Dear Nurses

Friday, May 25, 2007

HAVE A GOOD MEMORIAL DAY


Hi nurses,


Have a great Memorial Day!

WHAT IF YOU WERE LINDA


Hi guys,

Hope you had a good week. Read about Linda who loved to work overtime. Would love to hear your comments. This story continues below. For helpful information in the Clinical Setting
enjoy visiting this site.

LINDA CANNOT GO ON

This story continues below.
Please visit :http://www.dearnurses.net/the_clinical_setting_step_by_step
for more helpful clinical information.

WHY LINDA WHY ?

This story continues below. The Clinical Setting Step by Step is packed with Clinical information. Enjoy reading.

CARE ABOUT YOUR COWORKERS

This story continues below. Enjoy more Clinical issues by visiting:
http://www.dearnurses.net/the_clinical_setting_step_by_step


HAVE A HEART FOR OTHERS

Nurses, you can enjoy reading more information about The Clinical Setting.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

Enjoy learning more about Assessment from Head to Toe 1, 2 and 3.

HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEK


Hi guys,


Hope you had a good week.

A CHF CASE STUDY

A patient in Congestive Heart Failure may become very anxious. Cardiac assessment, lab values and EKGs are all part of the management. Mechanical ventilation Chapter 8)may be necessary. For the complete CHF Case study, just click on the link:

http://dearnurses.com/congestive_heart_failure_chf_case_study


  



CHF CAUSES SHORTNESS OF BREATH


To learn more about Congestive Heart failure (CHF) and Myocardial Infarction(heart attack), simply click on the link:http://www.dearnurses.com/home

CHF IS RESOLVED

Dear nurses,
Updated 3/24

Dearnurses.com / CHF Case study is no longer available. Please click
on the links below, for more updated information:
Do you know your heart

For the CHF Case Study, simply click on the link:http://www.dearnurses.com/congestive_heart_failure_chf_case_study
and enjoy learning.

WHAT HAPPENS IN CHF


Damage to the heart like Myocardial Infarction may cause CHF.
The EKG will show changes.Enjoy reading and learning more about CHF.
Simply click on the link:

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF CHF


To learn more about Congestive Heart Failure(CHF), simply click on the link:
and enjoy learning.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy mother's day to all moms and enjoy learning more about the Clinical Setting.

WHAT IF YOUR PATIENT HAD AN ILEUS

This story is continued below. There is a lot more to learn more about
 the Clinical Setting.(chapters 9 & 16)
Enjoy reading.

PARALYTIC ILEUS


Paralytic ileus is a postoperative complication. It may occur in any 
post surgical patient. It is caused by anesthetics.

What are some of the symptoms of this condition?
Absent bowel sounds, abdominal pain and distention.

It is important to check for bowel sounds in the postoperative period.
Documentation is also important. 
If there are no bowel sounds, MD should be notified for further orders.

The doctor orders tests such as X-Ray and CT scan  to confirm diagnosis. 
Insertion of a nasogastric tube is also ordered by MD .












PARALYTIC ILEUS RESOLVED

FOLLOWING MD ORDERS, ALICE'S PARALYTIC ILEUS RESOLVED IN A FEW DAYS.
This story is continued below. To learn more about Paralytic Ileus, please watch the video:
http://www.dearnurses.com/clinical_nursing_videos_called_sessions
( Sessions 11)
There is a lot more to learn more about the Clinical Setting.(chapters 9 & 16)
Enjoy reading.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

HOW GOOD ARE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE TECHNIQUES?

Dear nurses,
Updated 8/23

Regardless of how long we have been nurses, there is always something more 
we can learn about the clinical setting. 
For more on blood pressure click on the link: 
Helpful information
Enjoy reading.

WHAT IF YOUR PATIENT IS IN ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome)?


To learn more about ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and how to recognize it in the clinical setting, simply click on the link:
(Chapters 5 and 14 )and enjoy reading.

TOM IS CARED FOR IN ICU - ARDS

 Updated 4/24
Dear nurses,

Dearnurses.com is no longer available.
Please click on the link: ARDS
for more updated information.





To learn more about the treatment of ARDS in the ICU setting, simply click on the link:
Chapter 14 (A Day in the ICU) and enjoy reading.

LUNGS IN ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

ARDS ( Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) is identified as a condition in which
the lung tissue becomes stiff and oxygenation is difficult. The air sacs ( alveoli) fill
with fluid and white patches are seen on X-Ray.

Mechanical ventilation becomes necessary to assist the workload of breathing.
Breath sounds are decreased as ventilation of lung tissue becomes difficult.



ARDS usuallyc accompanies some other illness. Trauma, pancreatitis, pneumonia,
and massive blood transfusion account for reasons ARDS may occur.



(Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
in the Clinical Setting, simply click on the link:
Chapter 14 (A day in the ICU) and enjoy reading.

Updated 12/23

The Clinical Setting step by step is no longer available.
Please click on the links below for more information.

TOM RECOVERS FROM ARDS



Updated 5/24
Dear nurses,

Dear nurses.net is no longer available. Please click on
the link: What is ARDS
for more updated information.


Recovery from ARDS may be a long and complicated process. Mechanical ventilation,(video Sessions 44)
sedation, NMB and Respiratory treatments are generally used in the ICU care of these patients.
To learn more about this topic, simply click on the link:
http://www.dearnurses.net/the_clinical_setting_step_by_step
Chapter 14(( A day in the ICU) and enjoy reading.