11 Nursing Diagnosis for ARDS – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by a severe difficulty in breathing, anxiety, agitation and fever. This condition usually follows a few hours or days after a severe insult or injury to the body like sepsis, trauma, drug overdose, blood transfusions, or major lung infections. A reduced level of oxygen in the blood is [...]
Basic Concept and Basic Principles of Nursing Management
The Basic Concept of Nursing Management The basic concept of nursing manjemen – participative management based on the paradigm of nursing consists of Humans, nurses or nursing, health and the environment. Humans, in participative management is the individual, family or community nursing services provided through the implementation of nursing tasks organized, directed, coordinated and integrated [...]
Hepatitis Care Plan for Nursing Students
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. There are five main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. These five types are of greatest concern because of the burden of illness and death they cause and the potential for outbreaks and epidemic spread. [...]
Hypertension Care Plan for Nursing Students
Nursing Assessment for Hypertension Basic Nursing Assessment data by Doenges (1999) : Activity / Rest Symptoms: weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, monotonous lifestyle. Signs: The frequency of the heart increases, changes in heart rhythm, tachypnoea. Circulation Symptoms: History of hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease / valve and cebrocaskuler disease, episodes of palpitations. Signs: The increase [...]
Treatment with Drugs and without Drugs of Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure is one of the most common medical problems of the world population. It is affects more than 65 million Americans. It is a vascular disease of the whole organism and leaves “marks” in the affected organs: heart, brain, kidneys, blood vessels and vision. The optimum blood pressure should be no [...]