Kynthia James

Repositioning in bed helps to relieve pressure on areas that may be prone to skin breakdown. Usually, we reposition patients as needed at least every 2 hours if they are in bed. Those patients who are at greater risk for skin breakdown over bony prominences need repositioning more frequently.

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Repositioning in bed helps to relieve pressure on areas that may be prone to skin breakdown. Usually, we reposition patients as needed at least every 2 hours if they are in bed. Those patients who are at greater risk for skin breakdown over bony prominences need repositioning more frequently.

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Nitrates also known as nitroglycerin are a type of medications that is used to treat chest pay or angina. The medications dilate the blood vessels that pump blood to the heart and as result decrease chest pains.

Stress unfortunately is a normal part of living and it is important that we learn healthy ways of dealing with stress. It is important that you do not make spontaneous decisions when you are stressful, take a minute to calm down the think over the issue. It is important that you do not react without t

Prerenal failure is a rapid decline in renal function. There are so many different causes of renal failure including: blood loss, excess urination, heart failure, embolism, and shock. The key to preventing renal failure can be complicated because there is so many different caused of the failure.

A patient who is unable to get up to the bathroom for the purpose of urination or of defecation will use a bedpan or urinal. A bedpan is a device for receiving feces or urine from either male or female patients confined to bed and a urinal is a device for collecting urine from male patients. Using a bedpan or urinal

It is recommended that all women over age 40 have an annual mammogram and annual clinical breast examination by their health care provider. Women deemed at higher risk for developing breast cancer due to family history may have mammography initiated earlier than age 40. The key is educating women

Respiratory arrest is condition where the patient stops breathing. If assistance in oxygenation does not occur quickly, cardiac arrest will soon follow. If you find a person in respiratory it is essential that you get immediate help and if train assist with breathing.

Pre-renal failure is caused by a problem  that happens outside the kidneys such as decrease blood flow to the kidneys which can be caused by dehydration, burns, or decreasing in the work of the heart. This type of renal failure is usually reversible once the cause of the decrease blood flow is co

As a caregiver, the large majority of our time is devoted to the care of another. We must always remember to take time for ourselves. It is ok to ask for help and there is help available to allow caregivers to have some time for themselves. In many areas there are home health agencies who have volunteers&n

Complications of diabetes refer to the damage of your body caused by the disease. The complications of diabetes are major so it is so important to follow you medical regime in order to keep the disease under control. The major complications of diabetes include damage to the blood vessels. This blood

As part of your nurses’ duties they will do a complete assessment that includes the skin. This is done to prevent the instances of bedsores and to treat to quickly if they should occur. It is also important that nurses reposition the patients who are unable to turn themselves and this will also reduce

The critical care nurse will perform all the necessary duties in order to proper care for the patients including changing dressing if ordered by the physician. One the physician has given specific instructions about dressing changes or any other procedures the critical care nurse works to carry out