Dear Nurses: November 2024

HAPPY THANKSGIVING NURSES

Please enjoy the videos:

Sessions 38 - Happy Holiday

and Sessions 61- From holiday cheers to horrors

CARE PLANNING /ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS ( IN ADPIE )

Assessment

When a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility,
the medical staff is responsible for doing an assessment
so a diagnosis can be made.

Scenario: In the scenario above, Mrs.G is admitted to
the hospital with complaints of headaches and poor
coordination for the last two weeks. The nurse takes
a history and does an assessment. She documents her
findings.

Diagnosis

The doctor examines Mrs.G and makes a diagnosis
based on the nature of the complaints. He plans to
run some tests, in order to confirm the diagnosis.

The care plan will reflect the problems associated
with diagnosis and treatment. It is updated daily or
as changes are made by the doctor.
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Family teaching is also necessary.

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Dehydration on a long flight
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

A pneumothorax may occur as a result of a rib fracture.
The punctured lung, collapses.

Scenario: A patient was involved in a car accident.

Trauma to the chest area, has resulted in a pneumothorax.
He was also having difficulty breathing, so the medical team
initiated CPR and placed an ETT ( endotracheal tube).
Learn more about: Pneumothorax

WHAT IS THE AORTA AND WHAT IS AN ANEURYSM?

WHAT IS THE AORTA?

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body.
It is a very powerful artery and originates in the
heart. The aorta carries oxygenated blood.

It works its way through the chest and abdomen,
then divides up to supply blood to the legs .

*The heart is a pump that pumps blood around the body.

WHAT IS AN ANEURYSM?

An aneurysm is a bulge or balloon in a blood vessel.

The majority of aneurysms occur in the abdominal

area.They may also occur along the blood vessels

that divide, after leaving the abdominal area.

An example of this phenomenon is the iliac artery.