine, you'll need to know what those daily needs are....
Hemorrhoids occur when veins in your rectum become inflamed from bathroom straining or from the pressure of pregnancy and childbirth, according to the Mayo Clinic. Associated with itching, burning and pain, hemorrhoids are a common ailment in...
A nursing home is a long-term care facility for people who do not require hospitalization, but are unable to care for themselves or have someone available to provide care for them at home, according to the National Institutes of Health. Most...
